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Samsung parodies Apple's iPad Air 'Pencil' ad with new Galaxy Tab Pro spot Posted: 19 Feb 2014 10:35 AM PST South Korean electronics giant Samsung has once again focused its marketing resources on mocking Apple, this time promoting the new Galaxy Tab Pro with a spoof of the "Pencil" ad used to introduce the iPad Air.

Latest additions to Apple TV development team to focus on third-party channels, content Posted: 19 Feb 2014 09:22 AM PST Though the Apple TV does not yet have an official App Store, Apple continues to expand the content available on its set-top box with new channels from third-party content providers, while behind the scenes it is hiring new personnel to ensure those partners are providing end users with the best possible experiences.

Apple rumored to tap TPK for 'iWatch' nanowire touch panel components Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST Apple has turned to longtime iPhone and iPad touch module supplier TPK to provide silver nanowire-based touch technology for the so-called "iWatch," according to a Wednesday report from Taiwan.

Apple bringing iTunes Festival to America at SXSW 2014 Posted: 19 Feb 2014 05:46 AM PST Music fans in the U.S. will finally get a chance to attend Apple's iTunes Festival as the company announced on Wednesday that the free concert event will come to 2014 edition of the annual SXSW conference in Austin, Texas.

Rumor: Apple working on 4.7", 5.6" iPhones for release in Q3 2014 Posted: 19 Feb 2014 05:21 AM PST The latest sketchy report out of the Far East claims Apple is working on two jumbo-sized iPhone models this year, and even goes as far as to claim that executives at the company may not refer to a larger, more premium 5.6-inch model with the existing "iPhone" brand.

Hands-on impressions with Pebble's high-end Steel smartwatch Posted: 18 Feb 2014 09:51 PM PST Over one year after the original Pebble shipped, the eponymous smartwatch firm is out with a second version of its device that melds the same smartphone-connected platform with looks more fitting of a traditional timepiece.

Apple takes 7% share of Chinese smartphone market in Q4 on strong iPhone 5s sales Posted: 18 Feb 2014 07:12 PM PST During the last quarter of 2013, Apple upped its share of the Chinese smartphone market to 7 percent on positive iPhone 5s demand, but still trails in fifth place behind vendors with cheaper offerings.

Apple's buybacks exploited stock dips to generate billions in shareholder value Posted: 18 Feb 2014 03:29 PM PST Apple's efforts to take advantage of irrational stock dips in order to buy back its own shares at a discount has transferred billions of dollars from panicked speculators to its long term investors.

Apple sold 1.6M iPhones in Russia during 2013 as big telecoms resumed sales, report says Posted: 18 Feb 2014 02:52 PM PST After persuading major Russian cellular providers to sign on as partner carriers, Apple's iPhone sales doubled in 2013 to some 1.57 million units.

Google Translate gets iOS 7 support, Clear to go free for 24 hours Posted: 18 Feb 2014 12:58 PM PST Google on Tuesday updated its translation app with native iOS 7 support and additional languages, while Realmac Software announced that popular to-do list app Clear will be offered for free for 24 hours.

Apple-Tesla talks fuel dreams of advanced battery tech, deeper iOS in the Car integration Posted: 18 Feb 2014 11:26 AM PST With word recently leaking that high ranking officials from Apple and Tesla have met, observers have been whipped up into a frenzy about what the two parties, from two very different industries, could have discussed. But there is one major tech component that is especially crucial to both Tesla and Apple: Batteries.