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Feb 2010 Archives:

Apple admits underage labor was used by some suppliers in China
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 12:01 PM EDT

At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple... [Full Story]

Microsoft goes after Google; accuses Google of ‘lock-in’ designed to exclude, undermine competition
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 11:28 AM EDT

Microsoft left little doubt Friday that it was one of the companies leading the charge against Google worldwide... [Full Story]

C-SPAN Radio for iPhone app streams audio in background while other apps are in use
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 10:24 AM EDT

The latest version of the C-SPAN Radio app for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch now offers "Background Play." [Full Story]

Apple’s Mac OS X share of Web consumption up 29% in past year as Windows slowly loses share
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 09:18 AM EDT

Web measurement company Quantcast recently began publishing stats on operating system browser... [Full Story]

The Associated Press to launch iPad subscription app
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 06:19 PM EDT

The Associated Press announced today that it will create a strategic business unit... [Full Story]

Apple Board member Al Gore mocked at Apple shareholders meeting
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 05:15 PM EDT

Al Gore won a Nobel Prize and an Oscar for his film, An Inconvenient Truth. But in the last three months... [Full Story]

Steve Jobs phones contest-unaware iTunes Store 10 billionth song winner
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 04:08 PM EDT

When Steve Jobs personally called Woodstock, Georgia native Louie Sulcer... [Full Story]

Apple acknowledges flickering and/or yellow-tinted iMac screen issue
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 03:39 PM EDT

The latest iMac was released 16 weeks ago. Since then, it's been plagued with problems... [Full Story]

Apple exec offers peek into retail roll-out; including ‘jaw dropping’ London and Shanghai stores
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 02:43 PM EDT

Apple has now turned up the dial on store openings... [Full Story]

Apple’s iPad will have built-in advantages over e-book competitors like Amazon’s Kindle app
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 01:15 PM EDT

When Apple's iPad goes on sale in a few weeks, its iBookstore will have a distinct user-experience advantage... [Full Story]

Frenzy to accessorize Apple’s iPad commences
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 12:44 PM EDT

Cottage accessory industries grew up around Apple's iPod and iPhone... [Full Story]

Could iPad apps really put Apple in charge of the news?
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 11:58 AM EDT

Publishers should think twice before worshipping the iPad as the future platform for magazines and newspapers... [Full Story]

Analysts expects Apple to debut lower cost iPhone models in June
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 10:54 AM EDT

Apple's next update to the blockbuster iPhone handset is expected by one prominent... [Full Story]

MacDailyNews releases version 2 of free MDN app for iPhone, iPod touch, and, soon, iPad users
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 10:16 AM EDT

MacDailyNews is pleased to announce the release of version 2 of our free MDN (MacDailyNews) app... [Full Story]

Apple files ‘Magic TrackPad’ trademark application
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 09:59 AM EDT

On February 26, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple's latest trademark application... [Full Story]

U.S. Secret Service computers function only 60% of the time; Agency relies on 1980s IBM mainframe
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 09:50 AM EDT

A classified review of the U.S. Secret Service's computer technology found computers that were fully operational only 60 percent of the time... [Full Story]

Apple pulls new iPad SDK beta that contained hints at camera within
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 09:26 AM EDT

Apple released a third beta of the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK on Tuesday afternoon, the version... [Full Story]

DevDay for iPhone event in London happens April 26th
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 09:15 AM EDT

DevDay for iPhone is a dedicated interactive one day conference for software developers and business professionals... [Full Story]

How Apple shares could hit $435 by 2012
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 09:03 AM EDT

A Morgan Stanley analyst offers a scenario where AAPL could hit $435 by 2012... [Full Story]

Think Big: Apple CEO Steve Jobs says Apple’s massive cash horde reserved for bold moves
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 04:32 PM EDT

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said his company has to 'think big' and its $40 billion cash... [Full Story]

Apple patent app details special card or ‘decoder ring’ for future Mac login
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 04:24 PM EDT

On February 25, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple [Full Story]

Latest Mac OS X 10.6.3 developer seed shows no major changes; release expected soon
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 03:54 PM EDT

The Mac OS X 10.6.3 (build 10D561) download is approximately 716MB in size... [Full Story]

Apple shareholders re-elect all board members
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 03:39 PM EDT

Shareholders re-elected Apple Inc.'s board of directors on Thursday, insuring continuity... [Full Story]

AdMob: 16% of iPhone owners likely to buy iPads before July
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 03:08 PM EDT

AdMob features the results of a survey of consumer usage and attitudes across the iPhone, Android, and webOS... [Full Story]

CNBC’s Burnett reports hearing rumors that Apple could do 4-to-1 stock split
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 02:39 PM EDT

At approximately 2:03pm ET, CNBC's Erin Burnett reported on-air that she is hearing... [Full Story]

Inside Apple’s shareholders meeting
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 02:16 PM EDT

The press, as usual, was barred from bringing communication devices into the Apple... [Full Story]

Apple patent app details new finger swiping camera controls for iPhone and iPad
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 01:59 PM EDT

On Feb 25, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals... [Full Story]

Why can’t Macs and PCs work more like Apple iPhones?
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 12:15 PM EDT

Apple is using the iPhone OS in its iPad tablet computer... [Full Story]

Beleaguered Palm slashes guidance, stock craters (and, no, it’s not a sign that Apple’s screwed)
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 11:31 AM EDT

There's no obvious way that Palm is going to boost its market share... [Full Story]

Apple releases Aperture 3.0.1
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 11:17 AM EDT

Apple has released Aperture 3.0.1 which improves overall stability and addresses... [Full Story]

Hobby time is over: Time for Apple to get serious about video
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 10:49 AM EDT

Netflix is cruising. The cable guys are catching on. Wal-Mart just rumbled in... [Full Story]

Nintendo to launch Nintendo DSi XL on March 28
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 09:46 AM EDT

Nintendo of America announced today their new Nintendo DSi XL hand-held system will launch on March 28... [Full Story]

Apple looks to bring iPhone OS to new devices
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 09:23 AM EDT

Apple is showing its true mobile colors... [Full Story]

Microsoft wins U.S. court approval to deactivate 277 Internet domains linked to global botnet
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 08:56 AM EDT

Software giant Microsoft Corp. has won a U.S. court approval to deactivate a global network... [Full Story]

Apple announces 10 billionth song downloader; wins $10,000 iTunes Gift Card
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 08:40 AM EDT

Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store... [Full Story]

Apple’s iTunes Store passes 10 billion songs downloads milestone
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 04:55 PM EDT

Apple's iTunes Store passed the 10 billion songs downloads milestone today, February 24, 2010, at approximately 4:43pm ET... [Full Story]

Analyst: Apple’s Mac strategy spells upside
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 04:21 PM EDT

Apple is enjoying healthy dollar growth in its Mac business, according to analyst... [Full Story]

Garmin sees drop in margins, ‘nuvifone’ disappoints; shares fall
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 03:37 PM EDT

U.S. navigation device maker Garmin warned that falling prices and increased competition would hurt... [Full Story]

New Apple MacBook Pro models could broaden gap with MacBooks
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 03:26 PM EDT

In checking with sources in distribution channels, analyst Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros... [Full Story]

Steve Jobs to hold his annual face-to-face meeting with shareholders this Thursday
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 02:03 PM EDT

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs will hold his annual face-to-face meeting with shareholders... [Full Story]

Sexy apps to return? Apple adds ‘Explicit’ category for new App Store submissions
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 01:37 PM EDT

Just days after Apple removed over 5000 'overtly sexual' applications from the App Store.. [Full Story]

