Wed, 16 May 2012
Sponsor Message: Get a 30-Day Free Trail of VMWare Fusion 4 at http://vmware.com/mac
9 to 5 Mac: Developers Seeing iOS6 Strings in Application Analytics Software
ABC News and The Verge Say Apple Switching Back to NVIDIA GPUs for New MacBook Pros
Shaw Wu Says iPhone 4S Production Slows in Preparation for Transition to New iPhone
Apple Tops Latest ACSI Report in Smartphone Customer Satisfaction
IHS/iSuppli Expects iPad Market Share to Be 61-Percent Worldwide This Year
CNBC: A Look at Two Analysts Concerned About Apple Shares Near-Term
Apple Wins Ruling Combining and Delaying Patent Cases Against HTC and Motorola
Bloomberg: Disney’s ESPN in Talks With Apple for Expanded TV Access
ESPN: Disney’s ESPN Not in Talks With Apple for Expanded TV Access
Dumb Show Part I: Siri Suggests the Nokia Lumia 900 as Best Smartphone Ever
Dumb Show Part II: Apple Reportedly Changes Siri's Best Smartphone Ever Answer
Dumb Show Part III: Nokia Spokesperson Cries Foul of Change in Siri Smartphone Answer, Though Another Spokesperson Downplays the Charge
Dumb Show Part IV: Siri Has Always Given the “Changed” Answers
Apple Moves to Have Siri Suits Dismissed
Apple CEO Meets with U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner
Aaron Sorkin to Adapt Walter Isaacson Biography of Steve Jobs for Sony Pictures |
Tue, 15 May 2012
Sponsor Message: Get Your Free Trial of VMWare Fusion 4 at http://vmware.com/mac
Bloomberg: Secret Peeps Say New Ivy Bridge Macs Expected at WWDC
Piper Jaffray Analyst Expects New Macs by End of May
Geekbench Testing Seems to Show Results for Unreleased MacBook Pro and iMac Powered by Ivy Bridge Processors
Cult of Mac: Best Buy Discounts Its Entire Range of Macs
DigiTimes: Upstream Supply Peeps Say New MacBooks Coming in June
Harry McCracken is Not Fond of DigiTimes Nor of the Practice of Covering Them
Time Warner Cable CEO Unfamiliar with AirPlay (Though It Sounds Like He Might Like It)
Pacific Crest Analyst Doesn’t Think an Apple Television Makes Sense
Pacific Crest Analyst Expects “iPad mini” by the Holidays
Foxconn Says CEO Did Not Confirm Apple Television
WSJ: Apple to Announce iCloud Updates at WWDC
Apple Issues Security Updates to Fight Flashback for Leopard
Appeals Court Allows Apple to Press for Injunction Against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Psystar Request for Case Review |
Mon, 14 May 2012
Sponsor Message: Get 10-Percent Off of VMWare Fusion 4 with Coupon Code macosken12 at http://vmware.com/mac
Apple’s Online Store Rebrands “iPad Wi-Fi + 4G” as “iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular”
Morgan Stanley Analyst Thinks Worries Over iPhone Subsidies Are Overblown
Credit Suisse Analyst Worries Over iPhone; Reiterates “Outperform” Rating on Apple Shares
Secret Sources Have Apple Blowing Google Maps Out of iOS 6
Foxconn CEO May or May Not Have Confirmed Apple Television
Apple Accuses Samsung of Withholding or Destroying Evidence in U.S. Case
Apple Hits No. 2 on Forbes List of 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies |
Fri, 11 May 2012
Computerworld: Apple Issues 36 Security Fixes with This Week’s Updates
Adobe Security Chief Applauds FlashPlayer Changes in Updated Safari
Apple Insider: More Hints in Lion Update of Retina Display Macs in the Future
Apple Issues Minor Update to 2nd and 3rd-Gen Apple TVs
MM Research: Apple Top Smartphone Vendor in Japan in 2011
Apple Opening Seventh Store in Spain on Saturday 12 May
Foxconn CEO: Apple and Foxconn Will Work to Improve the Lives of Supply-Chain Workers
iMore: Secret Source Says 7-Inch iPad Slated for October Release and $200 to $250 Price
Apple and 14 Other Companies Sued Over Alleged Patent Infringement Tied to 3G Communications
Proview/Apple Settlement Talk: Apple Reportedly Offers $16-Million, Proview Reportedly Asks for $400-Million |
Thu, 10 May 2012
Apple Updates Lion to v10.7.4
Apple Releases Security Updates for Snow Leopard and Snow Leopard Server
Apple Updates Safari to v5.1.7
Apple Updates Remote Desktop Client to v3.5.3
DigiTimes Says 7-Inch iPad in August, New iPhone in September and 10-Inch iPad in 4Q (Laugh If You Wanna)
Barclays Capital Analyst Hears Talk of 7-Inch iPad (Though He’s Not a Firm Believer)
