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The popular video game publisher, Electronic Arts, recently announced the launch of Origin for the Mac OS X, a new built-for-platform version of EA’s videogame download service that will bring some of the company’s biggest titles to Apple’s desktop and laptop offerings.

The arrival of Origin on the Mac means Apple owners will have access to the all-in-one access point for titles such as The Sims 3, Dragon Age 2, Batman: Arkham ...

Despite a “flat” or “disappointing” quarter for Wall Street, Apple still holds the top spot among the most profitable U.S. companies, with a significant margin on top of that. The $13.1 billion in profit Apple posted for the first quarter of 2013 is the most profitable quarter for a tech company in history, just edging out the record $13.06 billion set in the first quarter of 2012, also by Apple. ...

Sprint recently announced its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012, revealing that it sold a best ever number of 2.2 million iPhones, bringing its total 2012 sales to a total of 6.6. million. Of the 2.2 million iPhones sold in the fourth quarter of 2012, 38% of those were to new customers and 40% of the 6.6 million iPhones sold in all of 2012 were to customers new to the carrier.
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In their rare joint appearance at All Things Digital 5, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates discussed their contributions to the technology industry - an industry that has evolved dramatically in the few short years that have passed since their joint appearance on that stage.

Changing technologies and consumer preferences have, indeed, sparked a global transition in personal computing from the desktop screen to the mobile screen. It's a reality ...

The anticipated Mailbox e-mail client for iOS has been launched in the App Store Thursday. Mailbox will support G-mail for the time being, and gain support for other e-mail clients in the future.

Because the registration for Mailbox is being performed via reservation, users will need to reserve their place to start using the new client. There are over 400,000 people waiting in line currently ...

Apple is no longer the leader of the pack when it comes to cutting edge smartphone features. That's the claim from a man who knows the iPhone maker pretty well. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently told the German press that the iPhone is now lagging behind competing smartphones when it comes to today's hottest features.

"Currently we are in my opinion... somewhat behind," Wozniak confesses. "Others ...

Apple is no stranger to lawsuits, but the latest legal skirmish is unorthodox when compared to the intellectual property and patent-related matters that usually deliver Apple to the courtroom.

Prominent hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who oversees management of Greenlight Capital, has filed a lawsuit against Apple in response to a growing "cash problem" the company purportedly exhibits. Blasting Apple's hoarding ...

A while back, we showed you the BookBook for iPhone 5 from Twelve South, a leather book-styled case that could hold credit cards and money. Today, we will show you the brand new SurfacePad for iPhone 5; also from Twelve South.

The SurfacePad is made from premium Napa Leather, and it has that new car smell to it. It is intended for minimalists, as it has no real protection for the iPhone, apart from keeping the device itself from coming into contact with surfaces that you set it down on and causing scratches. The SurfacePad offers next to no ...

With the evasi0n untethered iOS 6 jailbreak having been released just this Monday, at 12p.m. Eastern time, popular iOS developer SpiritOfLogic is hosting a massive giveaway on ModMyi to celebrate. Being symbolic of the 12p.m. release, SpiritOfLogic will give away 12 licenses each of PhotoAlbums+, PwnTunes, and iRealSMS – all of which have been updated with support for iOS 6.1 and the iPhone 5.

PhotoAlbums+ – $6.99 (iPad), $4.99 (iPhone, iPod touch)

PhotoAlbums+ ensures that you have full control over your photo albums at all times. With it, you'll be able to actually move photos and videos ...

Yesterday afternoon, Apple released iOS 6.1.1 beta to developers. The update surprised many of us, as it came out only two days after the evasi0n untethered iOS 6 jailbreak was released. The evasi0n jailbreak supports iOS 6.0, iOS 6.0.1, iOS 6.0.2, and iOS 6.1.

Miraculously, a Tweet from pod2g this morning states that iOS 6.1.1 beta does not yet patch the evasi0n iOS 6 jalbreak. This is interesting, ...

According to recently released data from the analytics firm, comScore, Apple and Samsung both continued their race for U.S. smartphone subscribers over the fourth quarter of 2012. Apple’s iOS platform even managed to gain some ground on Google’s Android platform during the same time frame.

Data from comScore’s MobiLens service shows that the iPhone maintained its dominance of the U.S. ...