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Apple’s next-generation iPhone may feature rounded edges and a curved glass display, according to a new report from Mac Otakara. Citing “reliable sources”, the publication notes that the iPhone 6’s cover glass will sit flush with the device’s rounded corners, departing from the straight edges seen on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5s. The report Continue Reading →

Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, said its strong fiscal second-quarter might silence chatter that the company is in decline. He paused before adding: “Maybe it will take some new products.” Cook knows that’s the biggest question hanging over the company: whether it can repeat the innovative success with a new product category – as it Continue Reading →

Apple is suddenly taking a much more open approach to testing its desktop operating system. For the first time in years, the company is inviting regular consumers to help test upcoming OS X software updates before they’re distributed publicly. Apple says the OS X Beta Seed Program will allow anyone to “test-drive beta software and Continue Reading →

Apple has just pushed out software updates that fix security vulnerabilities on the iPhone and iPad and certain versions of Mac OS X Mountain Lion and Mavericks. It has also circulated a second update that patches a vulnerability that exposes the most recent model of AirPort Extreme to the Heartbleed bug. First the Heartbleed issue: Continue Reading →

Apple has been interviewing senior payments industry executives to push ahead on a plan to build an electronic payments business, according to two people familiar with the process. The company has been meeting with potential applicants for two new positions at Apple focused exclusively on building a business around the hundreds of millions of credit Continue Reading →

In line with Earth Day and as part of its latest environmental push, Apple has announced that it will take back any Apple product for free recycling. Apple has already been giving gift cards in exchange for used iPhones, iPads and Macs that are in good enough condition to be resold, while those deemed to Continue Reading →

You find iOS/Android annoying, and all your friends say Android/iOS is, like, way better. So you’ve finally decided it’s time to switch phones. Let’s do it. Contacts and calendars, from iOS to Android: Android uses your Google account’s contacts and calendars, so sync your iPhone to Google. Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account. Continue Reading →

With Apple’s automotive projects — Car Play and Siri Eyes Free — rolling out in more vehicles throughout the year, the company has been beefing up its in-car technology suite. A document discovered on Tuesday, however, shows Apple’s “iOS in the car” initiatives go back much further than iOS 7. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Continue Reading →

A long-running battle between Apple and Google for mobile dominance is spreading to the most lucrative genre of apps: videogames. The two Silicon Valley giants have been wooing game developers to ensure that top-tier game titles arrive first on devices powered by their respective operating systems, people familiar with the situation said. In exchange, Apple Continue Reading →

In the South Korean industrial town of Gumi, about a 45-minute helicopter ride southeast of here, Samsung Electronics factory workers, nearly all of them young women, are methodically applying the finishing touches on Galaxy S5s. The launch of Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone on April 11 was a little over a week away, and though most Continue Reading →