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Apple and Samsung are making sure the courts won't have a vacation on December 6 when the injunction hearing is scheduled. After the dispute over the HTC and Apple settlement was partly solved, Apple's latest claim is that Samsung's workaround is still infringing the '915 Apple patent for "application programming interfaces for scrolling operations", or...

Driven by the success of the iPhone 5, iOS has once again dethroned Android, as it now holds the biggest market share in the US, according to a recently released Kantar Worldpanel Comtech report. (more…)

Apple has decided to end the rumors surrounding the newly introduced iMacs and their release date, and has issued a press release early this morning. As you may remember, the rumor mill speculated that the new iMacs wouldn’t be available for sale as scheduled; and furthermore, that their release date would be pushed back to...

According to Belgium-iPhone.Lesoir.be (via MacRumors), Apple's new thinner iMacs are set to go on sale tomorrow, with 21.5" models to hit resellers, while the 27" model will still arrive in December. Also, both models are set to arrive in the online Apple Store for ordering. MacRumors claims tipsters have told them new iMacs are coming tomorrow morning,...

Could Apple's iPhone 5 margins be lowering due to the higher cost of goods for the latest iPhone? That could be the case according to Pacific Crest analyst, Andy Hargreaves (via AllThingsD): “Apple’s gross profit per unit has likely peaked,” Hargreaves theorized in a research note to clients. “Declining gross profit dollars per iPhone and volume...

We've heard countless rumours of an Apple Television, but nothing has really come to fruition. So all it took was the imagination of user 'Knowledge' from The Verge Forums (as spotted by App Advice) to show us what it could look like. This post is about the software and services that run on our televisions...

Following Apple, it was now the turn of Samsung to become the target of nonprofits investigating worker conditions in the South Korean company's Chinese suppliers. After being accused of enforcing excessive overtime, allowing exhausting working conditions, treatmenting workers inhumanely and abusing underage workers, Samsung has been forced to take action. (more…)

We first told you about iPhone 5 shipping times dropping to two weeks just less than a week ago. Earlier today it was reported Apple's international stores had decreased their iPhone 5 shipping times to one week (via iPhoneHacks) and just now Apple.ca has been updated to reflect the same: This is a clear indication...

A couple of months back, Facebook unveiled Gifts, the company’s social gifting e-commerce service. Today, the company has joined hands with Apple, allowing purchase of iTunes credits for friends using Gifts, as noted by AllThingsD. Facebook has recently undergone a series of new partnerships, including subscriptions to Hulu, Pandora and Rdio. It’s no coincidence that the iTunes deal is...

A press release published earlier today on PRWeb.com claimed that Google had acquired ICOA for $400 million. However, ICOA's chief financial officer Erwin Vahlsing, Jr. has now denied the claims in an official email, according to the Wall Street Journal. In fact, the company never had any discussions with any potential acquirers, said George Strouthopoulos, ICOA's chief executive in...

As predicted in a report published earlier this month, Chinese publication The Global Times has confirmed today that China Telecom's version of the iPhone 5 is set to go on sale sometime in December. China Telecom, the 3rd largest mobile telecommunication provider in China, has also started started taking pre-orders for the device, claims the source. China telecom's customer...

BodyGuardz launched their 40% off Black Friday sale which extended into the weekend, but for today they have upped their discount. Cyber Monday brings a huge 50% off sale that includes everything site wide. There is no promo code needed as the discounts have already been applied. This is the perfect time to stock up...