In Unusual Move, Apple Previews New Software Plans

By NICK BILTON Apple said on Tuesday that it would announce new versions of the software that powers its computers and cellphones, as well as a new Internet service that could connect these devices. The company gave few details about the service, ...

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Apple Announces iCloud, Steve Jobs WWDC Keynote

By Charlie Sorrel Apple has announced the details of the WWDC keynote that will take place before the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6th 2011. And unusually for Apple, it has pre-announced a new product in the press release. ...

Read more at: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/apple-announces-icloud-steve-jobs-wwdc-keynote/

Google, Microsoft to test Apple's tablet dominance

TAIPEI: Google and Microsoft's attempts to loosen Apple's grip on the booming tablet-computer market will be put to the test this week as PC makers unveil new models at the Computex trade show in Taipei. Investors and analysts will be looking to see if ...

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Samsung demands to see Apple's next iPhone, iPad

By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - In the latest round of an ongoing patent and trademark battle, Samsung on Friday asked a federal judge to make Apple provide the Korean electronics giant with samples of its next-generation iPhone and iPad. ...

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Samsung asks to see Apple's next iPhone, iPad

by Josh Lowensohn In an interesting turn of events, Samsung's legal team has asked Apple to hand over next-generation versions of the iPhone and iPad to make sure its own future devices will not be subjected to the same infringement claims the company ...

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Sure, Samsung, we all wish Apple would open its kimono

By Philip Elmer-DeWitt May 29, 2011: 10:39 AM ET What Apple watcher hasn't wished he could do what Samsung's lawyers did Friday night in a California federal court: File expedited discovery papers demanding "samples of Apple's next-generation iPhone ...

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Samsung files motion to see Apple's next iPhone, iPad

By Josh Ong Samsung has fired back at Apple with a motion that would require the company to turn over advance copies of the "final, commercial versions" of the company's unannounced next-generation iPhone and iPad by June 13, 2011. ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/28/samsung_files_motion_to_see_apples_next_iphone_and_ipad.html

The Macalope Weekly: Thanks sooo much

[Editors' Note: Each week the Macalope skewers the worst of the week's coverage of Apple and other technology companies. In addition to being a mythical beast, the Macalope is not an employee of Macworld. As a result, the Macalope is always free to ...

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Apple issues third build of Mac OS X 10.6.8 to developers

By AppleInsider Staff Apple on Friday seeded the third build of Mac OS X 10.6.8 to developers, with no known issues. According to people familiar with the matter, the 1GB download is labeled 10K531. MacStories reports that focus areas for the beta ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/27/apple_issues_third_build_of_mac_os_x_10_6_8_to_developers.html

Analysis finds OLED display unlikely for Apple's third-gen iPad

By Neil Hughes Despite a recent report that an Apple executive traveled overseas to see Samsung's latest AMOLED displays for a future iPad, a new report claims that the company would not be able to produce enough 9.7-inch displays to meet capacity. ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/27/analysis_finds_oled_display_unlikely_for_apples_third_gen_ipad.html

Apple's iCloud music service to scan, mirror iTunes libraries

By Josh Ong Sources allege that the much-rumored streaming music service from Apple will scan users' iTunes libraries and mirror them in the cloud, but it reportedly won't be free. Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports that, according to people briefed on ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/26/apples_icloud_music_service_to_scan_mirror_itunes_libraries.html

Repulsing a Mac malware attack

Even the Apple MacIntosh can fall victim to malware and viruses. Photograph: Alamy/artpartner-images.com I have downloaded the dreaded malware on my Mac. Now how do I get rid of the porn files and other hidden links that are disrupting my service? ...

