“Derzeit nicht verfügbar” is German for “not currently available” and that is what people are currently seeing for the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPad 2 3G when they look them up on the Apple online store in Germany. Motorola has enforced a patent injunction it won against Apple in December for a

The latest reports from sources within Apple’s supply chain indicate that the Apple iTV may be delayed due to a shortage of display panels. According to DigiTimes, sources within the Apple supply chain are telling them that there simply won’t be enough of the the IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) panels Sharp produces to roll

Action Electronics, the Taiwanese company behind the Action Pad, decided to use a Steve Jobs impersonator for their latest tablet ad campaign. They also decided to give him a halo and angel wings. Steve Jobs passed away in October of 2011. His death brought with it a wave of reaction and remorse from fans and tech enthusiasts

Chalk this one up as a real oddity, but at least one Apple rumor site is saying that the company is indeed having a media event this month, but it’ll be something “strange.” According to Macotakara, a Japanese Apple site with a mixed track record when it comes to rumors, the iPad 3 is still

Add another rumor to the pile of “the iPhone 5 will launch in June” talk we’ve been hearing. Last week a Foxconn worker claimed the iPhone 5 will launch in June, and now Commercial Times – a Chinese language newspaper -  is reporting that Daiwa Securities is also jumping on the June train.  According to the securities

After months of beta testing and nearly ten pre-release builds, Apple has finally pushed out its OS X Lion 10.7.3 update to the public. The release includes Safari 5.1.3, in addition to a whole host of bug fixes, improvements, and new languages. The update is available now via Software Update or Apple’s website to anyone

Apple may have just become the world’s largest smartphone vendor, but what happens when you widen the scope and look at worldwide mobile phone market share as a whole. After all, many manufacturers — Nokia in particular — still cater to feature phone users, and get a lot of their revenue from this market. (Yes,

Disclaimer: Language used in this video is very NSFW. The iPhone 4S’ personal assistant, Siri, has been front and center since Apple introduced the technology late last year. While initially met with disdain, the Cupertino-based company still managed to sell millions of iPhones worldwide in 2011, with its latest iteration being consumers’ top pick. Being

Could the iPod Nano 7th Generation with a camera we saw in pictures this morning be heading to stores as soon as next month? According to at least one report it might. Earlier today we brought you pictures of a reported 7th generation iPod Nano with a 1.3 megapixel camera.  Not much was known about

An update to OS X Lion has been made available by Apple today, bringing the software up a notch to OS X 10.7.3. Included in the update, among other things, is Safari 5.1.3 and additional language support. Other general house keeping fixes address issues like smart card OS X login, Microsoft Windows file sharing compatibility

A source claiming to be in possession of a prototype iPad 3 has provided BGR with some revealing debug photos, potentially confirming the existence of the fabled A6 processor. Unfortunately, no photos of the actual device were provided. Still, there’s plenty to surmise from the information. Looking closely at the photos, model numbers of J1

More evidence has surfaced that the Apple iTV is on its way to market according to at least one analyst. Piper Jaffary analyst Gene Munster, well known for being one of the most bullish folks out there when it comes to Apple, released a new research note to investors today that says the iTV is definitely on

Rumors that the 7th generation iPod Nano will be receiving a camera picked up a bit more steam today as new photos of a prototype surfaced on a Taiwanese Apple site. The first hint that the next iPod Nano would have a camera surfaced last April, and this was then followed up in May when

Apple has announced that it has appointed John Browett as its new Senior Vice President of Retail. In a press release sent out this morning, Apple announced that the new head of its retail division, John Browett, was joining it from U.K. electronics retailer Dixons where he had served as the CEO since 2007.  Prior

We all know that Apple is all about secrecy when it comes to new products. According to a new book, “Inside Apple,” the company is so serious about secrecy that it has engineers work on fake products until they can be trusted with the real thing. The author of the book, Adam Lashinsky, appeared at

For the past few months I’ve been using Windows Phone devices on a daily basis. This marks a switch from my years-long stint as a faithful iPhone user. While my work dictates that I try other smartphones on a regular basis, and I’m always on the lookout for an even better phone to use, nothing

Apple and Samsung duked it out all last year for title as World’s Largest Smartphone Vendor. Throughout the early stages of 2011, the two companies largely remained neck and neck, but as the year went on, the Cupertino-based company began to lose its footing with a longer than normal delay between iPhone releases. So when

A high-ranking source with a major electronics retailer has told TechnoBuffalo to expect the long-rumored Apple TV set this April, or possibly May at the latest. Speaking on conditions of anonymity, the source said they’ve seen “gorgeous, very thin” pre-production versions of the set in person, and that they employ OLED panels at various sizes

AT&T just reported the wireless carrier had its best-ever quarter to end 2011. This was the same quarter the company had to dish out an insane $4.2 billion in charges because of its failed T-Mobile acquisition. But Ma Bell didn’t let that minor set back get them down, instead posting a record 9.4 million smartphones

When a report hit earlier this month claiming iPad sales stumbled due to the rising popularity of the Kindle Fire, it left us wondering: Does Apple’s beloved tablet finally have legitimate competition? According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, not in the slightest. In fact, Cook effectively dismissed Amazon’s effort into the tablet world altogether, suggesting