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Android Stretches US Lead To 37% Smartphone Share

Android's ascent in numbers is reflected in Nielsen's discovery of a preferential shift from Apple

Apple And Google Confront Increased Location Scrutiny

Both Apple and Google are facing privacy probes over their respective location-tracking practices

White iPhone Reports Set UK Launch For This Week

Independent reports suggest European retailers are preparing to offer limited stocks of white iPhones

iPhone Tracking Queries Trail Previous Privacy Issues

Apple's US Congress grilling is not the first time it has faced government scrutiny over privacy practices

Samsung Responds And Takes A Bite At Apple

Apple's suit against Samsung has been countered with litigation over data transfer technology in three countries

Apple Asked To Explain Why It Secretly Tracks iPhones

US government demands to know why Apple is collecting unsecured location information on iPhones and iPads

Apple Sales Impress As Cook Updates On Steve Jobs

COO Tim Cook used Apple's quarterly earning call to comment on Steve Jobs and the Samsung lawsuit

One In Eight Readers Has A Tablet For Work

You tell us that Tablets are ready for the office. Next, what do you want from Windows 8?

Apple Tracking User Movements, Researchers Claim

Two researchers discovered their iPhones have been tracking their locations since upgrading to iOS 4

Report: iPhone 5 To Roll Out In September

The iPhone 5 will begin production in July and ship in September, according to a Reuters report

White iPhone Video Displays Alternative iOS 4

A newly leaked video shows the long- anticipated white iPhone - with features from an unreleased version of iOS 4

ComScore Finds Apple iOS Ecosystem Beating Android

Apple's iOS is beating Google's Android when the total connected device market is taken into account, new figures show

Apple Sues Samsung Over Tablet, Smartphone Patents

Following lawsuits against HTC and Nokia, Apple has now sued Samsung over its Galaxy tablets and smartphones

Nokia, HTC Not Guilty Of Apple Patent Violations

Apple has suffered a legal setback in its patent legal battles following an initial report by the ITC

Tablet Sales To Hit £34 Billion by 2015

Strategy Analytics has predicted a rosy future for the tablet form factor, with sales driven by demand from Asia

Apple Sued Over Child’s Game Currency Purchases

A father has sued Apple over his daughter's purchase of $200 in Game Currency via an iPod Touch

Apple Installs Faster SSD In MacBook Air

Apple has quietly replaced a Toshiba solid state drive in the MacBook Air with a faster alternative

Report: Apple Poaches Microsoft Cloud Executive

Apple has poached a Microsoft cloud computing and green data centre executive, say reports

White iPhone 4 Release Imminent

Following months of delays, Apple's white iPhone 4 may finally be released within the next couple weeks

Apple Unlikely To Launch iPad 3 In The Autumn

Apple's new iPad 3 tablet is likely to made an appearance in the Autumn, despite earlier rumours

GCHQ Recommends BlackBerry For Security

GCHQ advice prefers RIM devices over Apple's iPhone and others for handling government data

Report: iPhone 5 Production Set For September

An analyst report has suggested Apple could begin manufacturing the next iPhone as late as this autumn

Android To Gain 49 Percent Smartphone Market Slice

Gartner researchers predict Android will dominate the smartphone market with Microsoft rising fast

Apple Wins $625.5m Cover Flow Patent Appeal

A $625.5 million judgment leveled against Apple for patent infringement has been overturned by a Texas court

Apple Expected To Delay June Launch Of iPhone 5

Apple watchers have predicted that the next iPhone handset will not launch in its usual June slot

Gartner Urges Early Tablet Adoption For Enterprises

Businesses need to get an early understanding of the tablet form factor, Gartner has advised

Apple iPhone 5 Rumoured To Sport 8MP Camera

Apple's iPhone 5 will reportedly contain an 8 megapixel camera following comments from Sony's CEO

Developers: Mac OS X ‘Lion’ Means Business

Apple's upcoming Mac OS X 10.7 'Lion' will feature multi-user screen-sharing, aimed at business users

DAFT Investigations, iPad Frypans: April Fools!

Pointy-fingered smartphone users, green-fingered data centre managers. April Fools, or true?