Friends gather to remember Brian Howard, member of Apple’s original Macintosh team
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 01:23 PM EDT

When Brian Howard's friends gather to remember him Saturday they will have plenty of material... [Full Story]

Valve’s Steam gaming platform coming to Apple’s Mac OS X?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 12:57 PM EDT

Valve looks to be prepping a Mac OS X version of the Steam gaming platform... [Full Story]

Watch Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak talk tech for an hour (with video)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 12:37 PM EDT

Watch the video (1:00:18) here... [Full Story]

Analyst: Expect new Apple MacBook Pro models soon
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 12:28 PM EDT

Intel is shipping its next-generation mobile processor, codenamed Arrandale, to... [Full Story]

Tim Cook on Apple’s laser-sharp focus
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 12:06 PM EDT

One of the things that has made Apple so successful since Steve Jobs returned... [Full Story]

Get ready to win!  Apple’s iTunes Store fast approaching 10 billion songs milestone
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 11:02 AM EDT

Apple's iTunes Store will reach the 10 billion song mark sometime today... [Full Story]

New Cablevision service connects computer and television screens; Mac version in the works
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 10:21 AM EDT

Cablevision Systems Corp. today announced the development of a new, first-of-its-kind service, called PC to TV Media Relay... [Full Story]

Happy 55th birthday, Steve Jobs!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 09:52 AM EDT

Happy Birthday, Steve! [Full Story]

Oregon’s George Fox University offers freshman a choice: Apple iPad or MacBook
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 09:50 AM EDT

Incoming freshmen who enroll at George Fox University this fall will have a choice to make: [Full Story]

KPCB-backed iPhone game dev Ngmoco raises $25 million, acquires Freeverse
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 09:31 AM EDT

In two big announcements on Tuesday for ngmoco, the iPhone game publisher said... [Full Story]

European Commission launches antitrust investigation into Google
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 09:18 AM EDT

The European Commission has launched a preliminary antitrust investigation into Google’s search engine... [Full Story]

Apple’s latest iPhone SDK suggests iPad nearly had video conferencing
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 09:11 AM EDT

Developers pawing over the latest iPhone SDK have found references to a front-facing camera... [Full Story]

Apple posts webcast of Tim Cook’s presentation at Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 12:26 AM EDT

Apple has posted a QuickTime audio webcast... [Full Story]

Apple COO Cook on buying companies large and small, iPads coming to Best Buy, Apple TV, and more
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 07:09 PM EDT

An Apple Inc. senior executive said on Tuesday the iPhone and Mac maker has looked at large companies... [Full Story]

Purple introduces first U.S. IP-Relay App for Apple iPhone and iPod touch
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 05:44 PM EDT

Purple Communications today announced IP-Relay for iPhone and iPod touch, the country's first relay app... [Full Story]

Beleaguered Palm downgraded as poor sales persist and problems snowball
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 05:27 PM EDT

Palm's paltry sales earn it a downgrade as the company's triumphant rebirth effort runs into more challenges... [Full Story]

Gartner: Apple iPhone OS continues to take market share, blew past Microsoft Windows Mobile in 2009
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 04:51 PM EDT

Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 1.211 billion units in 2009... [Full Story]

Lenovo: Business customers don’t want slate devices like Apple’s iPad
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 03:28 PM EDT

Lenovo refreshed its tablet-capable business laptop on Tuesday and made a very conscious... [Full Story]

Barnes & Noble CEO rebuffs Apple iPad concerns; says Nook is ‘single best-selling product’
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 02:05 PM EDT

Barnes & Noble CEO Steve Riggio this morning argued the 'Nook' helping... [Full Story]

PCWorld: AT&T wins 3G wireless performance shootout
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 01:36 PM EDT

The results of PCWorld's latest 13-city 3G network performance tests suggest that AT&T has undergone a drastic makeover... [Full Story]

ChangeWave survey reveals pent-up demand for Apple’s iPad
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 11:55 AM EDT

A ChangeWave survey of over 3,200 respondents reveals pent-up demand for Apple's forthcoming iPad... [Full Story]

Heavy data consumption may not be crux of the problem for AT&T iPhone users
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 11:00 AM EDT

It's no secret that the iPhone has taxed AT&T's network in densely populated areas... [Full Story]

Canalys: Apple #1 in worldwide touch-screen smartphone shipments with 33.1% market share
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 10:28 AM EDT

For the first time ever, smartphones with touch screens accounted for more than half of all smart phone shipments globally... [Full Story]

Watch Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1 kill Google’s Nexus One’s battery (with video)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 10:05 AM EDT

Here's a video of Flash Player 10.1, Adobe's latest and greatest, on Google Nexus One. It's all very exciting - unless you look at the clock and the "superphone's" battery indicator... [Full Story]

Microsoft looking at buying Nokia, RIM, or even Palm?
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 09:38 AM EDT

The new Windows phone software is a big improvement on its predecessor... [Full Story]

Apple’s Schiller explains why App Store removed thousand of sexy apps
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 09:05 AM EDT

It came to the point where we were getting customer complaints from... [Full Story]

Amazon, Microsoft in cross-licensing patent deal with Kindle
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 08:41 AM EDT

Amazon and Microsoft tonight agreed to a cross-licensing deal for each other's patents... [Full Story]

Apple purges 5,000 ‘sexual’ apps from iTunes App Store
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 05:22 PM EDT

Apple's 'sexual' app purge removes five times the number of total apps available for Palm [Full Story]

Legendary designer Alan Kay says Apple iPad will rule the world
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 04:55 PM EDT

Alan Kay is one the greatest minds in the history of computing... [Full Story]

Screen Test: Apple’s iPhone 3GS LCD gets the part over Google’s rebadged HTC ‘Nexus One’ OLED
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 04:01 PM EDT

The LCD screen on the iPhone 3GS is far from perfect, but it's also significantly better than the much-touted... [Full Story]

Flyover of Apple’s $1 billion Maiden North Carolina data center posted online (with video)
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 03:42 PM EDT

The new $1 billion data center will be nearly five times the size of Apple’s existing 109,000 square foot... [Full Story]

With 8,000 movies and 50,000 TV episodes, Apple’s iTunes Store now needs to drive sales
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 02:03 PM EDT

Apple is pressing hard to strike new deals for TV shows... [Full Story]

Video chat coming to next-gen iPhones/iPads?
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 01:08 PM EDT

Some interesting information has come to light that may indicate a future direction of Apple's iPhone OS products... [Full Story]

Apple’s ‘A4’ system-on-a-chip may have cost upwards of $1 billion to create
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 01:00 PM EDT

Over the decades, legions of companies have found themselves reeling, even wiped out financially... [Full Story]

Apple’s massive Mac OS X 10.6.3 release imminent?
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 12:50 PM EDT

Seed notes for the next version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard have finally emerged... [Full Story]

Microsoft offers Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro in Office for Mac giveaway
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:39 AM EDT

Microsoft's prize is none other than a 15-inch MacBook Pro with custom... [Full Story]

Networks wary of Apple’s push to lower TV show prices, but willing to ‘try anything’
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:27 AM EDT

Apple wants to ignite TV show sales, especially as it prepares to introduce the iPad tablet computer next month... [Full Story]

School district fires back, denies using MacBook webcam to spy on student at home
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 09:55 AM EDT

The Lower Merion school district defends an assistant principal who allegedly confronted... [Full Story]

RUMOR: Apple to launch iPad pre-orders this week
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 09:28 AM EDT

According to a reliable source of ours familiar with the matter, Apple will be starting... [Full Story]

InfoWorld fires Randall C. Kennedy
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 09:20 AM EDT