Read more at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/askjack/2011/may/26/ask-jack-malware-apple-macintosh

SEC internal probe investigates Apple's role in $1 million purchasing scandal

By Josh Ong The US Securities Exchange Commission has implicated itself in a report detailing a series of internal purchasing violations of Apple products that cost the SEC as much as $1 million. Reuters uncovered the report, which was filed by SEC ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/25/sec_probing_apple_over_1_million_purchasing_scandal.html

Apple laptops, AppleCare dominate Consumer Reports rankings

Consumer Reports really likes Apple's laptops; its tests found that Apple's MacBook Pro and MacBook Air were the best 17-inch, 15-inch, 13-inch and 11-inch laptops available. And, based on the results of a reader survey, the publication also ranks ...

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Apple admits Mac scareware infections, promises cleaning tool

By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Apple on Tuesday promised an update for Mac OS X that will find and delete the MacDefender fake security software, and warn still-unaffected users when they download the bogus program. The announcement -- part of a new ...

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Apple gadgets gobble 80 percent of mobile video

by Don Reisinger Apple's mobile devices are dominating the wireless video-viewing marketplace, a new report from video service provider FreeWheel has found. According to the company in its Monetization Report, which tallies over 10 billion video views, ...

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Developers pleased with Apple's Lodsys response

by Josh Lowensohn Apple today finally responded to Lodsys, the group that's been targeting iOS developers for licensing fees on their use of in-app purchase (IAP). While Lodsys has not yet issued its own response, many developers are now breathing a ...

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Updated Apple Store iPhone app allows build to order Mac purchases

By Slash Lane Apple on Monday updated its "Apple Store" application for the iPhone, offering the ability to order a custom Mac, and also more quickly receive help when at a retail store. The free application (iTunes link) is currently available on the ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/23/updated_apple_store_iphone_app_allows_build_to_order_mac_purchases.html

Apple takes the wraps off new retail efforts

This Sunday saw the launch of what bloggers have taken to calling “Apple Store 2.0,” Apple's revamped retail experience. Senior associate editor Dan Moren and I trekked over to the flagship Apple Store on Stockton Street in San Francisco to take a ...

Read more at: http://www.macworld.com/article/160012/2011/05/apple_retail_new_store.html

Cloud Music Streaming: Pros and Cons

By Tony Bradley, PCWorld May 22, 2011 6:41 AM There is rampant speculation that Apple will soon join Amazon and Google to offer a service to store your music in the cloud and stream it to your devices. There are certainly some benefits to cloud music ...

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Apple's 'Retail 2.0' overhaul launches first in Australia

By Josh Ong Apple retail stores in Australia were among the first to take the wraps off Apple's new retail store upgrade, which makes use of interactive iPad displays to provide product information, pricing and features. Apple launched "Retail 2.0" on ...

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Apple Signing iTunes Cloud Music Deals: Reports

Apple is signing deals with music labels for a streaming music service, according to reports. Google and Amazon already have streaming-music offerings in place. Apple is reportedly closer than ever to launching a streaming-music competitor to Google ...

Read more at: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/Apple-Signing-iTunes-Cloud-Music-Deals-Reports-839337/

Apple Is Called Poised to Offer 'Cloud' Music

Apple has reportedly signed contracts with labels that represent artists like Bruce Springsteen. Apple has entered the final stages of negotiations with the major record labels and music publishers for a service that will allow people to upload and ...

Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/technology/21apple.html

Thunderbolt trademark rights will be transferred from Apple to Intel

By Sam Oliver Though Apple originally filed for ownership of the "Thunderbolt" trademark associated with its new high-speed data port, the rights will be transferred to Intel, the company with which it cooperatively developed the new standard. ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/20/thunderbolt_trademark_rights_will_be_transferred_from_apple_to_intel.html

Apple seeds new build of Mac OS X 10.6.8 to developers

By AppleInsider Staff Apple on Thursday issued the second beta build of Mac OS X 10.6.8 to developers with no known issues. Both the Combo Update and the Delta Update for Mac OS X 10.6.8 build 10K524 are a 1GB download. According to people familiar ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/19/apple_seeds_new_build_of_mac_os_x_10_6_8_to_developers.html

Apple Retail Stores tenth anniversary

Macworld has a series of articles to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Apple Store. On May 19, 2001, Apple introduced its first Apple Store. The store opening wasn't any ordinary event; in typical Apple fashion, the company took the conventional ...

