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Facebook debuts new 'Paper' reading app, Carrot Fit brings snarky weight tracking to iOS Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:25 AM PST Social networking giant Facebook is set to give users a new way to explore and discover content both on and off the service with its upcoming Paper app, while Carrot Fit aims to help users lose weight with what the company calls a 'sadistic' approach.

PayPal wants to partner with Apple on iPhone mobile payment platform - report Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:55 AM PST Online payment giant PayPal has reportedly been pitching Apple a potential partnership --?one that could see PayPal handle back-end security measures for a future iPhone-driven mobile payment system.

SwiftKey Note app arrives on Apple's iOS with Evernote integration Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:42 AM PST Popular Android keyboard alternative SwiftKey came to iOS Thursday with the release of SwiftKey Note, a standalone note-taking application that integrates with digital archiving service Evernote.

Apple's spending on acquisitions surged to $525 million last quarter Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:12 AM PST While investors continue to fret over what Apple plans to do with its $159 billion in cash and investments, the company is quietly spending far more than previously on its secretive acquisitions, exceeding a half-billion dollars last quarter alone.

Apple reveals sapphire covered iPhone display, vehicle location in patent filings Posted: 30 Jan 2014 02:58 AM PST Among Apple's 41 patent applications published on Thursday were properties covering sapphire window manufacturing for iPhone displays and camera covers, as well as a method to automatically save the location of a parked car.

Apple details pressure-sensitive iPhone touchscreen in patent filing Posted: 30 Jan 2014 02:28 AM PST The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent describing a device with built-in pressure sensors that work in concert with touchscreen input to provide enhanced UI navigation.

Samsung avoids sanctions in accidental Apple-Nokia patent licensing disclosure Posted: 29 Jan 2014 11:11 PM PST A U.S. district court on Wednesday ordered Samsung will not be sanctioned for the disclosure of confidential Apple-Nokia patent licensing, and will instead place blame on the Korean tech giant's counsel Quinn Emmanuel.

Apple looking to ramp production of new 'critical' sapphire component in U.S. by Feb. Posted: 29 Jan 2014 09:50 PM PST Documents made public on Wednesday reveal Apple and manufacturing partner GT Advanced Technologies are pushing to open an advanced sapphire production facility in Arizona by the end of February, which will handle a new "critical subcomponent" to be incorporated in a future Apple product.

Lenovo to reportedly buy Google's Motorola Mobility for $2.9 billion [update: confirmed] Posted: 29 Jan 2014 01:27 PM PST According to multiple reports on Wednesday, Google is nearing a deal to unload Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for some $2.91 billion less than two years after the Internet giant bought the handset maker for $12.5 billion in 2012.

Twitter updated with new reply & photo options, Voicemail + offers message transcription Posted: 29 Jan 2014 12:32 PM PST Microblogging service Twitter on Wednesday updated their official iOS app to give users new ways to reply to tweets and interact with photos on the service, while U.K. residents pining for a replacement Apple's Visual Voicemail have a new option in Voicemail +.