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Article | 24/05/2013 Microsoft turns Siri against Apple in hilarious new Windows 8 ad
After coming out swinging a few days back with a Surface ad that focused on Office, Microsoft has a new ad that confronts the iPad head-on. And here's...
Article | 23/05/2013 Researchers find more versions of digitally signed Mac OS X spyware
Security researchers have identified multiple samples of the recently discovered "KitM" spyware for Mac OS X, including one dating back to December 20...
Article | 23/05/2013 Penguin settles with US states in e-book price-fixing lawsuit
Penguin has settled with U.S. states in an e-book price-fixing lawsuit, leaving only Apple now in the fray.
Article | 22/05/2013 Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents, Apple says
Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple.
Article | 21/05/2013 Apple defends offshore decisions that result in low taxes
Apple pays a fair share of the taxes it owes the U.S. and other nations, its CEO said Tuesday, despite criticism from U.S. senators that the company i...
Article | 20/05/2013 Senate report: Apple claims subsidiaries with no taxing jurisdiction
Apple has set up three foreign subsidiaries that the company claims are not resident in any nation for taxing purposes, in an effort to avoid paying t...
Article | 20/05/2013 US Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devices for its networks
Devices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department move...
Article | 18/05/2013 iPhone 6 rumour rollup for the week ending May 17
There's nothing like exclusive, high resolution, leaked photographs of arcane internal iPhone components to trigger the gaga reflex in the iOSphere. I...
Article | 17/05/2013 At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight
Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O confer...
Article | 17/05/2013 Wall Street Beat: Market stokes tech IPOs, as Tableau and Marketo debut
A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of...
Article | 17/05/2013 New Mac spyware found on Angolan activist's computer
Previously unknown Mac OS X spyware, signed with a valid Apple Developer ID, has turned up on the laptop of an activist from Angola at a human rights ...
Article | 17/05/2013 New iPhone: Sapphire crystal fingerprint scanner 'to be embedded in home button'
There have been plenty of rumours circulating that Apple is planning to incorporate fingerprint readers into the new iPhone, and now confirmation that...
Article | 17/05/2013 Android retains lead over Apple
Android has remained at the top of the leader board when it comes to smartphones, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report...
Article | 17/05/2013 Progress at Foxconn factories, but working hours still exceed Chinese laws
Employees at the Chinese factories of Apple supplier Foxconn continue to work beyond the country's legal limit of 49 hours a month, according to a rep...
Article | 16/05/2013 Now you see it: How Apple's Retina display is a boon to accessibility
iOS's accessibility features are great, particularly on the iPad--as I've written elsewhere--but for disabled users, accessibility is more than just a...