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Phil Schiller will be under fire again by Samsung's lawyers for another three long hours. At stake this time is Apple's pursuit of a ban on some of the Samsung products the jury found infringing on Apple's patents. (more…)

The New York Times notes the recent executive shuffle at Apple, specifically the firing of iOS chief Scott Forstall could lead to the end of skeuomorphism, which many higher ups opposed. (more…)

The Apple management shake-up came out of the blue and literarily shocked the tech world, especially the news that the head of iOS, Scott Forstall, is leaving Apple. But Bob Mansfield's brief retirement raises a couple questions as well. (more…)

Apple has faced criticism over its decision to work around the ruling that forced the company to post a notice on its UK website acknowledging that Samsung products doesn't infringe  Apple's patents. According to Bloomberg, the UK Court of Appeal in London ordered Apple to remove the statement citing a judge comparing the designs of...

Apple has just started accepting donations towards the Superstorm Sandy relief efforts by launching a new page on iTunes Store, enabling users to donate money directly to the American Red Cross using their existing iTunes Store accounts in denominations of $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, and $200 (via MacRumors). The dedicated donation page is accessible through the desktop iTunes...

Apple has finally decided to offer for Motorola Mobility (now part of Google) a deal to license to its SEP wireless patents. But from its perspective the aforementioned patents worth $1 or less, compared to Motorola's previous claims that it wants 2.25% royalty for its standard-essential patents, which shocked the tech world First reported by...

Partnering up with Apple means profits: Hon Hai Precision Industry -- or to give it its trading name, Foxconn -- shares are up after it posted an amazing quarter with strong profits, thanks to its partnership with Apple. (more…)

Apple has recently fired two of its top executives, Scott Forstall and John Browett, and analysts are blaming the move responsible for Apple's stock falling below the $600 mark to as low as $587.70 during early trading today, something AAPL hasn't experienced since July (via CNET). The stock eventually closed at $604. The decline may or may not...

Apple has just posted a new short video of iPhone 5 launch on its website showing crowds at the Apple flagship store on 5th Avenue in NewYork as well as at stores in Germany and Hong Kong, a video that truly captures the thrill and excitement of being at an Apple store on launch day (via TUAW)....

A Texas-based company claims Apple's FaceTime and Messages applications infringe on one of their patents. (more…)

Frank Donghi of Toxic Cables has obtained a fully functional knock-off Lightning to USB cable from China for $3.50, a teardown of which reveals lack of proper shielding when compared to Apple's official cables, though the cable works perfectly for charging and syncing (via Apple Insider). The sources points out that the knock-off Lightning to USB cable...

Following the departure of Scott Forstall from Apple, company's former head of software design, Apple's hardware design chief Jonathan Ive a.k.a Johnny Ive has been given control of software design as well, a move that will prove to be good for the Cupertino company, believe the analysts (via Reuters). Tim Cook's decision to make Ive, company's celebrated industrial design chief,...