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Apple could face U.S. ban on products over 3G patent

The U.S.-based court battle between Motorola and Apple may have been dismissed, but Apple's problems are far from over. As far as the ITC is concerned, the company is still facing a possible product import ban.

A new report is out this afternoon, claiming that the International Trade Commission is reviewing a previous ruling that says Apple is in violation of one of Motorola's patents. And the outcome, could be devastating...

iOS 6 beta 2 brings back ‘Enable 3G’ toggle

Apple rolled out iOS 6 beta 2 to developers this morning, exactly two weeks after releasing the original. We've installed the new firmware, and have been looking everywhere for any significant changes.

While we haven't found any major new features yet, we have noticed a few subtle differences. We've already mentioned the animated install icon, but there's one more addition that folks might find useful...

Gmail for iOS gets true Notification Center support and “send-as” feature

Google has just pushed out an incremental update to its native Gmail client for iOS. The new version brings three little nice-to-haves to your email arsenal, including the ability to send email messages from your alternate email addresses and stay logged in longer.

The biggest enhancements is the full support for iOS notifications, meaning you can now finally set up banners, alerts and lock screen options in Notification Center...

T-Mobile to purchase AWS spectrum from Verizon

T-Mobile's AT&T deal might not have gone through, but that doesn't mean the carrier is ready to just roll over and die. It's actually been very busy this year, building up its network.

The company has already started showing off its new iPhone-friendly HSPA+ technology. And today it's announced plans to purchase a large amount of AWS spectrum from Verizon...

NFC seen coming to the next iPhone

When a high-ranked Apple executive says Apple won't do something, expect quite the opposite. So when Apple's worldwide marketing chief Phil Schiller told the Wall Street Journal that Passbook, a new app in iOS 6, won't be a direct payment product, there was more to his words than met the eye.

We've also heard countless rumors involving an Near Field Communication NFC chip coming to the next iPhone to provide a hardware basis for secure contactless payments on the go. Apparently, recent code dumps that broke the taller iPhone news also indicate that NFC controllers are directly connected to the power management unit of the next iPhone...

Facebook app updated with new ‘Find Friends Nearby’ feature

Facebook's iOS team has been extremely busy over the past couple of months. They've created two standalone applications, App Center and then there's that whole iOS 6 integration thing.

This weekend, the team launched a new feature for the social network's mobile app called Find Friends Nearby. The addition allows you to automatically add nearby people, as friends...

Prepaid iPhone 4 and 4S now available on Cricket

As expected, Apple's smartphone went on sale at Cricket Wireless this weekend. The carrier is the first to offer a prepaid, no-contract iPhone here in the US.

The company says that the launch is generating quite the buzz, with customers lining up outside of several of its retail stores to buy the handset...

Defecting to a Galaxy? Samsung has an app for that!

So as part of its massive worldwide effort to wow iPhone users with its latest Galaxy S III handset, Samsung has not only kickstarted the biggest marketing campaign in its history, but also partnered with software maker Media Mushroom Applications on an app that makes it easy to bring users' iTunes and iOS data over to the Galaxy family of smartphones and tablets...

Flipboard updated with Google+ support and more

Flipboard, the popular social network aggregator, has just updated its iOS app to version 1.9.3. The new release brings Google+ support and a couple of other handy features.

The Google+ integration works just like it does with Facebook and Twitter. Simply sign in to the social network, and enjoy sifting through your stream and circles in style...

Nike+ Running for iPhone gets new UI, features

Nike today issued a major update to its running app sporting a revamped interface and tons of new features. You can now get into a run even faster, compare your last run to previous seven, along with the ability to visualize you runs in a beautiful new view that includes a landscape history...

LunaTik unveils new high-end iPhone case: the TAKTIK

Last year, LunaTik raised a million dollars for its iPod Nano watchband project. Made with high-quality materials and attention to detail, the bands were a hit.

Today, the company is hoping it can get lightning to strike a second time around, with its latest creation: the TAKTIK, a premium case for your iPhone 4 or 4S...

Run for the hills, Galaxy S III ad assault begins

I know this is an iOS blog, but today Samsung launched its Galaxy S III in the United States with much fanfare and we thought you'd be interested in some of the television commercials they're running now. They're shiny, 100 percent devoid of Apple bashing and way cooler than Samsung's first promo video for the S III.

You can also bet on Samsung bombarding us with more commercials for the S III in the coming weeks. If these two adverts are an indication ("the next big thing is already here"), I'm expecting some fast jabs at the iPhone (though Terry Gou would disagree).

The question is, will Samsung's latest baby become the first smartphone to outsell the iPhone?