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You may be surprised, but Apple isn't thinking big, but small. In other words, the next product Apple unveils could be an iWatch, not the iTV everybody was talking about last month – at least according to one Apple analyst speaking with BusinessInsider. (more…)

Apple's patent application with the US Patent office has revealed an advanced "Active Stylus", which according to the company, improves the overall functionality and accuracy of a stylus. Apple claims it will overcome common stylus problems and iOS devices will be able to take advantage of the "Active Stylus" technology in future, PatentlyApple reports. Apple explains that conventional styluses...

Back in 1990's, Frog Design, a company founded by German designer Hartmut Esslinger, partnered with Apple to design many of its products, including the 'Snow White' design language that was introduced with the Apple IIc. Today, Designboom has published some photographs from Hartmut's new book Design Forward, revealing prototype designs of Apple computers and tablets from that era (via The...

According to a report by Reuters, Apple has removed the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini from the list of of recently added devices it had patent claims against: Apple Inc has agreed to withdraw patent claims against a new Samsung phone with a high-end display after Samsung said it was not offering to sell the product...

A spot of humour for today: In a video that went viral, a Thai elephant expressed its thoughts about the most sought-after gadget in the world, Apple's iPhone -- well, sort of. Since the elephant couldn't speak English, it used sign language. It swallowed a Chinese visitor's iPhone while she was immortalizing how her friend...

If Apple decides to definitely stop sending Samsung processor orders, the South Korean manufacturer isn't likely to be affected, a Digitimes Research estimation shows. Horace Dediu of Asymco was quick to take the numbers under his loop, only to find that the transition would end in 2014. (more…)

Apple has been hit by a Beijing court today for allegedly selling unlicensed copies of books written by local writers on its iBookstore, reports The Wall Street Journal. According to state media, the Chinese court has ordered the Cupertino giant to pay 1.03 million yuan ($165,000) to the writers. The lawyers representing the writers had argued that software available from...

Hon Hai Precision a.k.a Foxconn, the Taiwan based supplier of Apple's iOS devices, has reportedly partnered with circuit board supplier Flexium Interconnect, in order to ramp up the production of iPhone 5 and iPad Mini and meet the growing market demand of these newer iOS devices (via PatentlyApple). A publication today by Taiwan's United Daily News claims that Hon Hai...

The wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, says Apple gadgets are forbidden fruit for her children. During a radio show she guest-edited today, Mrs. Gates was asked whether their children had asked for an iPod or iPhone. The answer is pretty obvious: of course. (more…)

Apple plans to refresh its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models in June 2013, Digitimes reports. According to Taiwanese industry sources, Apple has already issued a request for quotations to its supply chain, causing concern among the Taiwan-based manufacturers. (more…)

Turns out Apple is playing around with the idea of using curved glass in the iPhone. According a recently granted patent, the Cupertino company has developed a glass-bending process. (more…)

Throughout the year, Foxconn has been working hard to improve the working conditions for its employees at Apple manufacturing facilities, including salary raises and overtime hour cuts. Now, a new report by the New York Times has confirmed that "the things are getting better", and Taiwanese manufacturer has indeed made significant improvements in overall working conditions at its...