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How Apple rewrote the rules of retailing

The maker of fashionable gadgets today celebrates 10 years since the launch of its first Apple Stores, marking a record run of sales and a new world order in retailing. "They grew faster than any other retailer in history" in the first three years, ...

Read more at: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-05-18-apple-retail-stores_n.htm

Location Drama Continues as FCC Invites Apple, Google to Forum

The Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday that it will hold a June 28 forum on the topic, and Google and Apple are reportedly on the invite list. The FCC is partnering with the Federal Trade Commission for a public education forum that ...

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Report: Apple looking into Lodsys patent claim

by Josh Lowensohn Apple is said to be "actively investigating" the patent claims made by holdings firm Lodsys, which last week began sending a handful of developers notices that their apps were infringing on a patent the group held, The Guardian ...

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Apple and Google to face another Senate privacy hearing

Barely a week after sending its vice president of software, Bud Tribble, to Capitol Hill for a hearing about location data, Apple is due back before the Senate again. This time around, Apple is sending Catherine A. Novelli, its vice president for ...

Read more at: http://www.macworld.com/article/159930/2011/05/apple_google_senate_privacy_hearing.html

Senate Wants Apple, Google to Talk Mobile Privacy (Again)

By Chloe Albanesius Capitol Hill can't get enough of Apple and Google, but this time they're throwing in Facebook, too. A Senate Commerce subcommittee has scheduled a 10am hearing on mobile privacy for May 19, titled "Consumer Privacy and Protection in ...

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Lodsys: Apple already licensed, developers must too

Lodsys draws an analogy using hotels, claiming that it's the hotel ownerâ€"in whose shoes Lodsys places the app developerâ€"who's legally liable for the guest experience, and not the landownerâ€"whom, of course, Lodsys compares to Apple. ...

Read more at: http://www.macworld.com/article/159901/2011/05/lodsys_legal_threats_ios_developers.html

What was the first Apple Store like?

By Joe Wilcox | Published May 15, 2011, 2:31 PM Ten years ago today, I stepped into the world of Apple retail. Company CEO Steve Jobs hosted a group of journalists to see the first Apple Store, which opened at Tysons Corner Center in McLean, Va., ...

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10 Ways Google Just Tried To Thump Apple

At Google's big developer conference it took some subtle and not so subtle shots at its mobile rival, Apple. We re-watched the Android keynote to pluck out some of the best examples of how Google is accelerating its war with Apple. ...

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Apple In-App Purchase Policy Has Consequences

By Tony Bradley, PCWorld May 14, 2011 7:23 AM Apple's policy on in-app purchasing is having some serious negative consequences--just not for Apple. While the policy opened the door for app subscriptions, and gives Apple an edge over competitors like ...

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Apple In-App Purchase Policy Has Consequences

By Tony Bradley, PCWorld May 14, 2011 7:23 AM Apple's policy on in-app purchasing is having some serious negative consequences--just not for Apple. While the policy opened the door for app subscriptions, and gives Apple an edge over competitors like ...

Read more at: http://www.pcworld.com/article/227899/apple_inapp_purchase_policy_has_consequences.html

Trade Ruling Favors Kodak in Dispute With Apple

By AP The United States International Trade Commission, in a preliminary ruling, rejected Apple's digital-camera patent claims against the Eastman Kodak Company. Kodak's technology does not infringe Apple's patent rights, and one of the two patents in ...

Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/business/14bizbriefs-TRADERULINGF_BRF.html

Microsoft, Others Fight Apple's European 'App Store' Trademark

By Chloe Albanesius The battle over the term "app store" continued this week, as Microsoft, HTC, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson teamed up and asked European officials to invalidate Apple's "app store" and "appstore" trademarks. ...

