Dropbox announces 'Dropbox Platform,' aims to sync everything in the cloud

At its first-ever developer conference on Tuesday, Dropbox unveiled an ambitious initiative called "Dropbox Platform," a set of APIs that promise to deliver an easy cross-platform syncing solution for just about any form of data.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 28

Path update brings comment stickers, Yelp for iOS adds in-app ordering

Two popular iOS apps got updates on Tuesday, with Yelp gaining the ability to order food from within the app and Path users getting a new iPad interface and sticker capability within comments.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 1

Apple drops 'App Store' lawsuit against Amazon, says no need to pursue case

A two-year saga surrounding the use of the term "App Store" has come to an end with Apple dropping its lawsuit against e-retail giant Amazon — a development that will allow both companies to use the term for their respective digital markets.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 72

iOS 7 hints at 120fps support in future iPhone for super-slow-mo video

Code hidden within the latest beta of iOS 7 suggests that Apple is planning to add a camera capable of recording 120-frames-per-second video to a future iPhone model.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 26

Apple I computer fetches $387K in Christie's auction

A rare Apple I computer from 1976 and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak brought in $387,750 in an online auction held by Christie's.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 9

Samsung calls for new trial on Apple's 'rubber banding' patent

In a move that could considerably reshape the timeline for its ongoing patent struggle with Apple, Samsung has requested an entirely new trial over whether or not it violated the so-called "rubber banding" patent used in the iPhone and other devices.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 24

Apple's Haswell-powered 15" MacBook Pro revealed in benchmark test

A system appearing to be Apple's next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro, featuring a quad-core Haswell processor clocked at 2.4 gigahertz, has appeared in an online benchmark test.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 50

Microsoft eyed as potential buyer of Nook business as Barnes & Noble CEO resigns

Market watchers believe Microsoft could swoop in to buy Barnes & Noble's Nook tablet business after the struggling bookseller has parted ways with its CEO and signaled plans to restructure.

Sam Oliver 12 years ago 22

Hidden iOS 7 beta option points to 'iOS in the Car' AirPlay support over Wi-Fi

A newly discovered developer option in Apple's iOS 7 beta shows controls for "iOS in the Car" over both USB and Wi-Fi, suggesting the company's AirPlay protocol may be used to stream visual and audio data to supported automotive infotainment systems.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 17

Pandora iOS app update brings auto-mute, improved stream buffering

Popular Internet radio service Pandora on updated its iOS app on Monday, bringing a new feature that automatically pauses music playback when a user mutes their iPhone, as well as a number of performance enhancements.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 6

Apple seeds OS X 10.9 Mavericks Developer Preview 3 with minor changes

Continuing its two-week release cycle, Apple on Monday seeded the third developer preview of its next-gen Mac operating system, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, with minor under-the-hood changes.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 25

Tim Cook expected to attend Sun Valley conference this week

Apple CEO Tim Cook is one of the guests expected to attend the annual Sun Valley conference in Idaho, a gathering known for giving media and technology moguls an opportunity to discuss high profile deals in a closed, private setting.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 11

Twitter gets cross-platform direct message syncing and enhanced mobile search in update

In an update rolled out on Monday, Twitter brought a few substantial changes to its service, including direct message syncing across iOS, Mac and Android, as well as a more powerful mobile search tool.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 3

Apple seeds Xcode 5 developer preview 3 to developers

Apple on Monday released the third Xcode 5 beta to developers ahead of the coding tool's public debut later this year, with fixes to a number of areas including the built-in device simulator.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 0

iOS 7 beta: Safari ditches '.com' button, dots return in Calendar

The third beta of iOS 7 features a number of subtle but significant tweaks to the pre-release operating system, including the return of event day dots in Calendar, and the removal of the ".com" button from the virtual keyboard in Safari.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 68

Exclusive: First large structures going up at Apple's Reno iCloud data center

The first large structures are now being erected at Apple's iCloud data center site near Reno, Nev., at the sprawling but largely still vacant Reno Technology Park where the company is building its fourth major U.S. server installation supporting its online iTunes, iBookstore, App Store and iCloud services.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 15

Apple releases third beta of iOS 7 with fixes for Messages, iCloud & AirPlay

Apple on Monday released the third beta build of iOS 7 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to its development community for testing, addressing pre-release bugs related to a range of issues, including Messages, iCloud and AirPlay.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 24

T-Mobile launch helps iPhone cut Android lead in US by 3.5%

Thanks in part to the launch of the iPhone on T-Mobile's network, Apple's iOS platform stepped closer to Google's Android in market share over the past three months, according to a new report.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 28

Apple rumored to launch fifth-gen iPad in Sept., new iPad mini to follow

Apple is currently on schedule to launch a revised fifth-generation iPad in September, a new rumor claims, while features of the second-generation iPad mini, such as a potential Retina display, may still be in flux.

