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Apple Store homepage puts Father’s Day front and center

You may have noticed, for a little while earlier today, the Apple online store went down with the familiar ‘we’ll be back soon’ notice. While some may have become a little excited at what our favorite fruit company may be about to update, it was simply just enough time to reload the homepage with some Father’s Day flavored offerings. As is usual with any…

Apple accuses Samsung Galaxy S4 of infringing on 5 of its patents

Apple taking Samsung to court has become a long drawn-out affair, spread across multiple countries and a host of individual lawsuits. In the most recent cases against its Korean foe, Apple accuses the company of infringing on 5 specific patents with the latest flagship, the Galaxy S4. Thankfully, Samsung’s seen sense and hasn’t released a phone or…

Logitech announces new wired iPad keyboard, aimed at education sector

Logitech has become the fore-runner in the race to becoming the supplier of the best iPad keyboards on the planet in recent years. Its Ultrathin and Easy-Switch range are regarded as being the best in the business, and having spent considerable time with both, it’s easy to see why. So, it’s with great excitement that I read of the latest in Logitech’s…

Jailbreak: Badger redesigns how app badge notifications work

Many looking forward to a redesign of iOS have moved to jailbreaking to satisfy their desire for some redesigning. A new app, called Badger, has redesigned the way the operating system handles notification badges on app icons, and it is beautiful. The new tweak allows users to swipe on an icon, which will then bring up a box with unread…

Opening statements from senate hearing published by Apple

If you watched today’s senate hearing which included Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer and wanted to reread their opening statements, or if you missed it and would like to know what was said, Apple has now published the PDF files with each’s opening statements. The hearing involved many senators calling different experts to speak and have…

Former Apple executive hired to lead “smart devices” team at Intel

When you think “Intel”, you most likely do not think “mobile.” Intel and mobile devices have rarely come together. In a bid to try and get into the ever growing mobile market, however, Intel has hired former Apple VP Mike Bell to head up what is called a “smart devices” team. According to AllThingsD, the team will look at “emerging technologies” to create…

Tim Cook: “…much more work” needs to be done to IP in the U.S.

During today’s senate hearing on taxes, which involved Apple and an appearance by Tim Cook, Senator Kelly Ayotte decided to bring up the topic of intellectual property, something Apple is most definitely concerned about. When the question was asked about the advantages of being in the U.S. as opposed to other countries, Cook responded that the U.S. could…

Rumor: iOS 7 to feature deeper Flickr and Vimeo integration

If you have noticed, iOS and OS X have become more similar with each successive update. Due to this, the rumor that has started floating around today of Vimeo and Flickr’s deeper integration into iOS 7 holds some weight. That’s right, according to “someone familiar with the software,” iOS 7 is set to get some deeper integration with the streaming video…