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A new Apple patent filing published today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office suggests that the Cupertino company may be working on offering easy access to local emergency services to travellers with iPhone, through a location-based iOS app (via AppleInsider). Titled "Location-Based Emergency Information", the proposal has been credited to Scott Forstall, Apple's former chief of iOS who...

In an interview with the Chinese media, Tim Cook has confirmed that he has met with China Mobile's chairman and tipped that the cellular version of the iPad mini with arrive in China later this month. (more…)

Apple is at its best doing hardware and software together, as the success of its products show, but the company fails when it comes to Web services, as MobileMe, Ping and Maps shows. (more…)

The China Times reports (Via AppAdvice)Apple is already searching for touch display alternatives for the second-generation iPad mini, and this time the Cupertino company is working with Shenzen Century Science & Technology (SCST), a Foxconn subsidiary. (more…)

Although some say Samsung's business won't be affected by Apple's switch to TSMC, the South Korean manufacturer seems to be seeking alternatives for the future. One of these is to supply chips to emerging smartphone makers and Chinese phone manufacturers, according to Samsung's head of chip business, interviewed by Reuters. (more…)

Russia recognises Steve Jobs and his work as a tech innovator and Apple co-founder with a giant replica of a black, late model iPhone. (more…)

Corning announced its new Gorilla Glass 3 just prior to the start of CES 2013. Their booth at the electronics trade show has been demonstrating the third generation of their Gorilla Glass, which made its debut on the original iPhone back in 2007. What makes Gorilla Glass 3 so strong and scratch resistant? It's the...

An interesting addition to what we have already heard about the low-cost iPhone is Broadcom's announcement that they are extending their relationship with ARM and license ARMv7 and ARMv8 architectures, which will enable Broadcom to develop and build their own processors based on the ARM structure. (more…)

Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China to meet some government officials and discuss the development of country's IT industry. But apart from his official commitments, he has been seen taking photos with Chinese Apple fans, including a fan who works at an Apple reseller store, at the Wangfujing Apple Store in an underground passageway (via MIC...

Some use their iPhones to play games to fill their spare time, but this isn't the case for Reddit user Igor Cheban. He likes to use his fingers and the iPhone's touch screen to paint, and I was amazed when I first saw his drawings when Igor decided to share his art with the world....

Highlighting the importance of the Asian market, Tim Cook made his second visit to China in less than a year to meet with China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology Mao Wei for a discussion of the “state of the IT and communication industries in the country,” Bloomberg reports. (more…)

Hyundai is the latest automobile manufacturer to announce it will jump on Apple's Siri technology and Eyes Free mode. Eyes Free mode: Hyundai will integrate Siri, the intelligent assistant that helps drivers get things done just by asking, and the much-anticipated Eyes Free mode into its vehicles. Through the vehicle's infotainment system, drivers with a compatible iPhone* running...