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Microsoft hopes to invalidate Apple's "App Store" trademark in Europe too

by Michael Grothaus (RSS feed) on May 12th 2011 at 9:00PM Microsoft has filed a formal application for declaration of invalidity with the European Union's Community Trade Mark office over Apple's "App Store" trademark. The European declaration is a ...

Read more at: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/12/microsoft-hopes-to-invalidate-apples-app-store-trademark-in-e/

Post-Japan, Apple faces flat growth quarter?

By Jonny Evans iPhones, iPads and other Apple [AAPL] products may be harder to get than usual as the impact of the terrible tragedy that hit Japan in March begins to be felt across the company's supply chain. Confounding the problem it seems finding ...

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Music labels to Google: We're counting on Apple

By Greg Sandoval, CNET News on May 12, 2011 (4 minutes ago) Google's music service debuts, but sans licenses, meaning Apple could still roll out a more compelling take on cloud music--and force Google and Amazon to pony up. If Apple rolls out a cloud ...

Read more at: http://www.zdnetasia.com/music-labels-to-google-we-re-counting-on-apple-62300321.htm

Supply chain data shows Apple sales up 113% in April

By Katie Marsal Sales within Apple's overseas supply chain show the iPhone maker continuing its tremendous growth in the month of April, with sales increasing 113 percent year over year. Sales estimates are determined through the "Apple Barometer" ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/11/supply_chain_data_shows_apple_sales_up_113_in_april.html

Apple looking into senate request for DUI checkpoint app removals

By Josh Ong During a US Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Apple Vice President of Software Technology Guy L. "Bud" Tribble told senators that the company is in the process of "looking into" the legality of apps that broadcast police DUI ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/10/apple_looking_into_senate_request_for_dui_checkpoint_app_removals.html

Live blog: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Mobile Privacy

By Mike Snider, USA TODAY Representatives from Apple and Google are expected to be among the witness today at a hearing called "Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy" before the Senate Committee on the ...

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Android now dominates US smartphone market. (Don't ask about RIM.)

Can RIM and Apple catch up? Android phones currently dominate the US market. BlackBerry handsets, meanwhile, are in a state of decline. Here, a user holds a phone running the Android OS. By Matthew Shaer / May 9, 2011 Android phones dominated the US ...

Read more at: http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2011/0509/Android-now-dominates-US-smartphone-market.-Don-t-ask-about-RIM.

Previous-gen Apple iPad, iPhone 3GS often outsell new Android devices

By Neil Hughes Older Apple iOS products sold at a discounted price, like the iPhone 3GS and first-generation iPad, are often more popular than newer devices running the Google Android operating system, a new report claims. Checks with US retail sales ...

Read more at: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/09/previous_gen_apple_ipad_iphone_3gs_often_outsell_new_android_devices.html

Fortune's 'Inside Apple' describes a furious Steve Jobs after MobileMe launch

By AppleInsider Staff The shaky debut of Apple's revamped cloud service MobileMe in 2008 prompted Chief Executive Steve Jobs to chastise those responsible for the service, Fortune's new "Inside Apple" feature reveals. After MobileMe launched and ...

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Nuance Deal Could Be Game Changer for Apple's iOS 5

By Tony Bradley, PCWorld May 8, 2011 6:45 AM Rumor has it that Apple is engaged in serious negotiations with Nuance. A potential deal between Apple and Nuance suggests that Apple is aggressively pursuing new voice recognition capabilities for iOS 5. ...

Read more at: http://www.pcworld.com/article/227395/nuance_deal_could_be_game_changer_for_apples_ios_5.html

Steve Jobs Was Furious When An Apple Product Flopped: Fortune

Fortune's latest cover story dives behind the scenes at Apple's Cupertino campus for a look at Steve Jobs's hands-on managerial style and details the CEO's anger over failed products. For example, writes Fortune, Jobs was livid after the 2008 debut of ...

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Apple May Ditch Intel, Adopt ARM Processor For MacBook

Apple is reportedly planning to switch to ARM processors from Intel's for its Mac Book laptop devices. According to a report on Semi Accurate, the iOS maker is planning to ditch Intel for ARM for its laptops. Apple already uses ARM processors for its ...

