Fri, 30 March 2012
The Fair Labor Association Posts Report on Foxconn Audit
Read the full FLA Report on the Foxconn Audit at http://www.fairlabor.org/report/foxconn-investigation-report Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits Foxconn Plant
Nielsen: iPhone Sales Draw Close to Android Sales for First Part of 2012
Bloomberg/Businessweek: Sources Say Apple and Samsung Execs Recently Discussed Settlement Options
“Antennagate” Settlement Website is Up and Running
Get More Info on the “Antennagate” Settlement at http://iPhone4Settlement.com
Second Suit Brought Against Apple for False Advertising Regarding Siri
Apple Seeds New Lion 10.7.4 beta to Developers with No Known Issues
Apple Issues Stability Update for iPhoto
Best Buy Closing 50 Stores; Shifting Focus to Mobile
Mashable Says Canon 5D Mark II - Not iPhone 4 - is Most Popular Camera on Flickr (Though TUAW is Not So Sure) |
Thu, 29 March 2012
Apple CEO Meets with Chinese Vice Premier Barclay’s Capital Analyst Thinks Cook Trip to China May Indicate Talks for iPhone/China Mobile Deal Fortune: Proview, Workers’ Rights, and Retail Expansion Possible Points of Tim Cook’s Trip to China Barclay’s Analyst Jazzed by iPhone Dominance on Flickr CNBC Survey: 50-Percent of Households in US Own at Least One Apple Product Authorities in Sweden and UK Express Concerns Over Possibly Misleading “Wifi + 4G” Marketing Denmark Consumer Ombudsman Investigating New iPad “Wifi + 4G” Marketing US Federal Judge Denies Two Samsung Motions in Current Lawsuit with Apple Report: New Intel Ivy Bridge Processors Should Be Out by Last Week in April Apple Issues iTunes 10.6.1 with Multiple Bug Fixes AT&T Says Nokia Lumia 900 Launch Will Be Bigger Than Any Previous Smartphone Launch (Including iPhone) Nokia Plays Chicken with nano-SIM Standards and European Regulators |
Wed, 28 March 2012
Sprint Says iPhone Deal Not Contingent on 4G/LTE Coverage
Apple Says New iPad Charges Past 100-Percent Intentionally
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Upset with Apple Over Application of “4G” Label to iPad Down Under
Apple Agrees to Refund Cost of 4G iPads for Australian Consumers Who Did Not Realize It Was Not Compatible with 4G in Australia
Apple Adds $124.99 and $174.99 Price Tiers to iOS App Store Options
Apple Hiring Data Center Project Construction Manager for “Next Generation” Facilities
Graphics Property Holding (Formerly Silicon Graphics) Sues Apple and Five Other Smartphone Makers for Alleged Patent Infringement
Distimo: iPad Users Spending $70,000 a Day on iOS Newsstand Content
RIAA: Music Subscription Services Take in 241-Million Dollars in 2011; Claim 1.8-Million Users
JK Rowling Sells Harry Potter Series as eBooks on Her Own Site
Microsoft: Xbox Live Users Now Spend More Time Accessing Video and Music Than Playing Games |
Tue, 27 March 2012
Tim Cook Pops Over to China, Visits an Apple Store and Meets with Chinese Officials
Apple CEO Cook Meets with Mayor of Beijing and Other Chinese Government Officials
Apple Invites 25-Billionth iOS App Downloader from Qingdao to Beijing Apple Store to Retrieve Prize
New iPad Receives China Compulsory Certification from China Quality Certification Center; Still Faces Proview Trademark Hurdle
The Telegraph: New iPad Reignites Chinese Grey Market
Business Insider: Prices for New iPad Crash on Chinese Grey Market
Nokia’s Windows Phone-Powered Lumia 900 to Go on Sale at AT&T on 8 April for 100-Dollars
