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Yesterday we wrote about a harrowing story where Find my Friends was used to locate a stolen iPad. To our surprise, the man behind it was none other than one our readers @shuether. Turns out it was his sister's iPad and he used Find my Friends to locate the iPad successfully, even though the thieves...

Tomorrow can be called 'Super Saturday' in Canada as we will have three (yes, three) Apple Store grand openings taking place. We already mentioned the brand new Coquitlam Apple Store in Metro Vancouver and the highly anticipated Halifax Apple Store in the Maritimes. These new store mark 25 Apple retail locations in Canada. But, there's...

In a blog post published in the early morning, iOS security researcher which we have all known as pod2g noted he had come across a 'severe' SMS spoofing exploit on the iPhone: I mentioned it on twitter a few days ago, I found a flaw in iOS that I consider to be severe, while it...

In addition to its massive data center in Maiden, North Carolina, Apple has been planning to build a new data center in Oregon and today, the company has officially filed its plans with the city of Prineville, revealing its goal of constructing 500,000 square feet of data center space, reports MacRumors (via Associated Press). The report points out that Apple is...

Harold McElhinny, a lawyer representing Apple, yesterday displayed an internal Samsung e-mail to the jury, revealing that Google asked Samsung to change the design of its phones and tablets to look less like Apple’s devices, reports Bloomberg. The e-mail detailed minutes from a design meeting that was sent to “pass along only a few comments from Senior...

Back in April, Apple was accused of colluding with book publishers in order to raise prices for digital books, as a result of which the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company. Later, Apple issued a statement that the company wants to go to trial to defend itself against these price fixing allegations. Now, DOJ has proposed Apple to settle with three...

Earlier this week, a report from MacRumors noted Apple retail stores had started 'significant' layoffs of recent hires, including some stores in Canada. Now, Business Insider points to a new Nasdaq report that includes a rare admission by Apple the company made mistakes cutting its staffing levels. Apple Inc.'s retail boss told employees that the company...

Could Apple's next iPhone be the biggest hit of all time? In his coverage of the chip sector, FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger notes the upcoming 'iPhone 5' could sell over 250 million units over its life cycle and will be "one of the largest single product opportunities in Apple’s history." He notes carrier upgrades...

Less than a month ago, Apple acquired fingerprint sensor maker AuthenTec for $356 million, an acquisition that surprised many, except for SeekingAlpha. They predicted AuthenTec to be the perfect fit for Apple as a mobile wallet payment system, based on an earlier NFC patent noted by Patently Apple that revealed the possibility of where such...

We first saw leaked images of Apple's supposed new smaller dock connector less than a week ago. The pin itself looks to be a perfect fit into the bottom port of the 'iPhone 5' shell we have been accustomed to. It's part of the two-toned unibody shell that was deeply discussed a week ago by...

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is in some talks with U.S. cable companies about using their ambitions to get into your living room: Apple Inc. is in talks with some of the biggest U.S. cable operators about letting consumers use an Apple device as a set-top box for live television and other content,...

U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh urged CEOs of Apple and Samsung once again today to meet in an effort to settle the case. The Judge told legal counsel for both companies that she'd appreciate "if you can have your CEOs have one last conversation", AllThingsD is reporting. “You can put your tables together and share,” Koh...