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Apple Inc plans to launch a new iPhone with a faster chip for data processing and a more advanced camera in September, Bloomberg said in a report late Tuesday.

The Israeli government is asking Apple Inc. to remove an application called the "The 3rd Intifada" from its popular "App Store" for Ipads and Iphones.

An out-of-left-field post from Boy Genius Report is threatening to shake up the consensus about what’s next for the iPhone. Citing anonymous “reliable” sources, the report says that the next iPhone will hit in August with a “radical new case design.” BGR has a fairly solid — but not flawless — record when it comes to leaks from Apple.

With mobile success already under its belt, we consider Apple's next move and why it could change the way you play at home forever.

Nokia Oyj won an almost two-year patent dispute with Apple Inc., in a settlement that awards a one-time payment and royalties to the Finnish handset maker. Nokia rose as much as 4.1 percent in Helsinki trading. The agreement will bolster the Devices & Services unit’s second- quarter profitability, Espoo, Finland-based Nokia said in a statement today. The details of the contract, under which Apple will pay an undisclosed sum and royalties for the term of the agreement, are confidential, Nokia said.

Can you believe that an iRumor has come true, for once—and early? Apple's started selling unlocked iPhone 4 phones in the US, with the 16GB model (in both black and white) costing $650, and the 32GB models coming in at $750. While this is a step forward in the right direction for Apple...

Want to read a history of Apple CEO Steve Jobs with lots of pictures? Good news; there's a comic book on the way that will let you do just that.

Judge Stephen G. Milliken was waiting at the Gallery Place Metro station for a train Thursday morning when a youth snacked his iPhone from his hand. The D.C. Superior Court judge isn’t alone in having his electronic device stolen. Metro Transit Police said they’ve seen a spike in “snatch-and-grab” robberies of iPhones and similar devices. “We’ve had a great increase in the snatching of iPhones and iPads over the last couple of years, not just here but in transit systems across the country,” Metro Transit Police Chief Michael Taborn said.

Like the old Timex commercials — “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking” — torture tests featuring electronic tablets like the iPad are appearing on YouTube.

Apple appears to have reversed its guidelines for magazine and newspaper subscriptions purchased in its App Store, in a big victory for publishers who blanched at the original terms.