Apple Offers to Make Licensing for Essential Patents in Its nano-SIM Proposal Royalty Free
Nokia Calls Apple’s nano-SIM Patent Offer an Empty Promise
Apple Issues 32-Bit Bug Fix in Safari 5.1.5 Update
83-Year-Old Woman Sues Apple After She Breaks Her Nose Walking Into the Glass Door of an Apple Store |
Mon, 26 March 2012
iMore Hears Rumors of 4G/LTE iPhone with 3.5-Inch Screen in the Fall
Consumer Intelligence Research Partners Survey: Best Buy Sells Nearly as Many iPhones in the U.S. as Apple
China Unicom Says iPhone Performance Has Been Better-Than-Expected Over the Last Three Years
Apple Reportedly Rejecting Some Apps That Want to Access iOS Devices’ UDID
Report Has Nokia Paying to Make Lumia 900 the Free Phone for AT&T Employees
Forbes Highlights the High Priced Market for Zero-Day Exploits
Samsung Design Exec Denies Copying Apple, Praises Jonathan Ive, and Makes Me Sad |
Fri, 23 March 2012
PCWorld: New iPad Incredibly Slow to Charge During Use
Video Diagnostics Firm DiplayMate Says New iPad Keeps Charging After Battery Level Reads 100-Percent
Business Insider: Some Original Smart Covers Not Working with New iPad (Though Apple Will Apparently Swap Out the Covers)
Apple Insider: Targus Replacing Slim Cases with New iPad Magnet Issues
URL Spoofing Vulnerability Found in Safari for iOS
U.S. Representatives Quiz 34 Companies (Including Apple) Over Data Collection and Usage Through Mobile Apps
Sony Says It’ll Bring Music Unlimited to iOS in the Next Few Weeks
Kindle for iOS Update Adds Support for Embedded Audio and Video
Scott Turow Urges DoJ to Tread Lightly in Potential Antitrust Action Against Apple and Publishers
Apple Loses Appeal in AppleCare Case in Italy
Austin, Texas Okays 8-Million-Dollar Incentive Deal in Exchange for Apple Expansion and Hiring
Early: RIM Hiring an iOS Developer
Later: RIM Hiring iOS Developer to Support BlackBerry Mobile Fusion for iOS Devices
iPhone Unseats BlackBerry as Top-Selling Smartphone in Canada in 2011
Reuters: Somebody Tells Some South Korean Business Paper That the Next iPhone will Have a 4.6-Inch Display and Will Arrive Next Quarter |
Thu, 22 March 2012
Sprint CEO Sees iPhone Customers as More Valuable Than Others Long-Term
Barclays Capital: Apple Currently Testing Parts for 4G/LTE iPhone to Be Launched in September
WSJ: Owners of New 4G/LTE iPads Burning Through Data Plans at Breakneck Speeds
Industry Analyst Says Only One-in-Ten Tablets Uses Cellular Connectivity
UBS: Roughly Half of New iPads Sold Will Be Wifi Plus 4G/LTE
Apple Insider: Apple Support Thread Sports Complaints of Wifi Trouble with New iPad
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Financial Times: Apple and Smartphone Rivals at Odds Over Nano-SIM Proposal in Europe
Flurry: China Tops US in iOS and Android Activations for First Time in February
Microsoft China CEO Says Windows Phone will Beat iPhone in China (and IDC Agrees)
The Loop: Apple Says iPhoto for iOS Hit 1-Million Unique Users in Under 10 Days
HP CEO Answers One Question Several Times: Why Isn’t HP More Like Apple? |
Wed, 21 March 2012
Munster, Moskowitz and Wu Stoked Over New iPad’s 3-Million Unit Weekend
In-Stat: Apple Likely to Overtake Intel and No. 1 Mobile Processor Maker by the End of 2012 Wait Times Shrink for New iPad Orders
Tests by Dutch Site Show New iPad Runs Up to 9-Degrees Fahrenheit Hotter Than iPad 2
Apple Says New iPad Operates Within Accepted Thermal Specifications
