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Staples is holding a one-day sale on MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models this Saturday, January 26th both in-store and online. Details below: The 11.6" MacBook Air (4GB RAM, 128GB SSD) will be $50 off, the 13" Retina MacBook Pro (8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) will be $100 off and the 13" MacBook Pro (4GB RAM, 500GB...

In an ongoing patent infringement case between Apple and Samsung in Korea’s Seoul Central District Court, Apple has denied Samsung's request to share the iOS 6 source code, reports The Korea Times (via TechCrunch). According to the publication, Samsung believes that without looking into iOS 6, it can't judge whether Apple’s software infringes its technology patents. Samsung...

As Wall Street reacts to Apple's 'disappointing' Q1 2013 earnings, the stock price continues to drop. The market cap of Apple has now been overtaken by Exxon Mobil, which previously had its crown removed by Apple back in fall of 2011. Exxon, as of writing has $417.45 billion in market cap compared to Apple's $412.61...

Smartphone manufacturers shipped a record 700 million handsets in 2012, which represents a 43% increase on a global scale according to a recent Strategy Analytics report. Yet Apple and Samsung dominated the market with a combined 348.8 million units shipped in 2012. (more…)

Apple has updated their Supplier Responsibility Report for 2013 and within the document it is revealed the company discovered corrupt third-party labour agents responsible for hiring underage workers: In many of the cases of underage labor we’ve discovered, the culprit behind the violation was a third-party labor agent that willfully and illegally recruited young workers. In...

When rumours began to surface that Apple was shopping elsewhere for chips used in the iPhone or iPad, there were voices saying Samsung wouldn’t be affected by this move. Turns out, Samsung may cut capital spending by as much as 20% in 2013 as a direct result of dropping demand for computer chips and Apple's...

Earlier this morning we noted the Steve Jobs biopic led by Ashton Kutcher, JOBS, is set to hit theatres on April 19th. Now, the first video clip of the movie has made its way online over at ETonline, as first noted by MacRumors. The clip shows Kutcher as Steve Jobs and fellow co-star Josh Gad...

A new Apple filing made public by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today reveals that the company is looking into developing a sensor and alarm system that can be embedded into shoes, notifying users when their shoes have worn out and need to be replaced, Apple Insider reports. Apple's patent application for a "shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar...

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has today announced that it has accepted Samsung's request to review the preliminary ruling made by Judge Thomas Pender last year that Samsung infringed on four Apple patents, reports the Korea Times. Judge Pender had recommended the ITC to order a ban on the U.S. imports of Samsung devices found to infringe...

After reporting an impressive holiday quarter earnings, Apple's stock price fell by more than 11% to $450.66, as investors were eager to hear an old-school Apple beat – which didn’t come. Well, sort of… (more…)

Last year Tim Cook was talking about a record holiday quarter with 37 million iPhones sold, the highest number ever. But this year Apple went even further: 47.8 million units have reached their new owners. Following the reports of this amazing quarter, Tim Cook has emailed a letter of congratulations to employees. (more…)

You may recall that alongside a cheaper, lower-cost iPhone rumour there was speculation about a bigger, 4.8-inch screen iPhone being in the works. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg sources couldn't confirm it, yet they still reinforced the rumours of a cheaper iPhone. And yesterday, even Tim Cook had a couple things to say about...