Here at iDB we've covered a lot of lawsuits involving Apple and their hit line of iDevices. Most, if not all, of the litigation has involved patents. You know, those little pieces of paper that tie an invention to its inventors.
In fact, these patents have practically turned into weapons in the warzone that is now the mobile industry. It seems like everyone is suing everyone — it's hard to keep up. Luckily, the folks over at Reuters have made a chart to help us out...
It appears fake Apple Stores aren't the only aspects of the Cupertino outfit to fall foul to some dodgy dealings, with M.I.C. Gadget telling of an interesting new book being sold in Taiwan – a book that seems to be a fake Steve Jobs biography.
The impostor's title loosely translates to Steve Jobs Gives 11 Advices to Teenager, according to the site, with the title appearing in the top five business books sold by Taiwanese book store KingStone...
With Apple's unprecedented success in the retail space, it's no wonder that other businesses have tried to emulate. By now you've likely heard of the string of fake Apple Stores that have been springing up over the last few months.
While the previous counterfeits we've seen were located in China, apparently that's not the only place harboring fakes. Reuters reports that there's a couple of knock off stores located here in the States, and Apple is going after these faux retail outlets...
As most of you know already, Apple released iOS 5 Beta 6 to developers earlier today. While we've been able to confirm that the new software is jailbreak-safe, we haven't been able to uncover any major, new features.
Much like its predecessor, Beta 6 seems to be full of minimal enhancements and last minute bug fixes as Apple prepares for an imminent public release. Regardless, the new firmware still has a huge change log. And you can read through it yourself after the break...
Apple seeded beta number 6 of iOS 5 to developers today. And while some folks are rushing out to download the new software, others are waiting for word on if and when it will be jailbroken.
With previous iOS 5 releases, we've had to wait for the jailbreak community to update tools like RedSn0w and Sn0wBreeze to be compatible with the new firmware...
Apple has released iOS 5 Beta 6 to developers, with the public launch of iOS 5 and iCloud predicted to happen in the next 1-2 months. Additionally, Apple has also released iTunes 10.5 Beta 6, Xcode 4.2 Preview 6, and a new Apple TV beta in its dev channel.
With iPad 3 stories currently fighting for attention with iPhone 5 claims and counterclaims, the latest information on Apple's next tablet comes from the always reliable Wall Street Journal.
The WSJ weighed in on the speculation with a claim that their sources believe Apple is now planning to bring the iPad 3 to market some time in 2012, and not the late 2011 window that had previously been banded around.
Interestingly, the Journal also added fuel to the fire with the news that the next iPad will sport a super-high resolution display, bringing the Retina Display to the company's tablet line...
Up until the last few weeks, the entire tech industry was having problems agreeing on an iPhone 5 launch date. With no official word from Apple, analysts and tech pundits have been forced to rely on rumors and speculation as sources of information.
We've heard everything from August to October as possible launch dates for Apple's next smartphone, but more recently the reports seem to be agreeing on a timeframe. It's looking more and more likely that the next iPhone will be available in early October...
If you've been following lawsuits in the tech industry as of late, or if you've visited your local Best Buy in the last year, you're probably pretty aware that there's a serious case of the copycat game taking place in the tablet market.
Since Apple introduced the iPad in January of 2010, the rest of its competition has been trying desperately to play catch-up. If you're curious, here's how tablet design looked before and after the iPad was introduced...
Last week, we told you about how Nokia accidentally used an iPhone 4 in one of its advertisements. Today, it seems history has repeated itself, only this time with BlackBerry.
RIM made a fan video showcasing the new BlackBerry Torch and OS 7. For a short time in the video, you can easily spot something that isn't a BlackBerry. It's an Android device.
In a recent report from The Next Web, it's unveiled that HP tested webOS on the iPad. Yesterday, HP announced that it would be killing the webOS platform.
HP tested webOS as a web app on the iPad. In HP's testing, webOS ran up to twice as fast on the iPad than it did on the TouchPad. HP tested webOS on the iPad because it believed that its current hardware was too slow for the webOS platform...
If you're a fan of free games, we have some good news. RAGE and RAGE HD have gone free in the App Store. This is because id Software, the studio behind Rage, got 100,000 Facebook likes on its page. The game will only be this cheap for a week, so get it while it's free!