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The Guardian details how Google makes more money from the iPhone rather than its own Android smartphones, as revealed by data provided to Oracle from Google in their patent and copyright infringement trial: Android generated less than $550m in revenues for Google between 2008 and the end of 2011, if figures provided by the search...

It was revealed in his biography that Steve Jobs wanted to spend 'every penny' of Apple's cash on hand to battle Android for stealing ideas from iOS: Our lawsuit is saying, “Google, you fucking ripped off the iPhone, wholesale ripped us off.” Grand theft. I will spend my last dying breath if I need to,...

Gmail has just updated its native Gmail iOS app and HTML5 web app to support sending of emails from an alternate address, as noted by iLounge. iOS users can now select from any of their configured "From" addresses when sending a new e-mail message or even replying to an existing inbox message. Like before, Gmail will...

Having applied for trademark registration back in July 2010, Apple has finally been granted the registered trademark status for its iTunes logo by Patent & Trademark Office of the United States, reports Patently Apple. Apple's iTunes logo is now officially protected under a series of International Classes which includes coverage for  such matters as social networking, telecom, retail and entertainment...

Last year, Tesco Homeplus, a retail chain in Korea, started changing online shopping by putting up large billboards with pictures of their products, with a QR code associated with each product. You use your smartphone to scan the QR codes to fill up your cart. When you're finished shopping, you checkout online and your groceries are...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been busy with his recent visit to China, and now Bloomberg reports he made a visit to a new Foxconn iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, China. The new Foxconn Zhengzhou Technology Park employs 120,000 people, and is home to the iPhone production line, according to Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu. Zhengzhou is...

Not much to say here other than a plethora of bug fixes and improvements in the latest update of iTunes, version 10.6.1., and should work fine with your jailbreak. • Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing photos to devices. •...

Looks like some stores released different or incorrect app 'Pick of the Week' cards at Starbucks locations. Earlier we reported users back East saw Golfplan, but numerous reports note week's pick is actually the crossword-type game W.E.L.D.E.R.: Weld words in the word machine! Create clever combos and multiply your score using gem and gold tiles. Increase...

Apple is not looking for people to 'test and keep' the new 'iPhone 5'. That's contrary to what the latest SMS spam wants you to know. We've heard from numerous users about spam being received to their cellphones that read the following: Apple is looking for people to Test & Keep the new iPhone5! But...

Wind and Mobilicity have some enticing voice and data plans that the 'Big 3' cannot compete with. But, the newer entrants stumble based on the fact their AWS network does not support the latest GSM smartphones, such as the iPhone. In an attempt to entice Wind and Mobilicity users, Rogers/Fido are offering a $100 credit...

It was noted Tim Cook was in China to meet with government officials on Monday, now we have learned he met up with Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing yesterday to talk about intellectual property issues, according to the WSJ: The executive met with Mr. Li on Tuesday to discuss intellectual-property issues and greater...

A Sweden based security firm Micro Systemation, that helps law enforcement agencies around the world crack digital security systems, has posted a video (via Forbes) demonstrating how easy it is to bypass the passcode on an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad device. The video shows an application which the firm calls XRY that can quickly crack an iOS...