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TomTom (Pink:TMOAF), the Dutch navigation software specialist, is already benefiting from its new tie to Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, which hired it to provide data for the iPhone.

Google Maps has been a signature feature of the iPhone since its first launch in 2007, but that will now change. At the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, Apple introduced a new Maps application as a part of the new iOS 6 platform coming in the fall. But this Maps app isn't built by Google; this one is Apple-made.

The new iPhone is not being unveiled at WWDC 2012 as some Apple enthusiasts had hoped, but the iOS 6 announcement gives us plenty of clues to what we can expect in the fall.

At the 2012 Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, Apple announced that the next version of its OS X operating system for Macs, dubbed Mountain Lion, will be released in July. The company did not give out a specific date and time.

On the first day of Apple?s Worldwide Developers Conference, improvements in Siri are unveiled.

David Cameron's parenting skills have been put under question, after the British Prime Minister's office confirmed that he accidently left his 8-year-old daughter in a pub and drove off.

We're just a few hours away from the start of the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, which is expected to be one of the biggest Apple events of the year. Hours later, the company learned even more new specs, this time about Apple's thinnest laptop, the MacBook Air.

At a time when all eyes are on Apple with its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicks off 10 a.m. PT on Monday at Moscone West center in San Francisco, a latest report said, citing an industry analyst, that Apple would unveil the iOS 6 Golden Master in early September, which would be followed by next-generation iPhone later the same month.

So much for doubling down on secrecy. On Friday, several San Francisco residents snapped photos of banners being raised in the Moscone Center's west exhibition hall, one of the event sites for Apple's 2012 Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC), for the iOS 6. Even though WWDC 2012 will apparently center around the Mac, Apple will nevertheless find time to introduce developers to new tools and features for the iPhone's and iPad's next-generation operating system.

This year's Worldwide Developer Conference is all set to kick off 10 a.m. PT on Monday at Moscone West center in San Francisco. Here's is a list of websites where you can get the complete coverage of the Apple event. These sites will be live blogging the WWDC 2012 event.

Just hours before Apple's yearly pilgrimage for developers kicks off Monday, an intriguing post at Chinese forum WeiPhone made much buzz around the tech world Sunday, claiming to have a full list of links to beta builds of iOS 6 and Safari 6 Developer Preview for OS X Lion.

Bryce Haymond of Blackpool Creative has created a set of high resolution 3D renderings of the iPhone 5, piecing together fragments of photos and videos of the highly-anticipated device that have been circulating the web over the past few weeks.

Apple is expected to unveil a ton of new products next week at the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, but on Friday, Gadget Lab tweeted a picture from Wired's Roberto Baldwin of a banner put up in Moscone West, one of the WWDC event locations, which showcased iOS 6: The world's most advanced mobile operating system.

Three days before the start of the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, a new report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims Apple will unveil a brand-new Mac notebook equipped with a Retina Display, which is simply being referred to as MacBook. The computer will reportedly be offered alongside the updated MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac and Mac Pro models set to debut next week.

Thousands of software and application engineers have already sold out next week?s developers conference mounted by Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company. Here are four key highlights.

On June 22, Cricket mobile will begin selling Apple's flagship iPhone 4 and 4S without a contract. Buy the phone from Cricket (for $399 and $499, respectively) and pay a $55 monthly charge for unlimited calls, data and messaging. Don't like the deal anymore? Then just cancel.

Apple has been officially reprimanded over its misleading advertising in Australia of the term 4G for new iPad 3. No considerable penalty here: According to The Australian, Apple has agreed to a $2.25 million settlement in Australian courts after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) won a battle alleging the Cupertino, Calif.-based company misled customers about the new iPad's touted features.

An update to a Mac OS X-based application that cites support for Retina graphics, has fueled rumors that the revamped MacBook Pro and iMac family, expected to unveil at WWDC next week, will come with the highly anticipated iPad display feature.

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Virgin Mobile announced Wednesday that it would start selling contract-free versions of Apple iPhone 4 and iPhne 4S with prepaid plans ranging from $30 to $50 a month, starting June 29.

Little by little, we've been piecing together the puzzle known as the iPhone 5. We already have a pretty good idea of what the iPhone 5 will look like, but we are still largely uncertain what will be inside the phone. According to a research note, Apple will make significant improvements to the entire camera infrastructure in the iPhone 5, all while decreasing the overall thickness of the phone.

Both Virgin Mobile and Cricket Wireless will be among the first U.S carriers to launch Apple's iPhone on a pre-paid service.