Sam Oliver 12 years ago 75

Apple takes popular iOS apps free as App Store 5th anniversary approaches [u]

As the iOS App Store's fifth anniversary approaches, Apple has reportedly made a number of high-ranking apps free, including popular games like Infinity Blade II and relatively expensive titles like Traktor DJ.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 17

Using Google Glass: A series of awkward encounters

For all its technical achievements and potential uses, there's really one question that can make or break Google Glass: How do people react when you wear it in public? Here are a series of encounters in the life of a Google Glass Explorer.

Victor Marks 12 years ago 235

Photos, video show highly suspect 'iPhone Lite' display and shell with no exterior buttons

A series of images and a stylized video hit the Web on Saturday, all purporting to show a buttonless rear shell attached to a display assembly bound for Apple's rumored low-cost "iPhone Lite."

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 113

Editorial: Apple, Google and the failure of Android's open

Open Source enthusiasts love to tell you Android is winning, and that it is winning because it is open. But they're wrong on both counts. The history of computing makes that abundantly clear, as do the current leaders in profitability.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 317

First look: Google Glass unboxing, setup, and first impressions

Glass, the pet project of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, is arguably the most hyped device yet in the emerging wearable computing market. Here's a first look at the test hardware that's been made available to a limited number of developers.

Victor Marks 12 years ago 122

FCC clears way for SoftBank to buy Sprint, Sprint to buy Clearwire

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday announced the removal of the last barrier to a three-company merger that will see Japan's SoftBank take control of Sprint Wireless, which itself is set to take over Clearwire.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 22

Instagram update brings landscape image capture support, Cinema for front-facing camera

Instagram on Friday rolled out an update bringing two feature additions and various bug fixes, including support for photo and video taking while an iPhone is in landscape view.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 2

New Samsung ad knocks iPhone language limitations, features goats

Samsung is taking the battle to Apple in Iceland, knocking the iPhone for its language limitations in a curious new ad that features balaclavas, goats, and lots of apples.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 90

Apple's iPhone 5 estimated to have sold more than 2X faster at launch than Galaxy S4

Following a report that Samsung has shipped 20 million units of their new Galaxy S4 smartphone, one analyst has estimated that it took Apple less than half as much time to ship the same amount of iPhone 5 units.

Michael Harper 12 years ago 27

Samsung's "free" Jay Z album delivered via Android spyware app

In a promotion for its Galaxy phones, Samsung announced it would deliver a million free copies of Brooklyn rapper Jay Z's new album days before its official release. But it did so using a spyware Android app designed to track your location and harvest phone numbers you call, your device ID and which apps you use.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 89

Irish government votes to not question Apple, Google over tax practices

The Irish parliament's finance committee has decided it won't bring in executives from Apple and Google for questioning over their use of the country for its low international tax rate.

Katie Marsal 12 years ago 34

Pressure mounts on Japan's largest carrier as it still refuses to carry Apple's iPhone

NTT DoCoMo Inc., the largest wireless carrier in Japan, has lost 3.2 million users over the last 4 and a half years without carrying the iPhone, yet the carrier remains steadfast in refusing to make a deal with Apple.

Sam Oliver 12 years ago 123

Samsung earnings disappoint amidst concerns of slowing smartphone growth

Though Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit for its June quarter, the number still came in below analysts' expectations, sending the company's stock tumbling on Friday.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 91

Inventor of the computer mouse dies at 88

Though the mouse didn't become the standard way to control a desktop computer until Apple released the Macintosh in 1984, it was first invented 20 years earlier by a visionary World War II veteran named Douglas C. Engelbart, who passed away this week at the age of 88.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 27

Apple's Waze-like navigation system creates routes based on user ratings, real-time accident reporting

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple application for a method of generating car travel routes based on user preference and crowd-sourced real-time traffic data.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 37

Apple looking into self-adjusting earbud headphones with noise cancellation tech

An Apple patent application discovered on Thursday describes a set of earbud type headphones that automatically adjust audio output based on seal quality, with necessary impedance data gathered by built-in microphones or electrical current measurements.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 30

Security flaw opens all modern Android devices to "zombie botnet" takeover [u]

A newly discovered flaw in Google's Android security model enables rogue apps to gain full access to the Android system and all installed apps, read all data on the device, harvest passwords and create a botnet of "always-on, always-connected and always-moving" spy devices tracking users' location while secretly recording.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 276

Vine video sharing app adds Channels, new discovery options in update

Twitter-owned short video sharing service Vine released an update for its iPhone app on Wednesday, one that it calls its biggest update yet, with new discovery and sharing opportunities packed in.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 3

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