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Samsung executives confirmed on Monday that the company plans to sue Apple for patent infringement after the new iPhone model is announced. The new model is expected to be unveiled at a media event this Wednesday, and Samsung is ready to take Apple to court over the iPhone's rumored LTE support. Samsung says it's ready…

During presentation of the new Kindles by Jeff Bezos on Thursday, he proposed the idea that Amazon wants to make money when people use Amazon services, not when they buy the hardware. The problem with that is that the device really doesn’t belong to the customer and control is lost. Examples are becoming alarming. Imagine…

The iShower from iDevices US$99.99, is an almost perfect Bluetooth speaker for the shower or anywhere that might get wet. The engineering and design on the iShower is wonderfully thorough. iDevices seems to have thought about just about everything and come up with a very useful design and a wonderful feature set. iShower with a…

Activists have finally turned their attention to a tech company that doesn't have “Apple” in its name, accusing Samsung of exploiting workers, unsafe working conditions, and knowingly employing children to work in the Chinese factories that make its electronic goods. According to China Labor Watch: “Student Workers and Child Workers During Break Time” China Labor…

> Apple hasn't hosted its September 12 media event yet, or even announced that a new iPhone is coming, but that isn't stopping GooPhone from promising to sue the company for stealing its smartphone design. That design, by the way, is based on parts that are allegedly for the upcoming next generation iPhone.

> The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington upheld a lower court's finding on Tuesday when it ruled that Apple didn't infringe on patents owned by Mirror Worlds. The patent fight between the two companies started in 2008 over claims that the Cover Flow, Time Machine and Spotlight features in OS X infringe on Mirror…

If you need a speaker for your iOS device that can handle the outdoors, the Braven 625s Outdoor Portable Bluetooth Speaker might be the solution. The 625s is a Bluetooth speaker for the outdoor enthusiast, whether for camping trips, tailgating or just backyard barbecues. The speaker is just over 6 inches long, 2.5 inches high,…

> The hacker group Antisec released a million iOS device identifier codes for iOS devices, or UDID codes, over the weekend — and those codes apparently all came from an FBI laptop. The laptop held a file with over 12 million UDID codes, along with associated user names, cell phone numbers, addresses, and push notification…

Byword One of my favorite text editors for iPhone and iPad (and Mac) got one heckuvan update. Byword 1.1 now supports folders in iCloud, Dropbox, or good ol’ fashoined local storage, and you can now enable both iCloud and Dropbox to be used simultaneously. You can also export your documents to PDF and search full…

Adobe confirmed on Thursday that many of its Creative Suite 6 products will soon be optimized for HiDPI displays such as the Retina Display on the MacBook Pro. This enhancement will be available first to those Adobe customers subscribing to the Creative Cloud service, while other customers will need to wait for the next release…

Apple and several major book publishers caused controversy in 2010 when they agreed to work together on a drastically different eBook distribution model than the one in place with then-eBook king Amazon. Prior to Apple’s agreements with the publishers, Amazon purchased the rights to distribute eBooks at a wholesale price, which was typically about half…

Scosche has released the reference grade RG656m headphones that include the tapLINE III control and mic, and the product is awesome. Scosche RG656m Headphones The headphones present a balanced sound and have been equalized to create highs, mids, and lows that compliment each other. The RH656m is only available in white. Rather than position over…

I’ve mentioned before how useful the Console application is for troubleshooting problems. Within its cryptic and repetitive logs, I often find solace. Comfort, even, for my ailing machine—indeed, to my ailing soul. Sorry, I drifted off there. What I mean to say is that the program is critical when you need to find out what’s…

TMO Artist’s Rendition of the Conversation (Click the image for a larger version) No agreements have been leaked, but the mere fact that Messrs. Cook and Page have been talking suggests that some kind of agreement is possible. Apple has been attacking Google’s Android platform by going after Android OEMs. Apple won a sweeping victory…

Leaked Amazon Kindle Fire 2 Pic Credit: The Verge (reprinted with permission) Amazon claimed that Kindle Fire captured 22 percent of the U.S. tablet market in “just nine months,” which is, again, a curious way to put things. For one thing, Amazon didn’t cite its source, making it impossible to know how that number was…

Apple and five book publishers were sued by the DOJ and multiple state governments in April for allegedly conspiring to increase the price of eBooks and remove Amazon’s ability to offer eBooks at a lower price by prohibiting books offered by Apple’s iBookstore from being sold for less anywhere else. Three publishers — Hachette, HarperCollins, and…

Following the news earlier this month that Apple Retail Chief John Browett was linked to an aborted attempt to drastically diminish the quality of the company’s retail stores by cutting employee pay and working hours in an effort to improve profit margins, a new report from ifoAppleStore suggests that Mr. Browett’s controversial moves were orchestrated…

The Scosche boomSTREAM Bluetooth Wireless Media Speaker is an extremely convenient compromise between sound quality, portability and utility. The unit is tiny, measuring only 6.7-in long, 2.5-in. high and 2.13-inches deep, and it’s quite light to carry around. (Scosche doesn’t specify the weight.) The Scosche boomSTREAM Media Speaker What It Does: With built in Bluetooth…

“Samsung’s defeat does not mean that Google Inc’s Android camp is defeated,” she told reporters, according to Taipei Times.Much like its legal fight with Samsung, Apple has squared off in the U.S. against HTC over claims the company’s smartphones infringe on iPhone and iPad-related patents. HTC filed its own counter suit alleging Apple’s devices infringe…

Areas covered by the manual include technical information on repairing Apple computers and devices, guidelines for interacting with customers, and rules for employee conduct. Depending on one’s view of Apple Retail, the contents of the manual are either completely expected or alarmingly distressing. According to the sections outlined by Gizmodo, Apple employees are given training…

The latest version of VMware Fusion, virtualization software that allows Mac users to run Windows and other operating systems from within OS X, has just been released. If you are already a Fusion user, is the new version worth the upgrade? If you’ve never used virtualization software, is now the time to start? We hope…

In the Apple vs. Samsung patent lawsuit, Apple won. Big time. Humongous. It was awarded over a billion dollars and almost all of its claims of patent infringement were supported. To which I say: “Fantastic.” I say this not just because I make a living writing about Apple (although I’m sure this makes me biased)…

It’s been an interesting year for Apple, a year of ups and downs, but mostly ups. It’s also been a year where many have predicted that Apple will coast into mediocrity without a visionary like Steve Jobs in charge of the company, even while Wall Street has propelled the stock up 81.7 percent higher.Apple CEO…

I love to watch chaos and wrote a piece about digital magazines taking up too much iPad storage. After watching Wired  eat up about half a GB per issue, I started to do a bit of digging and realized that I had just scratched the surface on the state of Digital Magazines.  How Bloated Are You? Tom…