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Singapore Carrier M1 Now Sells a Camera-less iPhone 4S

According to the International Business Times, Singapore iPhone enthusiasts will soon be able to buy a cameraless iPhone from M1, the country's biggest mobile phone provider. The camera-less iPhone will cost an estimated $38 more than a standard iPhone 4 or 4S but the modification, performed by M1, will void Apple's warranty. Demand for an...

Newly Published Apple TV Episodic Content Patent Credited To Steve Jobs

Patently Apple reported yesterday that The US Patent office has granted Apple twenty-two patents and one of them is of particular interest. The patent appears to be a navigation and management system for episodic content from iTunes and television. The patent goes into detail stating that the system could: "Correspond to television shows that have...

ARM CEO Dismisses Intel’s Smartphone and Tablet Foray

With Intel’s recent announcement of the Medfield chip and the company's desire to be a part of Apple’s iOS success, ARM CEO Warren East told Reuters in Las Vegas at CES: "It's inevitable Intel will get a few smartphone design wins. Are they ever going to be the leaders in power efficiency? No, of course...
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Samsung Declares Pre-Emptive War on Apple iTV

Despite being absent from this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Apple was hardly out of the limelight as electronics companies lined up to prove that their products were a serious threat to whatever Apple might have in the pipeline. This year, huge-screened interactive televisions were front and centre and Apple's rumoured iTV loomed over electronics maker...

Apple Acquires Part Manufacturer Anobit

California-based Apple Inc. is no stranger to buying other companies and has most recently purchased Israeli company “Anobit” reports Steve Dowling, Apple spokesman yesterday. Anobit makes a controller part contained within iPhones and iPads that helps to optimize device flash memory abilities. Bloomberg is reporting that Apple paid about $390 million to acquire it after...

250 Apple Employees Are Attending The Consumer Electronics Show

Yesterday we learned that Apple does indeed have a presence at CES 2012 and today, we learn that that presence is quite a bit larger than previously thought. A reporter with PaidContent picked Greg Joswiak out of the crowd of at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday and today Reuters is reporting that...

Kodak Sues Apple Over Imaging Patents

Reeling from an 88% drop in its stock value last year, Kodak is looking to its expansive patent library as a source of recovery cash to mount a comeback.  Today, the 131-year-old imaging company sued Apple and HTC over imaging patents while, yesterday, Apple’s stock hit an all-time high. FOSS Patents lays out the particular...

Apple Executive Spotted Roaming the 2012 CES Show Floor

It’s been three years since Apple has officially attended its last conference, Macworld 2009, but that doesn’t mean that its employees, and in this case one of its executives, don’t make low profile appearances in an effort to keep tabs on other leading technology companies. Today, PaidContent spotted Greg Joswiak, head of iOS product marketing...

Will Future Apple Power Adapters Remember Your Password?

Apple is known for combining simplicity with incredible innovation and in a recent patent filing, it seems that their latest attempt revolves around data security and password recovery for computers and smartphones. In the filing, spotted by New Scientist, Apple reports that: "If the password is not easily and conveniently recoverable, the consumer is likely...

Apple Posts its Holiday Shipping Deadlines

If you're looking to get someone an iGift for the holidays, Apple has posted shipping information for those who would like their orders to arrive before December 24th.   For the majority of products, orders must be placed by December 19th in order to receive pre-Christmas delivery with the free shipping promotion. Select products do carry earlier...

Next-Generation iMac To Offer Television Functionality?

Forbes reports on a new research note from Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair suggesting that Apple may bring some aspects of its rumoured television set to the iMac during the first half of 2012. The updated 27-inch and 21.5-inch iMacs would act as a stepping stone to a future HDTV Apple television by integrating iCloud and the current...