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Apple may not be able to put a dent in the Chinese smartphone market with the iPhone 5 as analysts previously expected. As you may recall, earlier rumors speculated Apple would close a deal with the world's largest wireless carrier, China Mobile. But according to Peter Misek, this isn't going to happen. At least not...

Folks over at OSX Daily have dug up an interesting video of Apple design chief Jony Ive, discussing the limited edition 20th Anniversary Mac in 1997. Even 15 years back, Jony Ive is seen detailing the product, design and experience in his typical "poetic" manner. As the source so correctly points out, you could literally insert an iMac or an iOS product...

Turns out the LG-made Google Nexus 4 also has the purple haze issue -- just like the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3. (more…)

Back in July, Apple agreed to pay $60 million to settle the dispute over ownership of the iPad name with Proview Technology, who was declared as the rightful owner of the iPad trademark by a court in China. Following the settlement, sales of the iPad have grown significantly in China with shipments for the third quarter reaching 2.07 million...

Developed by creators of the main Pokémon series Creatures Inc., a studio owned by Nintendo, the Japanese video game company's first paid app for iOS has today hit the iTunes App Store called Pokédex, notes the Eurogamer (via MacStories). The universal iPhone/iPad game is a version of Nintendo's existing Pokédex app for the 3DS. Nintendo has been...

The Wall Street Journal reported U.S. and Canadian cities part of the International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR) planned to release proposed regulations to reign in on smartphone taxi services. Currently, the 2012 conference is underway in Washington, DC (Nov. 15-17). The association includes member cities such as Toronto, where smartphone taxi operator Uber has come under...

Last we heard of an Apple Television set rumour was back in June when Foxconn apparently ramped up its schedule for ordering television LCD panels from Sharp, fueling speculations that these panels might be for Apple’s HDTV which could debut this holiday shopping season. Today, Jefferies & Co.’s James Kisner has claimed at least one major U.S. cable operator...

Many have been waiting for this update and it's finally here: WhatsApp Messenger has finally been updated with screen support for the iPhone 5 along with better support for iOS 6:  What's New in Version 2.8.62.8.6:- iPhone 5 and iOS 6 improvements    WhatsApp has emerged as one of the leading third party cross platform...

The popular video player app VLC could return to the App Store, as VideoLAN's developers have changed the majority of software modules using software licenses, which was the main reason the app was pulled from the App Store in the first place. (more…)

Apple Australia was hit with a $28.5 million bill for back taxes, the Sydney Morning Herald reported this morning. (more…)

Even though the concept of protective vinyl skins for smartphones and other portable gadgets may not be a new one, the idea of so called "3D skins" does sound a bit fresh. Still, I wan't expecting much but once I applied these DomeSkin 3D skins on my iPhones and iPad, I was amazed at how...

According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple and Samsung are now allowed to add more products to their patent lawsuits against each other, based on the ruling of a federal judge Paul Grewal.  Apple Inc. can add patent- infringement claims against the Samsung Galaxy Note, the U.S. version of the Galaxy S III and the...