Apple’s Defense of Siri in Class-Action Lawsuit Doesn’t Actually Say Siri Doesn’t Suck [SIRI]

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Back in March, Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit over Siri being dumb and bad.

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Why a 4-inch iPhone makes sense (Hint: not due to Android)

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Apple’s next iPhone model will reportedly have at least a 4-inch display  according to sources “familiar with the matter” and reported by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Apple hasn’t officially commented, which is expected as the company doesn’t make statements on unreleased products. However, the WSJ has a history of reporting on solid information about future Apple products, possibly as planned leaks from Apple itself

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WSJ: Apple moving towards larger iPhone screens

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The idea of a smaller iPad has been rattling around the tech rumor mill for many a month now, but the iPhone's 3.5-inch screen?

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WSJ: The Next iPhone Will Have at Least a 4-Inch Screen [Rumors]

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the next iPhone will have a display which measures "at least 4 inches diagonally." Quoting sources familiar with Apple's supply chain, they also suggest that production of the device is due to commence next month. More

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Gartner: Q1 2012 Phone Sales Declined 2%, Dragged Down By Asia-Pacific. Samsung Leads All

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Sign of a maturing marketing flattening out, a lack of compelling devices, or a contraction in the economy?

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Betting big on live sports data, Perform lays €120 million on RunningBall

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After online sports broadcast specialist Perform Group went public a year ago, it promised it would succeed its acquisition of Goal.com by buying more sports sites. Now it is making a big one - Perform has offered up to €120 million ($153 million) for sports data provider RunningBall . The company employs match scouts to log over 1,000 in-game events for over 30,000 soccer games annually and is also growing in to logging data for others sports.

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Aaron Sorkin Officially Confirmed to Be Writing a Steve Jobs Biopic [Steve Jobs]

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There have been rumors floating around that Aaron Sorkin, of West Wing and Social Network fame, had been approached by Sony to write its Steve Jobs biopic. In a press release issued yesterday , it was officially announced that Sorkin will definitely be working on the project. More

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Ask A VC: Spark’s Nabeel Hyatt On Hyper Growth And Whether Facebook Is Fueling Future Rivals

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Ask a VC is back this month (finally!) after a long hiatus.

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Greenpeace Invades Apple’s Headquarters [Apple]

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Earlier this morning, Greenpeace launched a full offensive against Apple's Cupertino headquarters.

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Judge comes down hard on publishers, Apple in e-book case

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In a strongly worded opinion , US District Judge Denise Cote rejected requests by Apple and five book publishers to throw out a class action suit that accuses them of price-fixing. Citing ongoing state, federal and international antitrust investigations, Cote turned down arguments that Apple and the publishers had acted independently when they changed the pricing model for e-books.

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