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The first ever call from Apple's original iPhone to the outside world was made by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, when he made a prank call to a Starbucks store in San Francisco, ordered 4,000 lattes and then hung up. According to Fast Company, who sat down with Starbucks employee Ying Hang "Hannah" Zhang, the recipient of Jobs' call, orders...

CNBC's Squawk Box hosted Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett this morning (via Fortune), who added his voice to the hype around Apple's stock price and cash pile. (more…)

Apple's iWatch could materialize sooner than we expected, as the timing looks better now, at least according to a Bloomberg report. Besides consumers accustomed to using apps each day, wrist watch manufacturers have seen tremendous success over the past few years, and even Jony Ive has long had an interest in watches. (more…)

Judge Lucy Koh struck down roughly $450 million from the $1.05 billion damages awarded by a jury back in August 2012 in a patent infringement case against Samsung, and also ordered a new trial for some Samsung products. (more…)

Apple is seeking to block a group lawsuit which alleges it has violated their privacy rights by unlawfully allowing third-party applications (apps) running on iDevices and approved by the company to collect and make use of, for commercial purposes, personal information without user consent or knowledge. (more…)

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a filing made by Leap Wireless with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provides "some concrete evidence" that Apple is indeed developing a cheaper iPhone. The company has stated that it is looking to sell half as many iPhones as it committed to sell during the first year of its contract with Apple,...

According to a new patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple seems to be interested in developing a versatile magnetic iPad stand that would mount it securely in any direction, including "upside down in a moving car", reports AppleInsider. The filing indicates that a magnetic cup like stand would hold a portion of the...

The iWatch rumours have been around for awhile now and Apple seems to be open to make the move in this direction. As Bloomberg's sources reported earlier this month, a team of 100 product designers are working on a wristwatch project. (more…)

Apple grabbed the No. 1 spot in Fortune's annual list of the World's Most Admired Companies for the sixth year in a row (Via The Loop). (more…)

You may recall the British case that made waves a couple months back, as the judge ordered Apple to publish a notice in newspapers and on its website with a message clearing Samsung's reputation of being an iPad copier. Now the case is back. Well, sort of. (more…)

Apple's iTunes U, the world's largest online catalog of free educational content from top schools and prominent libraries, museums and organizations, surpassed the one billion downloads milestone the company announced on Thursday. (more…)

Apple has to decide what to do with its growing cash pile, and according to Tim Cook, the company is in "very very active" talks. Still he ended Apple's annual shareholder meeting without giving any additional insight into what the fate of the $137.1 billion in cash and investments will be. (more…)