AT&T promo gives subscribers 15GB of data for the price of 10GB

Spurred on by increased competition in the wireless space, U.S. No. 2 carrier AT&T is rolling out a limited-time promotion that nets customers 15GB of data for $100 per month, or the current going rate for 10GB of data.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 42

Apple Store now selling ecobee3 smart thermostat, stokes 'smarthome' competition

Smarthome device maker ecobee scored coveted Apple Store shelf space as online and brick-and-mortar outlets on Monday started sales of the ecobee3 Internet-connected thermostat, one of the first products selected by Apple's retail arm to challenge Google-owned Nest.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 33

NYC plans to replace phone booths with pylons providing free gigabit Wi-Fi

Visitors and residents of New York City may soon have a vastly improved internet experience thanks to the new LinkNYC program, an initiative to replace the city's aging pay phones with modern "Link structures" that will broadcast access to free, gigabit Wi-Fi.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 39

Snapchat partners with Square to debut Snapcash money transfers

In a surprise announcement on Monday, ephemeral photo and video messaging service Snapchat unveiled Snapcash, a person-to-person payments platform powered by Square.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 7

Apple's OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 update improves Wi-Fi reliability, fixes Mail bugs, more

Apple's OS X Yosemite Mac operating system received a significant update on Monday designed to address nagging Wi-Fi connectivity issues that have plagued some users since its launch in October, along with a range of other bug fixes.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 62

Apple releases iOS 8.1.1 with performance improvements for iPad 2 & iPhone 4s, plus bug fixes

Apple on Monday pushed out an update for its mobile operating system in the form of iOS 8.1.1, with the headline improvements coming for users of older devices like the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 80

Apple's MacBook Air continues to bear the brunt of Microsoft's Surface ad budget

As Microsoft begins ramping up the holiday ad blitz for its Surface tablets, the software giant has kept Apple's MacBook Air squarely in the crosshairs, continuing its string of television spots that pit the two devices against each other.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 71

Rumor: Apple taps rival Samsung to build majority of A-series chips starting next year

A new rumor suggests that Apple has struck a major new agreement with its chief rival, Samsung, in which the South Korean electronics maker will produce most of Apple's custom A-series processors for iPhone and iPad starting in 2015.

Ryan Simmons 11 years ago 57

RBC raises Apple price target to $120, predicts Apple Watch will earn $10B in first-year revenue

RBC Capital Markets on Monday increased its price target for Apple stock to $120 per share, a number that incorporates the investment firm's expectations for the upcoming Apple Watch, predicted to sell 20 million units in its first 12 months.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 46

Apple now accepting China UnionPay as payment option for Chinese App Store users

As of Sunday, Apple's Chinese App Store — now the second largest in the world — accepts payments from China UnionPay, the country's only bank card organization and issuers of the most popular cards in China.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 13

Review: Microsoft's health tracking, iOS-compatible Band

The competitive price, strong feature set, and universal compatibility of the Microsoft Band will make it a compelling product for anyone in the market for a wearable fitness and health tracking device, though it does suffer from some of the expected shortcomings of a first-generation product.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 90

After losing Apple's iPad business, Intel has bled $7 billion while heavily subsidizing cheap x86 Atom Android tablets

Over the last two years, Intel's mobile chip division has lost $7 billion while heavily subsidizing the manufacturing costs of Android Atom tablet makers. It now plans to phase out those generous incentives, which will make it more expensive for iPad competitors to dump cheap tablets into the market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 217

Review: Pioneer's AppRadio 4 with built-in support for Apple CarPlay

Pioneer was the first to market with third-party CarPlay-compatible systems, and AppleInsider has put its new AppRadio 4 model to the test, to see how it — and Apple's new vehicle-based infotainment system — measure up.

Victor Marks 11 years ago 39

Inside the net neutrality dispute, and why it's important to Apple users

Though you may pay a premium for one of the fastest internet connections your cable provider offers, a lack of net neutrality could cause your iCloud backups and iTunes movie rentals to take hours, rather than minutes. Here's why Apple users, and consumers in general, should care about net neutrality.

Stephen Robles 11 years ago 255

Deals: Final days to get the lowest prices anywhere on Apple's MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros with exclusive coupons

Exclusive 3% discount coupons from MacMall that offer AppleInsider readers the lowest prices anywhere on Apple's MacBook Air and MacBook Pros will expire for the year in less than a week. Meanwhile, readers in the market for Mac desktops still have time to take advantage of another exclusive that offers $50-$100 discounts of iMac 5Ks and Mac Pros, with free AppleCare thrown in on each order.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 0

Apple Inc. A8X iPad chip causing big problems for Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung and Nvidia

Apple's A-series Application Processors that power iPads—including the latest and greatest A8X in iPad Air 2—are inciting billion dollar losses for Intel and threatening major problems for rival tablet chips from Qualcomm, Samsung and Nvidia, along with all the companies that depend upon those vendors for their mobile chips.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 251

Retailers report strong customer interest in Apple Pay after first weeks of service

It appears that Apple Pay is off to a good start as participating retailers nationwide report the service is generating high levels of interest from customers looking to try it out, something heretofore unheard of in the mobile wallet space.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 28

