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Blackberry suing Typo Products over keyboard design

In the litigious world of  tech companies who scramble daily to protect their patents and intellectual property, you can expect anything claiming to be new and innovative to be hit by a roomful of lawyers saying it isn’t true. Such is the case with the Typo Keyboard case which was getting ready to launch at […]

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Dropbox offers 1 GB of space for linking to Mailbox app

Dropbox sent out an email to users with an offer for more space. In celebration of their addition of iCloud and Yahoo email accounts, linking your Dropbox account with the Mailbox app for iPhone and iPad will award you an additional 1 GB of storage space on your Dropbox account. Here is the text from […]

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Rumor: Best Buy to open new iPhone 5s, 5c incentive program on October 11th, offer $100 credit for any working smartphone

Never doubt the power of an incentive program. Per AppleInsider and TechnoBuffalo, electronics retailer Best Buy appears on the verge of kicking off another trade-in program aimed at getting iPhone 5s and 5c customers through its doors, this time offering a minimum of US$100 toward the purchase of one of Apple’s two new phones in […]

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Apple job posting alludes to solar power features for upcoming mobile devices

One day, your Apple mobile products will drink in the sun for energy. Or at least that’s what can be speculated from their hiring boards. Per AppleInsider, Apple is seeking an engineer with thin films experience as applied to semiconductor or solar manufacturing, suggesting the company is investigating viable alternative energy source for future mobile […]

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Apple exec Bob Mansfield switched to “special projects” team, wearable technology rumors gain strength

Apple is assigning Bob Mansfield to a “special projects” team. Not bad for a guy who looks like a middle school football coach. Per The Mac Observer and AllThingsD, Bob Mansfield quietly disappeared from Apple’s executive team webpage on Sunday and the company said it’s because he’ll be working on “special projects” instead. Mr. Mansfield […]