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If you have a problem with your iPhone and turn to the best place to take care of the issue -- the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store -- you'll will now have to comply with an new requirement before being allowed to make an appoint to see a Genius. You will now be...

Although Apple's press release doesn't mention it, HTC will have to pay Apple licensing fees for each Android device it sells, which may shrink the Taiwanese manufacturer's profit margin. (more…)

According to Veja, a Brazilian weekly, Foxconn has been granted permission to produce a "new Apple tablet" in Brazil. (more…)

Some would have their cake and eat it! This is just the case with VirnetX, which already won a $368.2 million ruling against Apple when a Texas court found the Cupertino company to be infringing its patents and is now going after Apple again with a new patent lawsuit. (more…)

Last week, Apple started accepting donations towards the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts through its iTunes Store, enabling users to donate money directly to the American Red Cross in denominations of $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, and $200 using their existing iTunes accounts. Today, Apple has announced that it will donate $2.5 million to the Red Cross in order to benefit...

Back in October, Samsung filed a request for a re-trial demanding that $1.05 billion verdict awarded in favor of Apple should be overturned because the jury foreman Velvin Hogan failed to disclose that 20 years ago he was in litigation with Seagate, for whom Samsung is a major investor, during the jury selection. CNET now reports that Federal District...

Apple’s Made for iPhone (MFi) conference was expected to take place this month in China in order to discuss AirPlay and Bluetooth standards with third party iPhone/iPod/iPad accessory makers and also to restrict sales of Lightning connectors / accessories to authorised partners. According to a new report by TUAW, Apple is now looking to make compliance with its supplier code...

Former director of Apple's federal sales group David Sobotta, has stated in an interview with Readwrite.com (via CNET) that Apple CEO Tim Cook lacks leadership skills and is a "lightweight" when it comes to understanding technology.  Sobotta, who is also the author of recently published Kindle book "The Pomme Company", in which he shares his 20-year experience at Apple, said in an interview...

After Apple shares dropped to their lowest level in five months ($547.59, down 1.87% today), ABC News Nightline has taken Apple and iThings under its wing and asked the question everybody is wondering: did Apple lose its shine? (more…)

If Apple decides to lower its reliance on its old partner (and rival) Samsung, it will do more harm to itself, as it will lose quality products, while Samsung's operating profit will suffer a minor loss, a recent market analysis claims, as cited by The Korea Times. (more…)

Booz & Co. has just published the results for its 2012 analysis of 10 most innovative companies in the world, based on not how much these companies spend on research and development, but how those R&D funds are invested in talent, process, and tools. Well, the company who's on top of the list is neither Google...

After Apple was ordered yesterday to pay $368.2 million in damages for infringing VirnetX Holding Corp.'s patents, the company's shares have registered a spike as of this morning. (more…)