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• Apple wins court case against man who claims to have invented the smartphone
• Apple and Best Buy are growing in popularity among smartphone buyers
• How Apple may incorporate PrimeSense technology into current and future products
• Nokia’s latest Lumia 2520 ad pokes fun at the iPad
• Courteous thief steals iPhone, sends handwritten list of contacts to original owner
• Free apps for today: Infinity Blade, Lost Souls and SimpleRockets
• QuizUp security flaw sends your personal data to other players
• Deal Alert: Get the iPad Air for a discounted price of $429
• New patent reveals Apple’s future plans to turn Touch ID into trackpad, integrate sensor into display
• Danish company collaborates with Apple to make iPhone compatible hearing aids

Apple wins court case against man who claims to have invented the smartphone Posted: 26 Nov 2013 03:40 AM PST NetAirus Technologies is a company owned by 70 year old Richard L. Ditzik, an electrical engineer who patented the idea of a handheld device that can connect to the internet, make phone calls, and be used as a personal digital assistant. In other words, he patented the smartphone. Ditzik has been in court with Apple over this patent for quite a few number of years, but now, according to Bloomberg, the case is over, and Apple has won. Continue reading →

Apple and Best Buy are growing in popularity among smartphone buyers Posted: 25 Nov 2013 05:51 PM PST Carriers may be the first place customers visit when shopping for a new phone, but Best Buy and Apple retail stores are growing in popularity. Despite its financial struggles, Best Buy is attracting enough customers that both Samsung and Apple have set up mini-stores inside the retailer’s brick and mortar outlets. Continue reading →

How Apple may incorporate PrimeSense technology into current and future products Posted: 25 Nov 2013 04:46 PM PST Over the weekend, Apple confirmed that it acquired 3D sensor company PrimeSense. The Tel Aviv company is best known for its work on Microsoft’s Kinect sensor, but that’s not all the company is involved in. Its technology can be used in everything from computers to healthcare, which opens the door for Apple to enter new markets and expand opportunity in current areas of investment. Continue reading →

Nokia’s latest Lumia 2520 ad pokes fun at the iPad Posted: 25 Nov 2013 03:04 PM PST Now that Nokia is slated to become part of Microsoft, the Finnish company isn’t wasting any time following in the footsteps of its parent company with a cheeky commercial for its new Lumia 2520 tablet that  by bashes the iPad. Continue reading →

Courteous thief steals iPhone, sends handwritten list of contacts to original owner Posted: 25 Nov 2013 02:02 PM PST iPhone owner Zou Bin may have lost has iPhone for good after a thief pickpocketed the device when the two shared a ride in a taxi. His contacts. though, have been safely returned thanks to same thief who sent them along in an 11-page handwritten document. Continue reading →

Free apps for today: Infinity Blade, Lost Souls and SimpleRockets Posted: 25 Nov 2013 01:22 PM PST We have some great apps for you today that have gone free for a short duration on the App Store, including the popular gaming title Infinity Blade, Lost Souls and SimpleRockets. Continue reading →

QuizUp security flaw sends your personal data to other players Posted: 25 Nov 2013 01:15 PM PST You may want to hold off on playing popular trivia game QuizUp, as the game may be sending your personal information to other players. This security and privacy flaw was detected by developer Kyle Richter and described in a recent blog post. Continue reading →

Deal Alert: Get the iPad Air for a discounted price of $429 Posted: 25 Nov 2013 01:01 PM PST The newly launched iPad Air with an all-new thinner, lighter design starts at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model, but Quill is selling the device at a $70 discount. Continue reading →

New patent reveals Apple’s future plans to turn Touch ID into trackpad, integrate sensor into display Posted: 25 Nov 2013 12:22 PM PST Just a few days after a patent application revealed the inner-workings of the iPhone 5s’ Touch ID, a new Apple patent application filed with the WIPO shows the company’s future plans for the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Continue reading →

Danish company collaborates with Apple to make iPhone compatible hearing aids Posted: 25 Nov 2013 10:39 AM PST Reuters reports that GN Store Nord, a Denmark company, has collaborated with Apple to make hearing aids that are compatible with the iPhone. The hearing aids will allow users to stream sound wirelessly from their iPhones without the need of an intermediary device. Continue reading →

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