Consumer Reports Sees Hotter Temps in Its New iPad Tests; Doesn’t Seem to Mind
Apple Says Worker Hours Improving in the Supply Chain
Judge Reverses Decision on Motoroogle and Android Development Docs in Apple/Motorola Mobility Case
European Consumer Organization Calls on Apple to Change AppleCare Marketing in EU
Apple Issues Snow Leopard-Specific Software Installer Update |
Tue, 20 March 2012
Apple Sells Three-Million New iPads in First Three Days
Apple CEO Cook Starts Day Calling New iPad Sales Record Breaking
The Verge: Source Says Apple Fifth Avenue NYC Store Sold 18 iPads a Minute for First 12-Hours of Availability
AT&T Trumpets Record First-Day for New iPad Sales; Gives No Numbers
Apple Announces Dividend and Share Repurchase Plans
Wired: CEO Cook Sees Little Support That Stock Splits Help Stocks
TUAW: CEO Cook Says Apple Pipeline is Full of Stuff
Fortune: A Slew of Analysts Are Super Stoked About Apple’s Cash Plan
Forbes: Canaccord Genuity Analyst Stoked as Well
Evercore Partners’ Analyst Ups Apple Target to 750-Dollars on Strength of iPhone and iPad as Well as the Cash Plan
Apple Closes Monday at 601-Dollars for First Close Above 600
ABC News: Cash Plan Marks Major Break with Philosophy of Steve Jobs
Apple Adds “Answer from the Community” to Product Pages on Online Store
Macworld UK: Doctor Sees Rise in Shoulder Injuries Thanks to Increased Tablet Use |
Mon, 19 March 2012
Apple to Talk Cash Hoard on Monday Morning Conference Call
Hear the call live at 9AM EDT/6AM PDT or as a replay at www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/call31912
UBS Analyst Ups Apple Target to 675-Dollars; Stoked About “iPhone 5” and New iPad
Oppenheimer Analyst Ups Apple Target to 700-Dollars on Strength of New iPad and iPhone 4S
USITC Upholds Ruling in Apple/Motorola Mobility in Moto’s Favor
German Court Stays Push Notification Block in Motorola Mobility Case Against Apple
German Judges Freezes Apple Case Against Samsung Over Slide-to-Unlock Pending Ruling by German PTO
Apple Releases First External beta of Lion 10.7.4 Apple Releases Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2 to Developers Developers Developers
New Construction Underway on Apple Parcel in Maiden, NC
AT&T Drops Plans to Appeal Ruling; Pays Matt Spaccarelli 935-Dollars |
Fri, 16 March 2012
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Report: FaceTime Still Requires Wifi Connection on 4G/LTE iPad
Harrods Opening Tech Department Today with Apple Shop Inside
Reports Say a Number of New Apple TVs Delivered a Day Early
Munster Reiterates “Overweight” Rating on Apple Shares; Raises Target to 718-Dollars on Strength of iPhone and iPad
Apple Shares Hit 600-Dollars for the First Time Ever
Strategy Analytics Study: Smartphone Owners say 4-4.5 Inch Screens Hit the “Sweet Spot” (Though 90-percent Have Phones with Smaller Screens)
Rumors Fly of Either a 15-Inch MacBook Air or a Thinner 15-Inch MacBook Pro
Members of US House of Representatives Seek More Answers on Privacy and Mobile Apps from Apple
Bloomberg/BusinessWeek: Path Co-Founder Hauled to Apple and Grilled by Apple CEO Over Address Book Issue
AdAge: Conde Nast FInally Ready to Share Tablet Readership Stats with Advertisers
The New England Journal of Medicine Lands on the iPad |
Thu, 15 March 2012
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Official: New iPad to Launch at 8AM Local Time at Apple Stores Tomorrow; Available at Best Buy, Radio Shack, Sam’s Club, Target, and Walmart in the U.S.
