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Samsung's lawyers today briefed that Qualcomm, which supplies chips to Apple, had an agreement with the Korean tech giant which was first signed back in 1993, that it would not sue Qualcomm or its customers (e.g Apple) for infringement on Samsung's 3G patents. However, Samsung terminated the agreement in April 2011 when Apple first filed proceedings against...

Update 1: You can claim your copy via this link on Apple's website. Did you purchase a new Mac recently, either on or after June 11, 2012? If you did, then you qualify for a free upgrade for OS X Mountain Lion, via Apple's Up-to-Date program for free. According to Apple's info page on their...

Looks like a smaller dock connector for the next generation 'iPhone 5' is coming, according to a report from Reuters, that also seems to confirm the long rumoured story of the headphone jack moving to the bottom of the next iPhone: The iPhone 5, Apple's next generation iPhone expected to go on sale around October,...

We have heard previous rumours about the next iPhone's production already to have started production in China, and now Digitimes notes their sources indicate Pegatron is right in the mix: Pegatron has begun production of a new version of the Apple iPhone at its factory in Shanghai, eastern China, according to industry sources in Taiwan....

A recent report from Opera Software, makers of the popular Opera web browser, has revealed that Apple's iOS is the most effective mobile advertising platform globally (via Apple Insider). Opera's State of Mobile Advertising Report quantified advertising effectiveness across various mobile operating systems during the second quarter of 2012. Apparently the iOS devices averaged an effective cost per mille (eCPM) of...

With the introduction of the iPhone 4S, came the introduction of Siri, the voice activated assistant. Apple featured Siri in numerous commercials for the iPhone 4S, touting it as the main selling feature. Since then, Samsung has introduced their own voice activated assisted called S-Voice, and there was much speculation as to if RIM would...

Google General Counsel Kent Walker has argued in a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that proprietary technologies that become extremely popularity with consumers should be considered "de facto standards", reports AllThingsD. In simple worlds, Google thinks that simply because an Apple technology is extremely popular with consumers e.g multitouch technology or slide-to-unlock, doesn't mean Apple has...

Earlier today, Sparrow announced its acquisition by Google and now, news of Acrylic Software's acquisition by Facebook has just hit the web. Located in Vancouver, Canada, Acrylic Software is known for its two popular products i.e Pulp and Wallet, both of which are available for Mac and iOS platforms. Founder Dustin Mcdonald announced the acquisition on Acrylic's official blog: I’m happy to...

Apple finally launched the third-generation iPad in China today which is almost four months after the product's initial launch in the U.S. However, only a small crowd was seen lining up at the Apple Stores because the New iPad was already widely available on the mainland, thanks to illicit imports from Hong Kong. According to a report, crowds...

For Honda Accord fanatics looking forward to the debut of the 2013 model, there's one more added bonus for iPhone owners. Honda Canada recently annouced HondaLink, a new in-vehicle connectivity system that will debut in the latest 2013 model of the Honda Accord in Canada. The automotive OEM app Aha by Harman will allow drivers to...

Sparrow, a third party email client for iOS that works really well with Gmail has just been acquired by--Google. The Sparrow team sent out a tweet a while ago to state: We're excited to announce that Sparrow has been acquired by Google! Read more here: sprw.me— SparrowMail (@sparrow) July 20, 2012 From their website, the...

The latest iOS 6 beta which was seeded to the developers earlier this week, apparently doesn't play nice once the total number of apps installed on a device at one time exceeds a certain number as reported by CNET. Luckily, that threshold is reasonably high, which is 500 and Apple is also preparing to release a quick-fix...