Bad luck Apple, Beats Audio is Apple's most expensive acquisition to-date. Until Bose comes into the picture. Bose is arguably the standard by which all others are measured when it comes to audio technology and quality. Bolstering that technology is a portfolio of patents, and on Friday, Bose filed a lawsuit against Beats claiming infringement of 5 noise cancelation patents in use with Beats' Studio and Studio Wireless line of headphones.

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Bose also filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission with the aim of stopping the importation of Beats noise cancelation headphones to the United States. "We are committed to protection our investment, protecting our customers, and defending the patents we own," according to a Bose representative.

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The 4th beta version of the upcoming iOS 8 is now ready for developers to download and play with. It comes around two weeks after the third beta saw the light of day, and as you might expect it brings with it many small improvements.

If you already have iOS 8 beta 3 on your iPhone or iPad, the update will come to you over-the-air. Otherwise, you can get it from the iOS Developer Center.

The new iOS 8 beta brings polish all-round, and the Control Center has been redesigned. In Settings, a new Display & Brightness section has appeared, separated from the the wallpaper picker, and a Home Data icon has showed up in the Privacy section.

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Apple have a lot of disagreements with Samsung. However, Apple is currently searching for a chip manufacture for its upcoming products, and it couldn't find a better Chip manufacturing Partner than Samsung.

According to Taiwanese media reports, TSMC which is one of the world's largest manufacturers of mobile chipsets is about to lose two of its big clients. Apple and Qualcomm decided to switch to Samsung as they primary manufacturing partner.

Back in the day when Apple left Samsung for TSMC, everyone made a big deal out of it and said it was down to the fierce legal battle between the two giants. However, that war is far from over, and Apple's willingness to return to its Korean rival suggests it might have been a mere coincidence and TSMC simply offered better terms at the time.

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Apple is now rolling-out the iOS 8 beta 3 firmware update. It brings various improvements, new features and new options. The iOS 8 Beta 3 allows the T-Mobile USA subscribers to use Wi-Fi Calling for better audio quality. The new firmware also enables new iCloud Drive options and improves the battery statistics.

Side-by-side with the new iOS 8 Beta 3 firmware Apple launches new beta versions of the Apple TV, Find My iPhone and Find My Friends apps. You can download them from the new Beta Apps in the App Store.

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You may already know Foxconn, Apple's primary iPhone manufacturer in China. As the iPhone 6 production line needs a boost, Foxconn is allegedly incorporating 10,000 Robots into its assembly line process in anticipation of heightened iPhone 6 production. Foxconn is still currently in the final testing stages of the robots, which are each expected to produce 30,000 smartphones.

Each of the planned robots is set to cost between $20,000 - $25,000, and won't be available to other manufacturers. It's unknown how exactly they will impact the company's current workforce, as despite the added bump in production, Foxconn CEO Terry Gou expects that the company will nevertheless have a hard time meeting demand.

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