Macworld UK: Apple Changes New iPad Wording on Website to Point Out Where Device’s 4G/LTE Works
Canaccord Genuity Analyst Ups Apple Target to 710-Dollars on iPad Strength and Competition Weakness
Morgan Stanley Ups Apple Price Target to 720-Dollars Strength of iPad and iPhone and Potential in Emerging Markets
NPD: 40-Percent of Potential Tablet Buyers Want Built-In Keyboards (Though Most Buy Tablets Without Them)
Netherlands Court Says Apple is Covered for Samsung-Owned 3G Patents by Deal with Qualcomm
Correction: AT&T Not Threatening to Kill Spaccarelli’s Service if He Doesn’t Settle
Apple Adds Ability to Delete Photos from Photo Stream with New Aperture Update
Apple Pushes Out Epson Printer Drivers 2.10
Producers of Austin City Limits Launch ACL Archive App for iPad |
Wed, 14 March 2012
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9 to 5 Mac: Signage Indicates 8AM Launch for New iPad
Apple Goes Preregistration-Only for Hong Kong iPad Launch
Apple Reportedly Upgrading Its Website Images for HiDPI Screens and Retina Displays
ChangeWave Research Survey: iPad Dominates Corporate Tablet Plans
McGraw Hill Education Exec Expects School Sales to Rise for Reduced Price iPad 2
IDC: Strong Entry of Amazon Kindle Fire Contributes to Lost Market Share for iPad in 4Q CY2011
Apple Says Proview is Misleading Courts and Public in iPad Trademark Case, While Proview Says “I’m Rubber and You’re Glue...”
Fortune: Jefferies and Co. Analyst Ups Apple Target to 699-Dollars on Apple Television Expectations and iPhone Strength
Computerworld: Safari 5.1.4 Patches 83 Vulnerabilities
Bloomberg: Foxconn Hiring Safety Person, Lifestyle Person, and Two Fire Chiefs for Apple Supply Section
AT&T Reportedly Offers Matt Spaccarelli a Bigger Settlement in Exchange for His Silence (Which He Declines)
After 244 Years, Encyclopedia Britannica Kills Physical Encyclopedias |
Tue, 13 March 2012
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Piper Jaffray Analyst Predicts One-Million iPads Will Be Sold This Coming Friday
Speculation Has Apple Starting In-Store New iPad Sales at 8AM This Friday
Wait Times for New iPads Ordered Through Apple Site Slip to 2-3 Weeks
Report: HBO Working to Allow Previously-Owned Movies into iTunes in the Cloud Despite Exclusivity Windows
DoJ Greenlight’s Rockstar Consortium Purchase of Nortel Patent Portfolio
Apple Accuses Samsung of Withholding Source Code in Patent Infringement Case
Apple Drops Some Claims in ITC Case Against Samsung
EC and DoJ Cooperating on Apple eBook Price-Fixing Case
Apple Updates Safari for Windows and Mac to v5.1.4
Jony Ive Talks Apple and Design with The London Evening Standard
iPhone 4S Owner Sues Apple Over Alleged False Advertising Related to Siri |
Mon, 12 March 2012
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With the First Round of Pre-Orders “Sold Out,” New iPad Delivery Times Slip Worldwide
Apple Calls Response to New iPad “Off the Charts”
ZDNet Says New iPad Battery Packs 70-Percent Greater Capacity Than Battery for iPad 2
Report: Virgin Mobile in Canada to Fire Up 4G/LTE in Time for Launch of New iPad
Resale Prices on Used iPad 2s Drop Significantly in Wake of New iPad Announcement
Apple Drastically Reduces Prices on Refurbished First-Gen iPads
Gartner: Samsung in First in Smartphones in China; Apple in Fifth
Report: Law Firms Employed by Apple in Samsung Cases Hire 73 Lawyers and 20 Reviewers Who Can Read and Speak Korean
IDC Japan: Apple Tops Cellphone Sales in Japan for 4Q CY2011
Apple Killing iWork.com beta on 31 July; Encouraging Users to Get to Know iCloud
Texas Governor Says Apple to Spend 300-Million Dollars in Austin Support Staff Expansion
