The news of late has Android taking over the world and Samsung dominating with Android phones and tablets with more than triple the volume over Apple's iOS. So why is it that Apple's iOS is beating the crap out of Android on the busiest shopping day of the year? – Because more people actually use their iDevices as Tim Cook has been telling Wall Street and their developers for months. Now more proof supports that reality.

In the blink of an eye another year has gone by and Patently Apple would like to wish our US fanbase a very Happy Thanksgiving. This holiday has always been a time of reflection for me and this year I'm thankful for a speedy recovery after my emergency surgery earlier this month. There are so many things to be thankful for in life, and I hope that you and your loved ones have much to be thankful for this year too. To all of our fans and visitors, Cheers!

Apple has been working on an iWallet or electronic wallet since 2010 if not earlier. They've built quite the body of intellectual property to support their future iWallet which you could view in our iWallet Archives. Today, a new in-depth iWallet patent was published by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Apple's latest invention generally relates to systems and methods for carrying out secure transactions. More specifically, the present technology relates to systems and methods for performing secure transactions using optical codes and optical code readers.

On November 28, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published two patent applications from Apple that reveal more details about the new Touch ID fingerprint scanner that's been incorporated into the Home Button of the iPhone 5S. The patent applications delve into extending the range of electric field based finger sensors so that they could image fingers through significantly thicker dielectric materials such as molded plastic structures. The patents also detail many other technical aspects behind Apple's Touch ID.

A Connecticut company by the name of Voice Domain Technologies has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. The patent infringement lawsuit concerns Apple's Siri.

A Texas patent troll by the name of Long Corner Consumer Electronics has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. The patent infringement lawsuit concerns Apple's iDevices using sensors related to auto-rotation.

Today, DSS Technology Management, a leading developer and integrator of security technologies has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. The patent infringement lawsuit concerns Apple's Mac Mini and iMac computers that provide wireless Bluetooth connections to a plurality of peripheral devices that infringe on two DSS patents regarding "a data network system in which the server and the peripherals communicate in low duty cycle RF bursts." Report Updated Nov. 28, 2013

Earlier this month we reported that Samsung and Apple would restart to comply with a court-ordered Jan. 8 deadline to find an amicable solution to their patent dispute. Insiders close to the case added that Samsung's mobile chief and CEO Shin Jong-kyun and Apple's Tim Cook will meet soon. Yet now that a Silicon Valley jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $290 million in damages for copying vital iPhone and iPad features, the mood at Samsung has soured and they're already hinting that nothing will come of their meeting with Apple.

Apple's production of iDevices for the all-important holiday season is cranking up to record highs. Earlier today we reported that iPad mini with Retina orders were getting back on track and were outpacing last year's production of the iPad mini. Now the news only gets better as the iPhone 5S is now flying off production lines at a rate of 500,000 units a day – a historic high for any iPhone model to date.

According to a new supply chain report, bottlenecks in making components for the iPad mini with Retina are now gradually being removed. The positive results equated to Apple ordering four million units in November. Currently, Apple's orders for the iPad mini with Retina have already surpassed those for the first-generation iPad mini, the sources noted.

A new Canalys study published today forecasts that tablets will almost out ship all other PC form factors combined next year, forming almost 50% of the total client PC market (desktops, notebooks, and tablets). The good news is that Canalys acknowleges that Apple is one of the only companies making any money from this boom.

Futuremark is a company that creates benchmarks that enable people to reliably measure, understand and manage computer hardware performance. People rely on Futuremark benchmarks to produce accurate and unbiased results. In order to retain their reputation, Futuremark announced that they've delisted new Android devices with suspicious scores.