InfoWorld’s Kennedy: IT needs to act now to avoid the Apple tablet apocalypse... [Full Story]

Why Adobe’s Flash doesn’t work on Apple’s iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 08:38 AM EDT

Flash on the iPad will not (and should not) happen—and the main reason is one that never gets talked about... [Full Story]

Apple shows no sign of reversing course on Adobe Flash for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 01:00 PM EDT

Apple's new iPad is being criticized for lacking the capacity to render interactive content... [Full Story]

Apple launches iTunes App Store 13 more countries
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 11:06 AM EDT

Apple has announced to iPhone OS devlopers that they can now distribute their apps to more customers... [Full Story]

New screenshots detail iPad features, settings
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 10:54 AM EDT

A bunch of new iPad tidbits with screenshots have been compiled and posted online for your viewing pleasure... [Full Story]

Apple porn and sex app purge encouraged by iTunes App Store users and developers
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 10:32 AM EDT

Apple has been purging some adult-themed content from its iTunes App Store... [Full Story]

Couple marries in Apple store, quotes Steve Jobs in ceremony (with video)
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 05:04 PM EDT

An Apple Store wedding on Valentine's Day... [Full Story]

U.S feds give Google go-ahead to buy, sell energy
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 04:44 PM EDT

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has authorized Google Energy... [Full Story]

Apple updates MobileMe’s me.com for Mobile Safari users
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 04:09 PM EDT

When you visit me.com via Safari on an iPhone or iPod touch... [Full Story]

U.S. ITC to investigate Nokia after Apple alleges patent infringement
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 03:03 PM EDT

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain mobile communications... [Full Story]

15 must-have features for Apple’s iPhone OS 4
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 02:16 PM EDT

What should we expect in the next version of the iPhone OS? [Full Story]

Family sues school district, claims MacBook camera used to spy on student at home
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 01:22 PM EDT

A Lower Merion family has set off a furor among students, parents, and civil liberties groups... [Full Story]

Apple pares remote Final Cut staff as key figure departs
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 01:06 PM EDT

The cuts were apparently focused on remote teams based in the Los Angeles and Austin areas... [Full Story]

Apple ups iTunes Store 3G download cap to 20MB
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 12:30 PM EDT

The download limit for iPhone applications installed via the phone's 3G connection... [Full Story]

How much will ‘good enough’ iPhone rivals stunt Apple’s growth?
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 12:22 PM EDT

"No one in the mobile industry has been able to capture the design and elegance of Apple's iPhone yet... [Full Story]

Apple plans auto switching between dual graphics processors in future MacBook Pros
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 11:34 AM EDT

One of the advances Apple plans for future MacBook Pro models is an improvement to the handling... [Full Story]

Hulu on Apple iPad likely to come as part of subscription package
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 11:06 AM EDT

Will Hulu come to the iPad? Probably, but you better get ready to pay for it... [Full Story]

News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch waxes enthusiastic about Apple’s iPad
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 10:36 AM EDT

News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch talks about his enthusiasm for Apple's iPad... [Full Story]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs wins Jim Henson award
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 10:08 AM EDT

The four recipients of the fifth annual Jim Henson Honors were announced today by Lisa Henson... [Full Story]

Apple removes porn and sex apps from iTunes App Store
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 10:00 AM EDT

Hot on the heels of our exposé about all the porn and sex apps in the App Store... [Full Story]

Symantec to bring Norton 360 to Apple iPhone, iPad
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 09:42 AM EDT

Consumers today expect to be able to access and share their files, photos and music anytime, from any device... [Full Story]

CBS plans to cut prices for select TV shows sold in Apple’s iTunes Store
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 09:20 AM EDT

Steve Jobs’s effort to cut prices on TV shows sold on iTunes has found at least partial backing from CBS... [Full Story]

Beleaguered Dell margins miss Street expectations, shares drop
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 08:53 AM EDT

Dell Inc's quarterly gross margin missed Wall Street expectations, hurt by sales of lower-priced PCs... [Full Story]

Microsoft-branded Windows Phone 7 Series delayed until 2011
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 05:07 PM EDT

Apple did it. Google did it. Now it's Microsoft's turn... [Full Story]

Apple blocking public access to iPad shipping records and import information
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 05:00 PM EDT

Apple is currently preventing access to bills of lading and other import information related to the iPad... [Full Story]

Tiffen announces Dfx plug-in for Apple Aperture 3.0
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 04:22 PM EDT

Tiffen has announced that its award winning Dfx digital filters are available as a plug-in for Aperture 3.0... [Full Story]

Newspaper group urges BBC Trust to block BBC iPhone apps
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 04:08 PM EDT

The BBC Trust has been urged to block the corporation's plans to launch phone apps for its news and sport content... [Full Story]

How Apple’s iPad fits into IT
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 03:55 PM EDT

Here's a few questions bouncing around the IT world about the iPad, followed by my best attempt... [Full Story]

Steve Jobs dumps on Adobe’s Flash, tries to convince Wall Street Journal to ditch it for iPad
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 03:15 PM EDT

We know that Apple's CEO is no fan of Adobe's Flash... [Full Story]

How does Apple keep innovating over and over?
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 02:21 PM EDT

How does Apple do it? Can anyone else do it? Can you? [Full Story]

Apple’s iBookstore prices may be cheaper than previously expected
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 02:11 PM EDT

Maybe e-book prices won’t be rising so much after all... [Full Story]

RAM Hog: Most Windows 7ista PCs max out memory, researcher says
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 12:23 PM EDT

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "NixoN" for the heads up.] [Full Story]

Apple continues to rule among Mobile World Congress developers; Android a distant second
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 12:06 PM EDT

When talking to developers [at Mobile World Congress], you mostly get a sense of what’s hot... [Full Story]

Next-gen Apple Macbook Pro models on the way?
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 11:46 AM EDT

It's looking like Apple is getting ready to release the next-gen MacBook Pro... [Full Story]

Apple patent app for improved handset lenses shows forward facing camera
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 10:53 AM EDT

A newly revealed Apple patent application shows plans for superior picture and video recording... [Full Story]

Does Apple need to rush Mac OS X 10.7?
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 10:39 AM EDT

There’s little evidence that, with Windows 7, Microsoft has managed to stem the gradual erosion of their OS market share... [Full Story]

Apple patent reveals rock ‘n’ roll Magic Mouse
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 10:25 AM EDT

On February 18, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals... [Full Story]

Inside Apple iPad: Multitasking and multiprocessing
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 10:13 AM EDT

Apple's new iPad is being criticized for lacking the capacity to run multiple third party applications at once... [Full Story]

The Microsoft Tax: 74,000 Windows PCs in 2,500 companies attacked globally; Mac users unaffected
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 09:43 AM EDT

More than 74,000 PCs at nearly 2,500 organizations around the globe were compromised over the past year and a half in a botnet infestation... [Full Story]

PC assemblers attempt to answer Apple’s iPad
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 09:17 AM EDT

Computer makers are developing strategies and devices to challenge Apple Inc.'s iPad... [Full Story]

Google buys reMail iPhone app, kills it
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 09:06 AM EDT

As you might have heard earlier today, Google made another acquisition... [Full Story]

Mac users damn, defend Microsoft’s ‘ribbonizing’ of Office 2011
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 05:01 PM EDT

Some Mac users blasted Microsoft's plan to 'ribbonize' the next version of Office for the Mac... [Full Story]

U.S. ITC to probe Apple iPhones, RIM Blackberries after Kodak alleges patent infringement
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 04:42 PM EDT

The U.S. International Trade Commission said it launched an investigation of Research In Motion and Apple... [Full Story]

