Apple supplies second beta of iOS 6.1, new Xcode 4.6 preview to developers

A new build of iOS 6.1 was provided to developers on Monday, less than two weeks after the first beta was issued, along with a new preview of Xcode 4.6, and new beta software for the Apple TV.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 17

Apple's top attorney sells $2.8M in stock, board member cashes in on $4.2M

Two high ranking officials at Apple cashed in on millions of dollars worth of company stock last week, new filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have revealed.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 47

HTC settlement may pay Apple $8 per phone, act as blueprint for Samsung & Motorola

Apple's out-of-court settlement with rival smartphone maker HTC is expected to give Apple a net licensing fee of as much as $8 per phone, and may also serve as a blueprint for future deals with Samsung and Motorola.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 44

Samsung reportedly hits Apple with 20% price increase for iPhone, iPad chips

Samsung has allegedly increased the price of its mobile processors by 20 percent for just one company: Apple.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 109

Rumor: Apple to begin trial production of 'iPhone 5S' in December

A new, questionable rumor out of Taiwan claims that Apple plans to begin trial production of a so-called "iPhone 5S" in December.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 38

New iPad mini ads feature iPhoto and iBooks

Apple has released two new commercials for the iPad mini, both of which try to drive home the point that the small 7.9-inch tablet is just as capable as a full-size iPad by showing the devices running the iPhoto and iBooks apps side-by-side.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 4

Apple ordered to pay Samsung legal fees for 'misleading' UK notice

In a UK court ruling on Friday, Apple was ordered to pay Samsung's legal fees after the company was found to have not complied with a previous determination demanding a notice be posted to its website saying the South Korean company did not infringe on the iPad's design.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 126

Briefly: Passbook enabled gift cards now featured in Apple Store app

Apple on Saturday added a banner to the front page of the Apple Store app which allows customers to buy and send Passbook-ready digital cards via email to family and friends.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 20

Apple reportedly paid $21M to use Swiss Railway clock design

A report on Saturday claims that Apple paid some $21 million to license the iconic clock-face used in its most recent iOS 6 mobile operating system, a design made famous by the Swiss Federal Railway's train station clocks.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 97

Steve Jobs described as 'real person' in recount of chance meeting

A query posed on popular question-and-answer website Quora revealed an interesting tale of one man's brush with the late Steve Jobs, offering a rare glimpse into the secretive tech mogul's routine private life.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 44

VirnetX sues Apple again after winning $368M patent trial verdict

Internet software and patent holding holding company VirnetX on Friday officially announced it is asserting four virtual private network patents, the same properties used to secure a $368 million award from Apple on Tuesday, against the Cupertino tech giant's latest products.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 81

New patent suit targets automatic screen orientation tech in iOS

A U.S. federal judge on Friday handed down a ruling allowing non-practicing entity MobileMedia Ideas to move forward with a suit against Apple's alleged violating a screen rotation patent, and said it's up to a jury to decide whether the iOS solution is in infringement.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 29

iTunes Connect winter closure scheduled for Dec. 21-28

In an email to developers on Thursday, Apple confirmed that its developer portal iTunes Connect will be shutting down for the winter holidays from Dec. 21 to Dec. 28.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 5

AT&T to be first U.S. carrier to subsidize Apple's iPad

For the first time since the original iPad was released in 2010, a U.S. wireless carrier will subsidize the price of Apple's iPad with a signed two-year agreement, bringing the tablet's sales structure more in line with the iPhone.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 47

Apple adds featured apps section to all App Store categories

In a change to the iOS App Store's user interface, Apple on Friday added featured apps to all categories, bringing selected software to the fore while making in-store navigation more accessible for users.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 0

iPhone 5 reportedly suffers from quick scrolling issue

A so-called "glitch" with the iPhone 5's screen causes the display to pause or seemingly ignore touch input when a user rapidly swipes back and forth diagonally, possibly hinting at a hardware issue that can affect developers that rely on such touch mechanics for gaming.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 49

Judge to review Samsung's allegations of jury misconduct in loss to Apple

A federal court has agreed to investigate whether the foreman of the jury in the Apple v. Samsung patent infringement suit concealed information during the jury selection process.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 58

iPhone deal with China Mobile predicted to add $45 to Apple's stock price

An anticipated deal between Apple and China Mobile, the largest wireless operator in the world, is predicted to add about $3 to Apple's annual earnings per share, and $45 to the company's stock price.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 13

