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Texas based LED Tech Development has filed a formal complaint with a court in Delaware against Apple for infringement of four of it patents, reports Patently Apple. The filing states that Apple's iPad 3 and MacBook Pro infringe upon four of LED Tech's patents that the company describes as being "patents by assignment." The reports notes that Charles Lemaire, one of...

Apple has been awarded a new 'open-to-app' patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a continuation of its 'slide-to-unlock' patent, hinting at company's intentions to bring further functionality to the feature in future, reveals a report by the Apple Insider. The newly-granted patent adds significant language to the 'slide-to-unlock' feature regarding what is displayed on screen after the unlock...

Despite all the errors and flaws in Apple's recently introduced iOS 6 Maps app, it is way ahead of the competition in terms of technology as it uses vector maps that allows fast, sophisticated navigation of both 2D and 3D views. Turns out the iOS 6 Maps app not only reduces 80% data usage by using vectors,...

In a display of remembrance, Apple CEO Tim Cook has paid tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on his first death anniversary with a letter and a small video that includes Steve's quotes and snippets from his product launch keynotes, along with a message from Tim Cook "His spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple”. On accessing apple.com,...

A new patent application titled "Detachable wireless listening device" published by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today suggests that Apple is developing a unique set of "hybrid" headphones, primarily aimed at withstanding vigorous athletic activity, reports the Apple Insider. It is possible that Apple may be working to design a pair of headphones that uses wireless transmission technology, such as...

In order to fix its messed up iOS 6 Maps app, Apple is reportedly developing a program to dedicate certain retail store staff to submit corrections and improvements for inaccurate mapping in their local areas (via MacRumors). While most of us have already downloaded alternatives, Apple seems to be eagerly working on a fix for its...

In addition to using secret authenticator chips in the official Lightning cable and adapters, Apple has now made revisions to its Made For iPad/iPhone/iPod (MFi) policies in order to tighten control over the manufacturing of 3rd-party Lightning accessories, iLounge is reporting. Multiple reliable sources have confirmed the news to iLounge that only Apple-approved manufacturing facilities will be allowed to produce Lightning...

David Murray, former head of the Commonwealth Bank and a lead investor in Australian firm Microlatch, has said that Apple has signed a deal to work with Microlatch on fingerprint recognition technology for integration with mobile payments via near field communications (NFC), according to a report by MacRumors. A couple of months back, Apple acquired fingerprint sensor maker...

Samsung has filed a new 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, Reuters reports. According to Samsung, Hogan, who eventually became the...

Back in 1983, Steve Jobs spoke at International Design Conference (IDCA) in Aspen, a 20-minute audio recording of which was available from the Center for Design Innovation’s website. Now, the full 1-hour audio recording of Steve's amazing speech discussing things like wireless networking, App Store and the iPad has surfaced, thanks to folks at LifeLibertyTech.com who got their hands on...

After just two weeks of its release, 60% of iPhones in U.S. and Canada have already been updated to iOS 6, Apple's latest operating system, according to updated numbers released today by advertising and analytics firm Chitika (via CNET). With over half of iPhone owners in North America running iOS 6 on their handsets, iPad users...

Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs passed away in October last year leaving behind all sorts of memorable stories, thoughts, and feelings for us to share and discuss for many years to come. Today, Forbes has published a bunch of previously "untold stories" about Steve Jobs, as shared by his friends and colleagues. The article...