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Analysts' takes: Apple going ARM on MacBooks?

by Brooke Crothers The rumor that Apple will drop Intel chips and move future MacBooks to the same kind of silicon that powers Apple's iPhone and iPad has got analysts pondering the prospect. Here are a few reactions. As a preface to the comments below ...

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Apple closing in on Nokia as smartphone leader

by Lance Whitney As Nokia continues to shed market share, second-place Apple is inching closer to become the world's dominant smartphone vendor, according to IDC's latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. For the first quarter of 2011, ...

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The rise of tablet computers

The era ushered in last year by Apple's iPad has upended the personal computing world. Retailers and manufacturers think tablet sales will outpace laptop sales in the US as early as next year. Steve Mehta, an attorney in Los Angeles, uses his tablet ...

Read more at: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tablet-era-20110506,0,5144993.story

Apple, Verizon to offer wireless updates to iPhone?

Multiple sources have told Apple news site 9to5Mac that Apple and Verizon Wireless will soon offer over-the-air updates to the iPhone following this fall's expected release of iOS 5. Although iOS 5 itself won't be available wirelessly, 9to5Mac reports ...

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Lawsuit accuses Apple, others of fixing worker pay

A new California class action lawsuit accuses Apple, Google, Adobe Systems, Intel, and other tech companies of violating antitrust laws by allegedly conspiring to fix employee pay, as well as working out "no solicitation" deals with one another. ...

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Intel's Big Mobile Power Play Could Be With Apple… and ARM?

4, 2011, 6:52am PT No Comments Is Intel about to announce a foundry deal to make Apple chips today? As my colleague Kevin Tofel has pointed out on more than one occasion, Intel is losing the mobile chip war to ARM. Intel's Atom mobile chip is seen by ...

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Does Intel Really Want to be Apple's Foundry?

By Damon Poeter Intel is rumored to be looking for a new business opportunity that seems positively counter-intuitiveâ€"providing Apple with foundry services for the ARM-based chips that go into iPhones, iPads and iPods. That's what Piper Jaffray ...

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Apple updates its iMac lineup

By Stan Schroeder, Mashable (Mashable) -- After a brief period of downtime Tuesday, the Apple Store has returned with brand new iMacs, confirming recent rumors about an imminent refresh of the lineup. The new iMacs sport the latest Intel Core i5/i7 ...

Read more at: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/05/03/apple.updates.imac.mashable/

How Apple Can Make iCloud Business-Friendly

By Robert Dutt, PCWorld Apple's acquisition of the iCloud.com domain name may be for more than just its long-rumored cloud-based iTunes storage--and the discovery of the "Castle" codename in the latest beta release of Apple Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion"--point ...

Read more at: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/226874/how_apple_can_make_icloud_businessfriendly.html

Apple to fix location tracking bug in iOS 4.3.3; due out soon

One of our Apple sources has just informed us that Apple isn't wasting anytime fixing the infamous location tracking issue in the iPhone and other iOS devices â€" it's going to be addressed in an update within the next two weeks, possibly sooner, ...

Read more at: http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/02/apple-to-fix-location-tracking-bug-in-ios-4-3-3-due-out-soon/

Can Brazil Deliver the Goods for Foxconn?

By KENNETH RAPOZA Apple'ss iPads. Their manufacturer, Foxconn, is considering making them in Brazil, but has a laundry list of items it would like to see improved and/or guaranteed before making an alleged $12 billion investment in a new production ...

Read more at: http://blogs.forbes.com/kenrapoza/2011/05/01/can-brazil-deliver-the-goods-for-foxconn/

Why Apple Paid $4.5 Million for iCloud.com?

Everyone was surprised and did not understand why Apple paid such a huge price for just a domain. It was well-known that Apple would use it wisely but, in what way, no one knew. It is quite possible that Apple has bought all of the above domains in a ...

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