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Chip delays point to next-gen iPhone launch around October

Will Apple return to its usual summer launch for its next iPhone revision, or will it repeat last year's fall unveiling of the iPhone 4S? The latest news from baseband supplier Qualcomm suggests the iPhone...

Five OS X security threats that fizzled

Macs have been relatively safe from the kind of viruses that plagued Windows users through the last couple decades. But once it was revealed that a variation of Flashback was able to create a botnet...

German court extends push e-mail injunction against iCloud, MobileMe

A German judge has extended an injunction against Apple barring the company from pushing e-mail to iCloud and MobileMe users in that country. The injunction was originally awarded after Motorola argued that Apple's push e-mai......

Apple green-lighted to intervene in Lodsys lawsuit against iOS developers

After nearly a year of waiting, a federal judge has granted Apple's motion to intervene on behalf of iOS developers in a legal shakedown initiated by patent troll Lodsys. Specifically, Apple will now be allowed...

Apple patent could lead to face-based user switching in iOS and beyond

Apple continues to consider ways to enable easy user switching and control for iOS devices using facial recognition, which may eventually lead to facial unlock features in the iPhone or iPad....

Apple reportedly investigating iPad Wi-Fi issues, offering replacements

Apple is actively investigating reports that Wi-Fi-only iPad 3 models are having trouble connecting to or getting a strong signal from Wi-Fi networks, according to a memo seen by 9to5 Mac. The problem seems to...

iPhone 4S goes rural with regional US carriers on April 20

Apple plans to expand its potential customer base later this month when the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 launch on a number of small, regional CDMA wireless networks here in the US. The soft launch expands...

Apple holds the master decryption key when it comes to iCloud security, privacy

Ars recently attempted to delve into the inner workings of the security built into Apple's iCloud service. Though we came away reasonably certain that iCloud uses industry best practices that Apple...

Leaks imply first Ivy Bridge-based Macs could launch in late April

Release dates for Intel's next-generation Ivy Bridge processors, which have been delayed from their original first quarter launch, have now been leaked. According to the alleged leak posted to CPU World,...

Signs in Mountain Lion point to "retina" display MacBooks sooner than later

A new clue found within in the latest developer release of OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) suggests that 2012 may bring us the "summer of retina display Macs." A source with access to the latest...

Netflix: HD streaming to third-generation iPad is "on our roadmap"

Netflix recently updated its iOS app to support the third-generation iPad's high resolution "retina" display. Unfortunately, the app still only plays back standard definition video. That could change soon, however, as Netflix...

Apple moves 3 million third-generation iPads over launch weekend

Apple's third-generation iPad, colloquially referred to as the iPad 3, is already setting Apple sales records after its first weekend on the market. Apple announced on Monday afternoon that it has already sold......