Apple News

Nokia's recent legal actions against Apple underline how patent infringement lawsuits have become a key competitive strategy for mobile phone makers, especially as software escalates in importance in the smartphone market.

A new survey reveals that teens love iPhones and iTunes, but aren't buying much music -- good news for Apple but bad news for the many new players in digital music facing off against iTunes.

Google hasn't found much favor among major game makers, who point to hardware issues stemming from Android as main reasons for why games haven't been developed for that platform.

Apple asked Toyota to take down a promotional theme targeting jailbroken iPhones, showing that Apple still isn't happy about jailbreaking.

Apple's plans to ship at least four million iPad 2 tablets a month could be foiled by a shortage of cover lenses needed for touch screens, highlighting the potential for supply chain disruptions to slow production.

A federal judge in Texas threw out an earlier verdict against Apple in a patent-infringement case with Mirror Worlds, overturning one of the largest settlements ever awarded in a patent case and fueling debate on software copyright in general.

A new survey finds that Verizon's iPhone drops far fewer calls than AT&T's device, bad news for AT&T as the two carriers now compete largely on network quality.

Consumer Reports gave the iPad 2 its top rank, over tablets from Motorola, Dell and Samsung, suggesting Apple's dominance in the sector it pioneered is far from over.

Tech companies Apple and Intel will both stop using conflict minerals to manufacture products, as part of an industry initiative that preempts possible controversy as federal regulators seek to reduce the negative social impact of global manufacturing.

AT&T has increased early-upgrade pricing by $50 for all smartphones, affecting customers who may be thinking about upgrading to an iPhone 5 in June.

Sony's CEO dropped a big iPhone 5 hint last Friday, indicating the electronics company may be making a 8-megapixel camera for the iPhone 5 -- if it can overcome production delays caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

IPad 2 shortages have moved beyond a worldwide phenomenon to include delays in the afterlife, caused by a shortage of paper replicas of Apple's tablet, which are used for Chinese funerary rituals.

Amazon may have angered record companies by rushing out its cloud-based music service, while a spate of tech titans are racing to roll out mobile payment systems. Meanwhile, Apple is readying its iPhone 5, widely expected to be showcased at the WWDC conference on June 6.

Apple may be considering 3D image and video recording technology for a new iPhone, according to a patent filing, suggesting the company's intentions to compete with Android handsets on new technology.

HTC's Android-based Thunderbolt is matching or besting iPhone 4 sales at Verizon stores according to an analyst, suggesting consumer interest in bigger, brawnier smartphones.