Fri, 28 September 2012
iPhone 5 Wave 2 Takes Communicator to 22 More Countries
Six US Regional Carriers Start iPhone 5 Sales Today (Some with $50 Discounts)
UBS Analyst Lowers Holiday-Quarter iPhone Sales Expectations to 38-Million Units Due to Supply Constraints
Some Users See Purple Halo and Purple Flare in Pictures Taken with iPhone 5
Apple Approval Process May Make iPhone 5 Lightning Accessories Slow to Arrive
B of A Testing NFC-Free Payment System for iPhone and Android Phones
Urban Outfitters CIO Says Chain is Ditching Cash Registers for iPod touches and iPads
Apple Denied Music Icon Trademark Due to Similarity to Trademark Owned by MySpace
Motorola Advertises Against iOS 6 Maps with Non-Existent Address |
Thu, 27 September 2012
Security Researcher Finds Previously Undiscovered Zero-Day Vulnerability in Java 5, 6 and 7
iPhone 5 Gains First of Many Required Approvals for Sale in China
The Verge: Lack of Turn-By-Turn for iOS Turned Apple Off of Built-In Google Maps
Barclays Analyst Says Apple Needs to Address Maps Issue (Though He Seems Unclear on How)
NYT: Street View Coming to Google Maps Web App “In Two Weeks”
Free 20GB of iCloud Storage for MobileMe Transplants Ends Sunday 30 September
Amazon Seeks to Have Appstore Trademark and False Advertising Suit Brought by Apple Dismissed
RadioShack CEO Out of Job and Off the Board
Apple Insider: Apple Takes iPod Socks Off of the Online Store |
Wed, 26 September 2012
Bloomberg: In-Cell Displays and Qualcomm Chips Two Possible iPhone 5 Pinch Points
IHS iSuppli Analyst: iPhone 5 Geometrically More Complex Than Previous iPhones
Phil Schiller Says Scuff, Scratches and Marks on Aluminum Devices are Normal
Stealing of Apple Kit Up 40% in NYC in an Otherwise Low-Crime Year
Google Chairman Says His Company Has Not Built a Standalone Google Maps App for iOS; Wishes Apple Had Kept Them Around
WSJ: Restrictions Required Apple to Build Special Maps App for China Using China-Specific Partner
MacRumors Looks at Ways Users Can Help Improve Apple Maps in iOS 6
Barnes and Noble Launches Two New Nook Tablets Aimed at Kindles Fires and iPad
Barnes and Noble Announces Device-Independent Nook Video Service Coming This Fall |
Tue, 25 September 2012
Apple Says 5-Million iPhone 5s Sold on Opening Weekend
Munster, Bachman and Wu on Seeming iPhone 5 Numbers Shortfall
Apple Stock Sees Only Slight Dip on Gap Between iPhone 5 Sales Expectations and Actual Numbers
Apple Insider: Apple Reportedly Starting Personal Pickups for iPhone 5 in the States
Consumer Reports: iPhone 5 a “Notable Improvement” Over iPhone 4S, Though iOS 6 Maps are Currently Lacking
AP: Verizon iPhone 5s Shipping Unlocked and Staying Unlocked According to Verizon Rep
Apple Releases Free “iPhone Users Guide for iOS 6” in iBookstore
Apple TV Software Updated to v5.1
SBB Says It Plans to Reach Agreement with Apple Over Use of Its Clock Design in iOS 6 for iPad
Samsung Seeks New Trial Against Apple in the States Based on Alleged Juror Misconduct |
Mon, 24 September 2012
Piper Jaffray Analyst: iPhone Sales Expected to Reach 8-Million Units This Past Weekend; Store Lines 83% Longer Than Last Year
Piper Jaffray Analysts: Small Percentage of AT&T Customers Switching to Verizon with iPhone 5
Business Insider: Did Apple Make Enough iPhone 5s to Meet Huge Demand? Or Was Demand Lower Than Expected?
