After having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this week, Apple's sapphire supplier GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) has now sought the permission of the court to "wind down" operations at its sapphire manufacturing facility in Arizona.

On October 6, GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) - the company which supplies sapphire glass to Apple for the Apple Watch device - filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move has triggered doubts about whether tech giant Apple will use sapphire as a protective cover for its next-generation iPhone, because the company will not likely source the material from another supplier.

According to a TechCrunch report, the cost of the Edition version of the newly-unveiled Apple Watch wearable tech device will likely be nearly $1,200.

In an article in the Sunday New York Times, technology reporter Nick Bilton has shared an interesting conversation which he had with Apple's late CEO Steve Jobs in late 2010, when Jobs was still leading the technology major.

According to a recent AdAge report, which first disclosed Apple's latest hire, Apple has recently appointed retailer The Gap's senior executive Marcela Aguilar as its new Director of Global Marketing Communications.

Technology news website of Guangzhou's 21st-Century Business Herald has revealed in a recent report that the China Mobile website as opened pre-orders for Apple's next-generation iPhone --- the iPhone 6, which is expected to be unveiled by the US tech giant at a September 9 product launch event.

Technology news website Re/code has revealed in a recent report that the much-rumored Apple iWatch wearable device - which will likely be unveiled by the company at its forthcoming September 9 event - will be price at approximately $400.

With the Apple iPhone yet to support near-field communication (NFC), one of the most persistent rumors that have circulated ahead of a new iPhone launch - since iPhone 4S launch - is that the handset will implement the NFC technology for mobile payments and other uses.