MacDailyNews

Apple and Mac News

May 24, 2013 - 04:00 PM EDT — AAPL: 445.15 (+3.01, +0.68%) | NASDAQ: 3498.965 (+33.722, +0.97%)

Four key ways the Apple Store has revolutionized retail

There’s no doubting that Apple’s iOS devices and Macs are popular…

Apple’s OS X 10.8.4 to deliver WiFi compatibility, FaceTime fix, 802.11ac, and more

What’s inside Apple’s OS X 10.8.4 12E55…

Digging in on the Church of Market Share

iOS is what you get when you try to make the best products and maximize the number of people who use them…

Taxing Apple just taxes you

In reality, companies pay zero taxes…

Apple unlikely to settle U.S. e-book price-fixing case

Apple (AAPL) is under pressure to settle a civil antitrust case…

Tim Cook: Apple’s quiet leader

The private man, who grew up and went to college in Alabama, has given little away about his life outside Apple…

Why Waze is a hot takeover target

There have been rumors for the past few months that a big tech firm…

Why Apple’s next-gen Macs will go to waste

Next month, Apple is expected to unveil upgraded Macs…

Steve Jobs and family have been donating to charity for more than two decades

In Silicon Valley, people get very rich, very fast…

Don’t tax Apple, tax its shareholders

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook appeared…

Gundlach: ‘We own Apple’

Apple (AAPL) finally has a friend in Jeffrey Gundlach…

Asymco’s Horace Dediu’s questions for Tim Cook

Why is the iPhone not sold as a portfolio product?

AT&T Mobility adds $0.61 per month administrative fee to all users

AT&T Mobility “has started billing customers $0.61 per month…

Jony Ive’s remade iOS 7: ‘black, white, and flat all over,’ sources say

Apple Senior Vice President of Industrial Design Jony Ive…

Apple steps up lobbying efforts in Washington D.C.

For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington D.C…

Apple debuts new iPhone 5 TV ad: ‘Music Every Day’ (with video)

Apple last night debuted the second in a series of new iPhone 5 ads…

In pretrial view, judge says leaning toward U.S. DOJ over Apple in e-books case

In an unusual move before a trial…

Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion; Apple not part of discussions

Google Inc. is considering buying map-software provider Waze…

Doug Kass goes long with Apple Inc. stock

My next long purchase will be Apple (AAPL), as the risk/reward ratio…

Xbox One might not be the game changer Microsoft claims

Microsoft’s Xbox One is ugly at best, with limited functionality that will prevent most consumers…

Penguin to pay $75 million in e-book settlement with US State Attorneys General

Penguin has reached a comprehensive agreement with the US State Attorneys General…

Apple supplier Cirrus Logic plummets as pricing pressure grows

Shares of Apple (AAPL) supplier Cirrus Logic (CRUS) slumped 18 percent…

Jon Stewart covers U.S. Senate committee’s Apple hearing, envisions ‘taxcode nano’ (with video)

Starting off with the ubiquitous Apple Maps jokes…

Apple has operated nearly tax-free in Ireland since 1980

Apple was welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs…

Android’s market share is literally a joke; Apple is winning the smartphone wars and winning them handily

Two farmers bought a truckload of watermelons, paying five dollars apiece…

Meet the man who sold the month-old Mailbox app to Dropbox for $100 million

Mailbox is releasing its first new product from within Dropbox, an iPad version of its flagship iPhone app…

Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 timing is all wrong

It is going to be very difficult for Microsoft to succeed with Windows 8.1…

First look at Apple Store Rundle Place in Adelaide; first official store in South Australia

Adelaide’s first Apple Store has been unveiled…

Did Samsung bamboozle Consumer Reports?

Although Apple’s iPhone 5 has received favorable reviews from Consumer Reports

Microsoft’s cheap shot at Apple’s iPad actually spotlights exactly why Windows 8 tablets suck (with video)

A brand new Windows 8 ad pits the iPad against Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablet…

EU regulatory chief wants country-by-country tax reporting from large corporations

Europe’s top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose…

Apple patent application reveals new two-way ‘AirPlay’ interactivity and hints of ‘iTV’

Apple’s future-gen AirPlay’ would be able to operation in a two-way manner…

New York Times columnist Joe Nocera calls Apple CEO Tim Cook a liar

What will be remembered about Nocera’s latest Apple column…

Apple specifies 5 patents allegedly infringed by Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Now app

Last week Apple informed the court that it intended to amend…

Analyst: Apple’s iWatch may not launch until late 2014, use biometrics and iPod nano tech

Appel’s iWatch will use a 1.5-2.0 inch display…

Google’s new 3D Maps destroy Manhattan with melting buildings and buckled streets

Google’s year late, non-mobile 3D Maps product is riddled with errors…

Court rules NSA doesn’t have to reveal its semi-secret relationship with Google

It’s no one’s business but theirs, according to an appeals court in the DC Circuit…

If Apple paid more tax, we might pay less or something

Opinion seems to be divided as to whether Apple’s tax avoidance schemes…

WWDC: iCloud – big changes ahead

Software will be the big focus for Apple’s annual developers event…

Apple CEO Tim Cook pounds another nail into the Keynesian coffin

Technology giant Apple Inc. has in the past few days been the recipient of juvenile attacks…

Apple’s iAd becomes first major mobile ad network fully accredited by Media Ratings Council

During the auditing process, iAd demonstrated accurate reporting…

Apple iPad dominates website traffic tablet share

With global tablet shipments rising 142% in the first quarter of 2013…

Tech industry analyst Michael Gartenberg leaves Gartner to join Apple

Michael Gartenberg, a longtime industry analyst known for covering digital media…

Apple Store Online launches Father’s Day promotions, subtly updates Web site look

As is traditional for the time of year, Apple has updated its main US homepage…

Apple CEO Cook makes no apology for company’s tax strategy

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday…

AT&T has fastest LTE service, T-Mobile USA off to strong start

For the second year in a row, AT&T’s LTE service has proven to be the fastest…

Apple CEO Tim Cook charms Capitol Hill

By the time Mr. Cook walked out, the big cats on a Senate committee were practically eating out of his hand…

Why this whole iOS ‘Flat Design’ thing is being blown out of proportion

I would expect Jony Ive’s taste to deeply influence…

Apple tells court: Samsung’s Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents…

Apple share buyback – the numbers talk

Apple (AAPL) announced that it has increased its share repurchase authorization to $60 billion…