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May 23, 2013 - 01:05 PM EDT — AAPL: 443.03 (+1.676, +0.38%) | NASDAQ: 3498.965 (+33.722, +0.97%)

Meet the man who sold the month-old Mailbox app to Dropbox for $100 million

Mailbox is releasing its first new product from within Dropbox, an iPad version of its flagship iPhone app…

Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 timing is all wrong

It is going to be very difficult for Microsoft to succeed with Windows 8.1…

First look at Apple Store Rundle Place in Adelaide; first official store in South Australia

Adelaide’s first Apple Store has been unveiled…

Did Samsung bamboozle Consumer Reports?

Although Apple’s iPhone 5 has received favorable reviews from Consumer Reports

Microsoft’s cheap shot at Apple’s iPad actually spotlights exactly why Windows 8 tablets suck (with video)

A brand new Windows 8 ad pits the iPad against Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablet…

EU regulatory chief wants country-by-country tax reporting from large corporations

Europe’s top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose…

Apple patent application reveals new two-way ‘AirPlay’ interactivity and hints of ‘iTV’

Apple’s future-gen AirPlay’ would be able to operation in a two-way manner…

New York Times columnist Joe Nocera calls Apple CEO Tim Cook a liar

What will be remembered about Nocera’s latest Apple column…

Apple specifies 5 patents allegedly infringed by Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Now app

Last week Apple informed the court that it intended to amend…

Analyst: Apple’s iWatch may not launch until late 2014, use biometrics and iPod nano tech

Appel’s iWatch will use a 1.5-2.0 inch display…

Google’s new 3D Maps destroy Manhattan with melting buildings and buckled streets

Google’s year late, non-mobile 3D Maps product is riddled with errors…

Court rules NSA doesn’t have to reveal its semi-secret relationship with Google

It’s no one’s business but theirs, according to an appeals court in the DC Circuit…

If Apple paid more tax, we might pay less or something

Opinion seems to be divided as to whether Apple’s tax avoidance schemes…

WWDC: iCloud – big changes ahead

Software will be the big focus for Apple’s annual developers event…

Apple CEO Tim Cook pounds another nail into the Keynesian coffin

Technology giant Apple Inc. has in the past few days been the recipient of juvenile attacks…

Apple’s iAd becomes first major mobile ad network fully accredited by Media Ratings Council

During the auditing process, iAd demonstrated accurate reporting…

Apple iPad dominates website traffic tablet share

With global tablet shipments rising 142% in the first quarter of 2013…

Tech industry analyst Michael Gartenberg leaves Gartner to join Apple

Michael Gartenberg, a longtime industry analyst known for covering digital media…

Apple Store Online launches Father’s Day promotions, subtly updates Web site look

As is traditional for the time of year, Apple has updated its main US homepage…

Apple CEO Cook makes no apology for company’s tax strategy

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday…

AT&T has fastest LTE service, T-Mobile USA off to strong start

For the second year in a row, AT&T’s LTE service has proven to be the fastest…

Apple CEO Tim Cook charms Capitol Hill

By the time Mr. Cook walked out, the big cats on a Senate committee were practically eating out of his hand…

Why this whole iOS ‘Flat Design’ thing is being blown out of proportion

I would expect Jony Ive’s taste to deeply influence…

Apple tells court: Samsung’s Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents…

Apple share buyback – the numbers talk

Apple (AAPL) announced that it has increased its share repurchase authorization to $60 billion…

Tim Cook: Apple’s ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ Mac will be built in Texas

We’re investing $100 million to build a Mac product line here in the U.S…

Apple CEO Tim Cook: U.S. court system is too slow to adequately protect tech firms’ intellectual property

We require much more work on IP in this country…

iPhone 5 screen repair costs expected to decrease as unit sales mount

Apple charges as much as $229 to replace an iPhone 5 with a broken screen…

Rush Limbaugh: ‘High-tech lynching: Senate attempts to crucify Apple’

Apple is to the United States government what Clarence Thomas was to the civil rights coalition…

Five things Tim Cook should do at Apple (now that he’s done testifying)

Tim Cook performed brilliantly in front of Congress today…

e-books remain a tough sell in North America

A new and interesting e-book trend has emerged showing that e-books…

Why Apple TV has nothing to fear from Microsoft’s Xbox One

Today Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One at its Redmond, Washington campus…

Nobody on U.S. Senate committee laid a glove on Apple CEO Tim Cook

It was with some trepidation that Apple investors tuned in…

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gives each Flickr user 1TB free storage

We’re also giving our Flickr users one terabyte of space — for free…

Stumbling Microsoft unveils third Xbox, names it ‘Xbox One’

The word ‘living room’ was heard a multitude of times as we learned…

Senator Rand Paul: Senate committee ‘should apologize to Apple for bullying one of America’s greatest success stories’ (with video)

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) attends the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee hearing…

Google’s worst nightmare: Samsung

Many Android apps are flaky and poorly designed…

Nintendo’s horrifying Wii U sales collapse

There are rumors about Wii U sales in North America slipping below 40,000 units…

How to create a blazingly fast 4GB/s RAM Disk in OS X

RAM Disks, as the name indicates, are logical storage volumes created…

Ireland: We have no special tax rate deal with Apple

There is no deal for any company to pay 2 percent corporate tax in Ireland…

BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2013: Apple Inc. #1

Apple remains the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand for 2013…

Apple prepares for Washington onslaught: CEO Tim Cook isn’t taking any chances with senators looking to grandstand

Apple isn’t taking any chances with senators looking to embarrass CEO Tim Cook…

AT&T waives voice, data and text overage fees for Oklahoma tornado victims through June 30th

In response to the devastating tornado that hit Okalhoma City on Monday…

Watch Apple CEO Tim Cook’s live testimony before U.S. Senate, starting at 9:30am EDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook goes before a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations…

As sales of Windows PCs fade, Mac sales hold steady in April

According to NPD, Mac sales for the month of April in North America…

U.S. Senate investigation found no evidence that Apple did anything illegal in avoiding taxes

The investigation found no evidence that Apple did anything illegal..

Apple’s U.S. tax fallout set to have global impact

The clamour surrounding Apple’s tax affairs in Washington on Monday…

Hagens Berman investigating Apple Inc., others regarding tax-avoidance schemes; seeks whistleblower information

Watch how the U.S.’s largest corporate taxpayer will be vilified…

Grandstanding U.S. Senate panel expected to castigate Apple CEO Tim Cook for leading U.S.’s largest corporate income taxpayer

Members of the United States Senate are expected to sharply criticize Apple’s global tax tactics…

AT&T finally to allow any iPhone or iPad use FaceTime over Cellular by mid-June

Since it was revealed that FaceTime over Cellular was coming to iOS 6 last summer…