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AllThingsD reports David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital has dropped its lawsuit against Apple. In early February, Einhorn was disappointed Apple was not going to issue dividend-paying preferred shares to investors. In response, he ended up suing Apple over its Proxy Proposal 2, citing it would "restrict the board's ability to unlock the value on Apple's balance sheet."...

Remember those reports saying mobile monetization is led by iOS? The reason why iOS makes more money is because all free apps in Apple's App Store collect more data than free apps available from Google Play, which raises privacy concerns, suggests a recent Appthority report (via Macworld). (more…)

Apple is seeking to block a group lawsuit which alleges it has violated their privacy rights by unlawfully allowing third-party applications (apps) running on iDevices and approved by the company to collect and make use of, for commercial purposes, personal information without user consent or knowledge. (more…)

Rumours of a cheaper iPhone gained traction at the beginning of this year as Apple seems to face constant pressure from all directions. The company appears to respond to market demand by finally materializing the highly-anticipated device in August this year, the most recent rumour claims. (more…)

This week's free App of the Week from Apple is Weathercube, regularly a 99 cent download and previously featured as part of the 'App Store Best of 2012'. This neat weather app (seriously, how many do we really need?!) brings your weather in an interactive and fun way. By using a variety of swipes, pinches...

Google pushed out a neat YouTube update for iOS users: Now the app features a "send to TV" functionality, which enables the app to send video out on an automatic connection to a television set that supports the open protocol. (more…)

A new report coming from the Japanese blog Macotakara (via AppleInsider) claims that a new iPhone with polycarbonate body – see low-cost iPhone rumours – is coming as early as 2014 after Apple ditched the initial launch for a cheaper handset this year. (more…)

Just like Fido, Rogers, TELUS, and Bell are also holding a sale on 32GB and 64GB iPhone 5 models for new activations and hardware upgrades on three year terms: 32GB iPhone 5: $229 (normally $279) 64GB iPhone 5: $279 (normally $379) The iPhone 4S remains $0 on a three year contract as well. For Rogers,...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a filing made by Leap Wireless with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provides "some concrete evidence" that Apple is indeed developing a cheaper iPhone. The company has stated that it is looking to sell half as many iPhones as it committed to sell during the first year of its contract with Apple,...

According to a new patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple seems to be interested in developing a versatile magnetic iPad stand that would mount it securely in any direction, including "upside down in a moving car", reports AppleInsider. The filing indicates that a magnetic cup like stand would hold a portion of the...

As scheduled, EA has released Real Racing 3 for iPhone and iPad today as a free universal download in the App Store. While the game is initially free to play, there are some limitations on what you can do with the freemium version. Nonetheless, the game packs some of the best looking graphics on a...

The iWatch rumours have been around for awhile now and Apple seems to be open to make the move in this direction. As Bloomberg's sources reported earlier this month, a team of 100 product designers are working on a wristwatch project. (more…)