ForeSee: Apple Tops in Tech for Customer Satisfaction for Online Shoppers; Tied for Second Overall
iPodNN: Buyers of iPods from Late 2006 Through Early 2009 Informed of Pending Class Action Suit Against Apple
Cadillac Putting Lessons and Manuals for 2013 XTS on a Bundled iPad
HP VP of Industrial Design Brushes Off Similarities Between MacBook Air and Envy Spectre XT (Despite The Incredible Number of Them) |
Wed, 9 May 2012
Radio Shack Cuts $50 Off of iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S Through End of June
iPhone to Hit Three More Regional Carriers in California, Kansas and Kentucky on Friday 18 May
New iPad Set to Hit 30 More Countries This Weekend
UK Parliament to Be Kitted with iPads (If They Want Them)
Apple Insider: Some Sort of Notification Test Banner Spotted by Users of iCloud.com
Apple and Samsung Reduce Complaints in U.S. Case; Keep Trial on Schedule for 30 July
Apple Keeps to Schedule to Stop Samsung from Making Billions Copying Apple
Federal Judge Tosses U.S. Case Over “iPad” Term Between Proview and Apple
FCC Chairman Questions AT&T’s Veracity and Math During CTIA Keynote |
Tue, 8 May 2012
Apple Goes on iThing Bug Hunt with iOS 5.1.1 Update
iOS 5.1.1 Update Addresses Security Issues with Safari and Webkit
Security Issue Pops Up for Legacy FileVault Users On Lion Machines
Wait Times Reduced for New iPad in Western Europe
9 to 5 Mac: Some Genius Bars Offering Black iPhone 4Ses Amid Shortage of Replacement Black iPhone 4s
9 to 5 Mac: Target Reportedly Running Sale on iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
Some Midwest Walmart Customers Say Their New iPad Boxes Filled with Yellow Notepads, Not iPads
DigiTimes: Apple to Intro $799 MacBook Air to Battle Round Two of Ultrabooks (Stop Laughing!)
Cult of Mac: Secret Source Says They’ve Seen a Prototype Apple Television
Proview Lawyer Says Apple Seems Intent on Negotiating iPad Trademark Deal (This Time)
Apple Lands at No. 17 on 2012 Fortune 500
NYT: AT&T CEO Regrets Staring iPhone with Unlimited Data and Fears iMessages |
Mon, 7 May 2012
Walmart Acknowledges Short Regional Pricing Errors for iPhone 4S
Sprint CEO Foregoes $3.2-Million to Placate Investors Concerned About iPhone Subsidies
Anandtech: 32nm A5 Processor Brings Improved Battery Performance to New iPad 2
Apple Files with WIPO for Control of iPhone5.com
Warner Bros. Adds 1080p HD Movies to iTunes Store
Forbes Sees Sense (Though No Proof) in Longer iPhone Talk
NPD DisplaySearch: iPad Tablet Lead to Shrink to 50-Percent by 2017
USFTC May Fine Google $10Million + for Circumventing the Safari Cookie-Block
Judge Allows “Location-Gate” Lawsuit Against Apple to Proceed
Apple Preps Last Updates Before Turning Java for Mac Over to Oracle
Apple Credits OpenStreetMap in Latest iPhoto for iOS Update
NYT: Amtrak Deploying iPhone Ticketing System This Summer
ATSB Says iPhone Fire on Australian Plane Caused by Botched Screen Repair by Non-Authorized Vendor |
Fri, 4 May 2012
iLounge Says Next iPhone to Be Longer, Thinner and Have a Metal Backing (Does NOT Say Why it Thinks So)
JP Morgan Analyst Doesn’t Expect an Apple Television Until 2014 at the Earliest
Piper Jaffray Analyst Stoked Over Possibilities of Apple “Micro-Stores” in Walmarts and Targets
Apple Adds App Store Localization Support for 10 Additional Languages to iTunes Connect
CNN/Money Sees a Possible Bias Against the iPhone at Verizon
IDC: Kindle Fire Sales Fall Off a Cliff in 1Q CY2012 |
Thu, 3 May 2012
CNET: Online Wait Times for 3rd-Gen iPad in U.S. Down to 3-to-5 Days
Judge in U.S. Samsung/Apple Case Orders Parties to Reduce Complaints or Face Delay in Case Until 2013
All Things D: “Buy” Button Causes Rejection of iOS Apps Using Dropbox SDK (Fix Already in Place)
Amazon Releases Windows and Mac Desktop Apps for Cloud Drive
Apple Printed Circuit Board Maker to Raise Wages and Reduce Overtime for CHinese Workers
Rock Band for iOS Players Get Message Saying “Game Over on 31 May”
EA Says "Game Over" Message for Rock Band for iOS Was a Mistake
Liquidmetal Co-Developer Says Devices Using the Technology Still a Ways Away (But They’ll Be Awesome)
The Verge: Target Phasing Out Amazon Kindle Online and in Stores
Zuckerberg: Facebook Organ Donor Status Message Inspired In Part by Steve Jobs
USPTO’s Steve Jobs Exhibit Heads to Smithsonian |
