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Apple patent describes a system that can intelligently determine whether to use the video feed from a smartphone's front or rear facing camera.

VirnetX has launched another attack against Apple, this time based on a newly granted patent.

Three days ago some users faced an iMessage and FaceTime outage and as of this morning it appears another one has surfaced, according to Apple's iCloud system status page: To bypass iMessage, here are instructions on how to force send a text message. Tuesday's outage caused users to be unable to send or receive iMessages and...

If your friends and family haven't been replying to your iMessages or FaceTime calls, it's because the service has been hit with an outage for some users, as noted on Apple's iCloud System Status page: Below, the detailed timeline view shows the outage started just after 12 noon and has continued to affect some users....

A new Apple job listing posted today for Communications Application Engineer seems to indicate that the company is looking to make significant improvements to the FaceTime and iMessage applications in the next iOS update, as pointed out by AppleBitch. According to the listing, Apple is looking for someone who will ‘take the revolutionary iPhone to the next level’...

A previous ruling stating Apple was violating VirnetX patents related to the networking technology used in its FaceTime video chat service has been upheld by a US District Court. (more…)

Apple has aired a new holiday-themed TV ad showcasing FaceTime on the new iPad mini. A grand daughter plays her ukelele singing "I'll be home for Christmas", Bing Crosby's 1943 hit, for her grandfather. The commercial shows the regular iPad next to the iPad mini. A girl and her grandfather share a moment of holiday...

You're not going crazy--iMessage and FaceTime is currently down for the count. Apple's iCloud status page was recently updated to reflect the outage, even though it the outage has affected users for the past 2-3 hours. Expect Apple to fix this shortly. iMessage was previously down a couple times in late October. Apple needs to...

After Apple was ordered yesterday to pay $368.2 million in damages for infringing VirnetX Holding Corp.'s patents, the company's shares have registered a spike as of this morning. (more…)

A Texas-based company claims Apple's FaceTime and Messages applications infringe on one of their patents. (more…)

Problems with your eye? Look to the “i”! Apparently it’s time to add ophthalmology to the iPhone’s already-impressive list of features. As reported in the July issue of “The Archives of Ophthalmology,” (yes, this exists,) there’s a new study that shows the iPhone may be better at viewing certain types of ophthalmological images than a...

With the Fall just around the corner (can you believe it?), next generation iPhone rumours and parts leaks have started to appear more frequently. Just a couple days ago it was noted production of the next iPhone had apparently started already, and now more parts have surfaced according to Apple.pro (via 9to5Mac). The front plate below...