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According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple’s filing said, in part, “Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple’s technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products.” Apple spokesperson Kristin Huguet said, “This kind of blatant…

In another report, Softpedia is reporting that Apple is investigating the use of the OmniVision 12.6 megapixel camera, which can record 1080p video, for the iPhone 5. Recent reports have cited Sony’s CEO Howard Stringer as suggesting that Sony would supply Apple with an 8 megapixel camera, but the March 11 earthquake in Japan may…

While the Nikon D90 digital SLR remains in the number one spot, in terms of percent of members, the iPhone 4 is climbing fast according to flickr’s ongoing chart. What’s interesting to note is the Apple iPhone 4, 3GS, and 3G took the first three spots amongst popular smartphones, but when compared to the overall…

YouTube has pulled a video made by Apple employees for the “It Gets Better” project, replacing it with a still image that said the video violated “YouTube’s policy on depiction of harmful activities.” The video included testimonials and stories from gay, lesbian, and transgender Apple employees with the theme that though they were bullied when…

In other words, at least one parent refuses to take responsibility for allowing his kid to make US$200 in purchases using his iTunes password. According to the complaint, “Because the passwords now required for purchases of Game Currency are the same passwords required for any Apple purchase, minors aware of such password may purchase Game…

You need news to fully appreciate the world and all its seriousness. Not just any news from any ol’ news source will do. No. You need a serious news agency that has consistently been the finest news source in America in quite a while. You need The Onion. There have been comments about just how…

NeatReceipts® utilizes a Neat™ portable scanner and NeatWorks for Mac software to scan receipts, business cards, and documents which you can store. From that information you can create expense reports, searchable PDF files, assign tax categories (US and Canada), and maintain IRS-accepted copies of your receipts. You can also export data to Excel or Quicken.…

“Kevin Timmons, general manager of Datacenter Services, has decided to pursue other career opportunities and is no longer working at Microsoft,” Dayne Sampson, CVP of Global Foundation Services for Microsoft, said in a statement. “We appreciate the contributions he made to Microsoft during his time here.” Mr. Timmons will reportedly not be filling Apple’s top…

Foo Fighters announced for Apple’s iTunes Festival The iTunes Festival line-up so far includes: 1 July: Paul Simon 4 July: Linkin Park 5 July: Beady Eye 6 July: The Wanted 7 July: ADELE 10 July: Glasvegas 11 July: Foo Fighters 12: July: The Script 13 July: White Lies 15 July: Jessie J 16 July: Duran…

There’s a new Flash Player security flaw in townAccording to Adobe Security Advisory ASPA11-02, the flaw impacts Flash Player 10.2.153.1 and earlier for Mac, Windows, Linux and Solaris users, version 10.2.154.25 for Google Chrome users, and 10.2.156.12 for Google Android OS users. The flaw is also present in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader 10.x and…

Intel developed Thunderbolt under the code name “Light Peak” with the assistance of Apple. The technology offers faster data transfers than FireWire 800 or USB 3.0.Thunderbolt uses the same connector as Apple’s Mini Display Port video adapter and can currently support up to six devices in a chain. The port offers dual-channel 10 gb/s data…

Amazon’s Kindle, now with adsSpecial offers, or ads to the rest of us, appear at the bottom of the home screen and Amazon promises the won’t interrupt users when they’re reading. The Kindle with Special Offers will also include settings so users can tell Amazon what kinds of ads they’re most interested in seeing.Other than…

Windows App Store screenshot, as posted by WindowsRumors Microsoft has a long track record of boldly going where Apple has shown the way. In this case, of course, Apple added a Mac App Store as a Mac OS X application in 2010, an idea modeled on the original App Store for iPhone and iPad apps.…

Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaking at a 2010 media eventMr. Isaacson has a history of writing quality biographies and a reputation for his unbiased approach towards his subjects including Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin. He also served as a top executive at Time Magazine and CNN, and is currently the CEO of the nonpatisan educational…

I don’t think that anyone likes to be hit up for money by a complete stranger while conversing or eating, it is likely when I am least willing to part with cash. On that day, however, I stood, opened my wallet, and pulled out the last remaining dollar bill (I tend not to carry a…

This is the argument that TWC has publicly made since cable network owners like Viacom, Discovery, Scripps and News Corp.’s Fox Cable Networks began threatening the cable operator with lawsuits over the streaming service, which is limited to iPads that are on the customer’s home network. The cable network owners believe that Time Warner Cable…

The research firm said that Apple’s share of the smartphone market with the iPhone will peak in 2011, with 19.4% market share, and decline to 17.2% by 2015, even while shipments of iPhones increase from 62.6 million units to 189.9 million units during the same time period. “This reflects Gartner’s underlying assumption that Apple will…

The XSysInfo app for iOS devices displays a wealth of system info. It also provides estimates of time available for various tasks like video playback or talk time. In addition, it will clean up the device’s memory for better app performance. Apple likes to keep things as simple as possible so that people can focus…

The company apparently wasn’t able to compete well against the iPad with its Galaxy Tab tablet device thanks to “severe price competition,” according to Dongbu Securities analyst Lee Min-hee. Samsung also had to deal with weaker prices for its liquid crystal display component sales, according to the Associated Press.Samsung didn’t specifically target the iPad with…

The Salt Lake City Tribune noticed the job openings, and reporter Vince Horiuchi quipped that, “iPhone and iPad fans who have waited countless hours at Salt Lake City’s Gateway Apple Store to buy the latest must-have gadget may finally have the choice of waiting in a different line for Apple’s next product.” Despite the job…

The Apple Magic Mouse is one of those “I hate it”, or “I love it” items. Those who adore it seem to like everything about it except the frequency with which they have to replace the batteries. It is a bother, and it gets expensive. Mobee has created an alternative charger. It is an inductive…

The change for Apple puts the ratio for the company’s stock and outstanding shares more in line based on the way Nasdaq calculates the index. Thanks to the Mac, iPhone and iPad maker’s strong growth over the past few years, its stock ended up with more than twice the weight it should have.Apple isn’t the…

Apple added a subscription engine to the iOS software development kit (SDK) earlier this year, and the company requires that any publisher offering subscription access in an app include the ability to subscribe from within the app itself, meaning through Apple’s engine. While publishers can continue to offer access via other avenues, Apple requires that…

Cell phones aren’t perfect. No matter how smart their features, their ability to make and receive reliable calls often suffers. Sometimes it seems that just moving your head or a change in wind direction is all it takes for a call to drop. The Z-Boost METRO YX-540 offers a solution for apartment or condo dwellers…