Dvorak: I doubt we’ll ever see another Macworld Expo
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 03:43 PM EDT

After this year's showing, I doubt we'll ever see another Macworld Expo... [Full Story]

Native Mac version of SolidWorks on the way
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 02:43 PM EDT

SolidWorks Corporation is indeed working on a native Mac version of their namesake flagship software... [Full Story]

Apple’s obsession with secrecy extends around the world
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 02:18 PM EDT

Industry sources in China and elsewhere in Southeast Asia say that Apple goes to extreme lengths... [Full Story]

Wired’s iPad app starts as an Adobe AIR app (with video)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 01:43 PM EDT

Last week Jeremy Clark from Adobe and I unveiled the first glimpse of the Wired Reader at TED... [Full Story]

Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard vs. Microsoft’s Windows 7: Which is more secure?
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 01:12 PM EDT

I’m convinced I’m safer on a Mac than I ever was on Window... [Full Story]

Microsoft shuns Intel for Qualcomm in new ‘Windows Phone 7 Series’ devices
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 12:29 PM EDT

First it was the snub by Apple. Now Intel's best friend, Microsoft... [Full Story]

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to keynote MILCOM 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 12:08 PM EDT

Lockheed Martin announced today that Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder and Fusion-io chief scientist... [Full Story]

Mobile carriers desperately seek data capacity for wireless networks
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 11:57 AM EDT

Call it network congestion, capacity crunch or data overload... [Full Story]

Apple’s iPad running Mobile Safari (with video)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 11:01 AM EDT

YouTuber "MJGizmos" has posted a video of Apple's iPad simulator running Mobile Safari - iPad... [Full Story]

Credit Suisse: Amazon’s e-book share to plummet from 90% to 35% over next 5 years
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 10:39 AM EDT

Apple’s iPad and the expected entry of others into the e-book space will cut Amazon’s market share... [Full Story]

Placeholder SKUs hint at new Apple MacBook Pro models; possible iMac updates also rumored
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 10:12 AM EDT

A series of placeholder Apple SKUs have shown up in Best Buy Canada's inventory system today... [Full Story]

BBC preps first official news and sports iPhone apps
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 10:08 AM EDT

BBC News and BBC Sport services will be the first official BBC apps to launch on the iPhone... [Full Story]

Google’s Android has a ‘too many cooks in the kitchen’ problem, and it’s getting worse
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 09:05 AM EDT

Google is seriously starting to trip over itself... [Full Story]

Apple announces MacBook Repair Extension Program for Hard Drive Issues
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 08:41 AM EDT

Apple has determined that a very small percentage of hard drives that were used in MacBook systems... [Full Story]

The New York Times fights internal war over Apple’s iPad
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 11:31 PM EDT

There's a heated turf war going on inside the New York Times over the iPad... [Full Story]

Mobile World Congress ‘Mobile Personality of the Year’ awarded to Apple CEO Steve Jobs
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 06:01 PM EDT

In a surprising move, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has been given the Mobile Personality of the Year award... [Full Story]

Apple’s Mac sales up 36% in January, on pace for record 2.8 million quarter
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 05:41 PM EDT

The latest NPD sales data shows Mac sales increased 36 percent year-over-year in the month of January... [Full Story]

Carriers explore new business models to afford iPhone bandwidth
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 03:52 PM EDT

As bandwidth-heavy smartphones like Apple's iPhone turn huge profits for handset makers... [Full Story]

Some periodical publishers balk at Apple’s iBookstore revenue model
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 02:56 PM EDT

When Steve Jobs, Apple chief executive, unveiled the iPad late last month... [Full Story]

FCC calls for ‘100 Squared’ 100Mbps Internet access in 100 million U.S. homes
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 02:34 PM EDT

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski at a conference today launched an effort to boost... [Full Story]

Microsoft ‘Windows Phone 7 Series’ video derides Apple iPhone (with video)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 12:32 PM EDT

Microsoft presented a little film at the Barcelona launch of its Windows Phone 7 Series... [Full Story]

RIM demos new WebKit-based Web browser for BlackBerry (with video)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 12:01 PM EDT

RIM drew attention at Mobile World Congress this morning by confirming and showing off a new web browser... [Full Story]

Apple, Intel among advancers as tech stocks rise
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 11:44 AM EDT

Technology stocks started the week on an upbeat note Tuesday... [Full Story]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ top six sneakiest statements
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 11:11 AM EDT

Steve Jobs was reportedly wearing a top hat when he visited New York publishers last week... [Full Story]

Savant: Apple’s iPad will redefine home automation
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 10:46 AM EDT

Since Apple unveiled its iPad, custom electronics professionals have had questions... [Full Story]

Apple secures another major Multi-Touch™ U.S. patent
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 10:40 AM EDT

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 7 newly granted patent... [Full Story]

Huge crowd greets Apple Store Eldon Square in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (with video)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 10:04 AM EDT

The opening of a new shopping centre in Newcastle today looks set to cement the city's reputation... [Full Story]

EMI puts Abbey Road up for sale
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 09:44 AM EDT

Abbey Road, the London recording studios immortalised by the Beatles album of the same name... [Full Story]

iBook: Steve Jobs chooses Walter Isaacson as official biographer
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 09:25 AM EDT

Apple’s chief executive is set to collaborate on an authorized biography... [Full Story]

Google denies iPhone breakup rumors, says Apple is valuable partner
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 09:14 AM EDT

Google sees Apple as a valuable partner and sees no reason for that to change... [Full Story]

Report: Apple banning iPhone jailbreakers from App Store
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 08:52 AM EDT

Well it looks like Apple has started banning iPhone hackers from the iTunes App Store... [Full Story]

Algorithm attempts to predict when Apple’s iTunes Store will hit 10 billionth song
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 05:58 PM EDT

Barry Schwartz, Mike Butler and Alex Fierro came up with a way to predict... [Full Story]

Samsung launches ‘bada’ mobile operating system, ‘life changing’ Wave smartphone
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 05:20 PM EDT

Mobile phone giant Samsung launched a 'life changing' smartphone today... [Full Story]

MeToo: Nokia and Intel plan new ‘MeeGo’ platform in attempt to catch up with Apple
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 04:36 PM EDT

Nokia and Intel on Monday unveiled plans for a new operating system... [Full Story]

Absent Apple looms over Mobile World Congress
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 03:57 PM EDT

The biggest gathering of the global mobile phone industry begins on Monday in Barcelona... [Full Story]

SlingPlayer Mobile with 3G streaming now available via Apple’s App Store
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 01:16 PM EDT

The SlingPlayer Mobile app lets you watch and control your home TV and DVR on your iPhone or iPod touch... [Full Story]

InfoWorld: Six great under-the-radar iPhone apps
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 01:01 PM EDT

The most popular apps in the App Store aren't always the best. Here are six cool apps... [Full Story]

Large swath of mobile industry bands together in attempt to challenge Apple’s App Store dominance
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 11:53 AM EDT

The 'Wholesale Applications Community' wants to create a single market place for mobile applications... [Full Story]

Microsoft details ‘Windows Phone 7 Series’ effort; based on Zune, contains Zune player
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 10:49 AM EDT

Microsoft says Windows Mobile suffered from the company's chaotic approach to the market... [Full Story]

Wired Magazine coming to Apple iPad; Editor in Chief Anderson: ‘iPad is a game changer’
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 01:54 PM EDT

Anderson said the iPad allows periodicals for the first time to do digital content with all of the same values... [Full Story]

Apple’s Mac is coming back in engineering
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 11:04 AM EDT

