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Apple has topped Samsung as the world's most valuable brand – although Ferrari ranked as the world's most powerful brand – Brand Finance announced on Monday. (more…)

Jean-Louis Gassée added his voice to the already much-hyped iWatch rumours, showing a way to see "through the dust" when considering what Apple could do and why it could (or wouldn't) do it, and how this product -- which he calls a "very personal computer" -- would fit into the game plan. (more…)

Flurry Analytics, that reliably measures activity across more than 90% of the world’s smart devices, has revealed in its latest report that China has knocked off U.S. to become the world’s top country for active Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. In its previous report, Flurry said that China has the fastest growing smart device market...

The second-generation iPad mini is rumoured to feature a Retina Display, which will likely boost the costs by an additional $12 per unit. The iPad mini bill of materials currently stands at $188, according to iHS Suppli, with the 7.9-inch 1024 × 768 w/G2 Multitouch display and touchscreen being the most expensive component at $80. (more…)

Last year, Adam Lashinsky made a claim in his book 'Inside Apple' that new Apple hires are sometimes placed on "fake" projects during a probationary period, and are only handed real projects once the company can trust them. To find out if this was true, Ars Technica asked around several Apple employees and found out that none of them ever heard...

Leaked screenshots reveal that Samsung is planning to release a smart watch of its own, to compete a yet-to-be launched iWatch Apple's team of designer is reportedly working on. (more…)

Apple's design chief, Sir Jonathan Ive, who is now responsible for the look and feel of the company's software user interfaces as well, was honoured with a gold Blue Peter badge by the BBC's Blue Peter program. (more…)

Earlier today it was revealed a passcode flaw in iOS 6.1 allowed anyone to bypass its security and allow anyone to access contacts, photos and voicemails. AllThingsD received a comment from Apple regarding the exploit: “Apple takes user security very seriously” spokeswoman Trudy Muller told AllThingsD. “We are aware of this issue, and will deliver...

A patent filing discovered by AppleInsider describes Apple's invention to put an end to blurry iPhone photos. The application describes a digital camera implementation that continuously captures and stores images in a buffer until you release the shutter. Then – based on certain predefined variables – the system selects the best image. (more…)

There are some cases when you don't need to participate in a job interview to reserve a place in the elite group of Apple University. This is the case of Morten T. Hansen (via Fortune), another brilliant mind that joined the secretive program Steve Jobs initiated back in 2008. (more…)

While Apple is now fighting the e-book price fixing lawsuit alone as all other publishers have already settled with the U.S. Department of Justice, the company is heading for a high-stakes trial that could significantly increase its liability in the litigation, reports Reuters. The trial is set to take place on June 3rd where Apple will...

Gadget repair site iFixit has just cracked open the new Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet, and have ranked it even less repairable than Apple's iPad 4, with a repairability score of just 1 out of a possible 10 (via TechCrunch). iFixit gave the iPad 4 a repairability score of 2 while the Microsoft Surface RT tablet had received...