With Apple’s latest MFi summit taking place earlier this month to school accessory makers on adopting Apple’s new smaller Lightning connector standard, many accessories from reputable companies are quickly starting to roll out products. Unfortunately the delay in getting the new standard out to third-party accessory manufacturers means many well known companies might not get a product on the market in time for the holidays

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Another month, another batch of numbers from ComScore giving us a glimpse into the US smartphone market. The research firm is out with July 2012 numbers today, showing market share across the mobile platforms from April 2012 to July 2012, without many big surprises. During the period, Cupertino-based Apple lead in total gains, boasting a 2 point change in overall smartphone platform (OS) market share and a 1.9 point change in total U.S.

With the September 12th Apple event approaching, anticipation for a redesigned iPhone is heating up. Besides the legitimate information leaking over the course of the past months, there has been fake information, mockups and hoaxes about the device floating around. Over the past few days, the increasing anticipation and speculation for the new iPhone has led to a new level of mockups and hoaxes

. AT&T recently revealed to us that they were going to block Apple’s built-in FaceTime over cellular unless users sign up for an expensive Mobile Share plan .

Engadget got a statement from Apple regarding the latest

According to a new report from Rene Ritchie of iMore , who has been correct in the past, Apple is set to begin pre-orders of the next-generation iPhone on Sept. 12, which is the same day the device is expected to be announced . The device is then expected to be released Sept

From the courtroom of the Apple vs. Samsung trial comes some major news involving Apple’s iOS device patents and Microsoft.

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Per iMore , Apple plans to announce the next-gen iPhone and the iPad mini at a media event on September 12th. The iPhone is said to go on sale just a little over a week later on September 21st.