iMore: Thieve in UK, Japan and Tennessee Make off with iPhone 5s
Scuffgate! Reports of iPhone 5s Showing Up with Scuffs and Dings
iFixIt Teardown of iPhone 5 Reveals a More Repairable Device Than iPhone 4S
AnandTech: A6 Processor in iPhone 5 Uses Triple-Core GPU
The Mac Observer: Laptop Battery Life Significantly Improved with OS X 10.8.2 Update
Apple Seeks Additional $707 Million in San Jose Samsung Case
Apple Opening Second Hong Kong Store This Weekend
EC Gives Conditional Approval to Universal Music Purchase of EMI
Apple Takes Three iPhone 5 Ads and One Ad for EarPods to TV |
Fri, 21 September 2012
Apple Issues Statement on Mapocalypse (Not My name for it, Nor Apple’s) ZDNet: Apple Started Seeking Additional Software Engineers for iOS Maps App Last Week TechCrunh: Lack of Public Transit Directions in iOS 6 Maps App Opens Opportunities for Developers Apple Issued EFI Firmware Updates for 2012 MacBook Air and 2012 MacBook Pro and an SMC Update for Late-2010 MacBook Air Apple Takes Xcode 4.5 Out of beta Cult of Mac: Apple Requiring Screenshots Optimized for iOS 5 for All App Updates Apple and Four Publishers Offer Up Settlement Deal on Price-Fixing Charges in the EU Apple Seeks Access to Interviews Between Amazon and USDoJ Held Prior to eBook Price-Fixing Case Report: Apple Spends $3 Million on Extra Acres for Bigger Solar Farm Near Maiden, NC Data Center Walmart Drops Full Line of Amazon Kindles from Sale at Stores and Online American Airlines Outfitting 17,000 FLight Attendants with Samsung Galaxy Notes Time Warner Cable COO Says His Company Might Give Up Some Control for a Really Good Third-Party UI Swiss Federal Railway Service Says Apple Used Look and Feel of Its Copyrighted Clock in iOS 6 for iPad Without Permission |
Thu, 20 September 2012
Apple Releases iOS 6 Nearly Universal iOS 6 Gripe: Apple Maps App Fortune: iPhone 5 Review Are Out; Overwhelmingly Positive AT&T CEO Says “a Lot” of People Seem Willing to Pay Unsubsidized Price for iPhone 5 Wednesday: Lines Forming at Apple Stores for Friday’s iPhone 5 Launch CNET: Publicity Seekers Started Lining Up at Apple NYC Cube Last Thursday 9 to 5 Mac: Apple Updates the iOS Apps GarageBand, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, Cards, iMovie, Find My Friends, iPhoto, iTunes U and Remote iLounge: Apple Updates Podcasts App with iCloud Synchronization Feature Apple Lists Passbook-Enables Apps Inside the iOS 6 Passbook App Apple Updates Mountain Lion to v10.8.2 Apple Updates iPhoto and Aperture for OS X Apple Brings Gatekeeper and Minor Fixes to OS X Lion in v10.7.5 Apple Issues Security Updates for Lion and Snow Leopard Apple Issues EFI Firmware Update 1.0 for MacBook Pro with Retina Display Microsoft Updates Office for Mac 2011 with Support for Retina Display Macs Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Hong Kong to Unveil Steve Jobs Figure Next Thursday Jony Ive and Entire Apple Design Team Hit London for Prestigious D&AD Award |
Wed, 19 September 2012
Shipping Times for New iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Slip to 3 to 4 Weeks
Apple Closes About $700
Sterne Agee Analysts Ups iPhone Sales Expectations for Second Time in a Week
Fortune: A Number of Analysts About to Go “Underwater” on Apple Price Targets
Apple Opening Five New Stores Between Thursday and Saturday
9 to 5 Mac: Secret Source Says Apple Looking to Build Datacenter of Unprecedented Size in Hong Kong
Apple Tops 2012 American Consumer Satisfaction Index for Computers and Tablets
Temporary Injunction Against Sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Stands with Case Caught Between Two Courts
Twentieth Century Fox Intros Digital HD: New Films to Hit Digitally Weeks Ahead of DVD and Blu-Ray
Intel Sets Windows Tablet Event for 27 September |
Tue, 18 September 2012
Apple Says 2-Million iPhone 5s Pre-Ordered in First 24-Hours, Doubling Record Set by iPhone 4S
AT&T Says iPhone 5 Its Fastest Selling iPhone Ever
Apple Insider: Financial Analysts Rev Current Quarter iPhone Sales Expectations in Wake of Apple Sales Release
Piper Jaffray Analyst: 6-Million iPhone 5s Sold Through Next Weekend a “Worst Case Scenario”
Apple Shares Break $700 in After-Hours Trading
