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Richard Stallman, one of the leading influencers of the free software movement and greatest hackers of all time, (and the inventor of the first “copyleft license”), sat down with New Internationalist Magazine (via iSpazio) to talk about Apple, Microsoft and free software. (more…)

Apple's latest and greatest iPhone 5 saw record pre-sales at its Korean launch today, with customers lining up in extreme cold at the company's biggest smartphone rival Samsung's home turf, reports Fortune. The report notes that Apple's original iPhone 5 launch in Korea was delayed due to some "procedural errors" in registering the device with the government....

Last month, Apple issued a press release regarding the availability of the new 21" iMac, confirming that it will go on sale on November 30th. The same press release mentioned that 27" iMac will begin shipping in December. However, Apple's online store now lists the new 27" iMac as shipping in January, as noted by 9to5Mac. When the...

Wi-LAN USA,  a company involved in the production and development of wireless modems and high-speed wireless ethernet solutions, has today filed two patent infringement lawsuits against Apple over LTE based iPhone 5 and iPad 3, reports PatentlyApple. The report notes that Wi-LAN is the first company who has sued Apple over the iPhone 5 and iPad 3...

After more than three hours of heavy arguments on the scope and consequences of the $1 billion ruling that found Samsung guilty of willful patent infringement, Judge Lucy Koh asked both parties to put down their weapons, Financial Times reports. (more…)

Earlier tonight NBC's Brian Williams hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook in his first ever TV interview. The network teased the interview last week and this morning the show exclusively announced Apple plans to invest $100 million to build iMacs in the USA. Williams notes it took months of negotiation to land the exclusive with Cook....

This week's free App of the Week from Apple is Flightboard, an app that turns your iPhone or iPad into an arrivals or departures board for any airport in the world. The app is regularly priced at $3.99 but as of today it's free for a week: Covers over 16,000 airports and 1,400 airlines worldwide...

(image via infinitezest.com) Earlier today the big news was Apple CEO Tim Cook telling NBC's Rock Center the company plans to bring back manufacturing to the USA. Other reports also noted Foxconn seeks to build electronics in the U.S. as well. With some noticing Apple's new iMacs being labeled with "Assembled in the USA", the...

6 Wunderkinder has announced on their blog Wunderlist 2 will arrive in time for Christmas and be available for the iPhone, Mac, Web, Android and Windows. The next version of this popular and free to-do app will be completely revamped from the ground up, featuring a new user interface and better Retina display support: Wunderlist...

Back in October, Samsung filed a new request for a re-trial demanding that $1.05 billion verdict awarded in favor of Apple should be overturned because the jury foreman failed to disclose that 20 years ago he was in litigation with Seagate, a Samsung partner. Samsung further suggested that Apple was aware of this issue right from the start,...

Apple has updated their 12 Days of Christmas iOS app which will offer a variety of free iTunes media downloads starting December 26th. The free app is available for download in Canada. Last year's iTunes 12 Days of Christmas was a partnership between Canada.com web properties but this year it appears downloads will appear within...

Apple has today confirmed that T-Mobile USA will start carrying its products from next year (via The Loop). The news was published by T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom in a press release, and was later confirmed by an Apple representative. T-Mobile has been rumoured to start offering the iPhone in US for quite some time. In...