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Apple is reinforcing earlier rumours talking about the company bringing 802.11ac Gigabit Wi-Fi to the next-generation Mac lineup through a job advertisement -- spotted by AppleBitch -- for a "System Test Engineer Wi-Fi (802.11)" required to have experience with the new Wi-Fi standard. (more…)

Being Tim Cook's first hire resulted in John Browett being his first fire, after only nine months of damage to Apple consumer satisfaction. Now Apple is once again in the market for an executive who will oversee its retail stores, which, by the way, are generating more than twice the revenue of Tiffany & Co.,...

60 Minutes has a video interview showcasing IDEO design firm founder, David Kelley. The latter shares some details about working with Apple as a client, and in particular with late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. Kelley's design firm, Hovey-Kelley (as it was known before being renamed to IDEO in 1991) was commissioned by Apple to design...

In a statement today, Apple has said that it is one of the top corporate income taxpayers in the U.S, having paid $6 billion in federal corporate income taxes in fiscal year 2012, reports The New York Times. The statement has been released as the congressional investigators are wrapping up an inquiry into the accounting practices of technology...

Strategy Analytics forecasts a 35% growth for Samsung this year, which means the South Korean manufacturer will increase its lead over Apple, driven by its broad product lineup, Reuters reports. (more…)

According to UPI, the Ashton Kutcher-led biopic on Steve Jobs will hit theatres in April, as announced by Open Road Films and Five Star Feature films: Ortenberg stated, “jOBS is certain to resonate with audiences and we are thrilled to partner with Five Star Feature Films to bring this film to theaters.” Hulme said, “We set...

comScore, the global leader in digital business analytics, has just published its report for November 2012 US mobile subscriber marketshare, reflecting pretty much the same figures as seen in the company's report for October 2012 US marketshare, with Samsung retaining the top spot and Apple maintaining a steady growth. comScore’s MobiLens service, that surveyed 30,000 US mobile subscribers...

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs has revealed in an interview with Venture Beat's Charlie Rose that he had no choice but to strike a deal with Palm, after his attempts to convince Apple to put a Qualcomm radio in the Newton PDA failed during the 90s. The Newton PDA was developed by Apple during the 90s,...

Apple is set to announce their Q1 2013 fiscal earnings on Wednesday, January 23rd. The quarter should reveal a record number of phone sold, as the roll out of the iPhone 5 continues to be one of the most aggressive we've seen. In mid-December Apple launched the iPhone 5 in 33 more countries including China,...

U.S. Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton today dismissed Apple's claim that Amazon's use of the word 'Appstore' is false advertising. The latter had implemented the name of the 'Amazon Appstore', their market for selling apps for Kindle Fire tablets. The court ruling noted: "Apple fails to make clear how the use of the mark constitutes a...

Waze, the popular social turn-by-turn navigation company, is reportedly being eyed by Apple for acquisition. According to TechCrunch, Waze is already a partner in Apple's new Maps app and that an acquisition would greatly help Apple in improving its mapping services. When asked about the acquisition, an Apple spokesperson said, “we don’t comment on rumors or speculation.”...

Bloomberg reports that Samsung must disclose its sales data as US Judge Lucy Koh rejected its bid to keep the data sealed in the US patent dispute with Apple. (more…)