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Apple has opened its first eBay store in an effort to sell refurbished products directly to customers. Labeled only as “Refurbished Outlet”, 9to5Mac claims that it is in fact an Apple-run Store within eBay and is currently in its trial phase. The store has received 99.7% positive reviews from buyers though there is no information on the source of...

HTC's Chief Executive raised his voice to call earlier media reports about the Apple–HTC settlement outrageous, as they claim the Taiwanese company will be forced to pay up to $8 per Android device sold. (more…)

Apple announced this morning AC/DC has made it onto iTunes. This is the first time their entire catalog has been made available digitally online and it's exclusive to iTunes: NEW YORK and CUPERTINO, California—November 19, 2012—Columbia Records and Apple® today announced that AC/DC’s entire catalog is now available digitally for the first time exclusively on...

According to the 18th annual edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Green Electronics, which has recently been published, Apple has dropped down to No. 6. on the list. The slip is believed to be due to “lack of transparency on GHG emission reporting", notes 9to5Mac. Indian electronics company WIPRO tops the list followed by HP, Nokia, Acer...

Topeka's Brian White has today issued a statement that Apple's selloff of nearly 25% from its recent highs has been "insanely insane" , Fortune is reporting. Despite AAPL's eight-week slide that has knocked approximately 28% off its price and $187 billion off company's market cap, White has urged the investors who have missed Apple's stock, should buy the shares...

Google has to pay the $22.5 million fine for an alleged privacy breach, a US Federal Judge Susan Illston ruled late Friday, rejecting a consumer rights group's request for a tougher punishment, the Associated Press reports (more…)

Co-created by French designer Philippe Starck, Steve Job's super yacht named “Venus” has been recently completed, almost a year after Jobs' passing. In an interview with SuperYacht Times, Starck has shed some light on Steve Jobs' design process and how he worked for years to refine the details of the boat (via CNET). Stark said that in the beginning, Jobs only told him the length of the...

A new report by DigiTimes is claiming that Apple will launch the next-generation iPad and iPhone around the middle of 2013, according to sources inside the supply chain. Furthermore, Apple's suppliers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), are expected to receive a boost in demand for ICs during the latter half of the first quarter. Chipmakers TSMC and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering...

The news broke back in July that Apple had acquired mobile security company Authentec and the blogosphere was full of rumors claiming the iPhone 5 would feature NFC and biometric security, courtesy of Authentec. (more…)

Despite earlier rumors claiming Apple's redesigned iMac's wouldn’t hit Apple Store shelves on schedule in November–December, 9to5Mac's own sources say the 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac lines are still on track. (more…)

Innovation Automation, a San Jose based company, claims that Apple's iCloud product and service infringes on two of its patents. (more…)

Folks over at OSX Daily have dug up an interesting video of Apple design chief Jony Ive, discussing the limited edition 20th Anniversary Mac in 1997. Even 15 years back, Jony Ive is seen detailing the product, design and experience in his typical "poetic" manner. As the source so correctly points out, you could literally insert an iMac or an iOS product...