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A Chinese firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name in China has launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses it of employing deception when it bought the trademark.

Apple hasn’t yet confirmed whether iPad 3 is real or a myth. The tech giant also hasn’t officially announced the release date of its next generation tablet. But Apple watchers believe that iPad 3 is mere weeks away from revealing itself to the world. The rumor mills have even declared that March 7 is the holy date when Apple will introduce the holy grail to the iFans at a media event in San Francisco.

The long awaited BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is finally out. RIM released PlayBook last year and PlayBook OS 2.0 is the first software update for the tablet, coming out after almost one year later. The original plans of RIM were to release PlayBook OS 2.0 in December 2011. RIM is already two months behind on the original schedule.

Earlier in February, the media reported that the U.S. Air Force wanted to buy thousands of Apple iPad tablets to replace the conventional flight bags carried by pilots. Nobody knows the exact number of iPads, the U.S. Air Force wanted to buy. Some say that the figure is 3,000. But to replace the flight bag of all the pilots in U.S. Air Force, 18,000 is still a small figure. That means a big business for Apple.

A purported iPad 3 display had been handed over to iFixit for a second and even closer examination. A microscopic test helped to find out that the display was indeed a higher pixel density panel with 2048x1536 resolution.

According to reports, a redesigned docking connector would allow for faster bandwidth speeds and improve the device's sync capabilities. As thrilling as it may seem to be, the downside is that a change in the dock connector may require users to buy adaptors for the devices. Apple, in keeping in-line with its don't tell policy has not commented on the reports so far.

Apple Inc. acquired San Francisco-based Chomp Inc., which helps users sort through the widening array of software applications for mobile devices.

A Chinese firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name in China has launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses it of employing deception when it bought the trademark.

At a time when speculation about iPad 3 is gaining momentum before its predicted launch in the first week of March, mobile chipset maker Qualcomm, by releasing its fifth generation Gobi platform, has fueled anticipation that Apple will unquestionably introduce its next generation tablet with 4G LTE support.

Dropbox unveiled on Thursday a new photo uploading feature for Android smartphones, potentially sharpening its competition with Google, Apple, and a host of other companies battling to rule the burgeoning market for online storage solutions.

The Asian firm Proview trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name has now launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses the iPhone-maker of employing deception when it bought the iPad trademark.

The Asian firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name has now launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses the iPhone-maker of employing deception when it bought the iPad trademark.

The Asian firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name has now launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses the iPhone-maker of employing deception when it bought the iPad trademark.

Apple Inc on Thursday adopted a measure long desired by investors and corporate governance activists, granting its shareholders a bigger say in the appointment of directors to the board of the world's most valuable technology company.

The heavy price tag attached to Apple’s iPhone series may actually save money in the long run. A new study shows that the prices for the top paid-for apps in the Android market are “dramatically” higher than those in Apple’s store.

Apple’s directors dodged the question of what to do with nearly $98 billion in cash and investments that’s waiting to be used. Here's what they could buy.

Apple Inc on Thursday adopted a measure long desired by shareholders and governance activists, requiring its directors to win a majority vote before being elected to the board.

Apple, which has nearly $98 billion in cash and investments, won’t pay a special dividend or cash bonus to shareholders, new CEO Tim Cook said.

iPhone 5 could appear in the T-Mobile arsenal in 2013 if indeed Apple's newest handset does include 4G LTE support. There is little evidence iPhone 5 will have 4G capability, but since the iPad 3 is set to debut with the technology, it's logical the next iPhone would have it too. That's actually the easy part because T-Mobile doesn't want to spend the nearly $40 billion Sprint spent near the end of 2011 for the rights to sell the iPhone on contract. T-Mobile will be using that money ...

The No. 4 wireless wireless carrier plans to build a new $4 billion Long-Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network .The cost of the project is the same as the breakup fee that AT&T was required to pay T-Mobile parent, Deutsche Telekom, following a failed $39 billion merger deal..

While Apple is not expected to unveil the iPhone 5 anytime soon, but that doesn't mean fans can't dream about what the next-generation iPhone could possibly look like. Fanning the flame that is iPhone hype, the imaginative minds at Ciccarese Design, led by Federico Ciccarese, have released a new mock-up of a teardrop-shaped iPhone 5, which is really quite beautiful.

A Shanghai court Thursday rejected a struggling Chinese company's request to bar Apple Inc. from selling its popular iPad computer tablet in China over a trademark dispute.

A Shanghai court has rejected a request in a trademark case to stop Apple selling its iPad tablet computers in the city, averting an embarrassing suspension of iPad sales in its own flagship stores.

With the rumored upcoming release of the Apple’s newest tech toy, the iPad 3, speculations about the devices features have been cluttering cyber space. The third generation tablet is said to slam rivals such as Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Blackberry’s Playbook. Although product information isn’t confirmed, here’s a roundup of the latest rumors and educated guesses that you might not have heard yet.

OnLive, which was in the news recently for bringing Microsoft Windows to iPad, has now succeeded in delighting iPad users once again – this time by introducing OnLive Desktop Plus, which offers full-blown Windows applications and an ultra-fast Web browser with full Adobe Flash support.

Rumors are flying thick and fast about the possible features of Apple’s next generation tablet, dubbed iPad 3, and if the new tablet debuts on March 7, as rumored, in a ‘media event’ in San Francisco, it could possibly ring the death knell of rival tablets like Amazon Kindle Fire and BlackBerry PlayBook.

Qualcomm has released its fifth generation Gobi platform for mobile baseband, promising 4G LTE option in the forthcoming iPad 3 and iPhone 5.

Here are some factors that Apple should keep in mind while pricing the latest iPad 3.

A Shanghai court has rejected a request by a Chinese technology firm that the sale of Apple Inc's iPads be halted across the affluent Chinese city, a source with direct knowledge of the ruling said on Thursday.