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Can a two-year-old photo sharing app really be worth $1bn? It would buy you some some 2,100 Rolls Royce Phantoms. Or 200 million mosquito nets to fight malaria. Or the whole of the New York Times company (with $50m change to spare). If you are Microsoft, it buys you some 800 AOL patents to fight the next patent war.

Ever find yourself frustrated with how smoothly Siri seems to work for the folks in Apple’s commercials but not for you? A New York man has filed a class-action suit against Apple, saying that the company has been “misleading and deceptive” about what the iPhone 4S virtual assistant can do.

Instagram, the iPhone photo-sharing app that turns almost anyone into an artful photographer, is growing at an astonishing rate.

Apple's voice recognition app operates in the Internet cloud. Commands are processed on a Web server and software developers can monitor Siri's responses, tweaking the program to improve it.

How do you like those Apples? An unnamed New Yorker claims Apple's new "Find My Friends" app -- which uses GPS to locate any of your friends that have allowed you access to their location -- led to a stunning revelation: His wife has been cheating on him.

The latest apparatus for every globe-trotter, travel applications for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch make your trip effortless.?? From camera optimization to automated travel itineraries, these??applications will guide you to have the most expedient journey possible. 1. Trip It Ah, Trip It Travel Organizer - you'll never have to dig through your printed, paper ...

Need extra money? Who doesn't, these days? If you have an iPhone, extra cash is only a Gigwalk away. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it's not. I tried Gigwalk last week, and it works. In fact, I'm relying on the app to fill a gap in my income. I'll tell you how so you can, too.

Skype WiFi is a new app for iPhone and iPad that lets you pay for internet access by the minute rather than by the hour or day.

Thanks to celebrities and its excellent usability and engagement techniques, Instagram, one of my favorite iPhone-based photo sharing apps has crossed another milestone in its charmed life — 150 million ...

I got an average Joe to tackle one of the worst household chores imaginable—cleaning a Mt. Everest size pile of my dirty dishes. Think casserole pans with lasagna baked on and red wine-stained glasses from a dinner party two weeks ago.