Apple is reportedly planning to hire an more than 500 additional employees for its European headquarters in Cork, Ireland. “Apple has been in Cork for over 30 years and we are thrilled to be expanding our presence there,” an Apple spokesperson said “Our plans will add over 500 new jobs to support our growing business

Happy Friday everyone, here’s an interesting Apple story to keep you entertained during your commute. Apple is reportedly prepping a “liquid metal” iPhone 5 that will arrive on store shelves and customer hands in October. We’ve heard the possibility of a fall launch date before but we’re absolutely confused by what “liquid metal” actually is.

Things are getting crazy on the internets this week, with a new rumor about a smaller, 7.85-inch iPad supposedly coming in Q3 2012. If Apple enters the compact tablet market, it would definitely set the Kindle Fire, not to mention other competitively sized Android devices, on edge. And it would deliver what some users might

It looks like the initiative to erect mini Apple stores inside 25 select Target locations is finally under way. Pictures on Thursday were snapped at a Target location in Vista, California, showing off a boutique that touts Apple’s famous minimalist stylings: clean displays, no clutter and easy-to-digest information. Unsurprisingly, the iPad and iPhone seem to

If you’re a MobileMe subscriber who’s yet to make the switch to iCloud, then I must say, you’re missing out on some really terrific features — such as cloud-based backups for your iOS devices; contacts, calendar, bookmarks and notes syncing; Photo Stream, and more. But if you needed a little more encouragement, then how about

Apple and Samsung have been at one another’s throats in court rooms around the globe. In fact, the two companies are currently fighting patent battles in nine countries. The most prominent headlines have been court scuffles in Germany and Australia where Apple has successfully managed to ban Samsung’s local subsidiaries from selling the Galaxy Tab

Apple sold about 35 million iPhones during the last quarter, according to estimates compiled from 48 professional and independent analysts. 24 Wall Street analysts said they expected Apple to sell between 26 million and 33.1 million units, depending on who you asked, or 30.5 million iPhones on average. Meanwhile, independent analysts weren’t as conservative. Those

At least one analyst is positive that Apple has a new smaller iPad up its sleeves. Sterne Agee’s Shaw Wu said in a note to investors Tuesday that we can be sure Apple will release an iPad Mini at some point. It’s a “question of when, not if” Apple will ever launch the tablet, Wu

Apple began airing two new iPhone 4S commercials yesterday, but these were a little different to the Cupertino company’s traditional iPhone ads. As opposed to unknown faces cut off at the nose, Apple used well-known celebrities and kept their faces intact throughout the entire 30-second clips. The first featured Samuel L. Jackson, who, while preparing for a

Walmart has started to outfit at least one of its locations with new product displays centered on the iPhone and iPad. The first location that was spotted with the new counters is located in Arkansas, where the company is headquartered. The displays look like one would expect from an Apple Store location: counters are made

Could Apple’s fabled iTV set (or iPanel) come infused with input from Valve? What a rumor, but that’s exactly what’s churning on the Internet today. And it stems from Apple CEO Tim Cook’s visit to the gaming company last week. We’re not suggesting Valve is working on a Steam Box. That rumor was already debunked

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Apple are still at a disagreement over whether or not it’s appropriate for Apple to use “4G” in the iPad’s marketing within Australia. The major issue concerning the ACCC is that Apple’s third-generation tablet is referred to as the “iPad Wi-Fi + 4G,” even though the device is

Now that Flashback has officially been dealt with (for now), it appears that another trojan is in town to make Macs quiver with fear. “LuckyCat” is a backdoor SabPub trojan that also exploits a Java vulnerability, but this time through Microsoft Word. It scurries in through a hole in Word that lets malware spread via

Apple announced Monday morning that its new iPad will be available in South Korea and in 11 additional countries on April 20th. On the same day, the new iPad will also launch in Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela. The new iPad will also launch in Colombia, Estonia,

There are already several reports suggesting that Apple is planning to launch a new “iPad Mini” product at some point, possibly with a much smaller 7.85-inch display and a more affordable price tag. A Chinese web portal added to those rumors on Monday when it published a story that said Apple was planning to launch

Last week, my son and I were out for a walk around our neighborhood. He’s still sitting in a stroller, so I was in charge of pushing. About halfway through our normal trek, my wife called. I reached into my pocket and answered my phone. We talked, we hung up and I put my phone

Nearly a year after Apple filed a motion to intervene on behalf of numerous iOS developers in a patent case with Lodsys, a federal judge on Thursday gave Apple the go-ahead to get involved. The decision gives the Cupertino-based company freedom to participate in the proceedings if it so chooses, as long as Apple is

Apple on Friday publicly denied that it is working in any fashion with the French designer Philippe Starck. Earlier this morning, a report surfaced suggested Starck was working on a new “revolutionary” product that Apple would launch within the next 8 months. The story was juicy: Was Starck working on the Siri-powered Apple iTV? Or what

A German court on Friday ruled in favor of Motorola in a case against Apple, stating that the Cupertino-based company’s iCloud and MobileMe products infringed on a push e-mail patent owned by Motorola. The court said Apple must calculate and pay damages to Motorola and must also refrain from using the technology in Germany. Apple has

French designer Philippe Starck recently revealed that he has been working with Apple on a new “revolutionary” product that the company will announce within the next 8 months. Is it the next iPhone? Or maybe the company’s Siri-powered TV? Starck didn’t get into specifics, but we’re guessing it’s the latter. “Indeed, there is a big project

After the U.S. Department of Justice filed antitrust charges against Apple and five major publishers earlier this week, Apple has hit back and defended its position. It claims the iBookstore has fostered innovation and competition, and more importantly, broken Amazon’s “monopolistic grip on the publishing industry.” Just like the App Store, Apple allows iBook publishers to

With a Retina display now in its iPhone, its iPad, and its iPod touch, Apple’s only mobile devices without a super high-resolution are its MacBooks. Until now, the problem has been finding a processor that supports such a display. But with Intel’s latest Ivy Bridge processors, that problem has been solved. At the Intel Developer

Splashtop, a popular remote desktop client company that already provides remote access to Mac and PC via Android and iOS devices, has released a new application that will allow users to experience Microsoft’s brand new Windows 8 operating system on an iPad. There are requirements to get the app running, however. Once you download the Win8

A new report from Jefferies suggests that Verizon and AT&T both regularly see a drop in phone sales just before and after a new iPhone launches. The trends are clearly visible in the chart above. Note the sharp decline in sales before the iPhone 3G launch on July 11th, 2008, for example, and the decline

Another day, another Apple software update to battle the Flashback trojan. Java for OS X 2012-003 makes some tweaks to Java in OS X to remove “the most common variants of the Flashback malware.” It also hobbles Java applets, disabling any auto-executing commands. And if it’s switched on again, the software kicks in to disable