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2013

Apple created offshore subsidiaries to avoid paying billions in US taxes, Senate panel says

Monday May 20, 2013

Just hours after Apple published the full testimony which CEO Tim Cook plans to give to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.S. Senate, the government body issued its own findings on the company's offshore tax practices, saying subsidiaries were used to purposefully avoid paying billions of dollars in domestic taxes.

AT&T to bring FaceTime over cellular to all customers by end of year

Monday May 20, 2013

AT&T has announced that all mobile video chat applications, including Apple's FaceTime, will work over its cellular network by the end of this year.

Inside Apple's push for comprehensive corporate tax reform

Monday May 20, 2013

When Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook testifies before the U.S. Senate this week, he will make his case for comprehensive corporate tax reform, arguing that the current tax system actually undermines the competitiveness of American companies.

Apple details 'extraordinary amount' of taxes it pays in testimony to US Senate

Monday May 20, 2013

Apple on Monday published in full the formal testimony that Chief Executive Tim Cook plans to give before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.S. Senate.

Apple debuts new iPhone discounts, subsidies to gain ground in India

Monday May 20, 2013

Apple is continually trying new methods to get its products into the hands of Indian consumers, and the Cupertino company recently rolled out a range of new offers to attract iPhone buyers in the world's second-most populous country.

Domestic Mac sales flat in April, viewed as slight positive for Apple

Monday May 20, 2013

The latest data from the NPD Group shows that domestic sales of Mac computers were about even year over year in the month of April, which one analyst interprets as potentially a positive sign for Apple.

Apple's retail stores now earn record $58 per visitor

Monday May 20, 2013

For every person who visited an Apple retail store last quarter, the company took in a record setting $57.60 in revenue, according to a new analysis.

Prime minister visits Apple HQ as Turkey ponders 10.6M-tablet buy for education

Monday May 20, 2013

Ahead of a planned purchase of more than 10 million tablets, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Apple's campus to hear the company's pitch for the iPad's use in education.

Rumor: Apple testing 1.5" OLED displays for wearable 'iWatch'

Monday May 20, 2013

Development of Apple's rumored smart watch is allegedly gaining momentum, as a pair of new reports claim the company is testing 1.5-inch OLED screens for a wrist-worn device, and that Foxconn has been contracted to build a trial batch.

Looking to pull even with Apple, Samsung to pay developers for Galaxy-specific apps

Monday May 20, 2013

Apple rival Samsung is turning to third-party developers to help improve the standing of its smartphone lineup against the iPhone, offering $800,000 in prize money for Galaxy-specific apps.

Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for $1.1B, 'promises not to screw it up'

Monday May 20, 2013

Yahoo on Monday announced it has reached a $1.1 billion agreement to buy Tumblr, the popular microblogging platform with a strong presence on Apple's iOS.

Rumor: Production of Apple's 33% lighter fifth-gen iPad to begin in July

Monday May 20, 2013

Trial production of Apple's thinner and lighter fifth-generation iPad is rumored to begin soon, with full-scale volume production to kick off in July, according to a new report.

Google engineers talk fragmentation, how to make Android work for emerging markets

Saturday May 18, 2013

This week's Google I/O saw no announcements of any new versions of the company's mobile operating system, Android, and that may be because the team that is building the system is working to address the platform's biggest problem: fragmentation.

Editorial: Apple's billions are building an empire for the future

Saturday May 18, 2013

Given that Apple now sits on well over $144.7 billion in liquid resources, there's lots of discussion about how the company could or should be spending it. What Apple is already doing with its cash is actually more interesting.

Review: AL13 raises the bar for iPhone bumper design

Saturday May 18, 2013

Designed by m has managed to craft one of the most exquisite and well designed iPhone bumpers we've ever seen — in fact "bumper" seems too unrefined a descriptor — but one flaw could mar for some people what is otherwise a nearly perfect companion to Apple's smartphone.

10M Samsung flagship phones in 28 days a 'record,' 5M iPhone 5 in 3 days 'disappointing'

Friday May 17, 2013

Samsung earned industry praise for estimating that it expected to ship 10 million units of its flagship Galaxy S4 to carriers in its first month on the market, six months after the same journalists voiced disappointment that Apple had sold "only" 5 million iPhone 5's in its first 3 days.

Song skipping feature in Apple's 'iRadio' reportedly holding up Sony deal

Friday May 17, 2013

Adding to an earlier report regarding Apple's much rumored "iRadio" streaming music service, another potential stumbling block has been detailed regarding Sony's unwillingness to agree to "skip song" terms.

Apple yanks 'Bang with Friends' app from iOS App Store

Friday May 17, 2013

Facebook-connected hookup app "Bang with Friends" was pulled from Apple's App Store on Friday, with the removal coming a little over one week following the app's debut.

Revenue from iOS, Android gaming apps now three times greater than portable consoles

Friday May 17, 2013

The trend that's seen portable gaming shifting largely to devices like Apple's iPhone continues apace, according to a new report that pegs revenue from gaming on iOS and Android devices at three times the size of revenue on dedicated portable gaming consoles.

Gameloft's Gangstar Rio, N.O.V.A. 3 go free on iOS for a limited time

Friday May 17, 2013

Game developer Gameloft is giving iOS users a treat starting this weekend, as two of its titles — Gangstar Rio and N.O.V.A 3 — are both free for a limited time.