The Macintosh is back in the engineering segment... [Full Story]

Gruber: Apple’s 10 biggest problems
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 10:39 AM EDT

Daring Fireball's John Gruber came to Macworld Expo 2010, however, not to praise the company but to probe its vulnerabilities... [Full Story]

Dvorak: iPad is not going to be Apple’s next runaway best seller
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 04:51 PM EDT

The Apple iPad is not going to be the company's next runaway best seller... [Full Story]

Ahead of iPad’s arrival, books soon to pass games in Apple’s App Store: 27,301 and counting
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 04:03 PM EDT

In advance of the iPad tablet computer’s arrival in six to eight weeks, publishers have placed 27 thousand titles in the iTunes App Store’s Books section... [Full Story]

Macworld Expo 2010 Best of Show winners
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 03:52 PM EDT

The Macworld Expo 2010 Best of Show winners have been announced... [Full Story]

Adobe warns of new critical holes in Flash, Reader
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 01:26 PM EDT

Adobe Systems on Thursday warned of new critical holes in Reader and Flash Player... [Full Story]

Apple iPad triggers record 1,600 new iPhone OS app starts in January
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 12:54 PM EDT

The launch of the iPad has been a catalyst for an unprecedented surge of iPhone app development... [Full Story]

BusinessWeek: Microsoft may need an acquisition to avoid losing out in smartphone market
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 12:50 PM EDT

Just a few years ago, Microsoft looked like a real contender in the mobile-phone market... [Full Story]

Office 2011 promises end Microsoft’s war on Macintosh
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 11:25 AM EDT

The long war between Microsoft and Macintosh is almost over. It will end when Microsoft... [Full Story]

Oops! iPad naysayers slowly awaken from future shock, realize they want iPads, too
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 10:44 AM EDT

iPad is all about software and Apple's total package, ready to roll from April, is going to be what ensures the iPad's success... [Full Story]

Needham ups Apple price target to $280 on strong Mac and iPhone sales, iPad launch, huge cash pile
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 10:08 AM EDT

Stronger-than-expected Mac and iPhone sales in the last two quarters and the impending launch... [Full Story]

Apple’s iPad IPS screen will offer a superior reading experience
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 10:00 AM EDT

There is a lively debate among fans of e-readers and paper books about which type of reading experience is most friendly to the eyes... [Full Story]

IBM has serious plans for Apple’s iPad
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 09:37 AM EDT

IBM wants to deliver as much of their software portfolio as possible to Apple's iPad as quickly as possible... [Full Story]

South Korean sausage sales up 40% as gloved people use them for iPhone styluses
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 09:23 AM EDT

Sales of snack sausages are up 40% in South Korea thanks to the iPhone... [Full Story]

Taking their cues from Apple’s revolutionary iPhone, smartphone makers jostle for market position
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 09:08 AM EDT

As smart phones increasingly appear alike, with high-end models mostly taking their cues from Apple Inc.'s iPhone... [Full Story]

Apple begins iTunes Store countdown to 10 billion songs; win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 11:22 PM EDT

One huge milestone for music... [Full Story]

Apple releases Mac Pro Audio Update 1.0
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 05:22 PM EDT

Apple today released Mac Pro Audio Update 1.0 which... [Full Story]

Apple releases 2009 Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0; improves battery performance
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 05:19 PM EDT

Apple has released 2009 Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0 which improves battery performance... [Full Story]

Apple targets business sales with partner network
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 04:48 PM EDT

Apple has launched a partner program to funnel corporate business opportunities back into its channel... [Full Story]

Global CIO: Why Apple’s iPad will be a great business device
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 04:22 PM EDT

With Apple's iPad, we're dealing with the first device ever made specifically for the way we use the Internet.... [Full Story]

RUMOR: Google paying Apple over $100 million per year for iPhone search
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 03:52 PM EDT

For Apple, that's not a lot of money, but it's enough that it doesn't make sense for Apple to build its own search engine... [Full Story]

Only 9.3% of iPhone and iPod touch users have attempted to download Adobe Flash
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 02:32 PM EDT

"Millions of people have unsuccessfully tried to download Flash Player for the iPhone... [Full Story]

Microsoft ‘looking at’ Office for Apple iPad
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 01:58 PM EDT

Microsoft has revealed to T3 that it may be ready to... [Full Story]

Mossberg: Parallels zips past VMWare’s Fusion in running Windows on Macs
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 01:48 PM EDT

Parallels is now the best choice; it proved to be both faster and more capable of handling the heavy-duty visual effects in Windows 7... [Full Story]

Beleaguered Sprint misses revenue expectations; sheds 504,000 postpaid customers; shares plummet
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 12:53 PM EDT

Sprint Nextel Corp's fourth-quarter revenue fell 7 percent and missed Wall Street expectations... [Full Story]

Apple looks to reinvent mobile ads
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 12:30 PM EDT

With the iPhone, Apple changed the face of mobile devices, now they'll try to do the sam for mobile advertising... [Full Story]

Steven Levy: The inevitable extinction of the desktop mouse
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 12:18 PM EDT

These days, as more and more of us are using laptops rather than desktops... [Full Story]

Opera confident that Apple will approve Opera Mini browser for iPhone
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 12:00 PM EDT

Opera Software ASA yesterday said it's confident that Apple Inc. will approve the Opera Mini browser for the iPhone... [Full Story]

iSuppli ‘virtual teardown’ says Apple iPad bill of materials totals $229
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 11:49 AM EDT

Apple Inc's forthcoming iPad tablet computer will cost as little as $229.35 for the company to produce... [Full Story]

Emblaze notifies Apple, Microsoft of media streaming patent infringement
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 11:33 AM EDT

Emblaze Ltd. has notified Microsoft and Apple... [Full Story]

Why Apple won’t let the Mac and iPhone succeed in business
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 10:46 AM EDT

Last summer, it looked like Apple was finally going to make its Macs and iPhones enterprise-capable... [Full Story]

Apple releases Apple TV Software Update 3.0.2
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 09:22 AM EDT

Apple has released Apple TV Software Update 3.0.2... [Full Story]

Report: Apple to sell US TV shows for 99-cents; coinciding with iPad launch
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 08:48 AM EDT

Apple could begin selling US television shows for 99-cents... [Full Story]

Warner Music to stop licensing to free music streaming services
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 07:05 PM EDT

Record label Warner Music has said it will stop licensing its songs to free music streaming services... [Full Story]

RUMOR: Flash-free version of Hulu could launch on Apple iPad
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 06:40 PM EDT

The TV shows on Hulu would be perfect on the iPad... [Full Story]

Now Google wants to be your ISP
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 06:23 PM EDT

Google has announced plans to build high-speed data networks in a number of locations... [Full Story]

Bill Gates: ‘There’s nothing on iPad I look at and say, ‘Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it’’
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 05:11 PM EDT

"I wasn’t sure what to expect when I asked Jobs’ longtime rival, Bill Gates, what he thought of the iPad... [Full Story]

Thousands of accessory makers and app developers prep for Apple’s iPad launch
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 04:25 PM EDT

The roughly 300 million iPods and iPhones sold over the past decade have given rise to a lucrative market... [Full Story]

NPD: Apple the #5 electronics retailer in the U.S. in 2009
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 04:03 PM EDT

U.S. consumer technology revenue fell almost 5 percent in 2009 to $106 billion dollars... [Full Story]

AP reviews Archos 9 Windows tablet: Sluggish and lethargic, the Windows tablet experience is poor
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 02:44 PM EDT

It will be a couple of months before Apple brings out its tablet computer, the iPad, but other companies... [Full Story]

iPhone typist hits 56 WPM (with video)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 02:22 PM EDT

