Thu, 31 May 2012
Barclays Analyst Expects Flash-Based Drives for Next MacBook Pro Refresh
Nine-Hours of Apple Store Downtime Yields Nest Learning Thermostat
Munster Not Worried About iPad Cannibalization of the Mac
BGR: Secret Source Says Apple Will Show Off Brand New OS for Apple TV at WWDC
Gruber Warms to the Idea of an SDK for Apple TV at WWDC
Wifi + Cellular New iPad Appears to Get Regulatory Approval in China
Apple Moves to Have Civil Suit Over Alleged eBook Price Fixing Dropped (Again)
Reports Say Apple Has Bought or Is Buying Music Production Software Maker Redmatica
Microsoft Updates AutoUpdate Tool for Office for Mac 2008 and 2011
All Things D Posts Audio and Video Podcasts of Every Steve Jobs Appearance at D: All Things Digital Annual Conference
All Things D Posts Segments of the Tim Cook D10 Interview |
Wed, 30 May 2012
Apple Sets WWDC Keynote for 10AM PDT/1PM EDT for June 11; Releases Event Schedule and Corresponding App for Attendees
BGR: Apple Putting Finishing Touches on New Maps App for iOS 6
Topeka Capital Markets Analyst Expects Apple to Announce Its Television 2-to-6-Months Before Its Release
Pictures Surface Purportedly of Parts for Next iPhone
RBC Capital Markets Analyst Stuns World by Calling for New Apple Laptops This Quarter, a New iPhone in the Fall, and an Apple Television at Some Point
D10: Cook is Stoked About Siri, Mum on Televisions
Foxconn Reportedly Doubling Factory Worker Wages by End of 2013
Samsung Launches Music Hub Premium Service in Apparent Attempts to Catch Up to iTunes
Simon Pegg Appearing at Apple’s Regent Street Store at 6:30PM Today (Wednesday 30 May) |
Tue, 29 May 2012
Gene Munster: 10 Things Taking Apple Shares to $1,000 in the Next Two Years
New iPad Lands in Guam and the Philippines Today
Cisco Kills Development of the Cius
Apple Launches Editors’ Choice Designation and App of the Week Promotion for App Store and Editors’ Choice for Mac App Store
NYT Blog: Facebook Taking Another Run at Building a Smartphone of Its Own
New Apple Retail Chief to Receive $56 Million in Apple Shares Over Next Five Years
MacNN: New Apple Retail Chief Moves Raises Up by Three Months
iLounge Says Apple Will Sell Nest Learning Thermostat Through Its Retail Locations
Sotheby’s Auctioning Off a Steve Jobs Atari Memo and an Apple I
Prototype iPad with Two Dock Connectors Sells on eBay for $10,200
Wired Names Sir Jony Ive Britain’s Most Powerful Tech Figure |
Mon, 28 May 2012
Spending the day away from news, today we hear from David Sparks about his new iBook - Paperless |
Fri, 25 May 2012
IDC: Android and iOS Account for 82-Percent of Smartphones Sold in 1Q CY2012
Sharp and Foxconn to Jointly Produce Display Panels for iPhone
Forrester Analyst Envisions an Apple Television That’s Not a Television (It’s Just as Big and Pricey as One)
Sir Jony Ive Tells the BBC He Wants to Stay at Apple
Apple VP of Europe Reportedly Resigns
One Year Later, FT.com Pleased with Web App for Paid Content Over Native iOS App
Apple Pulls Rogue Amoeba App Airfoil Speakers Touch from iOS App Store Without Explanation
Apple Updates Aperture to Fix Snow Leopard Bug
TSA Wants to Try Out $3 Million of Apple Gear on the Job
Apple Settles Case with Apparent Patent Troll SimpleAir
Apple Applies for Patent for a Stylus
Fortune Cover Story: How Tim Cook Is Changing Apple
Apple CEO Passes on $75 Million in Dividend Payments on Unvested RSUs |
Thu, 24 May 2012
Jony Ive Wants to Be Remembered for What He’s Working on Right Now
Apple Says DoJ Sides with Monopoly in eBook Case
