Apple updates Safari with enhanced push notification, new security features
Apple on Tuesday rolled out an update to its Safari Web Browser for Mac, with new features like enhanced push notification settings coming to users of OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
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Mikey Campbell
Apple seeking damages of $2B in new trial, Samsung says claims are 'gross exaggeration'
The second California Apple v. Samsung patent trial kicked off on Tuesday, with both parties offering opening statements to the jury, two of whom were excused just one day after being selected.
Apple updates iWork for iOS, OS X and iCloud with enhanced usability, graphics tweaks
Apple on Tuesday released a series of updates to the iCloud versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, including new iOS and OS X app versions, as the company continues to refine its web-based productivity suite.
AppleInsider Staff
UN uses Apple's iBeacons to create 'virtual minefield' in new awareness exhibit
Visitors to New York's New Museum of Contemporary Art on Friday will be able to get some idea of what it is like to walk through a minefield thanks to a new iBeacon-powered installation sponsored by the United Nations Mine Action Service.
Apple's iAd creation tools expanded to non-developers, now support videos
Apple is working to expand its iAd mobile advertising platform, making the "Workbench" tool for ad creation available to anyone with an Apple ID, and also enabling the ability to run short videos within ads.
Apple in talks for $479M stake in Japanese chipmaker Renesas SP Drivers - report
Apple could be on the verge of bringing another important hardware component in-house as the company is reportedly working on a deal to acquire controlling interest in Renesas SP Drivers, a Japanese firm that makes LCD chips for Apple's iPhone.
Like a glove: April Fools efforts from Samsung, HTC & Toshiba all share the same punchline
With accusations of copying and commoditization already rife within the smartphone and tablet industries, three of the market's biggest names — Samsung, HTC and Toshiba — all showcased similar glove-themed prank products on Tuesday for April Fools' Day. Hilarity ensued.
Neil Hughes
Apple's Safari most-used smartphone browser, but apps dominate mobile Web
Smartphone owners are nearly seven times as likely to choose native apps over mobile Web apps, new data shows. But when mobile users do turn to the Web, a majority use Apple's Safari browser.
Apple's premium-priced Macs 'defy the laws of economics,' but iPhone does not, Needham says
Mac sales have continued to grow in the face of a recession and declining overall PC market, but Apple's iPhone could not escape shifting trends in the smartphone space, analyst Charlie Wolf of Needham said on Tuesday.
Daniel Eran Dilger
