Nuance to Buy Natural Speech Competitor Vlingo to Take on Siri

Oliver Haslam ∙ December 20, 2011

It seems Apple's introduction of Siri to the world of smartphones has had an unexpected affect – it has stopped the ongoing legal wrangle between two competing natural language software development companies. So much so that the pair are now in cahoots.

Both Nuance and Vlingo have been at each other's throats over perceived patent infringement, but the pair are now best buds after Nuance announced that it was to buy Vlingo, the same firm it took to court not that long ago.

The reason for the sudden turnaround? The pair seem to think that they need to join forces against a common enemy, namely, Apple...

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Apple Pushes Out New ‘Complete My Season’ iTunes Feature For TV Shows

Cody Lee ∙ December 20, 2011

iTunes customers have been able to use previously purchased tracks from their music collections to upgrade to a full album for a long time. The feature is called "Complete My Album," and has only been available for music... until now.

Hot on the heals of Apple's international iTunes Match rollout and update last week, the company has pushed out another enhancement to its media store. Users can now complete their TV show collections with a single click...

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Apple Snatches Up Flash Memory Company for $500 Million

Cody Lee ∙ December 20, 2011

Apple has made some interesting purchases over the last couple of years. There was the Siri buyout, which is probably the most notable, and there have been multiple mapping companies, including C3 Technologies.

While most of Apple's acquisitions have been software-related, reports are surfacing today that the company has just purchased a hardware company. Apple just landed itself a flash memory maker...

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Apple Sues Samsung Again Over Tablets and Cases

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 27, 2017

The legal battle between Apple and Samsung never seems to end. Today Apple sued Samsung again in Sydney, Australia, claiming that Samsung's phones and tablets infringe on its design patents.

While both companies have sued each other over similar claims in recent months (totaling over 30 different lawsuits across 4 continents), Apple has brought more cases of infringement before the court this time around.

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Apple Begins Replacing Old iPod Nanos with New Models

Oliver Haslam ∙ December 20, 2011

Apple's iPod nano replacement program is in full swing now, with the company replacing original iPod nanos due to a potential fire risk from overheating. Up to this point, Apple has been replacing the iPods with same-generation models, with new versions of old iPod nanos being shipped out to the customers that are taking advantage of the program.

Now it seems that Apple may have begun to offer new, recent-generation models of the iPod nano in exchange for the faulty first-generation units, if reports on the MacRumors forums are to be believed.

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Apple Working on Smart Kiosks for iOS Devices

Cody Lee ∙ December 20, 2011

The innovative minds of Apple's R&D (Research and Development) team never cease to amaze us. They've come up with all kinds of cool stuff — most of which never makes it into consumer products.

And the latest patent application from the folks in Cupertino is proof of that. Judging by the filing, Apple appears to be experimenting with self-serve "smart kiosks" that can interact with iOS devices...

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Saurik Helps Pod2g Makes More Progress on iPhone 4S Untethered Jailbreak

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

It looks like the caching issues that jailbreak guru pod2g was facing are now a thing of the past.

Just a while ago, the iPhone hacker updated his blog acknowledging that he had solved the the A5 chip cache issue, which means we are even closer to the reality of an untethered iPhone 4S jailbreak.

pod2g also touched on a few other points of interest regarding the much anticipated release...

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ITC Rules in Favor of Apple, Bans HTC Products From the US

Cody Lee ∙ December 19, 2011

It's essentially "D-day" for HTC and its Android-flavored devices here in The States. After weeks of postponing, the ITC (International Trade Commission) has finally made a decision in the Apple vs. HTC patent dispute case.

We told you about the lawsuit earlier this month in which Apple is suing the Taiwanese manufacturer for infringing on four of its patents. The outcome could have a huge impact on both companies. So, what did the ITC decide?

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AT&T Pulls Out of T-Mobile Buyout

Oliver Haslam ∙ December 19, 2011

And there we have it, folks. The love affair between AT&T and T-Mobile is finally over, with the former confirming today that it has pulled out of a proposed deal to buy the latter from its parent company, Deutsche Telekom.

The news comes as both the FCC and DOJ voiced concerns over the potential buyout, with many industry insiders believing there was no way AT&T was going to be able to force a deal through with so much opposition.

Today AT&T finally gave up on the deal that would have given it a considerable leg-up with regards to increased spectrum. The real kicker? AT&T will have to pay T-Mobile $4 billion as part of the breakup, though questions will still remain as to whether T-Mobile will be able to continue in the long term.

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Firefighter’s iPhone 4 Spontaneously Catches Fire

Cody Lee ∙ December 19, 2011

Apple's iPhone has arguably been one of the year's hottest devices... literally. Last month we told you about the handset actually catching fire due to overheating on an airplane enroute to Sydney Australia, and it seems it's happened again.

A fire department located in the town of East Brandywine, Pennsylvania published an interesting report to its incident blog earlier this month regarding an iPhone catching fire. The exploding handset belonged to one of the firefighters...

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SwitcherCleaner Micromanages Your iPhone’s App Switcher

Jeff Benjamin ∙ December 19, 2011

SwitcherCleaner allows for more fine tuned control over the apps in your App Switcher. It works by automatically placing the items found in your App Switcher into "quit" mode, and only displays apps that are actually running.

SwitcherCleaner is an offshoot of a previously released tweak entitled SwitcherMod. In fact, it borrows its only two features directly from SwitcherMod and brings them to iOS 5...

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