When Apple lost Steve Jobs in 2011, many thought his passing was the beginning of the end of innovation. And, over the past several months — with only the iPhone 4S and new iPad to show for — the company hasn’t done a great deal to dispel that notion, even despite another great quarter. According

Android and iOS are currently dominating the global smartphone landscape. A new report from IDC suggests that Android has a 59% market share while Apple has a 23% grip on the market. Those percentages are out of 152.3 million smartphones that were shipped during the first quarter of this year. Even more stunning: Android and iOS

HP is gearing up to shed 27,000 employees from its global workforce in an effort to save around $3.5 billion. Those savings will then be invested into growth areas like cloud storage technology, according to Sky News. The cuts will account for around 8% of HP’s workforce of almost 350,000 people, so there’s little surprise

John Malkovich, the actor famous for movies such as Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading, and Con Air, is the star of two new Apple commercials for the iPhone 4S, entitled “Joke” and “Life.” Just like all of its iPhone 4S commercials to date, Apple’s latest teasers focus on Siri, its voice-controlled assistant. In the

Tell me if this rings a bell — you need a particular function, so you go searching for an app that fits the bill. Before you go downloading it, though, you check the ratings to make sure that users are reporting a decent experience with it. If the majority of people are pleased, you go

Come this summer, Apple’s mobile devices won’t be the only products in its lineup to take advantage of the company’s Dictation technology. According to a resources file extracted from Safari in the latest seed of OS X Mountain Lion, the function is reportedly on its way to a Mac near you. Your essay on The

Sprint has reportedly started shipping the EVO 4G LTE to customers who pre-ordered the phone. The carrier originally promised that it would begin getting them out its doors by May 24th, and Engadget readers say they have started to receive shipment notifications. The EVO 4G LTE and AT&T’s HTC One X were stuck in Customs as the government body

Apple’s iPad helped the company maintain the top spot as the world’s largest shipper of mobile PCs according to a recent report published by NPD. The company shipped roughly 17.2 million mobile PCs during the first quarter of this year, up 118% year-over-year and representing a 22.5% market share. NPD’s preliminary DisplaySearch Quarterly Mobile PC

Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung and mobile exec Shin Jong -kyun met with Apple CEO Tim Cook recently in San Francisco to discuss the ongoing litigation between both firms. The meeting was a court-ordered in effort to end the legal battles. Apple has long argued that Samsung is creating copycat products of its iPad and iPhone,

Apple’s head of design Jonathan Ive, who received knighthood on Wednesday, recently sat down to discuss Apple’s past and future products with The Telegraph. When asked which product Ive — the designer of the iPod, various MacBooks and the iPhone — should be remembered for most, he replied in an esoteric way that suggests Apple is prepping to

A new spending report from Asymco revealed that Apple is investing heavily in new machinery and equipment. So heavily, in fact, that the company spent a record breaking $1.3 billion on machinery and equipment during last quarter alone. Asymco analyst Horace Dediu, the author of the report, said that Apple will need to spend $2.5

We’ve already seen part leaks suggesting that the iPhone 5 will have a larger screen, a home button and a headphone jack (gee, really?) and now the latest leak is upon us: images of what are allegedly Apple’s iPhone 5 front and rear-facing cameras and a home button flex cable. MacRumors, which published the pictures,

Apple is allegedly testing two new iPhones in its Cupertino headquarters, both of which sport a 3.95-inch display with a sharp 1336 x 640-pixel resolution. The company will ultimately choose to launch just one of the new iPhones, which are currently dubbed the N41AP and N42AP. 9to5Mac said that both devices are currently in the “PreEVT”

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) again ruled in favor of Research In Motion and Apple in a patent infringement suit brought by Eastman Kodak. The claims were made in the ITC’s latest initial determination, which was published by judge Thomas Pender. “I hereby reaffirm on remand that no violation of Section 337 of the Tariff

Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion, which is set to be released this summer, is reportedly being infused with even more iOS features. According to 9to5 Mac, the most recent Developer Preview 3 has automatic application downloads partially enabled, but it’s not 100 percent functional. When the feature does go live, however, it will work the

Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon goes over Apple news and rumors – from what to expect out of WWDC 2012 to what features iOS 6 might have and should have. Tune in for all this and more in this episode

Up until now, we were sorta, kinda expecting Apple to hit us with a MacBook Pro refresh at this year’s WWDC on June 11, but now we’re 99 percent sure. The laptop has been marked down $100 on Best Buy’s online store, signaling that a next generation model is right around the corner. The drop

Foxconn has announced that it is building a new $210 million dollar production line to produce unspecified Apple components in the city Huai’an in the eastern province of Jiangsu.

Samsung has begun blocking S Voice requests from unsupported devices after its flagship voice-controlled assistant was leaked online yesterday.

If you’re the owner of an iOS device and you’ve been installing Apple’s latest software updates, you’ve probably been waiting for the latest untethered jailbreak for many, many months. But thankfully that wait is nearly over. Chronic Dev Team member Pod2g has confirmed on Twitter that the latest iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak is “near ready

On the eve of court-mandated talks between Apple and Samsung, the Korean manufacturer offers a glimmer of hope.

The TV movie of Steve Jobs’ life will be going to at least one authentic location to try tell the story. Five Star Feature Films announced this week that its made-for-TV movie, jOBS: Get Inspired.. will be filming in the original garage at Jobs’ Los Altos, CA childhood home where he and Steve Wozniak founded Apple.

And here we thought the only device’s affected by the ITC exclusion order were the One X and EVO 4G LTE. Wrong. According to TmoNews, it appears HTC’s extended family may also be finding it hard to pass through U.S. borders, with the Amaze 4G particularly hard to come by. An email sent to at

Here’s something to brighten your weekend: Apple has reportedly filed for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 here in the U.S., and the company might get its wish. It seems Tim Cook’s cronies legal cronies gained a bit of confidence following the win against Samsung’s slate in Germany. Will the legal battles between

Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: Get ready for the Fall 2012 Smartphone Wars, featuring iPhone 5 vs Google Nexus! Apple iPhone 5 to Sport Redesigned 4-inch Display? Google Readying Nexus Line of Phones and Tablets for Fall? Be sure to check out Rumor Roundup every Friday at 5 PM