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May 25, 2012 - 05:30 PM EDT — AAPL: 562.29 (-3.03, -0.54%) | NASDAQ: 2837.53 (-1.85, -0.07%)

‘We Want a New Mac Pro’ petition gathers steam

What is going on with the Mac Pro?

Can Tim Cook do what Steve Jobs couldn’t?

Apple watchers have been closely watching CEO Tim Cook…

Apple iTV could be announced in December, cost $1,500 to $2,000

Apple’s (AAPL) rumored television, known in tech circles as the iTV…

Absinthe 2.0 jailbreaks most iDevices running iOS 5.1.1

The untethered jailbreak Absinthe v2.0 debuted on Friday…

Apple launches ‘Free App of the Week’ and ‘Editors’ Choice’ promos on App Store

Apple yesterday issued a Tweet announcing that…

Apple Store to sell Tony Fadell’s Nest Learning Thermostat, report claims

Apple will soon offer the Nest Learning Thermostat for sale through the Apple Store…

SSDs won’t replace hard drives anytime soon

Solid state drives are one of the hot technologies of the day…

Shootout: Apple Siri vs. Samsung ‘S Voice’ (with video)

Apple’s Siri, introduced as the big new feature in the iPhone 4S…

Woman finds stolen iPhone as suspected thief’s photos appear on Photo Stream via Apple’s iCloud

Unbeknown to the thief, pictures he began taking on the stolen iPhone…

Third-gen iPad coming to Philippines, Guam on May 29th

Apple is launching the third-generation iPad in Guam and the Philippines…

RIP webOS: Again and for good this time

HP must be the worst place to work in any industry…

Apple sued over iCloud, iTunes, App Store services with Symantec patents

A Delaware based company by the name of STEC IP has launched a patent infringement lawsuit…

Ex-Apple employee: Cook’s doing a good job, but Steve Jobs ‘would have lost his mind over Siri’

Steve Jobs would have ‘lost his mind over Siri,’ according to an ex-Apple employee…

Why Apple’s ‘iTV’ will fail or something

Without the ability to access Steve Jobs, I am not sure Tim Cook even knows what it’s going to be…

iPhone, iPad optics add night vision for covert missions

The Apple iPhone, iPad, and military-grade optics can now be seamlessly and simultaneously integrated…

Apple to integrate Baidu search to iOS in China next month, say sources

Apple is being tipped to introduce a much anticipated update that brings support…

Piper Jaffray: 10 Apple strengths that lead to $1000 share price

Investment bank Piper Jaffray issued a note on Friday highlighting 10 key points…

70% of iPhone production now comes from Foxconn’s Zhengzhou, China plant

We knew there’s a newly built manufacturing facility for the iPhone in Zhengzhou…

U.S. TSA to buy thousands of Macs, iPads, and iPhones; pilot Apple TV

The agency charged with airport security plans to spend up to $3 million for 1,000 Apple computers…

Cramer: Apple is behind the destruction of the PC laptop

Dell reported earnings and revenue that fell far below analyst expectations…

Apple CEO Tim Cook declines RSU dividends worth in excess of $75 million

Cook requested not to take the award…

Google set to release 7-inch Android tablet

Google’s 7-inch Android tablet is real…

Autodesk releases ‘SketchBook Ink’ app for iPad for creating high-resolution ink-style artwork

Autodesk today launched Autodesk SketchBook Ink for iPad paint and drawing app…

Apple patent application reveals Safari 3D

Apple’s invention generally relates to presentation and management of…

The problem with Microsoft trying to be Apple

Microsoft is aiming to do something wildly different to beat Apple…

Apple’s iPad will be dominant until…

Watching the professional industry watchers speculate on how long…

Apple settles with patent troll SimpleAir

SimpleAir, Inc. today announced that it has entered a confidential…

Facebook launches Facebook Camera

Today Facebook introduced Camera, a new mobile app that makes using Facebook photos…

Sony to supply in-cell touch panels for next-gen iPhone to launch in October, say sources

Sony is likely to become one of the in-cell touch panel suppliers for Apple’s…

Sharp to supply technology to Hon Hai’s China plant for Apple iPhone display production

Japan’s Sharp Corp will supply technological know-how to Taiwan’s Hon Hai…

Apple’s VP of Europe Pascal Cagni resigns after 12-year tenure

Apple’s vice president of Europe Pascal Cagni has reportedly resigned after twelve years…

Which actor should play Steve Jobs in Sony’s biopic?

Recently, Sony pictures announced that the new Steve Jobs biopic…

Mac Pro user launches Facebook page to pressure Apple

A Mac Pro user has initiated a petition on Facebook…

IDC: Android surges, opens gaping lead over Apple’s iOS in global smartphone unit share

Smartphones powered by the Android and iOS mobile operating systems accounted…

Apple’s coming plan to take over the TV business

Putting on the record what I’ve been telling clients behind closed doors for over a year…

How Tim Cook is changing Apple in the post-Steve Jobs era

The most remarkable thing about Cook’s appearance? Steve Jobs wouldn’t have bothered…

Apple patent application reveals more about their optical iPen and graphics program

Apple continues to spend time and R&D funding on a future iPen device…

Apple debuts two new iPhone 4S Siri commercials starring John Malkovich (with video)

Apple has debuted two new iPhone 4S Siri commercials starring the inimitable John Malkovich…

Analyst expects major new launch of Apple’s Mac line soon

In reporting fiscal second-quarter results in April, Apple said it sold more than 4 million Macs…

Apple: U.S. government’s e-book antitrust lawsuit ‘is fundamentally flawed as a matter of fact and law’

Apple Inc is rejecting charges that it conspired to fix prices of electronic books…