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PebbleOS updated with third-party watchface support and iOS bug fixes

2013/12/04, 07:04 pm

The Pebble team on Friday issued version 1.1 of PebbleOS, bringing a variety of bug fixes and improvements to the Bluetooth-connected smartwatch.

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Apple hit with patent suit over simultaneous voice and data, Wi-Fi tech

2013/12/04, 06:04 pm

Apple is once again being taken to court for alleged patent infringement, as non-practicing entity Wyncomm claims the iPhone and iPad are in violation of a 16-year old AT&T patent pertaining to simultaneous voice and data transmission.

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iMessage & FaceTime outage hits Apple devices for second time in a week [update: fixed]

2013/12/04, 11:04 am

Apple's iMessage and FaceTime services saw their second outage this week on Friday, as both services were unavailable to "some users," the company disclosed.

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Apple asks developers to localize apps, opens Chinese Support forum in international push

2013/12/04, 02:04 am

In what appears to be a move toward further internationalizing its Internet services and app ecosystem, Apple earlier this week issued a letter to developers requesting they localize their apps, and launched a new Chinese language version of its Support Communities forum.

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Apple to pay $53M settlement in iPhone, iPod touch warranty class action suit

2013/11/04, 10:04 pm

Apple has reportedly agreed to settle a class action suit regarding allegedly suspect warranty practices, with the company planning to pay out some $53 million to iPhone and iPod touch owners who claim the company did not honor its one-year standard protection plan.

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Apple rumored to ink iRadio deal with record label by next week

2013/11/04, 08:04 pm

The latest iRadio rumor has Apple and major record label Universal Music Group close to reaching an agreement over royalties for the purported streaming music service, with sources claiming news of a deal could come as early as next week.

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Steve Jobs' widow to promote immigration reform in rare interview with NBC's Rock Center

2013/11/04, 06:04 pm

The late Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, will speak out on behalf of young undocumented immigrants during in an interview with Rock Center's Brian Williams.

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French minister takes Apple to task over yanking AppGratis from App Store

2013/11/04, 05:04 pm

In an interview on Thursday, France's digital industry minister Fleur Pellerin had some tough words for Apple over the company's takedown of app discovery service AppGratis, saying the move was "brutal" and put the startup in danger.

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LinkedIn buys Pulse for $90M, moves deeper into content creation

2013/11/04, 04:04 pm

In a tweet and subsequent blog post, LinkedIn announced on Thursday that it has acquired popular news aggregation and reader Pulse, with the buy signaling in no uncertain terms that the business networking giant is moving toward online content.

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Pixar campus has tree dedicated to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs

2013/11/04, 04:04 pm

A tree at the corporate headquarters of Disney's Pixar has been dedicated to Steve Jobs, co-founder of the animation studio as well as Apple.

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Boon for Apple as German court invalidates Samsung 3G patent

2013/11/04, 01:04 pm

Apple on Wednesday received a boost in its legal struggles against chief rival Samsung, as Germany's Federal Patent Court invalidated part of a Samsung patent on 3G technologies.

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Apple researching advanced hybrid fiber optic connectors for iOS devices

2013/11/04, 06:04 am

A pair of patent filings discovered on Thursday reveals Apple may be looking into the deployment of fiber optic systems for iOS devices, as the applications describe an advanced cable and docking system that mates with laser-equipped portable electronic devices.

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Microsoft reportedly planning 7" tablet as part of new Surface lineup

2013/11/04, 12:04 am

Microsoft is again said to be working on a 7-inch Surface to add to the company's next-generation tablet lineup, with the smaller form factor device reportedly set for mass manufacture by year's end.

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Apple advertises job listing for 'flexible display' engineer, quickly pulls post

2013/10/04, 07:04 pm

Apple on Wednesday took down a job listing it posted in early April looking for a hardware engineer with experience in flexible displays, suggesting that the company is actively researching the advanced technology only now emerging in the consumer marketplace.

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Next-gen Xbox said to feature deep cable TV integration, Kinect eye-tracking

2013/10/04, 06:04 pm

Microsoft's next Xbox gaming console is expected to build on the "living room hub" initiative started by its predecessor, the Xbox 360, as new leaks have Microsoft preparing to release a device deeply integrated with a user's television and cable service.

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IDC: PC shipments see steepest quarterly decline ever, Apple drops 7.5% [u]

2013/10/04, 05:04 pm

Estimates from market analysis firm IDC released on Wednesday show the overall PC market declined 13.9 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2013, the worst single-quarter slip on record.

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Apple rumored to tap Foster + Partners for new Apple Store designs

2013/10/04, 10:04 am

A new report holds that Apple is looking for fresh design input for its celebrated line of retail outlets, and that the iPhone maker has turned to the company responsible for its forthcoming "spaceship" campus.

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Apple's iMessage and FaceTime down for some users [u]

2013/09/04, 04:04 pm

An unknown number of users have been affected by an outage of Apple's iMessage and FaceTime messaging services, with downtime reaching nearly an hour.

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Play time over for 60K low-quality apps as Google fights Android spam

2013/09/04, 03:04 pm

Google recently undertook a considerable spring cleaning effort in its Play Store, sweeping away nearly 10 percent of the apps in the Android app repository in order to cut down on the number of "spammy" apps — a move that could signal a more Apple-like approach to Google's handling of its marketplace.

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Apple tweaks iOS developer portal with unified view for certificates, identifiers & devices

2013/09/04, 08:04 am

Apple this week revised its official developer website with a new, easier-to-manage unified view for managing certificates, identifiers, devices, and provisioning profiles.

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