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An ex-Apple employee has a lot to say about the company, particularly when it comes to their Internet-enabled endeavours (including services like iCloud, MobileMe, and .Mac). According to engineer Patrick B. Gibson, "almost everything Apple does which involves the internet is a mess." (via ZDNET) Gibson helped build the original iPad before leaving Apple for work at...

Studio Neat has announced the release of new Glif and Glif+ for iPhone 5 today, both of which are now available for order and will begin shipping early next week. The Glif ($20) is a small, elegant tripod mount and stand for the iPhone. You can use it to mount your iPhone 5 to a tripod for taking pictures & making...

In an era when online security and privacy are central questions, Sophos has today dropped the information that cyber criminals aren't just targeting your applications -- they can't really, due to Apple's ecosystem -- but they have now found another way to get access your private data: by convincing you to infect yourself. (more…)

The Telegraph is reporting (via The Register) that British bank Barclays has placed one of UK’s largest ever iPad orders i.e 8,500 units, for its various branches in order to better assist and interact with customers, in an effort to improve the overall customer experience. The iPads will also feature a new app specifically for mortgage advisers called "Mortgage...

Apple has been forced to change its battery suppliers for the MacBook Pro lines and the iPad to Amperex Technology Limited and Tianjin Lishen Battery after a Samsung subsidiary in charge of battery production, Samsung SDI, stopped supplying Apple, China Business News (via TechCrunch) reported. (more…)

It turns out that LG Display is the largest iPad mini display supplier as AU Optronics suffers from poor yields in production, Taiwanese industry sources report (Via Digitimes). Well, at least besides Samsung, that is. (more…)

Apple has kicked off their 2012 Black Friday sale in Canada. Earlier today we got a glimpse of what to expect when the sale went live in Australia (such as the iPad mini being excluded). Here are the savings you can get right now both online and in-store: iPad with Retina display: $499 –> save...

BodyGuardz is kicking off another Black Friday sale, this time it's 40% off everything site-wide (last year it was 50% off site wide). Whether you're looking for protective skins for your iPhone 5 or iPad mini (or any other iOS device), cases or earphones, it's all included in the sale. No promo codes are required as...

Looks like TELUS has started a Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal of their own. They've let us know the iPhone 5 will be on sale for $100 off starting tomorrow until Monday, as part of a holiday kick off: Is the iPhone 5 is on your friends’ or family members’ wish lists (or maybe your own)?...

  According to a report by South Korean newspaper ETNews.com (via Patently Apple), Apple actually owns more US LTE smartphone patents than Samsung, which could play a crucial role as both companies continue to their legal battle over cases of patent infringement. ETN teamed up with TechIPm, a US IP consulting firm to analyze the LTE...

If you're looking for a new iPad this Friday, be sure to check out Apple's upcoming one-day Black Friday sale. It's set to start just after midnight tonight on November 23rd.  Looks like Best Buy will have some deals on the iPad as well (via RFD).  iPad with Retina Display:16 GB* Wi-Fi Save $45$454.99 32...

The man behind the popular iPhone-5-optimized App Switcher concept, circulated across the blogosphere to finally become a jailbreak tweak, has thrown in a couple awesome concepts to improve iOS Notifications and Visuals (via The Verge). (more…)