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Although the iPhone has already proven itself to be an extremely useful little device, Apple has some even bigger plans for its popular smartphone in mind: Basically, it wants the iPhone to be the central remote control for every key gadget and appliance in users’ homes. Patently Apple has found a new patent application filed Continue Reading →

Flock, a new iPhone app from the people behind Bump, solves the first world problem of having to send photos to your friends through e-mail by creating shared photo albums with your friends with pictures that have similar metadata. It works like magic. You know the situation, you’re out with a bunch of friends and Continue Reading →

The Roku is a hell of a media streamer: its only real competitor is the Apple TV, but it costs half as much. No brainer. And when News Corp and British Sky Broadcasting pony up $45 million to help Roku win the streaming race, the possibilities start to seem limitless. Announcing the investment this morning, Continue Reading →

These animal sound app names might be getting a bit out of hand, but the new Hiss app will bridge your Growl notifications to the new Notification Center in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Growl was the original-gangsta solution for notifications on OS X before Apple went ahead and ported its Notification Center to Mountain Continue Reading →

Apple’s online educational catalog, iTunes U, updated its app and website on Wednesday by adding enhanced features to make it even more convenient for students and educators. Now, educators have the ability to distribute courses privately and invite students to take them. Any teacher can signup to offer courses via iTunes U. Launched in 2007, Continue Reading →

Just five days before the trial will take place between Apple and Samsung over a collection of patents and possible device design infringements, Samsung has been accused of failing to avoid auto-deleting email evidence. In this case it appears that Apple is seeking evidence which would have been in Samsung’s email archives if Samsung had Continue Reading →

Windows users can’t catch a break with viruses, even when they’re getting software for their Apple device. An app called “Instaquotes Quotes Cards for Instagram” was found to contain a worm called “Worm.VB-900,” which isn’t a threat to iOS itself or any other MacOS platform. However, users who tend to their apps with a Windows Continue Reading →

Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion is out, and it’s 20 bucks. That’s cheap enough that the price alone probably isn’t a barrier to upgrade—it’s more about your individual needs. Here’s a quick guide to see, at a glance, if you should go with Mountain Lion, or maybe sit this one out. Read the full story Continue Reading →

Samsung has disabled an advanced search function in an update to the international version of its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone, following a patent dispute with Apple. Once the software is installed the phones no longer search contacts, apps and other on-device material using software developed by Google. Android Central, which revealed the news, noted that Continue Reading →

Apple Inc.’s profit and sales fell short of analysts’ projections for only the second time since 2003 as customers held off on iPhone purchases while waiting for a new model to be introduced later in the year. Net income climbed 21 percent to $8.82 billion, or $9.32 a share, in the period that ended June Continue Reading →