Samsung Exec Confirms No Resolution with Apple After Court-Directed Settlement Talks
IHS iSuppli: Semiconductor Buyers Need to Worry About Apple, Samsung, and Acts of God
Citibank Analyst: Take Out Apple and the Supply Chain is Shrinking
LaCie Agrees to Be Purchased by Seagate for $186 Million
BGR Says Secret Source Says Microsoft Plans November Release for Office Suite for iOS and Android
Apple Gets Go-Ahead from North Carolina for Maiden Fuel Cell Installation
IBM Bars Siri Use at Work Over Privacy Concerns
Google Buys Mobile Hardware Design Firm Mike and Maaike
Apple Outs Two New Siri Ads Featuring John Malkovich
See the Malkovich Siri Ad “Life” on YouTube at http://youtu.be/0t-lsULa8ZM
See the Malkovich Siri Ad “Joke” on YouTube at http://youtu.be/hiBIT8Kgr4w |
Wed, 23 May 2012
NPD: Apple Wins in Mobile PCs (If We Count iPads as PCs) and Crushes All Competition in Tablets
J.P. Morgan Analyst Thinks ARM-Based Windows RT Tablets and Windows 8 will Confuse Customers (to Apple’s Benefit)
9 to 5 Mac Says Apple Testing Several Next-Gen iPhones (at Least Two With Larger Screens)
iPodNN: Leaked Pics May Show Part for Upcoming iPod touch with Larger Screen
Apple Tops Millward Brown’s BrandZ List for Second Year in a Row
Apple Hearing on U.S. Injunction Against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Set for 7 June
Apple Issues Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.13
Apple Opening 11th Store in France (Third in Paris) This Friday
Apple Apparently Has Two New Stores Planned for Ontario, Canada
Edinburgh, Scotland City Chambers Adopt iPad for Councillors and Staff
Fortune: Guy Who Restructured Greek Debt Says He Couldn’t Have Done It Without the iPad
Google Closes Motorola Mobility Acquisition |
Tue, 22 May 2012
Munster Still Expects New iPhone in October Despite 28nm Processor Shortage at Qualcomm
Jefferies and Co Analyst Thinks iPhone 3GS Could Live One More Year in Pre-Paid and Developing Markets
Foxconn Reportedly Investing $210 Million in New Apple Production Facility in China
Samsung Likens Apple Trial Experts to Fanboys
Testers See Signs of Automatic Downloads via Mac App Store in Latest Mountain Lion Preview
Apple Solicits Comment from Neighbors of Propose “Spaceship” Campus
Apple Reportedly Opening New Hong Kong Store in 2013
Study Says Tim Cook Was Highest Paid CEO in 2011
Steve Jobs Receives Star-Studded Honored at 16th Webby Awards |
Mon, 21 May 2012
Apple CEO and Samsung Exec Meet Today and Tomorrow in SF for Court-Directed Settlement Talks
Apple Moves to Have Sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Barred in the States After Recent Appeals Court Win
Unconfirmed Report Says Carriers Pre-Order 9-Million Samsung Galaxy S III Smartphones
Microsoft Says Windows Phone Now Slightly Bigger Than iPhone in China
Microsoft Repeats Buy a PC, Get an Xbox 360 Back to School Promotion
Sprint Offers 100-Dollar Credit Towards iPhone 4S in Exchange for iPhones from AT&T or Verizon
Two More U.S. Regional Carriers Pick Up iPhone
Warning Message in iOS 5.1.1 Has Some Expecting FaceTime Over 3G Soon
Morgan Stanley Analyst Says Apple Television Could Push Apple Revenue to $400 Billion by 2015 (If They Make One in the Next Two Years)
Apple Reminds Mac App Store Developers of June 1 Sandboxing Deadline
Apple Sets iTunes Festival London for 30 Days of September
Apple Pushes Apple Expo London to Rename Itself, Now Called Appule Expo
Google and Motorola Mobility Clear Last Hurdle in Googorola Acquisition
Ashton Kutcher Steve Jobs Movie to Shoot in the Original Apple Garage |
Fri, 18 May 2012
