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Apple continues to tweak the upcoming version of its Mac desktop operating system, OS X Mountain Lion. The changes made recently to the developer preview are good indications of what we’ll see when the final version goes live this summer. Here’s an overview of those changes. Read More »

Apple continues to introduce features to its app stores meant to better surface quality apps. It recently introduced two more, including a new Editor’s Choice label and a free app of the week. But it’s clear more needs to be done. Read More »

 
 

Fortune’s cover story on Cook this week sketches a fascinating portrait of how Tim Cook is making his mark on Apple: Wall Street loves him, employees aren’t scared of him, he talks to Washington, and he’s still overseeing great new products, according to people who’ve seen … Read More »

In the latest court filing in the ongoing Justice Department e-books price-fixing suit, Apple says it did not conspire to fix the prices of digital books to hurt competitors and its business strategy around pricing was “perfectly proper,” according to a Reuters report. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Dell says “alternative mobile devices” are putting a crimp in its PC sales, Digitimes responds to accusations of Apple rumormongering, and Microsoft could be readying Office on iOS. Read More »

In a surprise to almost no one following the case, Samsung and Apple are not any closer to an agreement to stop suing each other following a rare face-to-face mediation session in San Francisco on Monday and Tuesday between the two companies’ CEOs. Read More »

Ahead of receiving his knighthood from the Queen, Apple’s British design chief Jonathan Ive has given a rare interview to the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph, outlining some of his thoughts and feelings on how the company’s products achieve a “sense of care.” Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: iPads and the Greek debt crisis, Kaspersky on iOS security, details behind Apple’s Monday stock surge, Apple’s spendy ways when it comes to chips, and TiVo’s iPad arrival. Read More »

9to5Mac’s report on Tuesday seems to support some developers’ hopes that the next iPhone would have a taller screen without an altered resolution. Though the report concerns a test device, the scenario laid out should be amenable to developers and iPhone buyers. Read More »

In addition to honoring the best of the Web in 2012, Monday night’s Webby Awards included a tribute to Steve Jobs. The segment honoring Apple’s co-founder included appearances from President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, Buzz Aldrin, George Lucas, Vint Cerf and more. Here’s the video. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: What Apple et al are up to with Nortel’s patent trove, why iPhone subsidies won’t be lowered any time soon, a contract-free iPhone 3GS and Tim Cook’s compensation. Read More »

It’s been reported the next iPhone will have a larger screen. We talked to iOS app makers about the implications that move would have on future iOS development. Many are not convinced Apple would complicate the current development process intentionally by adding additional screen sizes. Read More »

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Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web. Today’s installment: Possible peace in the European SIM card standard battle, Steve Jobs’ dream of the iCar, state of the App Store near its fourth birthday, and more details about Jobs’ biopic. Read More »

Like last month, California and Hawaii lead in new iPad activations, accounting for nearly 18 and 16 percent, respectively. But Nebraska is a surprise No. 3. A big part of that isn’t due to your regular gadget consumers, but one of the state’s public education initiatives. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: iPhone versus Android revenue from Google, the feasibility of Retina display MacBooks, the profitability of the Flashback botnet, and Apple gets approved for a greener data center. Read More »

I dropped my iPhone 4 from three stories up. Less than a day later, I walked out of the Apple Store in Philadelphia with a brand new iPhone 4. The journey to get there was very impressive and partially explains, anecdotally, how Apple keeps customers. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: The other Steve Jobs movie (without Ashton Kutcher), China Mobile and Apple keep talking, Sprint looks longterm with the iPhone, and Tim Cook goes to Washington. Read More »

Don’t have enough space to download your favorite app’s update? For those of us that fill our phones to the brim with apps and media, it’s a familiar scenario. However, there’s a neat trick to easily and temporarily reclaim space on your iOS device. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: An Apple television isn’t a sure bet, a former Apple legal target gets denied for a Supreme Court appeal, Apple rescues Leopard users, and WWDC announcements get forecasted. Read More »

Adding smartphones to the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s review of cell phone makers this year revealed that customers who buy plain old feature phones for calling and texting are generally happier with the product than their smartphone-owning counterparts. Apple is an exception. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Reality check on Apple rumors, a realistic assessment of why Apple won’t invite Intel to its iDevice party, the AirPlay disruption, and a new look at Mac security. Read More »

The WSJ says iCloud will get new photo and video syncing capabilities, which will be announced at WWDC in June. It’s remarkable how quickly Apple has moved to build up iCloud, particularly for a company that previously hasn’t had much success with networked services. Read More »

