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11 new countries in Europe that include Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden, have received iTunes in the Cloud service for movies today, as pointed out by MacRumors. Furthermore, France has also received iTunes in the Cloud support for TV shows.  With the new iCloud service, customers in Europe can now re-download movie...

According to Student & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM), a labor watchdog group in Hong Kong, Chinese suppliers are still exploiting workers by using "military-style management", despite Apple's strict code of conduct. The firm claims that Apple has "failed in its responsibility to monitor its Chinese suppliers" for worker violations, reports CNET.  SACOM's report accuses three of Apple's Chinese suppliers...

Canadian designer Peter Zigich has published a new design concept (via Nowhereelse.fr) based on what the future iPhone 6 might look like from his perspective. Furthermore, he thinks Apple could diversify its products by introducing two additional models iPhone 6 mini and iPhone 6 XL -- see iPhone Math and low-cost iPhone rumours. (more…)

A previous ruling stating Apple was violating VirnetX patents related to the networking technology used in its FaceTime video chat service has been upheld by a US District Court. (more…)

Samsung has unveiled its Wallet app during a developer conference at the Mobile World Congress on Wednesday. The app allows users to store things such as event tickets, boarding passes, membership cards, and coupons in one location. Do these features sound familiar? (more…)

Smartphone users aren't fully aware of how much sensitive information their friendly "personal assistant" – in this case the iPhone or any other smart device – stores, and what the government can obtain about the owners when they get their hands on it. (more…)

Document security firm MAZ Encryption Technologies LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. The reason: Apple's iOS security system and architecture is directly infringing US Patent No. 7,096,358, owned by MAZ. (more…)

Reports claiming that the Department of Defense will switch to iOS and Android started surfacing back in October. Another wave of reports followed earlier this month, saying that CACI International Inc. would modify thousands of iPads for government use. And finally today, the Pentagon has issued a statement confirming its plans to open up its...

Secure enterprise mobility leader Good Technology, has today released its Q4 2012 Device Activation Report, which suggests that Apple still dominates the enterprise, with iOS platform activations growing by 8.5% year-over-year, from 71% in Q4 of 2011 to 77% in Q4 2012. Furthermore, the iPhone 5 was the most popular device in Q4 of 2012, representing 32%...

An Apple patent granted by the US Patent & Trademark Office reveals details (via AppleInsider) of how the company plans to transform the iPhone into a situation awareness handset. (more…)

Those who have had the chance to work for or with Apple simply can't shake off the allure of the company -- they still keep an eye on Apple. So do Jean-Luis Gassée, Bruce Tognazzini and Ken Segall, as their recent blog posts show. Most recently, Segall voiced this thoughts, saying that Apple needs to...

France Telecom's CEO, Stephane Richard, told a crowd of reporters at a media dinner in Barcelona Apple has become an easier company to deal with under the leadership of CEO Tim Cook, AllThingsD reports. “Apple has [become] more flexible, paying more attention to everyone else, probably a little less arrogant than they used to be,”...