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CNET: Best Buy Selling iPhone 4 for $49.99 with 2-Year Contract
Bloomberg: Secret Source Says Steve Jobs Helped Design Next iPhone
Computerworld: Apple Apparently Wins Control of iPhone5.com
Verizon Clarifies Future of Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans
Job Posts Point to Plans for More Apple Stores in China
Apple Says Maiden, NC Data Center Will Use 100-Percent Renewable Energy By End of This Year
Apple Issues Fourth Preview of Mountain Lion Server to Developers
Delaware Court Orders Apple and HTC to Try to Work It Out on Their Own
iPodNN: Apple Seems to (Briefly) Censor the Word “Jailbreak” on the iTunes Store
Sony Pictures Hires Woz as “Tutor” for Steve Jobs Movie |
Thu, 17 May 2012
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Gartner: Apple Now Third-Largest Cellphone Maker in the World
Verizon Says Grandfathered Unlimited 3G Data Plans will Not Be Transferable to 4G/LTE Service
China Mobile Chairman Says His Firm is Actively Talking Cooperation with Apple
WSJ: Secret Sources Say Next iPhone Likely to Feature Larger Screen
Reuters Says Its Sources Back Up the WSJ Larger Screen iPhone Story
Barclays Analyst Says iPad mini Could be Big for Apple
Cult of Mac: DigiTimes Rumor Wipes $10B from Samsung’s Value
9 to 5 Mac: Secret Sources Say Retina Display MacBook Air to See Introduction at WWDC 2012
CNET: Retina Display for MacBooks Pros and MacBook Airs Possible, But Pricey
Apple Issues Second Build of Mountain Lion Preview 3 to Developers
Apple Updates QuickTime for Windows to v7.7.2 with 17 Security Fixes |
Wed, 16 May 2012
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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
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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
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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 |
Wed, 2 May 2012
Canalys: HP Retakes Top Spot in PC Sales from Apple in 1Q (Even If You Count iPads as PCs)
IDC Estimate Puts Samsung Ahead of Apple in 1Q CY2012 Smartphone Sales
Fortune: Samsung Wants Press Accounts Out of Its Case Against Apple While Apple Wants the Steve Jobs Biography Excluded
TUAW: Apple to Ask Court to Obscure Samsung Logo on Courtroom Monitors
UK Advertising Standards Agency May Take a Second Look at “iPad + 4G” Marketing
Veteran Wireless Strategist Thinks Apple Will Set Itself Up as an MVNO
Apple Updates Cards, iMovie, iPhoto and GarageBand iOS Apps with Performance and Stability Tweaks
MacNN: Apple Ships New Developer Builds of Lion 10.7.4 and Mountain Lion 10.8
New Apple Store in Houston Hit by Gunfire
Symantec: Height of Flashback Infection Probably Netted Its Authors $10K-a-Day
Dr. Web Says Flashback Infections Declining |
Tue, 1 May 2012
CIRP Survey Highlights Importance of Walmart as iPad-Seller
CIRP Survey: PC to Mac Conversion-Rate Greater at Apple Retail Partners Than at Apple Retail
Australia to Quiz Apple, Microsoft and Others on Higher Prices for Digital Goods Down Under
Mobile Marketer Fisku Says iOS App Downloads Drop 30-Percent from February to March (Though with a Few Good Reasons)
Reports Have iTunes Match Expanding to Five More Countries This Week
Apple Urges Developers to Get Friendly with Mountain Lion’s Gatekeeper
Yahoo Point Person on Women’s Initiatives Reportedly Heads to Apple’s iAd Division
Microsoft Gets 18-Percent of New Barnes and Noble Nook Subsidiary
RIM Australia Says It’s Behind the Sydney and Melbourne “Wake Up” Happenings |