Report: Apple Tapping Pegatron for 50% to 60% of iPad mini Production
Apple Updates Remote Desktop Admin Software to v3.5.3
Microsoft Sets Windows 8 Celebration Event for 25 October
HP CEO Brags on HP Design (Which Borrows Quite a Bit from Apple) |
Mon, 17 September 2012
Fun With Numbers Without Numbers: The iPhone 5 Pre-Order Sell Out Edition
TMO Analysis: Apple’s “Blown Away” Comment a Not So Thinly Veiled Message to Wall Street
Maynard Um Expects Better Sales in First Three Days of iPhone 5 Than First Three Days of iPhone 4S
Munster: iPhone is Rolex in a World of Timex Smartphones
Apple Releases Lightning to Micro USB Connector as Required by EU Law
Apple Posts Publicly Accessible “Blueprint” of iPhone 5 to Its Developer Site
Bloomberg: Siri Co-Founder Adam Cheyer Reportedly Leaves Apple
Apple Seeds New beta of OS X 10.8.2 to Developers
iPad Tops JD Power and Associates Tablet Customer Satisfaction Survey
Ballmer Hints at Microsoft Surface Price Range
HP CEO: We Have to Get Back Into Smartphones |
Fri, 14 September 2012
iPhone 5 Ship Times Slip to Two Weeks After 1 Hr 17 Min of Pre-Orders
Wired: iPhone 5 Not a “Worldphone;” Three Makes Required for Global Footprint
iPhone 5 on Sprint and Verizon Will Not Support Simultaneous Voice and Data EVen When Connected to LTE
Cult of Mac Explains the Lack of Simultaneous Voice and Data on Sprint and Verizon iPhone 5
U.S. Pay-As-You-Go Carrier Cricket Says It’ll Have iPhone 5 on 28 September
A Number of U.S. Regional Carriers Confirm iPhone 5 for 28 September
Apple Releases Prices for Unlocked iPhone 5 in US and Canada, No Release Date Mentioned
Barrons: Three Analysts Raise Apple Price Targets on iPhone 5 Announcement
Apple Adds Non-Permanent Advertising Identifier to iOS 6 to Replace UDID for Ad Networks
Google Outs Standalone YouTube App for iOS Ahead of iOS 6 Eviction
Apple Announces iTunes 11 for October Release |
Thu, 13 September 2012
Apple Introduces iPhone 5 Apple Seeds iOS 6 and Xcode 4.5 Golden Masters to Developers Apple Calls for iOS 6 App Submissions Engadget: iPhone 5 Employs Apple-Designed nano-SIM Standard TUAW: A Bit About the 9-Pin Dock Connector - AKA “Lightning” Apple Introduces New iPod touch and iPod nano Engadget: iPod Classic Lives on Unchanged Apple Redesigns EarBuds Into EarPods; Available Now Apple Shows Off iTunes 11 for October Release (More on That on Friday) Apple Outs iTunes 10.7 with Support for iOS 6, iPod nano and iPod shuffle iPhone 5/iPod presentation Available for Viewing on Apple’s Site Podcast of iPhone 5/iPod Event is Posted on the Apple Keynotes Feed 9 to 5 Mac: AT&T Will Allow Subsidized iPhone 5 Buyers to Keep Their “Unlimited” Data Plans 9 to 5 Mac: Verizon Will Only Let iPhone 5-Buyers Keep Unlimited Data Plans if They Buy Unsubsidized Official: Apple to Axe Ping on September 30th Schiller: NFC Solves No Problems While Wireless Charging Creates Some Early Financial Analyst Notes Positive on iPhone 5 Event Pre-iPhone 5 Event: HTC and Samsung Said They’d Sue Apple If It Hit with an LTE Device |
Wed, 12 September 2012
A conversation between Macworld/iWorld friends about the next iPhone |
Tue, 11 September 2012
FedEx Preps Employees for Surge of Shipments from 21 September to 24 September AT&T Touting 4G/LTE Coverage Ahead of New iPhone Announcement Sprint Touting 4G/LTE Coverage Plans Ahead of New iPhone Announcement T-Mobile Begins “Unlocked and Unlimited” Push Ahead of Anticipated iPhone Release Reports: AntiSec UDIDs Likely Stolen from App Support Firm BlueToad, Not the FBI Piper Jaffray Analyst Expects Record September-Quarter for Mac Sales Despite Apparent Slowing in Growth Apple Insider: Third-Party Stock-Outs of AirPort Extreme Base Stations May Indicate 802.11ac Devices Coming Soon Apple Retail Chief Praises Employees; Says Next Quarter Will Be Fun, Exciting and Crazy Microsoft Announces 32 Pop-Up Holiday Stores for US and Canada President Obama Reportedly “Befuddled” By Trying to Make a Call on an iPhone |
Mon, 10 September 2012
TechCrunch: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Decked Out for the Wednesday Apple Media Event
MacRumors: Yerba Buena Center Display May Hold Hints of “Taller” iPhone
