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In Anandtech's review of the new iPad, they reveal knowledge of an internal Apple project that involves a physical controller for iOS gaming: Although many casual Android/iOS games do just fine with touch, some are certainly better suited for some sort of a controller. While controller support in Android in its infancy at best, it's...

Samsung was the first to start anti-apple commercials, posting a series of ads (see here and here) which poked fun at the iPhone owners. In February, it again aired a complete anti-Apple commercial during the Super Bowl which attacked iPhone users waiting in line. Now, its Nokia and Microsoft's turn to go after iPhone and Android owners with its new Smartphonebetatest.com campaign starring former...

According to reports from Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, Ashton Kutcher will play the role of Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie pic titled "Jobs," with production to start in May. The film will be directed by Joshua Michael Stern, script written by Matt Whiteley and financed and produced by Five Star Institute's Mark Hulme:...

Foxconn's Chairman, Terry Gou, has announced the company will continue to raise worker salaries, even though it planned to reduce overtime hours available to workers, in response to findings from the Fair Labor Association (FLA) audits, notes Reuters. "We are a saying now in the company, 'you work fewer hours, but get more pay'," Gou told...

Conan O'Brien has acquired Mashable.com and replaced Pete Cashmore as CEO. Listen to his reasons why he bought the company below: His first initiative as their new CEO was to leak Apple's rumoured iTV prototype. It's a stunning looking device, and I really, really want one. It'll go well with the new 'Skype for String'...

A new jailbreak tweak has just hit the Cydia store called DoubleDock. As the name suggests, the tweak lets you have a double dock on your jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch's homescreen. When you download and install the tweak, another row will be added to your dock. This will also increase your dock application limit from 4...

According to a brand evaluation survey from Nikkei BP Consulting, Apple is now the highest rated consumer brand out of over 1,000 different brands (via 9to5Mac), up from 11th place during the last year. This is the first time Apple has ranked No.1 in Japan, snatching the top spot from Google. The report suggests that the iPad...

It has been widely known Apple was the first tech company to join the Fair Labor Association, as revealed in the release of the 2012 Supplier Responsibility Report. When ABC went 'on the ground' in China to observe Foxconn factories, they just happened to run into the FLA while an audit was being conducted, which...

An interesting report on a new Apple patent related to building 3D avatars has been published by Patently Apple today, which claims that Apple's 3D avatars app is in its final stages of development. The source has also posted a screenshot of the app running on an iPad in which one of the 3D characters has an...

According to some advertisement boards spotted in Parkland Mall (via M.I.C Gadget), which is situated in the main Century City shopping district of Dalian, China, it appears that Apple is looking to build its largest retail store in the world at this location. The ad (shown below) translates as “Apple’s World’s Biggest Flagship Store will be coming soon”. ...

CNN Money is reporting that Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, is among the highest rated, when it comes to how employees feel their CEO is running the company. In a study done by Glassdoor.com, employees of various tech companies in the US were asked, "Do you approve of the way your CEO is running the company?"....

Canada's tech darling, Research in Motion (RIM) has started to fire off its senior level staff, according to a source close to the matter, reports the Globe and Mail: “Lots of high level people within RIM were let go today,” this person said. “Quite a few. Big shake up.” An example would be co-CEO Jim...