Apple Opening Fourth Store in Houston, Texas This Friday 16 March
City of Cupertino Publishes More Details on Apple Proposed New HQ
CBS CEO Talks Talking to Jobs About TV Subscriptions (and Why He Said “No”) |
Fri, 9 March 2012
Fortune: Financial Analysts Pleased with New iPad and New Apple TV Announcements
Verizon Will Offer Personal Hotspot Feature at New iPad Launch, AT&T Will Not
Apple Releases Configurator, a Mac App for Managing iOS Devices Across Organizations
Mapping in iPhoto for iOS from OpenStreetMap, Not PlaceBase
comScore: Android and iOS Gain at End of 2011 While the Rest of the Top-Five Smartphone Platforms Shrink
Apple Not Allowed to Pursue Patent Lawsuits Against Kodak During Bankruptcy
Engadget: DoJ Preparing to Sue Apple and Publishers for Alleged Antitrust Activity in eBooks (Short Version)
WSJ: DoJ Preparing to Sue Apple and Publishers for Alleged Antitrust Activity in eBooks (Long Version) |
Thu, 8 March 2012
Apple Intros "New iPad" with Retina Display, 4G/LTE, A5X-Chip with Quad-Core Graphics for March 16 Delivery
Apple Adds 99-Dollar AppleCare+ Option to New iPad Purchases
Apple Keeps 16GB iPad 2 Around for 399-Dollars (Wifi-Only) or 529-Dollars (Wifi-Plus 3G)
Apple Drops Price of Refurbished iPad 2s
Apple Issues Public Release of iOS 5.1
AT&T iPhone 4Ses on the HSDPA Network Now Show Phone as 4G
Apple Updates iOS-Versions of iMovie and GarageBand and Introduces iPhoto for iOS
Electronista: iPhoto for iOS Location Data Not Supplied by Google
Apple Announces New Apple TV with 1080p Video Support
All Things D: Fox and Universal Cannot Do iTunes Movies in iCloud Due to Preexisting Exclusivity Deals with HBO
Apple Updates UI on Apple TV 2, Matching UI of New Apple TV
Users Can Now Sign-Up for Netflix Through APple TV; Pay for it Through iTunes
Apple Releases iTunes 10.6 with HD Video Access and iTunes Match Improvements
Apple Posts Video of March Event On Its Site
Video of March Event Available Through Apple Keynotes Podcast Feed
Apple Updates iPhoto and GarageBand for Mac
Apple Issues iOS Update for Find My Phone, Find My Friends, iWork for iOS Apps, iBooks, and iTunes U
Apple Talks App, Store, and Post-PC Sales Numbers |
Wed, 7 March 2012
Apple Tweaks “Top Apps” User Interface on App Store on iPad
New Catalog Category Spotted for iPad App Store
ABC Family Launches Universal iOS App With Full Episodes of Network Shows
Barclays Capital Raises Apple Target to 710-Dollars on Strength of iPad, iPhone, and Mac
U.S. Company (Redacted) Warns Apple Against Using the Name iTV (But the Name is For Sale)
Canaccord Genuity Analyst Says iPhone and iPad Influence Release Schedules for the Entire Mobile Market
Dow Jones: Secret Sources Say Apple Has Been Open to Settlements with Smartphone and Tablet Competitors Rather Than Litigation
Apple and Kodak Meet Before Bankruptcy Judge Tomorrow Over Next Step in Patent Infringement Case
Apple: No SXSW Interactive “Pop-Up” Store This Year
Google Rebrands and Reorganizes Media and App Sales Under “Google Play” Banner
Isaacson Says He Left Stuff About Apple Television Plans Out of the Steve Jobs Biography |
Tue, 6 March 2012
Phone Arena: Secret Source Says Next iPad to Be Called iPad 3
CNET: Secret Source Says Next iPad to Be Called iPad HD
iMore: Secret Source Says iPad 3/HD to Have 4G/LTE Connectivity
iLounge: Secret Source Says Apple Bringing Out Smart(er) Cover/Case for iPad 3/HD
Apple Insider and MacRumors Hear Shipping Costs Are Up Significantly as Apple Takes Up Far-East to US Capacity
Samsung Securities Reportedly Expects 7-Inch “iPad mini” Later This Year
Study by The Business Journals Shows iPad is the Fastest Growing Tech in Small Business in the U.S.
