The return of the $599 iPhone? Why higher iPhone prices might not be such a bad idea - for carriers and consumers alike.

Sprint is making sure everyone knows they remain the only major iPhone carrier in the U.S. to offer unlimited data plans. In fact, they will still carry that distinction even if Apple’s next handset arrives with 4G/LTE capabilities.

Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) for 2012 has just been announced. The five-day conference will be held from June 11-15 in San Francisco, California.

Those "iPhone nano" rumors are back. Why all the talk is hogwash.

A Chinese supplier is offering what they are calling “iPhone 5 home buttons,” that look slightly different than the buttons on the iPhone 4S/4. Good or bad?

Although Apple has yet to even announce it, the company’s long-rumored “iPanel” could play a significant role in the high-definition television space. In fact, upwards of 25 percent of consumers in the U.S. would purchase a physical Apple television set.

How thin will the next iPhone be? We've got a possible answer.

The latest "iPhone 5" rumor suggests Apple's next handset will include in-cell touch panels. In other words, the handset will be much thinner than the past two models.

Is Apple losing its luster? That is the surprising question many in the investment community are now asking as more bad news has befallen the company.

The back of the sixth generation iPhone could be made of super-durable Liquidmetal alloy, not glass like its two predecessors.

It is becoming more likely Apple is going to announce the launch of an "iPad mini” this year. The rumored 7.85-inch iPad could launch as early as the third quarter and sell for between $249 and $299.

Will Apple be forced to change the name of their latest tablet, the iPad Wi-Fi + 4G? We could soon find out.

Are we getting close to another dot-com tech bubble? Perhaps we are when this week's most interesting (and troubling) stories in technology revolved around companies making huge sums of money. While we're all for folks making money, when they do so by screwing customers, we've got a problem. What's going on here?

Known for his New Design style, Phillippe Starck has created everything from streetlights in Metz, France, to entire hotel lobbies in New York, to home products at Target stores. Now the French-based designer could be working on what could become the biggest new product launch since the iPad.

Like spring, developers anxiously await the yearly arrival of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which since 2003 (save 2006) has been held each June. However, mid-way through April, Apple has yet to announce WWDC nor made tickets available to the popular event.

Along with a new iPhone, Apple is expected to unveil the company’s first iPod touch refresh in two years later in 2012, according to 9to5Mac.

The next generation iPhone, expected to be unwrapped by Apple sometime this year, could include a single unibody frame and larger screen, according to Apple Insider.

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Future iOS cameras could include pattern detection technologies, according to a new patent announced today by the United States Patent Office Patent Office. New capabilities could include the ability to read ISBN numbers, pricing systems, phone numbers and much more.

The long-rumored real Apple TV could arrive later this year and be called … the iPanel. This is the conclusion drawn from Jefferies analyst, Peter Misek, who studies Apple and other technology companies, according to AppleInsider.

Were you one of the millions that turned in your old handset last October to get your hands on the iPhone 4S? That might have been a huge mistake if the latest iPhone 5 rumor is correct.

First released less than one month ago, the new iPad is officially a huge hit with buyers. In fact, 98 percent of buyers are satisfied with their recent purchase, according to a new ChangeWave survey.

The "iController" could be in Apple's future.

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