I can type fairly quickly on my iPhone, at least in landscape mode, but... here. [Full Story]

Apple to bring liquid cooling to iMac?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 02:07 PM EDT

The first time that we learned of Apple seriously working on a liquid cooling system for an iMac... [Full Story]

Wall Street Journal hack worries that Apple is becoming Microsoft
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 12:59 PM EDT

Don't look now but this may be the year when Apple's market cap does the unthinkable... [Full Story]

Opera to show off Opera Mini browser for iPhone
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 11:51 AM EDT

Opera Software plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress... [Full Story]

RealNetworks and Viacom to spin off struggling Rhapsody
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 09:44 AM EDT

RealNetworks, Inc. and MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International, Inc., today announced plans to restructure... [Full Story]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to host Windows Phone press conference on February 15
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 09:02 AM EDT

Microsoft has announced that their CEO Steve Ballmer will host a press conference to discuss Windows phones... [Full Story]

Don’t underestimate Apple iPad’s business potential
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 08:47 AM EDT

After testing the iPad out, I’m convinced that the media, the analysts, the market, and maybe even Apple... [Full Story]

Disney CEO Iger: Apple iPad a ‘game changer’
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 08:12 PM EDT

The chief executive of The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday the iPad was a 'game changer' that could transform... [Full Story]

Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 05:38 PM EDT

Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0 extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 3 and iPhoto '09... [Full Story]

Apple releases Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.0
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 05:34 PM EDT

Along with the release of Aperture 3 today, Apple also released Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.0... [Full Story]

Analysts see Apple extending exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 05:23 PM EDT

AT&T may remain as the sole carrier of Apple's iPhone in the U.S. this year... [Full Story]

Norwegian resellers forced to halt Apple iPad pre-orders due to ‘crazy interest’
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 04:53 PM EDT

Apple is facing the rare incident of an advance sellout this week as a number ... [Full Story]

Microsoft launches Big Ass Table in Australia
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 03:58 PM EDT

Microsoft has officially launched its Big Ass Table in Australia and forecasts sales of hundreds of units over the next year... [Full Story]

TheStreet.com: Apple fans pay between between $1,600 and $4,100 for cool factor
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 02:37 PM EDT

Loyalty comes at a price. For Apple, it's between $1,600 and $4,100... [Full Story]

Can Microsoft catch up and counter the threat exemplified by Apple’s revolutionary iPad?
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 01:16 PM EDT

There are several conceits that Microsoft enjoys these days. If one can figure out how to demolish... [Full Story]

Lonely Planet offers free iPhone city guide app for Vancouver to celebrate Olympics
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 01:02 PM EDT

In honor of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Lonely Planet is offering a free iPhone city guide... [Full Story]

Labels’ insistence over raising iTunes Store music prices leads to slower sales
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 12:05 PM EDT

After years of complaints, last year the music labels finally got what they wanted from Apple–the ability... [Full Story]

China prefers Apple over Google
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 11:53 AM EDT

China snubbed Google but picked Apple when it decided to divert some of its $300 billion investment fund... [Full Story]

Casing photos show Apple’s next-gen iPhone to be larger than 3GS?
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 11:18 AM EDT

iPhone repair site iResQ has posted photos of what it claims are parts for the fourth-generation iPhone... [Full Story]

IDC: Apple iPhone nearly doubles shipments, grabs 16% share of worldwide smartphone market in Q409
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 10:05 AM EDT

The worldwide smartphone market reached a new record level in a single quarter... [Full Story]

comScore: Apple iPhone grabs 25.3% share of U.S. smartphone market
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 09:47 AM EDT

comScore today released data from the comScore MobiLens service... [Full Story]

Fruitless pseudo Macworld snoozefest begins in San Francisco
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 09:33 AM EDT

There'll be no Steve Jobs keynote, no gigantic Apple booth, and only about half as many exhibitors... [Full Story]

Apple job posting suggests still and video camera capabilities for future iPads
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 09:01 AM EDT

A new job posting on Apple's site suggests that the company is preparing to add still and video camera... [Full Story]

Apple releases Aperture 3; Over 200 new features, including Faces, Places and Brushes
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 - 08:35 AM EDT

Apple today introduced Aperture 3, the next major release of its powerful photo editing... [Full Story]

Do not be afraid: Apple’s iPad will soon be with us for good
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 05:20 PM EDT

The iPad offers a new way to look at computing, and I think this scares a lot of people... [Full Story]

AT&T releases NBC Olympics app for Apple iPhone and iPod touch
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 04:32 PM EDT

Experience the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games on your Apple iPhone or iPod touch with the NBC Olympics app... [Full Story]

MPEG LA will continue not to charge royalties for H.264 Internet Broadcast AVC Video
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 04:24 PM EDT

MPEG LA recently announced that its AVC Patent Portfolio License will continue not to charge royalties... [Full Story]

Report: Apple’s PA Semi team didn’t create iPad’s A4 chip
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 04:12 PM EDT

Apple broke with the consumer electronics industry’s accepted wisdom... [Full Story]

Apple iPhone owners get TV over 3G with updated SlingPlayer Mobile app
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 03:56 PM EDT

AT&T said it would allow iPhone users to watch their own TVs over the 3G network using the SlingPlayer Mobile app... [Full Story]

Apple’s iPad may revolutionize publishing by eliminating the middleman
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 03:03 PM EDT

The publishing industry was drooling over the Apple iPad long before the product was actually announced... [Full Story]

Four reasons why Apple’s iPad is a guaranteed success
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 02:26 PM EDT

Here are four reasons why the Apple iPad can't miss... [Full Story]

Apple intends to stay ‘nimble’ on iPad pricing
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 01:48 PM EDT

Apple management noted that it will remain nimble... [Full Story]

zoomIt brings SD card read/write to Apple iPhone, iPod touch
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 01:36 PM EDT

ZoomMediaPlus has announced its new zoomIt application-enabled accessory for the iPhone and iPod touch... [Full Story]

Apple will reject apps using GPS for location-aware ads
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 01:26 PM EDT

Apple has notified App Store developers that they will be prohibited from using location-based information... [Full Story]

Apple’s rejection of Adobe Flash could signal Flash’s death knell
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 12:51 PM EDT

Imagine the Web without Flash... [Full Story]

Experts: iPads could encourage bad posture, introduce musculoskeletal issues
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 12:31 PM EDT

"Apple's new iPad device is so sleek and seemingly simple to use that one could easily imagine... [Full Story]

Retrevo survey shows likely iPad buyers tripled after Jobs’ unveiling [UPDATED]
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 11:53 AM EDT

A follow-up study from Retrevo, an online electronics marketplace, looks at Retrevo users' interest in buying... [Full Story]

Why Apple’s iPad supports VGA video output
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 11:15 AM EDT

Like the existing iPhone and iPod touch, the iPad can output video via the same composite or component video cables... [Full Story]

Windows on the Mac: Parallels Desktop 5 vs. VMware Fusion 3 vs. Sun’s VirtualBox 3.1
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 09:33 AM EDT

The latest versions of the Mac virtualization products from Parallels, VMware, and Sun offer significant improvements.. [Full Story]

Apple’s new world order: Pre-release, iPad has already begun to change digital publishing landscape
Monday, February 08, 2010 - 08:59 AM EDT

Apple's "iPad has already started to change the landscape of digital publishing... [Full Story]

Why and how Apple killed the $9.99 e-book
Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 04:03 PM EDT

The iBooks app is a great new way to read and buy books.1 Download the free app from the App Store and buy everything from classics to best sellers from the built-in iBookstore [Full Story]

