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According to a report from the Yonhap News (via Business Insider), Apple has purchased 1,024 patents from Rockstar Consortium (formerly Rockstar Bidco), the patent company created by Apple (which owns a 58% stake), Microsoft, Research In Motion, Sony, and Ericsson that acquired 4000 of Nortel's remaining patents for $4.5 billion dollars last July. Rockstar Consortium describes...

Yesterday Facebook updated its mobile site with a much requested 'share' button, and now that feature has reached its iOS app today. Other new features in the latest 5.2 update includes the ability to tag friends anywhere (finally), use emoji icons and more: What's New in Version 5.2Now you can share the best stories from...

While Belkin may have been first on-the-scene with third-party accessories that are compatible with Apple's new Lightning connector, Scosche isn't far behind with a lineup of their own. With 5W and 12W charging options for home as well as in your vehicle, Scosche has accommodated those who want the smaller form-factor, but hard-wired cable as...

Aaron Sorkin gave an interview from Hero Summit, an invitation-only 'theatrical-journalism event', during which he discussed his work on the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic. According to Sorkin, the movie will feature "three 30-minute scenes that take place in real-time" with each highlighting the happenings backstage at an actual Apple product announcement (co-starring the original Mac,...

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is putting its finishing touches on its Google Maps iOS app, soon to be submitted to Apple for approval. The app has been distributed to a few beta testers outside of Google, the report notes: Google has distributed a test version of its new mapping app that will work...

Looks like more rumours of an Apple Television related product are surfacing, according to a recent Barron's report (via MacRumors). Analyst James Kisner from Jefferies & Co. notes a TV-related product launch is "imminent" from Apple based on his conversations with people in the industry. In particular, he reports the multi-system operator (MSO) in the U.S, Arris, is...

Apple's Hong Kong staff messed with the wrong guy when they called a leading Taiwanese writer-now-film director an "idiot", as he complained about copyright infringement of his work, South China Morning Post reports. (more…)

Looking back on the twentieth century (not Fox) there are two big names in business who changed the way we shop and interact, and they even marked the way we work and live. Yes, I am referring to Steve Jobs and Sam Walton: Jobs was the mind behind what is now the world's most valuable...

JBL has officially become the world's first company to introduce Lightning compatible speaker docks for newer iOS devices i.e the new JBL OnBeat Micro and JBL Venue LT. The JBL Micro is a compact dock suitable for the iPhone 5, iPod touch 5th generation and iPod nano 7th generation, while JBL Venue is ideal for iPad Mini, iPad 4...

Following its launch last week, Angry Birds Star Wars rose to the top spot for paid apps in the U.S. and Canadian App Stores, merely 2.5 hours after its release. According to Rovio, the game has received rave reviews from critics in the past one week and is now the #1 game in US on iOS and Android platforms. In...

According to a report from Korean news organization The Chosun Ilbo (via BGR), Samsung executives are set to meet on December 17th and 18th this year, in order to discuss the company’s strategy in ongoing patents war with Apple. The report claims that approximately 200 company executives will come together to discuss Samsung’s policies and the landscape in 2013....

Remember that cargo building that was the site of the 1978 Lufthansa heist featured in “GoodFellas” movie? Well, a couple of crooks apparently found a hole in the lax JFK security and stole $1.5 million worth of iPad Minis from the same cargo building, reports The NewYork Post. According to the report, it seems that the heist was an inside...