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Reports yesterday of Apple talking with cable operators about an “imminent” product launch may have mischaracterized the immediacy of Apple’s launch plans.

A reports today by All Things D confirms that Apple has indeed talked with large cable operators, but the launch is not imminent by any means. Jefferies and Co.’s James Kisner claimed only one major cable operator is still conducting tests to determine ...

A bug in iOS is causing multiple downloads of streaming media and potentially costing customers and content providers bandwidth and money.

The flaw, discovered by Public Radio Exchange Labs (PRX), is caused by an issue in iOS 6 Audio Playback frameworks that results in files being downloaded multiple times. However, Apple fixed the bug in iOS 6.0.1 and the 6.1 beta. PRX noticed something was wrong when podcasts like ...

Two new iPad mini television ads have started making the rounds on televisions across the country.

The second and third spots for the new device entitled “Photos” and “Books” follow the first iPad mini commercial “Piano” that Apple debuted during the iPad mini event earlier this year.

“Books”, highlights the iPad mini’s abilities as an e-reader. The add has both the full size iPad and the iPad ...

Apple added Passbook enabled gift cards to the Apple Store app this weekend.

Apple announced the company would roll out the Passbook gift cards when they updated the App Store earlier this week. However, the cards were difficult to find and weren’t searchable from the App.

The gift cards themselves are still somewhat difficult to locate, but those searching for the new gift cards can find them ...

Mark today on your calendar as the day Apple reached the pinnacle in gadget design.

The US Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a patent on the round-corner rectangle.

Apple now legally owns the rights to Patent No. D670,286 which defines the shape of the first iPad and subsequently every other iPad, and tablet ever made. This is like a single baseball team patenting the shape of a baseball with ...

Apple found themselves on the wrong side of a $368 million damages claim today.

A Texas court ordered Apple to pay $368.2 million in damages to patent holding and security software company VirnetX today. VirnetX filed suit against Apple for violating network patents the company holds and originally asked for $900 million in damages.

VirnetX is a bonafide patent troll. The ...

Rumors of Apple switching to ARM-based processors for its Mac lineup have surfaced every year since the inception of the iPhone. But, one industry analyst is claiming the transition is "inevitable."

Shaw Wu, an analyst with Sterne Agee, said in a note to investors Tuesday that Apple will take its time optimizing MAC OS X for the ARM processors currently powering their iDevices. For even the mildly ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple a trademark for "Lion."

The approved trademark gives Apple exclusive rights to using "Lion" spelled with a capital L followed by lowercase letters when referring to the company's "computer operating system and application development tool software." Apple originally applied for the trademark back in April of 2011.

Apple's trademark ...

Scott Forstall is out.

The news is huge, and revelations in the Wall Street Journal depict a forcible exit for Forstall, Apple’s iOS chief. The report claims Forstall was forced out of Apple after he refused to sign a letter apologizing for the Apple Maps fiasco.

Forstall’s presence has long been divisive amongst the halls of Cupertino, and with Steve Jobs gone there apparently was no ranking officer ...

Apple’s new Palo Alto, California Apple Store opened it’s doors to a large crowd Saturday.

The 15,000 square foot store features the trademark all-glass front, while the rest of the single-story building looks like a tech-laden biergarten with tables of Apple products littering the floor instead of delicious hefeweizens and weizeneisbocks. .

The new location at 340 University DRive replaces the ...

Sprint unveiled four new tablet 4G LTE data plans Wednesday, claiming the plans offer 20% more data than AT&T or Verizon at the same price points.

The new plans will be available starting November 11 and start at a paltry $14.99 for 300MB of data. Plans increase to 3GB ($34.99/month), 6GB ($49.99/month), and 12GB ($79.99/month). Sprint claims they company will waive the activation fee for all 3G/4G ...