Mossberg discusses Apple’s ‘wicked fast’ iPad on the Charlie Rose Show
Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 09:09 AM EDT

Thursday’s Charlie Rose show featured a discussion with Walt Mossberg... [Full Story]

Apple’s business power may help it win European ‘iPad’ trademark
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 05:52 PM EDT

Apple's power in business may help it win the right to use the iPad name in Europe... [Full Story]

Doubt cast on survival of music label EMI
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 05:43 PM EDT

EMI’s auditors have raised 'significant doubt' about its ability to continue as a going concern.. [Full Story]

Adobe CTO promises Flash 10.1 Mac performance will be almost a good as Windows Flash
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 04:40 PM EDT

Adobe's chief technical officer, Kevin Lynch claims that Flash 10.1... [Full Story]

Federal court rules beleaguered Dell must defend suit alleging defective notebooks
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 03:57 PM EDT

A federal appeals court reinstated on Friday a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Dell... [Full Story]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off iPad to TIME Magazine execs
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 02:51 PM EDT

The tech blogs were abuzz this week with sightings of Steve Jobs in Manhattan... [Full Story]

Mozilla overlooked malware-laced Firefox for WIndows add-ons; Macintosh unaffected
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 02:16 PM EDT

Two Firefox add-ons available for months on Mozilla's website infected users with malware that stole passwords... [Full Story]

Google’s rebadged HTC ‘Nexus One’ sales slow; Just 80,000 units sold in first month
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 01:18 PM EDT

Google Inc. sold just 80,000 of its rebadged HTC 'Nexus One' mobile phones in its first month on the market... [Full Story]

Apple to developer: Remove ‘Android’ from your app description
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 12:42 PM EDT

According to one developer, Apple has requested that the name of Google's mobile operating system... [Full Story]

FCC concerned about Apple iPad causing 3G network congestion
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 12:11 PM EDT

>Apple’s iPad announcement has set off a new round of reports of networks overburdened by a data flow... [Full Story]

Sling: We didn’t change anything in SlingPlayer Mobile for AT&T to allow 3G streaming to iPhone
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 11:34 AM EDT

AT&T made headlines Thursday by announcing that it had decided to allow SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone... [Full Story]

Jilion releases SublimeVideo HTML5 video player, no browser plugin required
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 11:00 AM EDT

Jilion has released SublimeVideo, an HTML5 video player that works in Safari, that offers HTML5 video goodness, no browser plugin, no Flash dependencies... [Full Story]

Microsoft finally gets around to patching 17-year-old Windows bug
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 10:38 AM EDT

A 17-year-old bug in Windows will be patched by Microsoft in its latest security update... [Full Story]

Hachette joins Apple’s anti-Amazon book club
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 10:16 AM EDT

Here’s another publisher publicly throwing its weight behind Apple–and against Amazon–in the e-book pricing war... [Full Story]

BusinessWeek’s Hesseldahl: What if Apple’s iPad fails?
Friday, February 05, 2010 - 09:41 AM EDT

With the introduction of the iPad, Apple's status as a cultural icon reached new heights.... [Full Story]

Apple ‘A4’ chip spells trouble for Intel’s mobile push
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 11:35 PM EDT

When Apple Inc unveiled its iPad last month, one crucial detail almost got drowned out in the hoopla... [Full Story]

AT&T okays SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone app use over 3G network
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 05:24 PM EDT

AT&T today announced that its 3G mobile broadband network will support Sling Media, Inc.'s SlingPlayer Mobile app... [Full Story]

Steve Jobs in secret New York meeting with top New York Times execs
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 04:40 PM EDT

When Apple recently booked the cellar dining room at Pranna for a talk with 50 top executives... [Full Story]

Google said to be working with US National Security Agency to help it ward off cyberattacks
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 04:21 PM EDT

The world's largest Internet search company and the world's most powerful electronic surveillance organization... [Full Story]

Apple TV 3.0 vs Mac mini vs game consoles
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 04:09 PM EDT

The Apple TV is beautiful. It’s a small square box, a little over an inch thick... [Full Story]

O2 sells 2 million Apple iPhones in UK
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 03:39 PM EDT

Matthew Key, the chief executive of Telefonica Europe, and Ronan Dunne, chief executive of O2 UK... [Full Story]

SolidWorks coming to Mac OS X?
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 02:40 PM EDT

SolidWorks version 6.0, a competitor of ArchiCAD, will soon be available on Mac OS X... [Full Story]

Sydney Morning Herald’s Barker: ‘Apple again dictates the future with iPad’
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 01:33 PM EDT

Some critics missed the core point about Apple's iPad, just as some underestimated the iPhone and the potential of the iTunes App Store... [Full Story]

Did Apple get iPad’s price right or wrong?
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 12:51 PM EDT

What does Apple's iPad mean for AAPL investors? [Full Story]

Myths of Apple’s iPad
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 12:36 PM EDT

Myths: It’s just a big iPod touch... iPad needs Adobe Flash... It’s just a Tablet PC or Kindle... [Full Story]

Apple takes on Intel
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 12:19 PM EDT

Besides Apple's stock prices and Steve Jobs' reputation for visionary entrepreneurship... [Full Story]

Obama’s White House staff armed with Apple MacBooks (with photo)
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 11:37 AM EDT

White House staff and others use Apple MacBooks to monitor Barack Obama's live interview... [Full Story]

Apple patent applications detail ‘intelligent bezel’ and ‘sense line controls’
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 10:06 AM EDT

On Tuesday, a very insightful granted patent of Apple's came to light describing... [Full Story]

Microsoft’s dysfunctional corporate culture doesn’t bode well for the company’s future
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 09:49 AM EDT

There are very few instances where having the most market share equals the best-in-class product... [Full Story]

Apple brings iTunes Preview to iPhone and iPod touch; users can browse apps in browser
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 08:40 AM EDT

This morning, Apple activated the iTunes Preview feature for iPhone and iPod touch apps... [Full Story]

Apple iPhone vulnerable to forged VeriSign signature certificates
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 11:56 PM EDT

The way that the iPhone handles digital certificates... [Full Story]

Mark Cuban: ‘Apple’s iPad going to be huge hit; Will change how kids grow up’
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 05:03 PM EDT

I can’t wait to get my hands on the iPad. It’s going to be a huge hit... [Full Story]

Needham analyst Wolf: Apple will sell 2 million iPads in fiscal 2010, 6 million in 2011
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 04:01 PM EDT

If analyst predictions are any indication of what the iPad will see in actual sales... [Full Story]

Fox News: AT&T outbid Verizon for Apple iPad
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 02:07 PM EDT

AT&T was able to outbid every other GSM carrier with a $14.99 or $29.99 plan that gives customers 250MB or unlimited data, respectively... [Full Story]

Rasmussen Reports: Plurality of U.S. adults think Apple is more innovative than Microsoft
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 01:45 PM EDT

Apple Inc. sent the business world buzzing yet again last week with its release of its new tablet computer, the iPad... [Full Story]

Apple iPad: A developer’s review
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 12:56 PM EDT

Last week Apple announced their iPad family of devices which are scheduled for launch in late March... [Full Story]

Microsoft’s Windows is far less secure than Apple’s Mac OS X
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 12:48 PM EDT

There are still quite a few drooling idiots who are incapable, or unwilling (it's a hit-whoring prerequisite, after all), of seeing the vast gulf between Windows and Mac OS X security... [Full Story]

Google’s rebadged HTC ‘Nexus One’ gets ‘multi-touch’
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 12:01 PM EDT