Apple's Fusion Drive cuts Mac startup time in half, triples read/write speeds

A hands-on test with Apple's Fusion Drive inside the new Mac mini has found that the hybrid hard drive, with both solid-state flash memory and a traditional spinning hard drive, offers a significant performance boost.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 106

British Airways planning to add support for Apple's Passbook

The Passbook feature in iOS 6 may gain another major partner in the form of British Airways, as the airline has signaled its interest in Apple's e-ticketing system, AppleInsider has learned.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 13

iPhone 5 supply catching up with demand at US Apple Stores

Supply of the iPhone 5 for carriers AT&T and Verizon continues to improve, and may reach consistent availability in the next 2 to 3 weeks, according to a new survey of Apple retail stores.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 14

Apple working with enterprise partners to enhance Bonjour, Apple TV

In response to complaints from higher education, Apple is working with hardware partners and the internet community to extend Bonjour "zero config" networking to better scale across large networks and enhance the enterprise credentials of Apple TV

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 11

iPad mini LTE models set to ship in five days

Apple is notifying users that the new iPad mini with support for 3G/4G LTE networks will begin shipping in five days, and has posted new iOS 6.0.1 builds for the iPad mini and iPad 4.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 28

Adobe adds Retina display support to Photoshop Lightroom 4

Adobe's newly updated Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 adds support for HiDPI displays, such as Apple's redesigned 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 22

Apple issues MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0

Apple on Thursday supplied an update for all Mac notebooks introduced in June 2012 in the form of "MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0."

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 3

Apple's next major market for iOS may be automotive

Over the past two years, pundits have focused on living room TVs as the most likely new market for Apple to expand into, but evidence suggests that the company's next big step for iOS is more likely to involve the automotive market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 81

Apple requires Lightning accessory makers to meet supplier code of conduct

Apple's annual "MFi" conference is currently underway in Shenzhen, China, where the company has informed third-party accessory makers that they will need to meet its supplier code of conduct to sell officially licensed products.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 17

AT&T to offer iPhone 5 FaceTime over cellular without a shared data plan

AT&T announced on Thursday that it will enable FaceTime video calls for iPhone 5 users with any AT&T Mobile Share plan, expanding it beyond customers with its new shared data plans.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 36

Parallels Desktop 8 update enhances support for Windows 8

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac has been updated with expanded support for Microsoft's newly released Windows 8 operating system.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 17

Apple suppliers' sales surge 29% thanks to product lineup overhaul

An overhaul of Apple's lineup and anticipated strong sales of those new products have resulted in a major growth spike among Apple's suppliers.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 24

Rumor: iPhone assembler Foxconn plans to build manufacturing plants in US

Foxconn, Apple's Taiwan-based manufacturing partner, is said to be planning to establish manufacturing plants in America, and is evaluating sites in Los Angeles, Calif., and Detroit, Mich.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 72

iPhone 5 capacity improving, Apple forecast to sell 46.5M phones in Dec. quarter

Despite recent comments from Foxconn admitting difficulty in manufacturing the iPhone 5, there are reportedly signs that Apple's capacity is "much improved."

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 34

Samsung Galaxy S III topped Apple's iPhone 4S in Q3 2012 sales

With the iPhone 4S nearly a year old and the iPhone 5 not quite ramped up to full production, Samsung's Galaxy S III capitalized to become the top selling handset model in the third quarter of calendar 2012.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 84

Future Apple iPhones, iPads may have internal fans

It was revealed in a patent filing on Thursday that Apple is exploring the use of mechanical fans in portable devices, like the iPhone and iPad, to dissipate the heat made by increasingly powerful CPUs.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 53

Apple examining headphones that can double as loudspeakers

In a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, Apple presented an invention for a "dual-mode headphone" that can transform from a normal set of earbuds to a more robust speaker system.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 16

Latest Apple Store app update brings Passbook and Siri support

Apple on Wednesday released an update to its iOS Apple Store app, adding support for the iOS 6 digital coupon and gift card management software Passbook, as well as integration with Siri.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 18

T-Mobile widens 4G HSPA+ network in direct bid for iPhone customers

T-Mobile on Wednesday announced that it had activated 4G HSPA+ data networks in three new metropolitan areas, taking direct aim at Apple's U.S. carrier partners by noting customers with unlocked iPhones can enjoy quick data speeds an pay less by switching providers.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 12

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