Apple has filed a patent for in-app purchases that, if granted, could be used against competitors like Google and Microsoft, Redmond Pie has learned.
As you will already be aware, unless you've been stuck under a rock for the last few months, iOS 5 is set to launch next week along with the iPhone 4S, and although we've looked at and covered many of the key features, there are still new ones being discovered all the time in what has been a rather turbulent week for all concerned with Apple.
If there's one certainty about the release of a new iDevice, it's that Firemint will announce a new, shiny release of the ever-popular racing simulator, Real Racing 2.
During Apple's iPhone event, possibly the most awe-inspiring demonstration was that of the new Siri feature which is built into iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S. Siri's features, which offer users the ability to almost have a conversation with the iPhone 4S, will be exclusive to Apple's new smartphone, with all current hardware left out in the cold.
As you might perhaps already know, the Gold Master build of iOS 5 was just released moments ago. If you're looking to jailbreak the new release of iOS 5, you can do so with the latest version of Redsn0w, just like you've been able to do using previous beta versions of iOS 5.
Many months and a seemingly endless number of betas later, iOS 5 is finally going to drop to consumers on the 12th of this month, it brings all those features we've been promised - and then some.
With Microsoft's Windows 8 being downloaded half a million times in its first 24 hours of being available for download as a Developer Preview, it's fairly safe to say that there is a certain amount of interest in the fledgling operating system. Perhaps it's those fancy Metro-UI tiles that have all our heats aflutter, but everyone seems to want to give Windows 8 a whirl.
According to a report published today, Apple makes more revenue from their iDevices than all of Microsoft’s products put together. Surprised?
According to a report published today, Samsung has offered Apple a deal which, if accepted, would allow the Korean company to launch its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia.
Apple today has released iTunes 10.5 Beta 9 ahead of Gold Master release which is expected to be available next Tuesday alongside iOS 5 GM.

