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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Apple's fingerprint sensor encapsulation tech could be headed for future iPhone

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple filing for a unique encapsulation structure which holds both a fingerprint sensor and its conductive bezel, allowing for a smaller, more protective final component suitable for a mobile device.

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Pegatron CEO: Apple's 'low-cost iPhone' will not be cheap

Speaking at his company's shareholders meeting on Thursday, Pegatron CEO T.H. Tung said Apple's much rumored low cost iPhone won't be a budget offering, seemingly confirming speculation that the handset will be sold as a higher-end middle tier device.

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Analyst recants claim that Apple will add Retina display to iPad mini before 2014

NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim has reversed his earlier prediction that Apple would add a Retina resolution to its iPad mini at some point before 2014.

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First benchmarks for redesigned Mac Pro reportedly appear online

Just over one week following its sneak preview at WWDC 2013, the radically redesigned Mac Pro has supposedly shown up on a popular Internet based benchmarking site running what appears to be a specialized build of OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

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Best Buy recalls 5,100 third-party MacBook batteries for fire risk

Best Buy announced on Wednesday that it is recalling 5,100 MacBook Pro batteries built by third-party manufacturer ATG after a number of users reported their units caught fire.

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Twitter heat map shows iPhone use by the affluent, Android by the poor

A map plotting the location and device platform of over a quarter billion mobile tweets show predominate use of iPhones in affluent areas and Android in poor regions, with scant representation of Blackberry outside of major cities and its strongholds in Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

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IDC gives Apple 9% of Chinese smartphone market, double the prevailing growth rate

IDC has ranked Apple the fifth largest smartphone vendor in China, assigning it a 9 percent share of the 78 million smartphones sold in Q1. While the market grew by 117 percent, Apple's sales of the entry level iPhone 4 grew by 211 percent, the firm noted.

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Report: Microsoft almost bought Nokia's hardware division, talks broke down in June

Looking to gain ground on Apple's iPhone and devices running Android, Microsoft was reportedly close to purchasing Finnish phone maker Nokia's device business, with discussions going on as recently as this month.

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Judge says 'issues have shifted' for DOJ e-book trial against Apple

A U.S. District Court Judge presiding over the Department of Justice's antitrust trial against Apple made a cryptic statement on Wednesday, saying the "issues have shifted" after hearing two weeks worth of testimony from both parties.

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Apple releases first OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion beta to developers

Less than one month after debuting OS X 10.8.4, Apple on Wednesday seeded the first OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion beta build to developers, with the latest maintenance update possibly looking to stabilize the operating system ahead of an OS X 10.9 Mavericks launch this fall.

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New patent lawsuit targets Apple over iPhone 5's call forwarding feature

Apple is the target of yet another patent lawsuit, as a Texas-based telecommunications firm is suing the iPhone maker over the call forwarding feature built into the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5.

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Parallels Desktop 8 updated to support Apple's OS X Mavericks

Popular desktop virtualization client Parallels released an update to their desktop app for Mac on Wednesday, allowing Apple developers to run beta versions of OS X Mavericks in tandem with older versions of the Mac operating system.

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Researchers crack default iPhone Personal Hotspot passwords in under a minute

The default generated passwords protecting the mobile hotspot feature of Apple's iPhones and iPads are weak and flawed, according to a group of German researchers claiming to be able to crack iOS Personal Hotspot keys in less than a minute.

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Apple wins $30 million iPad contract from LA school district [u]

The second-largest school system in the U.S., the L.A. Unified School District, has awarded Apple with a $30 million contract to provide iPads to every student it serves [updated with comment from Apple].

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Apple patent chief departs amid major ongoing IP lawsuits

The intellectual property expert who has served as Apple's head of Patent Licensing & Strategy, and who played a key role in its patent infringement suit against Samsung, has departed the company.

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Breaking
Apple TV update adds HBO Go, WatchESPN & more channels

Apple on Wednesday issued an update for its Apple TV set-top box, adding HBO Go, WatchESPN, Sky News and other channels to the home screen for new, integrated streaming video options.

