According to Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner, Apple is ready to release the iPad 3 as early as February despite rumors that Apple could be waiting to unveil its latest touch-screen tablet update until as late as next fall alongside the iPhone 5. Gardner mentioned in a note Thursday, reported by Business Insider, that the iPad …

According to the descriptions of recent jobs posting on its Web site, Apple is looking for iOS engineers to join its Siri development team to help implement user interface (UI) design for the voice-activated assistant included on every iPhone 4S. The primary objective of the first position would be to help develop the look and feel of the conversational UI …

After a Chinese judge rejected Apple’s lawsuit against Chinese manufacturer Proview Technology for illegally using the iPad name, a countersuit could be heading Apple’s way to the tune of $1.5 billion. According to Chinese newspaper The Southern Metropolis Daily (via Reuters), the iPad name had already been legally registered as a trademark in China (as well as several other countries) …

Don’t want to run iOS 5? Get Chronic-Dev Team’s Crash Reporter software and help them jailbreak iDevices. Apple Whether or not the masses actually jailbreak their iPhones, it seems as though users are willing to support the work that the jailbreak community is doing, feeding the Chronic-Dev Team with more than 10 million crash reports in a single week after …

As the year is coming to close, many companies step back and take stock of the decisions they have made over the last 12 months and determine if they are heading in the right direction. For Hearst Magazines, finally giving in to Apple’s steadfast App Store rules has proved a wise–and lucrative–choice. Talking to Reuters this week, Hearst Magazine President …

Apple is looking to get into the business of unique device identification, Patently Apple reports, filing a patent that details plans for a “digital handshake” using next-generation cameras capable of reading specially coated, invisible ink. The technology would be used for enterprise, social networking, and gaming applications. While technology already exists that can transfer information between two devices quickly and …

Chipmakers may fair better in the tablet game then continuing to place their bets on the PC market. Apple Did you know that Apple ships more iPads than Dell ships PCs? Chipmakers that have bet their business on the global demand for DRAM chips know this and it’s freaking them out. iPads use 75 percent fewer dynamic-random access memory chips …

According to a report from Chinese tech industry watchers MIC Gadget, the biggest mobile phone company in the world’s largest smartphone market is one network permit away from carrying Apple’s iPhone 4S. It looks like it’s time to pick up some AAPL, which closed +9.00 at 382.20 today, a stock that many believe is still undervalued, despite Apple’s continued success …

In a note to investors, Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar claims that Apple’s supply issues regarding the iPhone 4S are due not only to extremely high demand but also a key component not being readily available. That component? Kumar isn’t telling. Or, doesn’t know. Either way, there’s no telling what the “key component” in the iPhone 4S that is …

One of the major improvements for both iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S was made in the area of photography. Upgraded camera specs on the new iPhone 4S and improved software in iOS 5 make taking pictures much more appealing from your phone. These tips can help even further, giving users greater options when producing photos. 1. Use your software …