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Apple's Premium Smartphones are outselling Samsung's by more than Two to One in India

It's being reported in India that Apple is now offering record margins to retailers and resellers for its flagship iPhone 5S as it looks to hit the 1 million mark for its smartphones in India in the year ending September, trying to buck the overall slump in expensive handsets that has seen prices being slashed by rival Samsung.

Samsung Loses Market Credibility by Delaying Tizen Smartphone

Last month at an event in San Francisco, J.D. Choi, Samsung's lead man on the Tizen project, held up a smartphone and said that the device, the Samsung Z, would go on sale in Russia in the third quarter of the year. The official launch of the Samsung Z was to occur last week at a Tizen event in Moscow, complete with market-ready products. Then at the last moment Samsung bailed out and failed to deliver the Samsung Z. This was a repeat of their embarrassing failure to launch a Tizen phone with NTT Docomo earlier this year. Samsung is now losing all market credibility by delaying their Tizen phone.

Apple's Supply Chain Suppliers reveal that all of Apple's larger iPhone 6 Components are thinner

It's been reported on many occasions that Apple's 5.5 inch iPhone 6 is to be very thin and light. To date battery suppliers have had a difficult time figuring out how they can provide a good enough battery for the next gen iPhone. News today confirms that the battery issue may have been solved and that the larger iPhone 6 in general will have thinner components overall.

A New Landmark Partnership between Apple and IBM is about to transform the Way Work gets done

In 1991 Apple and IBM created the PowerPC alliance that included Motorola. They worked on a new OS called Taligent and a mobile OS called TalOS. The alliance never reached its dreams and Apple eventually went on to acquire NeXT Inc. and the rest is history. Today, a new chapter between these two companies has been announced. According to Apple's press release, "The new IBM MobileFirst for iOS solutions will be built in an exclusive collaboration that draws on the distinct strengths of each company.

Knock-Offs of the iPhone 6 are now hitting the Streets in China

A new report from China Today claims that Chinese imitators have beaten Apple to the punch by launching clones of the highly anticipated iPhone 6 ahead of its official release date. While the world awaits Apple's announcement of the release date of the iPhone 6, Chinese manufacturers have already released a "shanzhai"–or knock-off–version based on alleged photographs of prototypes and the rumored specifications. That's the problem with websites supporting these crazy rumors of future iPhone cases, glass covers and specs on a daily basis. They're just assisting these knock-off cloners by promoting what the future iPhone may look like. It's like giving these cloners free advertising so that they can convincingly point to US websites to confirm that their knock-off design is the real thing. 

Apple's iPhone 5S Crushes Samsung's S5 Globally and Takes Third Spot in China

The Korean Press this morning is perplexed, stunned and confused at how Apple's iPhone 5S was able to remain the number one smartphone in the world. We reported earlier this month that in Q1 Apple was the number one smartphone in the world. Now the latest stats from Technology Research firm Counterpoint confirm smartphone statistics for May which finally reveals that the iPhone 5S retained its number one status and this time against the Galaxy S5 head on.

Former White Houses Press Secretary in the Running for Apple's Next PR Chief & Apple's Possible Delay of the larger iPhone 6

It's being reported that former White House press secretary Jay Carney is reportedly in the running to be Apple's next PR chief. Apple's been looking for a new PR head ever since Katie Cotton, the 'Queen' of PR Tech retired back in May and Carney just might fill the bill just right. In another rumor that surfaced yesterday we learned that an analyst is claiming that Apple may delay the 5.5 inch iPhone until early 2015. If that were to happen, it may be more strategic than you think. 

Apple Granted 46 Patents Today Covering a Major 3D Camera Development & Future Wild Haptics

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 46 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover two key patents. The first covers an advanced haptics system for iDevices. The second is for a new 3D camera system that could apply to future iDevices and/or a standalone camera. In April we posted a report titled "Future High-End Android Smartphones with 3D Cameras will be using Apple's PrimeSense Technology." It now appears that Apple has their own surprise in the works. Between PrimeSense's 3D camera technology and acquiring an advanced 3D camera patent from one of the leading experts in this field, Apple is out to challenge Android OEMs on this front in the not-too-distant future. Our report also covers five new design patent wins and we wrap up this week's granted patent report with our traditional listing of the remaining granted patents that were issued to Apple today.

Apple Granted a Second 3D Imaging & Display System Patent

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 46 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover Apple's wild 3D imaging and display apparatus. Just last month Apple was granted a patent for different aspects of the same invention. The differences between the patents could easily be found in the finer details of Apple's patent claims. Whether the recent activity regarding this invention means Apple is any closer to delivering such a device is unknown at this time.

Mobile Devices with Nickel including Apple's iPad may cause Mild Rashes

A new report published today claims that Apple's iPad may be the culprit behind certain types of skin rashes. It turns out that the iPad may contain nickel, one of the most common allergy-inducing metals. The simple use of an "iPad Smart Case" solved the issue for one child with this allergy.

A Weak UK Rumor Connects Apple to Fuel Cell Adoption

Earlier this month Samsung went on the offensive in a desperate attempt to breathe some new life into their terrible selling Galaxy S5. The ad which was called Wall Huggers, pointed to the iPhone having lousy battery life. The tech news site BGR posted a report stating that Samsung's new iPhone-bashing ad was truer than Apple would like to admit. Some agree, some disagreed, but the issue of today's mobile devices having miserable battery life in general came to the fore once again. So is it any wonder that those in the fuel cell business wanted to stir a little interest their way by dumping Apple's name into a fresh new rumor. The UK's Daily Mail Online is boosting UK's Intelligent Energy profile today by claiming that the company is working with Apple on a next-generation energy solution.

Apple Officially Refutes China's CCTV Claims that their Location Services are a "National Security Concern"

On Friday we reported that China's influential state broadcaster called a location-tracking function offered by Apple's iPhone a "national security concern." Although CCTV's report sounded more like a propaganda message from the government of China, Apple decided to respond to the broadcast to mark their official position on the matter. Apple also took the opportunity to knock those like Google. Specifically Apple stated that "Unlike many companies, our business does not depend on collecting large amounts of personal data about our customers." Below we present you with Apple's full response titled "Your Location Privacy." We simply present you what Apple is saying without commentary.

FCC Documents Surface Revealing Apple's iBeacon Testing

A series of FCC documents have recently come to light illustrating Apple's iBeacon device and its testing ranges between 2402 MHz and 2480 MHz. The FCC documentation clearly notes that the focus is on Apple's iBeacon device and not any other kind of home device. Third party developers creating devices for Apple's HomeKit may decide to implement Apple's iBeacon technology/component into future devices.

USPTO Refuses to Register Apple's "Touch ID" Trademark

Today, the US Patent & Trademark Office published an official letter that was sent to Apple regarding their trademark application for "Touch ID" having been refused by their trademark examiner. Noteworthy is the fact that the letter was originally sent to Apple on May 7 and only made public today. That's over a two month delay. The case against Apple's Touch ID being registered seems to be solid and valid. Apple officially has six months to reply to USPTO with a work-around remedy or risk automatic trademark abandonment. With Apple likely to add their Touch ID feature to new iPads this fall, it'll be interesting to see how Apple reacts to this latest news.

Apple found not Guilty of Infringing Emblaze's Video Streaming Patent

On July 01 the trial between Israel's Emblaze and Apple began. Emblaze sued Apple for Patent Infringement almost four years ago to date back in 2010. The lawsuit involved a single patent relating to real-time broadcasting over a network that the company claimed Apple was using without a license. The jury on Friday delivered their swift verdict of not guilty.