Early: Sen. Schumer Asks FTC to Look into iOS and Android Privacy Issues
Later: Sen. Schumer Says Apple and Google Willing to Meet and Talk Over iOS and Android Privacy Issues
Judge in Apple v. Motorola Mobility Patent Infringement Case Orders Moto and Google to Turn Over Info on Their Merger and Android Development to Apple
Reports Say Proview Creditors Are Looking to Have Company Declared Bankrupt; Liquidated
Apple Issues Supplemental 10.7.3 Update to Address Time Machine Issue
Apple Reportedly Helping China Mobile Fix iPhone Issue
25-Billionth App: A Disney Game Downloaded in China |
Mon, 5 March 2012
Ars Technica Sees Possible Retina Display iPad and Possible iOS 6 in its Browser Stats
The Verge Sees Reason to Expect Apple TV Update Announcement This Wednesday
Decorations Go Up on Yerba Buena Center for Wednesday Apple Event
German Judge Tosses One Samsung and One Apple Case - Both Plan to Appeal
USAF Mobility Command Buying 18,000 iPad 2s for Just Over 9-Million Dollars
Vancouver, Washington City Council Sees Cost Savings Two-Months Into Paper-to-iPad Transition
Southeast US Carrier C-Spire Drops 50-Bucks from Each iPhone 4S With a 2-Year Contract
RIM Says BlackBerry PlayBook Was Top-Selling Tablet at BestBuy Canada and Future Shop Last Week
Apple Claims Over Half-a-Million Jobs Created or Supported
Check Apple’s Job Numbers at http://www.apple.com/about/job-creation/
Apple Posts 12 New iCloud-Related Positions
25 Billion App Countdown Ends; Winner Not Yet Announced |
Fri, 2 March 2012
MacRumors: Alleged iPad 3 Bezel Shows Place for Physical Home Button
DigiTimes Says Apple to Intro 8GB iPad 2; 16GB and 32GB iPad 3 Only
DigiTimes Sources Say 7.85-Inch Likely in 3Q CY2012
Piper Jaffray: Apple Television Would Be Awesome But Apple Won’t Make a Television Without a TV Content Sollution
New York Post: Apple Trying for TV Service By Christmas While Content Companies Balk
Apple Wins Mobile Phone Photo Organization Patent Case Against Motorola in Germany
Pew: Majority of Cellphone Owners in U.S. Now Own Smartphones
AT&T: Unlimited 3G Data Plans Throttled at 3GB of Usage Per Billing Cycle
Apple Sues Chinese Luggage Maker Over EPAD Trademark
Apple Issues iMac Graphic Firmware Update 3.0
Fortune Names Apple “Most Admired Company” for Fifth Year in a Row |
Thu, 1 March 2012
Shaw Wu Expects 4G/LTE Connectivity for Next iPad (and He Is Stoked)
RBC Survey Shows Greater Interest in iPad if it Cost Less
SkyBet Allows Gambling on Next iPad Features (Then Pulls Wager Page)
eBay Says Tablet Trade-Ins 10-Times Higher in February 2012 Versus February 2011
Apple Insider: Apple Three Weeks Late Restocking Apple TV with Third-Party Resellers
DigiTimes Says Apple to Ship Thinner, Lighter MacBook Pros Next Month
DigiTimes Says Apple Eyeing 14-Inch MacBook Air to Target Asian Laptop Market
Apple Releases EFI Firmware Update for Late-2008 15-Inch MacBook Pro
Apple Updates Apple Store App for iOS
The Guardian: Secret Sources Says Apple Working on New Audio File Type Capable of “Adaptive Streaming”
Apple and Proview Face Off (Again) Over Rights to iPad Name In Chinese Court |