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Breaking
Leaked schematics reveal what case makers expect Apple's low-cost iPhone & 'iPhone 5S' will look like

Using design plans believed to have originated at Apple, accessory makers are beginning to manufacture cases for the company's anticipated low-cost iPhone, and AppleInsider offers a first look at the schematics they are using to predict the device's appearance.

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FeatureInside iOS 7: iBeacons enhance apps' location awareness via Bluetooth LE

Apple's new iBeacons feature for iOS 7 implements a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) profile for micro-location, enabling a series of new geofencing capabilities for app developers.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

High resolution images claim to show 'iPhone 5S' and iPhone 5 display assemblies side-by-side

A set of high resolution images were posted to the Web late Tuesday claiming to show a side-by-side comparison of the display assemblies for Apple's iPhone 5 and a rumored next-generation model dubbed "iPhone 5S."

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Steve Jobs discusses his legacy in rare 1994 video interview

A reportedly never-before-seen video from 1994 surfaced on the Web on Tuesday, showing late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs discussing his legacy and what it means to contribute to the industry he helped shape.

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Briefly: Sprint LTE service expands to 22 more areas

Sprint customers with iPhones, cellular iPads, and other connected devices will now have access to 4G LTE data speeds, provided they live in one of the 22 new locations to get the service as the telecom slowly extends its next-generation network.

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Facebook for iOS adds privacy options and status icons in update

Facebook on Tuesday released an update for its iOS app, bringing new sharing controls for posts, status icons and the ability to start conversations from a photo received in messages.

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Google's Nexus 7 tablets dying early, possibly due to cheap memory

Less than a year after hitting the market at an exceptionally low $199 price point, Google's Nexus 7 mini tablet is causing an uproar among early adopters who complain the device is already beginning to fail with frustrating lag and frequent periods of unresponsiveness.

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Rumor: Russian video shows iPad version of iOS 7 beta

A fresh video from Russia claims to show the iPad iteration of iOS 7 beta, which has yet to be officially released by Apple, with fairly high resolution images and a brief walkthrough of the operating system's main features.

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Lack of Voice Memos app in iOS 7 beta could leave space for third-party alternatives

Apple made no small amount of changes to its mobile platform with iOS 7, and among those was the possible removal of its native voice recording app — a development that surprised both users and voice memo app developers alike.

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Apple tweaks Siri responses to help prevent suicides

Apple often touts how its products affect the lives of their users, and a recent update to Siri suggests that the company is committed to doing what it can to save those lives as well.

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FeatureInside iOS 7: Apple's Weather app gets animated

One of the most significant aesthetic changes in iOS 7 is found in the iPhone's native Weather application, which has been redesigned with moving three-dimensional graphics that illustrate the current conditions.

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Solar charging stations with Apple Lightning & 30-pin connectors come to New York

iPhone, iPad and iPod users on the go can now receive a free boost at a handful of new public solar charging stations in New York City, with more set to appear across the city over the coming days and weeks.

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Microsoft undercuts Apple in education, selling Surface RT for $199

Attempting to carve out a niche for its low-selling Surface RT, Microsoft took a step into Apple's territory this week, offering the device to schools and universities for as low as $199.

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Case intended for Apple's low-cost iPhone shows thicker, rounded design

Case makers in the Far East have begun to produce accessories they hope will fit a new low-cost iPhone model from Apple, featuring a slightly thicker design and rounded edges.

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FeatureOS X Mavericks' new App Nap, Timer Coalescing features target battery efficiency

Apple plans to advance its leadership in notebook battery efficiency with a series of new features in OS X Mavericks designed to achieve substantial power savings while maintaining or even improving upon the "snappy" responsiveness of the system.

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Adobe releases major update to Creative Cloud desktop apps

Adobe on Monday updated its subscription-based professional image editing suite, bringing "hundreds" of new features to premiere offerings like Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, among others.

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Monday, June 17, 2013