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“Technical issues” that scuttled a $140,000 Kickstarter project may have been resolved FORTUNE — It’s a story familiar to any third-party developer who’s tried to bend Apple’s (AAPL) inflexible technical guidelines. Start-up comes up with a novel idea — in … Continue reading →

Remember all of this excitement hoopla over Facebook’s latest standalone app, Poke, just yesterday? You aren’t the only one that is interested, apparently. As The Next Web reports, Poke by Facebook has hit the #1 free app spot on Apple’s … Continue reading →

Apple, Microsoft and Google may all be vying for the attention of a single startup, according to a new report yesterday from The Wall Street Journal. That startup is id8 Group R2 Studios Inc., a company with a rather obtuse … Continue reading →

Both now boast more than 700,000 apps, but Apple’s store generates 4.3 times more cash FORTUNE — Manufacturers on Google’s (GOOG) Android platform may be selling more devices, but Apple’s (AAPL) App Store is still the best place to be … Continue reading →

Apple hit highest-ever 53.3% share by Nov. 25, up from 38.8% in 2011, Kantar reports FORTUNE — It’s been exactly three months since Apple (AAPL) launched the iPhone 5, and the effect on the data released Friday by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech … Continue reading →

The European Commission has delivered a “statement of objections” to Samsung’s leadership, in which it claims that Samsung was abusing its standard-essential patents in preventing Apple from making use of the same. Providing written notice is the next step in … Continue reading →

Amazon might enjoy only very thin to nonexistent margins on its Kindle hardware, according to most industry watchers, but it looks to be cooking up a plan to extend device sales revenue thanks to extended warranties. That’s according to trademark … Continue reading →

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act opened the door to more post-grant reviews FORTUNE — On Wednesday, Samsung informed a federal court — and the Wall Street Journal dutifully reported — that the U.S. Patent Office had “rejected” all claims of an … Continue reading →

For clients of Susquehanna’s Christopher Caso, it’s deja vu all over again FORTUNE — Kudos to Asymco’s Horace Dediu for spotting the similarity between the two Barrons’ headlines at right, one from Dec. 20, 2012, the other from Nov. 11, … Continue reading →

Xsan users may see the following alert message in the Finder when dragging files from StorNext volumes to the Trash: "The operation can’t be completed because backup items can’t be modified." This issue may occur on volumes controlled by StorNext … Continue reading →