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Apple may be deploying its own mapping vans into the Bay Area

If Google’s mapping vehicles seemed a bit strange, Apple may have their own making the rounds. A number of minivans with what appears to be camera equipment and a LiDAR sensor mounted to the roof that have appeared around California in recent weeks could be part of a new Apple project, as at least one […]

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Judge orders Typo to pay $860,000 fine to BlackBerry for injunction regarding keyboard case

This is a win for BlackBerry, which is kind of rare these days. Also, if a federal judge orders an injunction against you, you should probably obey the injunction. On Wednesday, a federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Typo Products owes BlackBerry more than US$860,000 for violating an injunction barring sales of its original iPhone […]

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Thousands surface for Steve Jobs biopic extras call

It’s not every day that you get a chance to be an extra in a Steve Jobs biopic. Over in Cupertino, thousands of people replied to a casting call over the weekend to be an extra in the Steve Jobs biopic with scenes being filmed at the Flint Center where Jobs unveiled the original Macintosh […]

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Detour audio tour app hits beta, now available in the App Store

This definitely qualifies under the heading of “nifty”. For those of you living in the Bay Area, the Detour app for iOS has entered the beta stage and is now available on the App Store. Detour provides hour-long audio walks over the San Francisco Bay Area that reveal hidden stories, people, and places all over […]

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First pictures surface of Fassbender, Rogen, director Danny Boyle on set of Steve Jobs biopic

Filming for the much-anticipated Steve Jobs biopic has begun and some interesting set pictures have leaked from the set via @motro68, complete with Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs, Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak and director Danny Boyle. Initial leaked images showed filming at Jobs’ childhood home in California.