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Analyst Gene Munster has made an interesting prediction regarding a cheaper iPhone, saying that Apple will launch a $200, unsubsidized iPhone in 2014, reports the Business Insider. In order to increase its market share in countries like India and China, Apple will introduce a cheaper iPhone with a price point of around $200. In the...

Apple has been forced to change its battery suppliers for the MacBook Pro lines and the iPad to Amperex Technology Limited and Tianjin Lishen Battery after a Samsung subsidiary in charge of battery production, Samsung SDI, stopped supplying Apple, China Business News (via TechCrunch) reported. (more…)

It turns out that LG Display is the largest iPad mini display supplier as AU Optronics suffers from poor yields in production, Taiwanese industry sources report (Via Digitimes). Well, at least besides Samsung, that is. (more…)

Apple has kicked off their 2012 Black Friday sale in Canada. Earlier today we got a glimpse of what to expect when the sale went live in Australia (such as the iPad mini being excluded). Here are the savings you can get right now both online and in-store: iPad with Retina display: $499 –> save...

  According to a report by South Korean newspaper ETNews.com (via Patently Apple), Apple actually owns more US LTE smartphone patents than Samsung, which could play a crucial role as both companies continue to their legal battle over cases of patent infringement. ETN teamed up with TechIPm, a US IP consulting firm to analyze the LTE...

Patently Apple is reporting that a new Apple Store application exclusively designed for Genuis Bar and other services related to iOS devices has been revealed in a patent application published by the US Patent & Trademark Office today. The app will apparently help users to check in and see a Genius Bar representative at an Apple Store or a...

Three days ago Apple teased its Black Friday sale in Australia (and shortly after in Canada/USA) and now it's live down under (and New Zealand as well). Discounts are similar to what we've seen before in previous sales. The iPad mini and its Smart Cover is not included in the sale (surprisingly), so it looks to...

…and the Apple versus Samsung patent battle continues. The accusations continue to fly, as Samsung has now added the iPad mini to its list of Apple devices accused of patent infringements. The list already includes the iPhone 5, along with the most recent iterations of the iPod touch and iPad. After winning a $1.049 billion...

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who took over the company after Steve Jobs merely 18 months ago, has been named as the highest paid CEO in America by CNBC (via Cult Of Mac). The report notes that Tim Cook tops the list of highest-paid CEOs in America with an average annual compensation of around $95 million, followed by Oracle’s Larry...

Apple and HTC have recently reached a global settlement that includes the dismissal of all current lawsuits and a ten-year license agreement, with HTC agreeing to pay a speculated licensing fees of $6-8 for each Android device it sells to Apple. Today, a report published by FOSS Patents is claiming that Apple and HTC have agreed to...

From Samsung's perspective, no smartphone exists without Samsung's patents, the South Korean manufacturer CEO said Wednesday to The Korea Times. (more…)

Apple's spaceship-like headquarters isn't likely to be completed until mid-2016, much later than originally expected, Bloomberg reports. (more…)