Under pressure because the new iPad’s 4G connectivity does not work outside North America, the company has started dropping its claims in some international markets — like the UK and Australia — but not in others. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: More Apple and Samsung legal bickering, Apple’s winning product placement strategy, USPS won’t ship iPads overseas anymore, and more hints about an Apple television. Read More »

A new report indicates Apple is on the verge of replacing the Google Maps app altogether in the next version of iOS. Considering Apple’s history of buying up mapping technologies and its preference of using its own technology rather than third-party solutions, the report makes sense. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Steve Jobs’ first idea for the iMac’s name, the latest security update for Macs, and Intel’s plan to get into Apple’s mobile devices. Read More »

A Reuters report says Apple will be using some of its billions to help improve working conditions at some Foxconn plants. It’s an unexpected move for Apple, but one that’s starting to indicate a pattern in CEO Tim Cook’s short time at the company’s helm. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: HP swears its new laptop designs weren’t inspired by the MacBook Air, a setback in Proview’s iPad trademark case, and Apple’s potential trump card in mobile payments. Read More »

Politico has a great post Wednesday that details how folks in Washington are astonished Apple isn’t blanketing Capitol Hill with lobbyists and money. It goes against standard procedure in our nation’s capital, but as is well known in tech, Apple doesn’t tend to follow standard procedures Read More »

Apple’s controversial nano-SIM card design is on display at CTIA in New Orleans this week. Reports indicate that the European telecom standards group that Apple has offered its design to royalty free, is currently voting on whether to choose it or a competing design from Nokia. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Apple’s “teflon” corporate image, more rural carriers get the iPhone, Samsung and Apple both blame and cooperate with each other, and a brilliant new iPhone app marketing strategy. Read More »

We know device makers are making money off of this trend. But how do mobile app makers cash in on this ballooning market of upwardly mobile consumers? The short answer is: make iOS apps. The longer answer: Make really well-designed free, ad-based Android apps. Read More »

You may have already heard of The Elevation Dock for the iPhone or the LunaTik Watchband for the iPod nano or even the Pebble E-Paper Watch, but here are seven equally great product concepts for iOS products that you may also be interested in supporting. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: new report of an Apple television prototype, an OS X Lion security snafu, Apple’s iPad “Plan B,” and a glimpse into life as a new Apple employee. Read More »

An Apple computer starting at $799 would be a big deal, but it’s unlikely. And the idea that Apple would be “forced to” lower the price due to competition from Intel-based ultrabooks makes very little sense. Here’s why. Read More »

Rui Viana isn’t a full-time app developer and he hasn’t learned how to use Apple’s iOS SDK. Using an iPad-only development environment called Codea, he created Cargo-Bot directly on the iPad and saw more than 200,000 downloads in the first week. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: iPhone with haptic feedback, where Apple gets its map data from, making money in the App Store, and Apple’s retail magic. Read More »

It’s fairly widely known that if you jailbreak your iPhone it probably voids the device’s warranty from Apple. But SquareTrade, a third-party gadget warranty provider, changes the equation for potential iOS hackers by offering to fix or replace jailbroken devices, no questions asked. Read More »

Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Apple still vacuuming up mobile phone industry profits; what Apple could be up to with Liquidmetal; a possible iPay payment system; and stubborn iPhone users. Read More »

You won’t be replacing batteries on Logitech’s newest iPad keyboard case. As its name implies, the $129.99 Solar Keyboard Folio uses light — either indoors or out — to maintain its battery life, which is two years on a single charge, claims Logitech. Read More »

During the first three months of 2012, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint collectively sold 9 million iPhones. Altogether, those same three carriers sold 13.5 million smartphones, which means that for every three smartphones they sold, two of them were iPhones. Read More »

Back in the day when iPod was king, it was the auto-industry that helped accelerate its adoption in the mainstream (and vice versa.) Now car makers are experimenting with iPad integration. I wonder if the history will repeat itself and propel iPad miles ahead of rivals. Read More »

By analyzing data from a live 3G network in a major city, the mobile network analytics firm Actix has found that only 5% of iPads are used outdoors. iPads account for just 1% of data sessions, they use 4X more data than an average 3G device. Read More »

Apple acquired app discovery service Chomp earlier this year, betting that it would help make app discovery easier and better on its iTunes Appstore. The casualty of that acquisition is the Chomp for Android (search and) app which seems to have been discontinued. Read More »

Apple’s iPad still dominates the tablet market, but that alone shouldn’t be scaring PC and tablet manufacturers. Instead, the statistic that for one in four people buying iPads, it’s their very first Apple product is more concerning; it could lead to other Apple hardware sales. Read More »

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