cinemafestival / Shutterstock.com The iPhone is sometimes compared to a Star Trek communicator, so it’s pretty cool that an actor from Sherlock himself, Benedict Cumberbatch, used it to get a part on the upcoming…

RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, has claimed responsibility for the ultra lame “Wake Up” flash mob stunt that appeared outside the Sydney Apple store last week. The stunt saw flash mobs pull out black signs that read “Wake Up.” When confronted with the signs, shoppers at the…

Alfred for Mac ( our review from last year ) has been updated to version 1.2 . Alfred is a utility that’s part app launcher, part navigation tool and part web service. …

Korea is establishing a new policy that’ll let customers buy phones and service separately, according to a report in MK Business news . Wireless customers will be able to shop for phones from a variety of retailers including supermarkets, malls and manufacturers like Apple. Even phones bought overseas …

A recent New York Times article slams Apple for avoiding billions in state and federal taxes using common corporate loopholes. Apple didn’t take kindly to this report and has issued a four-paragraph response defending its practices. The Cupertino company says it pays “an enormous…

Jony Ive can add British Visionary Innovator to his long list of design awards. The Apple design head was given the award by Britain’s Intellectual Property Office as part of its World Intellectual Property Day celebration. As noted in a Macworld UK report , Ive won with 46.6 percent…

AT&T will be releasing developer application-programmer interfaces for its Watson speech engine this June, according to a write-up over at the Verge . Developers will be able to add voice recognition features to their applications by…

DSLR shooters — have you ever wanted to mount your iPhone on top of your camera? No? Well, this product might give you a reason to do exactly that. The Flash-Dock (US$39.95) is designed to slide into the hot shoe on…

AllThingsD notes that Apple has hired away Zane Rowe, United Continental’s executive VP and Chief Financial Officer, to work as a new Vice President of Sales for the company. Rowe, 40, had been with Continental since 1993. In 2003, he was appointed as…

Last night saw the airing of two new ads for the iPhone 4S that featured celebrities Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. Both thirty-second spots showed the celebs using Siri in their home environment. Jackson used Apple’s personal assistant software to help him plan a “date night” and …