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Bloomberg reports that the iPhone, iPod, iPad and MacBook all infringe on three Alcatel-Lucent patents, the Paris-based company claims in a jury trial that is scheduled to begin today in federal court in San Diego. (more…)

Dutch manufacturer Mujjo has just introduced the first ever Leather Touchscreen Gloves, enabled by revolutionary nanotechnology integrated into the leather to mimic the conductive properties of the human skin. These touchscreen compatible leather gloves are made of the finest Ethiopian lambskin and feature a contemporary, balanced and elegant design. Mujjo's touchscreen leather gloves are soft, warm and...

Bloomberg reports Apple has reportedly fired the manager in charge of its map app, after its debut resulted in a major snafu, which also resulted in the disposal of iOS chief Scott Forstall: Apple Inc. has fired the manager responsible for its troubled mapping software, seeking to win back the trust of users disappointed after...

Folks over at SquareTrade have pitted a bunch of Google smartphones and tablets against the iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini in their latest drop test video, to see which company makes more durable products. Each device was dropped on the corner from 4 feet using SquareTrade’s Drop Bot (via FSM). The following Google and Apple devices...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has today awarded the design rights for Siri's microphone icon to Apple after a year's examination, reports the Apple Insider. Apple designer Freddy Anzures and UI designer Alessandro Francesco Sabatelli have been credited as the icon's inventors. The report notes that the patent application was first filed on Oct. 4, 2011,...

Chevrolet has announced today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show that Chevrolet Spark and Chevy Sonic LTZ and RS models will integrate Apple's voice-activated Siri software into its Chevy MyLink smartphone-based infotainment system in early 2013. Chevy owners will be able to connect their iPhone with the MyLink radio via Bluetooth, pair with the system and...

Nintendo has hit hard times as the proliferation of cheap and instant-on smartphone titles such as Angry Birds have taken away their piece of the gaming pie. The company will not release titles to iOS (we're still hoping for Mario one day), but a while back they launched their first paid iOS app, Pokedex, released by a developer studio...

iPad mini pre-orders took place on October 26th and a couple days later all pre-orders had sold out. While most iPad mini pre-orders have arrived (including white models), LTE orders were still slated for 'late November' as explained by Apple. This morning, LTE iPad mini pre-orders have finally shipped in Canada, as seen below in...

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,...