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No Apple-Suitable 4G LTE Chips Until Early 2012?

With rumors of Apple planning for a later-than-usual iPhone release this year, some have hoped that Apple might use the extra time to build in support for the latest 4G LTE networks beginning to go live w...

iPad 2 Production Shortages Due to LCD and Speaker Issues?

Dow Jones Newswires reports on comments from research firm IHS iSuppli noting that Apple's surprisingly low iPad shipments for the first quarter of 2011 were in fact due to production issues, primarily related to display and speaker productio...

More Details on Apple’s Cloud-based Music Locker

Apple seems to be getting ready to launch their cloud-based digital music "locker" service that has been rumored for many months. But contrary to an earlier Reuters report, All Things D has heard that Apple has already come to terms with tw...

OpenFeint Acquired by Japanese Gaming Company GREE for $104 Million

OpenFeint announced tonight that they have been acquired by Japanese gaming company GREE for $104 million. GREE, Japan’s leading mobile social gaming platform, today announced its entrance into the global market with the acq...

Samsung Files Patent Lawsuits Against Apple in Korea, Japan, Germany

In response to the Apple lawsuit, Reuters reports that Samsung has filed patent lawsuits against Apple in South Korea, Japan and Germany."Samsung is responding actively to the legal action taken against us in order to protect...

Apple’s Cloud-Based Music Service Ready to Go?

Reuters reports that Apple has "completed work" on its rumored cloud-based music service and will beat Google to the punch as the search and advertising giant continues to work on a similar project.

Apple Developing Narrower, Rackmountable Mac Pro Prototypes?

Inside Apple's current Mac Pro According to 9 to 5 Mac, Apple is "toying with" a redesigned prototype for its Mac Pro line, narrowing the design from its current 8.1-inch width to something slightly over 5 inches wide. Combined with a...

Apple Seeding High-Level Gaming Developers With A5-Based iPhone 4s?

9 to 5 Mac reports that it has heard from a source that Apple has been providing developers at high-level iOS gaming companies with new prototype iPhone models based on the A5 system-on-chip found in the ...

Senator Asks Apple About Location-Tracking Issues as Experts Weigh In

With much publicity about yesterday's iOS location-tracking issue, a number of voices have already weighed in to provide additional perspective on exactly what is happening with respect to user privacy.

Apple Now Ranked as Highest-Grossing Mobile Phone Vendor

Reuters reports that a new study from research firm Strategy Analytics is showing that Apple is now the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer as measured by revenue, outpacing Nokia for the first time...

Verizon CFO Reveals Next iPhone to Be a ‘Global Device’

Qualcomm's "world-mode" MDM6600 wireless chip found in CDMA iPhone 4 and iPad 2 (Source: iFixit's Verizon iPhone teardown) As noted by Barron's, Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo revealed during a conference call discu...

Verizon Activates 2.2 Million iPhones in Q1 2011

It's been a busy couple of days for Apple-related earnings announcements, with AT&T and Apple releasing their data yesterday and Verizon following suit this morning. In a slideshow presentation (PDF) accompanying the release, Verizon reveals...