By Clare Jim and Poornima Gupta | TAIPEI (Reuters) - Apple Inc scored a narrow victory against Taiwan's HTC Corp in a patent lawsuit over smartphone technology that will set the stage for further battles between rival makers in the fiercely competitive ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/20/us-htc-apple-patent-idUSTRE7BI24620111220?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=71

David Barnard, founder of App Cubby, and his team are racing to deliver a notifications app before Apple's cutoff on Thursday. That is, if they manage to get their apps through Apple's review process and into the App Store before everyone at Apple goes ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/technology/app-makers-face-holiday-cutoff-for-apple-store.html

The European commission will probe the "agency" deals signed between Apple and five of the biggest publishers: Hachette Livre, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and Macmillan. The trouble began in early 2010. Worried about declining physical ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/dec/18/ebook-price-wars?newsfeed=true

By Kevin C. Tofel Rumors of a smaller iPad made the rounds on Friday, as Asian supply channels indicate a 7.85-inch Apple tablet will arrive in late 2012. Apple essentially owns the consumer tablet market at this point, outselling all Android tablets ...

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/why-apple-should-make-a-7inch-ipad-12162011.html

By Josh Ong Asian supply chain sources are now claiming Apple will release a 7.85-inch iPad by the fourth quarter of 2012 to face off against competition from smaller tablets such as Amazon's Kindle Fire. DigiTimes claimed on Friday that Apple is ...

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/16/apple_again_rumored_to_launch_7_ipad_in_2012.html

By Suzanne Choney An iPhone app meant to provide driver's education to students around the country has been pulled by Apple from the App Store after a campaign to do so by a US senator and the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License. ...

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/14/9447045-apple-pulls-drivers-license-app-from-store

By Katya Kazakina - Tue Dec 13 22:21:16 GMT 2011 Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., right, speaks in front of a file photograph of himself and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak during the launch of the Apple iPad tablet at the Yerba Buena ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-13/founding-apple-contract-signed-by-jobs-soars-to-1-6-million-at-sotheby-s.html

By Damon Poeter At the urging of a US senator, Apple has pulled a two-year old app from its App Store that lets users create fake driver's licenses with high-quality, authentic templates from all 50 states. The app, Drivers License, ...

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397544,00.asp

By Josh Ong Sources within Apple's supply chain have suggested that the next generation of iPads will arrive on the market in the next 3-4 months. DigiTimes claims that the Cupertino, Calif., company's manufacturing partners have already begun ...

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/apples_next_gen_ipad_arriving_in_3_4_months_suppliers_say.html

Paul McDougall 12/10/2011 Apple's latest retail outlet will pitch products like the iPad 2, iPhone 4S, and MacBook Air to commuters at one of the world's busiest transportation hubs. Check out our visual tour. Apple turned New York City's Grand Central ...

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By Chris Foresman | Published December 9, 2011 2:01 PM Motorola Mobility on Thursday won an important injunction against Apple in Germany, which could potentially bar Apple's European sales arm from selling iPhones and 3G-equipped iPads. ...

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/12/motorola-wins-injunction-against-apple-could-spell-trouble-for-eu-sales.ars

By Damon Poeter The new Apple Store at New York's Grand Central Terminal is designed to showcase the computing giant's best-selling products amidst "very modest alterations to historic elements." Given the location and majestic surroundings, ...

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397421,00.asp

By Meg Baker FoxNews.com took a first look inside Apple's new flagship store in Grand Central Terminal in New York City, one of the most recognizable commuter spots in the world. The store will officially open to the public at 10:00 am on Friday, Dec. ...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/07/first-look-at-apples-new-store-in-historic-grand-central-terminal/

SHENZHEN, China – Apple Inc. has lost a trademark dispute in China, where it had accused Proview Technology (Shenzhen) of infringing on its iPad trademark, MarketWatch reported. A Chinese court rejected the lawsuit on Tuesday, ruling that Proview -- a ...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/07/apple-not-allowed-to-call-ipad-ipad-in-china-court-rules/

By Zack Whittaker | December 5, 2011, 3:45pm PST Summary: Leaked 'redacted' reports from the Samsung and Apple debacle show some interesting behind-the-scenes pre-litigation action by the two companies. US District Judge Lucy Koh, who this week ruled ...

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-samsung-patent-dispute-secrets-leak-from-court/64714

5 (Bloomberg) -- For two years, Apple Inc. has told the world that phones running on Google Inc.'s Android operating system are iPhone rip-offs. Now Apple is about to learn whether a US trade agency thinks its claims have merit. ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-05/apple-s-claim-of-android-rip-off-awaits-u-s-trade-agency-ruling.html

by Brooke Crothers December 3, 2011 5:26 PM PST Follow @mbrookec Apple made the tablet viable. Amazon showed that a populist concept can work. Now Asus may bring the latest wrinkle to the market. Before we get to Asus, let's look at two of the most ...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57336198-64/apple-amazon-asus-three-awesome-tablet-choices/

By Clayton Morris AP Photo/Paul Sakuma Oct. 4, 2011: Apple's Phil Schiller talks about Siri with the new Apple iPhone 4S during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. If you're going to label Siri, Apple's iPhone 4S voice assistant, ...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/02/apples-siri-is-not-anti-abortion/

By Monica Eng, Chicago Tribune reporter New reports on arsenic in apple juice may leave parents confused about what they should be pouring into their children's glasses. Although the Food and Drug Administration continues to say it is "confident in the ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-apple-juice-arsenic-parents-20111202,0,3497662.story

Arsenic levels allowed in apple juice may be too high, but even the consumer groups that are most concerned can't agree on the right levels. By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press / December 1, 2011 Arsenic in many apple juice products is causing a ...

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1201/Are-arsenic-levels-in-apple-juice-too-high

By ROSS KELLY SYDNEY—Samsung Electronics Co. won a significant victory Wednesday in its global tablet war with Apple Inc., as a panel of judges lifted a temporary ban on sales of its devices in Australia. Apple, which argues that the Samsung copied ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204262304577069012404125718.html

Their aim is to narrow Apple's lead in a market that could reach $77.4 billion by 2015, up from $9.6 billion last year, according to researcher Gartner Inc. In the third quarter, Apple (AAPL) saw its dominant share of the tablet market slip as devices ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-29/apple-s-rivals-try-to-swipe-sales-from-ipad-with-cheaper-tablets.html

The youngest started tapping and finger-swiping the screen by age 1, leading to tussles over who gets to play with the Apple Inc. (AAPL) device. Now Smith is considering buying another tablet for Christmas. “It's usually a fight to decide whose turn it ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-28/apple-s-digital-pacifier-ipad-has-parents-emptying-their-wallets-tech.html

After leading the Huskies to a 38-21 Apple Cup win over rival Washington State University, Price couldn't stop grinning. It was a familiar sight that had been too long missing. "It's definitely been tough — not only on me, but on the team," Price said ...

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/nov/26/apple-cup-dawgs-kick-cougars-in-teeth/

1981: A rare occasion on which the Apple Cup determined the Pac-10 champion. The Huskies won to clinch their second consecutive Rose Bowl appearance. 1982: UW kicker Chuck Nelson misses a potential go-ahead field goal, his first miss of the season. ...

http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Apple-Cup-in-photos-2292532.php