Topic: General
Court questions unsealing of Apple v. Samsung documents in secrecy hearing
2013/26/03, 05:03 pm
Media advocacy groups and news organizations may face a tough struggle to unseal sensitive financials and other secret documents in future coverage of high-stakes litigation, as a federal appeals court hearing related arguments from the Apple v. Samsung jury trial expressed skepticism over how crucial the information is to the public interest.
Apple said to triple retail operations in India by 2015
2013/26/03, 10:03 am
In light of the company's recent successes in the country, Apple reportedly plans to dramatically increase its reseller footprint in India growing its presence in the country to more than 200 locations by 2015.
Apple patents 'no look' multitouch user interface for portable devices
2013/26/03, 04:03 am
Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent for a device control mode in which a user can interact with a multitouch display even when no content is being shown on screen, thereby saving battery life when a GUI is not needed.
Apple's reissued pen computer patent adds cellular connectivity, could hint at future mobile device
2013/26/03, 04:03 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday reissued Apple a patent for a mobile computer encased in a pen, adding cellular and GPS capabilities to the invention first filed for internationally in 1998.
Chinese press dig into Apple over response to warranty practices criticism
2013/25/03, 06:03 pm
China's government-controlled press continued its barrage against Apple on Monday, with a report calling the company's recent response to criticism over allegedly biased warranty policies "empty and self-praising."
Spotify rumored eyeing move into video, CEO says not yet
2013/25/03, 04:03 pm
Reports emerged on Monday that Spotify may make a move into providing on-demand video to match its on-demand music service, but the company's CEO denies the claims, saying such a move likely won't happen anytime soon.
Apple product refreshes boost Foxconn to record $3.2B profit
2013/25/03, 09:03 am
Driven by the launch of the iPhone 5 and three different iPad models in 2012, Foxconn saw a record $3.2 billion in net income.
Apple's iCloud reigning over the greenest data centers on the planet
2013/25/03, 04:03 am
Apple is rapidly expanding its data center footprint, but not without sophisticated plans to manage its environmental impact. Here's a look at the company's ambitious efforts to build the world's greenest data centers.
Briefly: First chapter of 'official' Jobs biographic manga goes on sale in Japan
2013/25/03, 03:03 am
A 14-page preview of the eponymous Steve Jobs manga was posted to the Web on Monday, with the first panels giving a look at how author Mari Yamazaki plans to to tell the tale of the late Apple co-founder.
Chromebook pixel count spurs Apple marketing shift
2013/24/03, 11:03 am
Google's Chromebook Pixel outperforms Apple's Retina MacBooks in one particular spec, and Apple recently changed the way it markets its notebooks to reflect that reality.
Apple buys 'indoor GPS' company WifiSLAM for $20M
2013/23/03, 08:03 pm
Apple recently closed a deal worth about $20 million to acquire WifiSLAM, a Silicon Valley firm focused on building technology that affords users positioning data while indoors.
Review: GOAL ZERO's Switch 8 Solar Kit juices your iPhone with sunbeams
2013/22/03, 09:03 pm
GOAL ZERO has made a name for itself with a lineup of flexible, solar-based charging equipment tailored to outdoorsy users, but the company's latest products, including the portable Switch 8 system, represent a direct play for the attention of mainstream consumers.
Apple working on fix for Apple ID password security hole [update: fixed]
2013/22/03, 06:03 pm
Hours after a security exploit was discovered regarding the resetting of Apple ID passwords, the company has acknowledged the issue and said it is actively working on a fix.
Apple responds to Australian 'price gouging' allegations, blames markup on content owners
2013/22/03, 02:03 am
In a hearing with Australia's Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications on Friday, Apple attempted to reconcile the huge price gap between digital goods sold in the country and those sold in the U.S., saying that the blame ultimately falls on content owners.
Briefly: Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak talks Apple I, Jobs, and more in rare video from 1984
2013/22/03, 01:03 am
A reportedly rediscovered video from 1984 shows Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak talking about all things Apple, including his time with Steve Jobs, creating the Apple I and Apple II, and more.
Apple data centers now 100 percent renewable-powered, but emissions rise 34 percent
2013/21/03, 02:03 pm
Apple's data centers are 100 percent powered by renewable energy, and its corporate facilities are increasingly green, but a new report from the company shows that its greenhouse gas emissions actually increased by 34 percent in 2012.
Apple's iCloud is most-used cloud service in the US, beating Dropbox & Amazon
2013/21/03, 11:03 am
With support built into every Mac and iOS device, Apple's iCloud is the most-used cloud media service by U.S. consumers, a new survey has found.
Samsung hopes new jury trial with Apple will nullify patent infringement of 14 products
2013/21/03, 09:03 am
With 40 percent of the billion-dollar patent infringement verdict against it put on hold, Samsung is now asking for the court to appoint a new jury to determine whether 14 of its products infringed Apple's products at all — a move that could lead to a lower overall monetary judgment.
Apple looks to protect dropped iPhones by shifting their orientation mid-flight
2013/21/03, 05:03 am
An Apple invention discovered on Thursday describes a system that could potentially save the most fragile components of an iPhone, such as the glass screen, by detecting when a device is falling and shifting the handset's center of mass to control its landing.
NetNewsWire update to bring RSS feed syncing to iPhone, iPad and Mac
2013/21/03, 12:03 am
One week after Google revealed plans to shut down Google Reader, the developers behind popular RSS reader NetNewsWire announced that work on revamped iOS and OS X versions of the software is well underway, with the forthcoming rollouts said to add support for feed syncing.