Google is finally letting the Nexus One use multi-touch for maps, photo galleries and the Web... [Full Story]

The story everyone missed last week: Doesn’t Steve Jobs look healthier? (with photos)
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 11:30 AM EDT

Apple’s CEO appeared much healthier at last week’s iPad announcement... [Full Story]

Major textbook publishers ink e-textbook deals for Apple iPad, iBookstore
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 10:57 AM EDT

Major textbook publishers have struck deals with software company ScrollMotion Inc.... [Full Story]

Pegatron to undertake OEM production of Apple’s next-gen iPhone, say industry sources
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 10:45 AM EDT

Pegatron Technology has reportedly landed a contract to undertake OEM production of Apple's next-generation iPhone... [Full Story]

Apple iPad pushes Rupert Murdoch’s HarperCollins into e-book pricing talks with Amazon
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 09:29 AM EDT

Days after Macmillan essentially forced Amazon to accept higher prices for its Kindle e-book titles... [Full Story]

Apple notches a ‘kill’ as Amazon rolls over in e-Book pricing war
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 09:21 AM EDT

The dogfight ended with the adversary going down in flames... [Full Story]

Analyst: Beleaguered Palm may be acquisition target
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 08:53 AM EDT

Deutsche Bank analyst Jonathan Goldberg, who believes there’s a good chance... [Full Story]

Citrix and Wyse to bring Microsoft’s Windows 7 to Apple’s iPad
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 06:57 PM EDT

Now that Apple has unveiled the iPad, some are wondering what the device's... [Full Story]

Apple: iMac production not halted; shipment times improve as demand remains high
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 06:45 PM EDT

Apple on Tuesday officially denied that it has ceased production of its 27-inch iMac... [Full Story]

Photo of Apple’s next-generation iPhone in the wild?
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 06:39 PM EDT

A photograph containing one of Apple's fourth-generation iPhones... [Full Story]

What Apple’s iPad means for the future of computing
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 04:42 PM EDT

When I picked up my iPhone over the weekend, I had an epiphany... [Full Story]

Repair service finds camera slot in iPad replacement parts (with photo)
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 04:17 PM EDT

We received our first shipment of iPad parts today. Here’s one of the metal internal frames... [Full Story]

Apple’s iPhone SDK reveals next-gen iPhone
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 04:10 PM EDT

A new iPhone is in the works and goes by the codename ... [Full Story]

Senator presses Apple, other U.S. firms on China human rights practices
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 03:56 PM EDT

A Democratic Illinois senator said on Tuesday he has asked 30 U.S. companies... [Full Story]

Adios Flash, and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 02:16 PM EDT

Apple has decided it doesn't like the mess created by Adobe's Flash on the Web and on their Macs... [Full Story]

Apple releases iPhone OS 3.1.3
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 01:49 PM EDT

Apple today released iPhone OS 3.1.3... [Full Story]

Lexcycle strips USB book sharing feature from Stanza app at Apple’s request
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 01:46 PM EDT

Lexcycle's Stanza e-book reader for the iPhone and iPod touch has been stripped of USB book sharing at the request of Apple... [Full Story]

Windows to Mac switcher: Two years later
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 01:21 PM EDT

I've gone from a Windows developer exploring the Mac as a compliment to my Windows and Linux machines to a full time Mac user... [Full Story]

Apple’s iPad, especially iWork for iPad, reveals the future of personal computing
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 11:58 AM EDT

Apple unveiled a version of the word processing, spreadsheet and presentation suite iWork redesigned for the iPad's 9.7-inch touchscreen... [Full Story]

FOX News hands-on with Apple iPad: Glorious color screen, priced to move
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 11:34 AM EDT

The iPad is an ambitious product that's hard to sum up in a few words... [Full Story]

In wake of Apple iPad debut, top publishers seek new pricing terms with Amazon
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 11:19 AM EDT

Amazon.com will have to raise prices of more digital books as publishers seek to match an agreement forged... [Full Story]

Apple maximizes margins and control with Apple A4 chip; spurns Intel, Qualcomm
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 11:02 AM EDT

Apple's expertise in low-power chips probably explains the iPad’s amazing 10-hour battery life... [Full Story]

Apple iPad to ship with webcam?
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 10:50 AM EDT

Close scrutiny of the iPad which Steve Jobs presented at Apple’s special event last week shows what may be webcam... [Full Story]

RUMOR: Apple working on Mac OS X tablet; works more like a Mac than an iPhone
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 09:15 AM EDT

By now, we’ve all seen the iPad and know just about everything about it that we possibly can... [Full Story]

Apple releases 27-inch iMac Display Firmware Update 1.0
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 - 08:56 AM EDT

Apple has released "27-inch iMac Display Firmware Update 1.0" which updates the display firmware... [Full Story]

Bajarin: How Apple’s iPad will change mobile computing
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 05:54 PM EDT

Apple's new iPad will have a far-reaching impact on the market... [Full Story]

Apple releases iTunes 9.0.3
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 05:22 PM EDT

Apple today released iTunes 9.0.3... [Full Story]

Apple Mac owns 90% market share for ‘premium’ PCs costing over $1,000 with $499 iPad coming soon
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 05:14 PM EDT

Windows 7 did little to slow the Mac's sales trajectory during fourth quarter... [Full Story]

Marvel comics, graphic novels coming to Apple iPad?
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 04:49 PM EDT

By bringing comics and graphic novels to the iPad, Apple will not only attract... [Full Story]

Strategy Analytics: Apple continues to grab smartphone market share
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 04:09 PM EDT

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 30 percent year-over-year... [Full Story]

Intellect Wireless sues Apple over wireless messaging technology
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 03:43 PM EDT

Intellect Wireless, a tiny company based in Reston, VA has filed suit against Apple... [Full Story]

Chinese cloner says it may sue Apple over iPad
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 01:46 PM EDT

China's Shenzhen Great Loong Brother today threatened that it might sue Apple... [Full Story]

Universities recognize the potential of Apple’s App Store with new App courses
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 12:36 PM EDT

Apple's App Store might be one of the greatest entrepreneurial tools the world has ever seen... [Full Story]

Mossberg and Pogue, eat your hearts out: Pee Wee Herman and Colbert get first Apple iPads
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 12:30 PM EDT

Stephen Colbert capped his Grammy monologue Sunday night by pulling an Apple iPad... [Full Story]

Apple iPad: Welcome to the New World of Computing!
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 11:33 AM EDT

If Apple wins the gamble (so far it’s going well), they are going to be years and years ahead of their competition... [Full Story]

GCN hack: iPad not earth-shattering; will be lucky to get 30% of Jobs’ claimed battery life
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 10:34 AM EDT

So Apple let the tablet out of the bag and showed off its new iPad this week... [Full Story]

MacPractice outlines development roadmap for Apple iPad
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 09:53 AM EDT

MacPractice, Inc., the leading Apple developer of practice management and clinical software for medical, dental and chiropractic offices, announced plans... [Full Story]

Steve Jobs: Adobe is ‘lazy’, Google can’t ‘kill iPhone,’ ‘Don’t be evil’ mantra is ‘bullshit’
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 09:31 AM EDT

After a big public announcement of the sort Apple had this week for the iPad CEO Steve Jobs... [Full Story]

iPad naysayers are deep in the throes of ‘Future Shock’
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 09:09 AM EDT

What you're seeing in the industry's reaction to the iPad is nothing less than future shock... [Full Story]

Gartenberg: Apple’s iPad launch offers four important lessons for the market
Monday, February 01, 2010 - 08:36 AM EDT

It was quite the week for Apple, first with its best-ever earnings and then the launch of the iPad... [Full Story]