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First look: BlueBulb's iPhone-controlled LED bulb looks to kill light switches

2013/01/05, 08:05 am

After nearly nine months of research and development, bluetooth lighting startup BlueBulb is finally ready to ship a small batch of initial units to customers in a bid to bring remotely-controlled, multi-color lighting into the mainstream.

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Path app again accused of unacceptable address book access

2013/30/04, 06:04 pm

Social networking app Path is under a negative spotlight again, as a new user complaint has highlighted the service's tendency to dig into users' data in order to encourage adoption by their contacts.

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Tim Cook to return to All Things D conference in May

2013/30/04, 05:04 pm

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been confirmed to appear at the D11: All Things Digital conference in May, following up on his debut in 2012 by kicking off this year's proceedings with an opening night interview.

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AT&T initiates $100 trade-in program for smartphones, pushes non-iPhone handsets

2013/30/04, 05:04 pm

AT&T announced on Tuesday that it will begin a trade in program in May, with the initiative targeting existing smartphone users who may be on the fence about moving up to a new model or .

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iPhone 5 art installations grace Berlin Apple Store ahead of grand opening

2013/30/04, 01:04 pm

The countdown is on for the grand opening of Apple's first retail store in Berlin, and the iPhone maker is touting its best selling product ahead of the store's launch.

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Ownership of imaging patents acquired from Kodak now being transferred to Apple

2013/30/04, 09:04 am

Filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revealed on Tuesday that the transfer of a number of patents from Kodak to Apple has begun, with the iPhone maker taking ownership of several patents covering aspects of digital photography.

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Apple's contact service intelligently determines when to send a text instead of a call

2013/30/04, 04:04 am

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for a dynamic communications system that automatically selects the best method of contacting another person, be it through voice, text or email, based on a given situation.

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Apple patents physical controller input method for multitouch devices

2013/30/04, 04:04 am

A patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday reveals Apple is working to make iOS devices more accessible for users with disabilities through an accessory framework that allows for non-touch input devices to interact with touchscreen user interfaces.

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Judge orders narrowed Apple v. Samsung damages trial to start in November

2013/30/04, 03:04 am

Apple v. Samsung presiding Judge Lucy Koh on Monday entered a case management order calling for a new trial to recalculate the $450.5 million she found may have been incorrectly awarded by a jury last August.

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Apple's PC tech support tops Consumer Reports survey yet again

2013/29/04, 09:04 pm

Consumer Reports on Monday released the results of its annual reader survey that asked respondents to rate the nation's best PC tech support, and Apple topped the chart yet again, this time managing to beat its own score from last year.

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Briefly: Adobe offering $30 off Lightroom 4, Photoshop and Premiere Elements for Mother's Day

2013/29/04, 07:04 pm

Adobe on Monday announced special Mother's Day pricing for Lightroom 4, Photoshop Elements 11, Premiere Elements 11, and a Photoshop and Premiere Elements 11 bundle, each getting a $30 discount off regular pricing.

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BlackBerry CEO expects 'several tens of millions' of Q10 unit sales

2013/29/04, 05:04 pm

Following a strong UK launch of BlackBerry's latest Q10 smartphone, CEO Thorsten Heins said he expects the trend to continue as the company prepares to tap into an installed user base for wider release.

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Nest Learning Thermostat gets update, learns to compensate for sunlight

2013/29/04, 02:04 pm

Nest, makers of the popular Learning Thermostat, have pushed out an update for their device, adding the ability for the thermostat to adjust its behavior to sunlight, as well as other new features.

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Apple escapes patent suit after US judge tosses complaint

2013/29/04, 09:04 am

A patent lawsuit brought by Golden Bridge Technology against Apple has failed in court, with a U.S. District Judge deciding that Apple isn't infringing on Golden Bridge's intellectual property.

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Upgraded MacBook models expected to highlight WWDC 2013

2013/28/04, 06:04 am

Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities believes Apple will showcase updated MacBook Pro models at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference in June, with the most notable upgrade being the move to Intel's next-generation Haswell family of processors.

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Apple sends informational mailer to neighbors of forthcoming Campus 2

2013/27/04, 01:04 am

Coming on the heels of Apple's filing of its most up-to-date Campus 2 build plans, the company has once again sent out mailers to neighbors in the surrounding Cupertino area, updating them with the latest news and asking for input regarding the mammoth project.

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Apple announces resurrection of 'Tech Talks' coming this fall

2013/26/04, 10:04 pm

In a post to Apple's developer portal, the company announced that it will be "hitting the road" with a number of Tech Talks this fall, possibly in response to overwhelming demand for WWDC 2013 tickets.

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Apple's corporate controller Luca Maestri granted restricted stock worth nearly $16M

2013/26/04, 08:04 pm

A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday reveals Luca Maestri, Apple's recently hired corporate controller, received over 38,000 restricted stock units which, at today's AAPL share prices, are worth almost $16 million.

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Apple may challenge $368M VirnetX patent suit ruling, SEC filing reveals

2013/26/04, 05:04 pm

A notation in Apple's latest Form 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals the company has not recorded a $368 million court ruling that awarded VirnetX damages for patent infringement as a loss, and suggests a challenge to the decision is in the works.

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Google buys Wavii for an estimated $30 million, reportedly outbidding Apple

2013/26/04, 02:04 pm

Natural language processing startup Wavii confirmed on Friday that it has been acquired by Google, and some sources report that the search giant bought the startup from under Apple for more than $30 million.

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