WSJ: Secret Sources Say Next iPhone Will Support LTE
Apple Tops JD Power Smartphone Satisfaction Rankings for Eighth Consecutive Survey
Verizon CEO Makes Case for Samsung (and Any Other Company) to Be the Third Big Mobile OS Behind Android and iOS
Computerworld: Analysts Say Kindle Fire HD Won’t Burn the iPad
CNET: Apple Working on Refined iPad with Retina Display for Fall Release
Clayton Morris: New iMacs Imminent
Intel Lowers Current Quarter Guidance on PC Sales Weakness
Lady Gaga to Release Next Album - Artpop - as an iOS App |
Fri, 7 September 2012
Wu Reiterates Buy Rating and $780 Target on Apple Shares on iPhone 5 and iPad mini Expectations
Judge Koh Denies Apple Motion to Rearrange Hearing Schedule on Galaxy Tab and Samsung Phones
In Germany: Four Apple v. Samsung Trials Set for Between Now and the End of October
Reuters: South Korean FTC and EU Regulators Both Investigating Samsung for Alleged Standards Essential IP Abuse
Amazon Drops Price on Ad-Supported Kindle eReader to $69
Amazon Intros Self-Illuminating Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon Introduces Kindle Fire HD; Lowers Price on Original Kindle Fire
Amazon Brings 250MB-A-Month of 4G/LTE to 32GB, $499 Kindle Fire HD Plus 20GB of Cloud Storage for $50 a Year
Amazon CEO: People Want Services, Not Gadgets
Amazon CEO: We want to make money when people use our devices, not when they buy our devices.
Robbers Crash Car Into Temecula, CA Apple Store
9 to 5 Mac Reader Reports Flooding in Flagship Apple Store in Shanghai
Apple Confirms First Scandinavian Retail Store; Stockholm, Sweden Store to Open 15 September
Report: Construction Underway on Apple Retail Store in Shenzhen, China
WSJ: Apple Working on Pandora-Type Streaming Radio Service |
Thu, 6 September 2012
Apple Says It Did Not Give Hacked UDIDs to FBI or Any Other Organization
Wired: So who the Heck is the NCFTA?
Nokia Intros Budget-Minded Windows Phone 8 Lumia 820
Nokia Intros Windows Phone 8 Flagship Lumia 920
Nokia Fakes Key-Feature Demo at Lumia 920 Launch
Ballmer Declares This “The Year for Windows”
Motoroogle Outs Three New Phones at NYC Event
Google Chairman Says 1.3-Million Android Devices Activated Every Day
The Verge: Amazon May Announce a Phone of Its Own at Press Event Today
Cult of Mac: MacBook Pro with Retina Display “In Stock” at Apple Online Stores
Apple Releases Java Updates for Snow Leopard and Lion
Apple Issues Minor iMovie Update Related to Third-Party QuickTime Component Compatibility
Apple Seeds New beta of OS X 10.8.2 to Developers |
Wed, 5 September 2012
Apple Sends Out Press Event Invitations for Next Wednesday 12 September with "5" in the Text
9 to 5 Mac Expects new iPods to Share Stage Time with New iPhone Next Week
TechCrunch: Picture Shows Next iPhone May Still Be Called “New iPhone” Despite “5” in Press Invitation
Piper Jaffray Analyst: Assuming a September Launch for the Next iPhone, The Street’s iPhone Sales Expectations May Be Low
Wedbush Securities Analyst Ups Apple Target to $885 on September iPhone Launch, iPad mini Next Quarter and Apple Television Someday
JP Morgan Reiterates “Outperform” Rating on Apple Shares and Raises Target to $770 on News of iPhone Event
Canaccord Genuity Analyst Says Samsung Galaxy S III Beat iPhone 4S in U.S. in August
FBI Sort of Denies and Categorically Denies AntiSec UDID Tale
Hulu Shows Up on Apple TVs in Japan
Apple Says Federighi and Riccio Awarded 75,000 Shares Of Restricted Stock Each a Part of Their Promotions to SVP |
Tue, 4 September 2012
CNET: Hacker Group Posts 1-Million Apple UDIDs Out of 12-Million Allegedly Lifted from FBI Laptop
9 to5 Mac: Genius Bars Running Out of Replacement Units of iPhone 3GS
MacRumors: 27” iMacs Grow Scarce at Apple Online Store
Macworld UK: Industry Analyst Expects New Look for New iMac
Apple Adds Four Samsung Devices - Including Galaxy S III - to Next US Patent Case
Apple Argues for Infringing Samsung Phone Fight Ahead of Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction Hearing
Tokyo Court Says Samsung Did Not Infringe Apple Patent for Syncing Smartphones and Tablets with Media Devices
Vietnamese Site Shows Earphones That May or May Not Be Redesigned Apple Earbuds |