Apple tries to lock down market research data in Samsung trial, only gives us more details

Steve Jobs proudly boasted that Apple doesn't do any market research, but court documents in the company's ongoing trial against Samsung say otherwise.

Beleaguered Kodak strikes legal blow against Apple

Kodak, the formerly powerful but now bankrupt camera company, has tasted victory in its ongoing patent war with Apple.

Kodak has been scrambling to maintain its very existence lately, and part of that struggle includes a lawsuit it brought against …

HTC expects Q3 revenue drop, only China to see growth

Things aren't getting better anytime soon for Taiwanese manufacturer HTC, which today forecast a difficult third quarter with sales declines in every region except China.

Apple v. Samsung: Apple asks judge for immediate judgement in its favor

The Samsung-Apple legal battle just took yet another left turn into soap opera status. One day after Samsung took the dangerous step of taking the case to the media, Apple has asked the judge to issue a summary judgement in …

Apple patent application shows Smart Cover with a flexible secondary display

Apple’s Smart Cover, the magnetic cover that sits on top of the iPad’s screen, currently suffers from being not very smart at all. However, a patent application from the company released by the U.S. Patent Application and Trademark Office (USPTO) …

iPhone 5 nears: Sharp to start shipping screens to Apple this month

Sharp revealed today that it will begin shipping new smartphone screens to Apple this month, which are widely expected to end up in the iPhone 5, Reuters reports.

Sharp President Takashi Okuda said simply, “Shipments will start in August,” during …

Apple gets cozier with Twitter integration, but passes on investment

The Twitter rumor mill is grindin’ away this morning, and here’s another tidbit just fallen from the old grindstone: Apple had been in talks to invest in Twitter, but the deal is officially off the table. Said investment supposedly hinged …

Apple v. Samsung trial reveals a slew of early iPhone and iPad prototypes

While the Apple v. Samsung trial in San Jose has been high on drama, it’s also given us the best look yet at Apple’s early designs for the iPhone and iPad.

Apple designer Christopher Stringer, the company’s first witness in …

Smartphone wars: Google and Samsung largest, Apple growing faster

ComScore just released its June 2012 U.S. mobile report, and the results were mostly predictable.

The unholy trinity of Google, Samsung, and Apple captured 50 percent of the mobile phone market, and 84 percent of all smartphones run either Android …

Spy vs Spy game creator tells the story of a rerelease nearly 30 years in the making

Richard Spitalny of First Star Software discusses the iOS remake of his classic Spy vs Spy and the changes he's seen over 30 years in video game development.

Samsung proves its desperation, sends rejected evidence from Apple case to the media

Just how desperate is Samsung in its legal battle against Apple? Enough to make a risky move that could land its lawyers in serious trouble with the court.

After being denied the chance to argue that the design of the …

Apple CPU lead Jim Keller heads back to AMD as chief architect

After leading the design of Apple’s mobile processors, which have powered the iPhone and iPad over the last few years, chip architect Jim Keller is returning to AMD to head up its microprocessor core design team, the chipmaker announced today.…

Amazon’s Cloud Player update takes aim at iTunes Match

Amazon is giving its cloud-based music service Cloud Player some significant upgrades today that could bring it up to par with rival services from Apple and Google.

Previously, the Cloud Player worked in conjunction with Amazon’s Cloud Drive storage locker. …

Apple and Samsung take 90 minutes to tell each other off in opening statements

Apple and Samsung’s highly publicized trial began today, with opening statements from either company that lasted 90 minutes each.

“Samsung had two choices: Accept the challenge of the iPhone, come up with its own designs, and beat Apple fairly in …

Hulu app finally lands on Apple TV—what took so long?

Apple rolled out a software update for its Apple TV set-top box today that includes a new app for Hulu.

Apple TV owners have been waiting forever for Hulu service to land on the device. Previously, rumors indicated that a …

Inkling squeezes interactive ebooks onto your iPhone

After schooling the publishing industry on how interactive ebooks could be tackled on the iPad, Inkling is now focusing on the iPhone’s much smaller screen with its latest release.

Inkling 3.0 brings the company’s extensive library of digital textbooks, cookbooks, …

Apple and Samsung: best of frenemies

We haven’t seen a love-hate relationship like this since the Honeymooners.

Apple and Samsung are fighting tooth and nail in the market, together winning half of the global marketshare and 90 percent of the profit for smartphones.

And they’re mauling …