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With the rumored but still unexpected announcement of iMovie for iPhone 4, it begs the question of what else could be in store for Apple’s iDevices. Could we see iMovie or other iLife apps arrive for the iPad or see iWork show up for iPhone 4? Read More »

Apple may be the media and public’s favorite son, but to the FBI and FTC, Apple is looking more like a red-headed stepchild. The FBI and FTC are collectively looking into at least three anti-trust suits against it. Read More »

 
 

The Future of Mac: Truckin’

Steve Jobs revealed at the D8 conference his vision of what the future of the Mac looks like: a Ford F250. Not in design, and maybe not in build quality, but in everyday utility. Read More »

A boilerplate is a flexible term used to describe many different things, but Apple’s boilerplate is those lines of text that you see at the bottom of each of all its press releases, and it has remained largely unchanged for the past few years. Read More »

The popular music will die down, Jobs will enter, and he’ll start with a few stats about how Apple is doing. But Jobs has an opportunity to open his keynote with one of the best lines he could ever deliver. Read More »

WWDC 2010 Predictions

The theme for WWDC is all about the iPhone. When Steve takes the stage, we can expect to hear a lot about the next release of iPhone OS and the next generation hardware. But what else can we expect to hear about during the keynote? Read More »

It’s been a while since Apple has implemented a new policy which resulted in the wholesale removal of a whole slew of applications from the App Store. But don’t worry, they remain vigilant. The newest target of Apple’s wrath are so-called “widget” or “dashboard” apps. Read More »

Apple, met with limited success of the Apple TV, has called its device “a hobby” but Google, with its Google TV, is forging ahead with what it believes could revolutionize the industry. So how do they compare? Read More »

It’s becoming clear that Apple needs to improve MobileMe. Obviously, Android is now Apple’s biggest threat in the mobile space and Google’s innovation wheel isn’t slowing down. To fully understand just how bad Apple is at running Internet services, let’s take a trip back in time. Read More »

Apple TV looked about ready for the dustbin in recent years. And with the recent announcement of Google TV, it sure looked like Apple’s foray into the dedicated home entertainment industry was pretty much done for. Not so, according to a report by Engadget. Read More »

Apple, for a long time, was the David to Microsoft’s Goliath. Until now. Thanks to the iPod, as of yesterday’s market close, Apple is worth more in terms of market value than its longtime rival. Read More »

While some of the earliest contenders to the iPad’s throne seem like they won’t be contending at all, other major personal electronics players are stepping forward to challenge Apple on the tablet front. Including Dell, who recently unveiled the Streak, an Android-based touchscreen device. Read More »

More Must Reads

Is the iPhone a more important invention than the humble water closet? As one who has lived for extended periods of time in houses and cottages without indoor plumbing, I would say not, but according to your typical British consumer, it is. Read More »

The iPhone may have given up its edge in the U.S. market over Android recently, in terms of smartphone OS share, but globally it still leads Google’s mobile OS. That’s according to market research firm Gartner, who recently conducted a survey of the global smartphone terrain. Read More »

Because of the amount of buzz that has surrounded the iPhone, it’s easy to forget that not everybody has one, or wants one. The iPad is aimed at a different market: people who want an easy-to-use computer that’s powerful enough, as opposed to a souped-up phone. Read More »

Apple wasn’t kidding around when it said it was going to become a mobile device company first and foremost. According to at least one analyst estimate, the iPad is now outselling the Mac by a fair margin, having almost caught up to its cousin, the iPhone. Read More »

Apple’s vaunted secrecy appears to be falling to pieces all around the Mac maker as yet another early product leak hits the web today. This is the third early product leak in a matter of a few months. Read More »

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