iPhone, iPad become apple of cyber criminals’ eye

Apple devices — ever more popular in the workplace — are about to become more popular with cyber criminals. [...]

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HTC phones banned in US after Apple patent win

Apple has succeeded in stopping the HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE smartphones being shipped into the US, with reports emerging that the devices are being held back at customs. [...]

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Apple Suit Against HTC Highlights Patent Issues
Apple claims that both HTC and Nokia are infringing on its iPhone-related patents with their smartphones....
Smartphones made up 19% of handsets shipped in Q2
Nearly one in five (19 percent) mobile phones shipped in Q2 of this year were smartphones, says ABI Research....
Nokia files ITC patent complaint against Apple
Nokia fired the latest salvo in its ongoing patent dispute with Apple, saying Tuesday that it has filed...
NTP sues smartphone makers Apple, Google and others
Patent holding company NTP, which received a US$612.5 million settlement from BlackBerry marker Research...

Apple speaks up in Siri 'false advertising' lawsuit

Apple is hoping to dismiss a set of class-action lawsuits accusing it of falsely advertising Siri. The lawsuit claims the iPhone 4S's voice activated assistant feature doesn't work as advertised. [...]

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Siri, did your co-founder just quit Apple?
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Apple’s Siri balks at abortion queries, pro-choice advocates charge
Pro-choice advocates have accused Apple's new Siri voice-activated assistant of refusing to locate family...
Apple's iOS 6 to bring Siri to iPad?
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Ex-Microsoft exec: 'We shouldn't have taken on Apple with Zune'

Microsoft should have "skipped media players completely” and instead produced "the coolest music service for your phones ever.” [...]

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Microsoft drops Zune HD prices
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It’s Official: Windows Phone 7 Will Sync With Mac
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It’s Official: Windows Phone 7 Will Sync With Mac
After a UK exec spilled the beans, Microsoft officially announced that it will be releasing a tool to...
Zune HD: No iPod Killer
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Wozniak reveals why Steve Jobs loved secrecy

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has set off on his Woz Live tour across Australia and New Zealand, revealing why Steve Jobs liked secrecy, why he thinks computers should be able to interact with humans, how he feels about leaving Apple and what he knows about the iPhone 5. [...]

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Woz Bets on Android Over iPhone Long-Term
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Steve Wozniak speaks about Apple’s early days
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Greenpeace infiltrates Apple’s Cupertino campus

Greenpeace infiltrated Apple’s Cupertino campus this week, projecting messages from Twitter and Facebook users who are dismayed at Apple’s use of coal at the data centre that powers its cloud services. [...]

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Apple plans new ’spaceship’-like campus
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Apple makes it official, slates iPhone event for Oct. 4
Apple today announced an Oct. 4 event on its Cupertino, Calif. campus to unveil its newest iPhone....
Steve Jobs being honored by Apple employees Oct. 19
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HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE Denied U.S. Entry Over Patent Dispute

U.S. Customs is holding up imports of HTC’s One X and Evo 4G LTE Android phones because of HTC’s ongoing legal battle with Apple. “U.S. availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC (International Trade Commission) exclusion order,” an HTC official told PCWorld. “We believe we are in compliance with the ruling and HTC is working closely with Customs to secure approval.” [...]

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Apple’s iPad 3 could face customs ban in China
Apple's much speculated iPad 3 has emerged as the latest target in an ongoing trademark dispute in...
Apple’s iPad 3 could face customs ban in China
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Patent holder’s demand for license fees from iOS developers sparks outcry
A David vs. Goliath battle has emerged in a patent dispute between small independent iOS application...
Nokia files ITC patent complaint against Apple
Nokia fired the latest salvo in its ongoing patent dispute with Apple, saying Tuesday that it has filed...

Android, Samsung top smartphone sales, topping Apple’s iPhone

Android smartphones made up 56% of the global smartphones sold to end users in the first quarter of 2012, giving them a far higher share than the 22.9% held by Apple’s runner-up iPhone, Gartner said Wednesday. [...]

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Apple and Samsung overtake Nokia in smartphone sales in Q2
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iPhone, Android account for 82% of smartphones shipped
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Android Dominates, Windows Mobile Plummets, iPhone Stagnant
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Mac clone maker Psystar saga ends as Supreme Court denies appeal

The four-year-old saga of Psystar, a Florida Mac clone maker that was crushed by Apple, ended Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal of a lower court decision. [...]

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Psystar promised investors huge clone sales
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Apple, Psystar strike deal in copyright case
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Mac clone maker ‘happily’ agrees to OS X injunction
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Apple dominates other smartphone vendors in consumer satisfaction

The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index has found, not surprisingly, that people really like their iPhones. [...]

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Customer satisfaction index finds Apple a hit with consumers
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Apple tops consumer-satisfaction survey again
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Windows 7 helps Microsoft hit record customer satisfaction score
Windows 7 has fueled a surge of goodwill toward Microsoft, with the company's customer satisfaction ratings...