Apple, Inc. shares reach new peak above $114 after paying investors $2.9 billion in dividends

Apple shares reached a new all time closing high of $114.18 today, following yesterday's quarterly dividend distribution of $2.9 billion to shareholders. That compares to a pre-split adjusted price just cents below $800, and is 53.5 percent higher than the company's stock price just one year ago.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 48

Trade groups representing Apple, Google, others lobby Senate to limit NSA spying

Members of various Internet and technology trade groups are pushing the U.S. Senate to impose limitations on spying programs instituted by the National Security Agency, citing privacy concerns and lost business.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 9

Apple releases Xcode 6.1.1 golden master with fixes for Swift, Xcode Server

Apple on Friday issued to developers a golden master build of the upcoming Xcode 6.1.1 update, bringing bug fixes for Xcode Server, the Swift programming language and Interface Builder, among others.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 8

Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo grocery stores to begin accepting Apple Pay - report

Two major southeastern grocery store chains, Winn-Dixie and Bi-Lo, are said to begin accepting Apple Pay tap-to-pay transactions at the start of next week, according to a new report.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 14

iPhone 6 outselling iPhone 6 Plus by 3-to-1 margin in US - report

Though Apple doesn't break down sales figures for specific iPhone models, a new study suggests that the blockbuster sales of the iPhone 6 lineup are mostly driven by the 4.7-inch model, though the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus has still captured a considerable size of the market.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 199

Current tablet sales growth being driven by sub-$250 devices, IDC says

The average selling price of tablets continues to drop, according to the latest research from IDC, as sales growth in the tablet market is reportedly being driven by low-end, low-cost devices, just as Apple has entered the sub-$250 market with the first-generation iPad mini.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 105

Apple responds to Masque Attack concerns, says unaware of affected users

Coming days after the discovery of an iOS vulnerability called "Masque Attack" was made public, Apple late Thursday issued a statement regarding the potentially malicious software, saying default OS X and iOS security settings are enough to thwart attacks.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 51

Sprint builds out hardware leasing with 'iPad for Life' plans, iPad Air 2 starts at $20 per month

Sprint on Thursday expanded its hardware leasing options beyond Apple's iPhone to include the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, with pricing for 16GB models pegged at a respective $20 and $17 per month for 24 months.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 26

DOJ reportedly spies on mobile phone owners using fake airplane-mounted cell towers

The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly deployed specialized equipment to gather mobile phone data, including unique device identifiers and other sensitive data, from spoofed cell phone towers installed in planes.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 52

VSCO Cam for IOS update brings iPad support, access to 'Journal' publishing platform

Popular iOS photography app VSCO Cam received an extensive update on Thursday, bringing a newly built native iPad version, access to "Journal" publishing, filter comparisons and cloud syncing across devices.

Ryan Simmons 11 years ago 3

Apple seeds Safari 8.0.1, 7.1.1 and 6.2.1 betas, releases Thunderbolt Display firmware 1.2

Apple on Thursday pushed out a batch of new Safari builds for developers covering OS X 10.10 Yosemite, OS X 10.9 Mavericks and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, as well as new firmware for the company's standalone Thunderbolt Display.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 6

FTC seeks assurances from Apple on health data privacy

According to a report on Thursday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is asking Apple about its handling of sensitive health data gathered and stored by the company's new iOS 8 HealthKit framework, especially as it applies to possible dissemination to third parties like advertisers.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 24

Samsung responds to Apple's Continuity with its own cross-device 'Flow' feature

Samsung this week announced its answer to Apple's Continuity: a new cross-device sharing feature called "Flow," intended to allow users to move activities and content between Samsung smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, PCs, and more.

Ryan Simmons 11 years ago 78

Gift card marketplace Raise launches Passbook-like iOS app

Raise.com, a website that allows consumers to buy and sell gift cards, has introduced a new Passbook-like app for Apple's iOS, allowing shoppers to access on-the-spot savings at over 750 stores.

Ryan Simmons 11 years ago 3

Sony's PlayStation Vue will stream live & on-demand TV to Apple's iPad without cable subscription

The newly unveiled PlayStation Vue TV streaming service from Sony is set to launch this month on the company's home game consoles, but shortly thereafter will make its way to a competing platform: Apple's iPad.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 10

SanDisk launches portable storage drive with built-in Lightning connector

SanDisk on Thursday announced the new iXpand Flash Drive, the company's first USB flash drive designed specifically for Apple's iPhone and iPad, featuring a dedicated Lightning connector for transferring files on the go.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 34

Shares of Apple reach new all-time high, break record market cap at $659B valuation [u]

Apple stock is currently trading at its all-time highest levels, putting the company at its highest-ever market capitalization level of more than $659 billion Thursday morning [updated].

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 87

Apple patent reveals method of attaching sapphire cover glass to iPhone

While rumors that Apple would incorporate sapphire into its latest iPhone 6 flagship handset failed to materialize, the company is continuing work on such a solution, according to a patent application uncovered on Thursday.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 15

Apple Watch chip suppliers rumored to start production soon, orders at 30M to 40M units

A rumor out of East Asia on Wednesday claims chip manufacturers responsible for supplying silicon for the upcoming Apple Watch are ramping toward production ahead of an expected early 2015 launch.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 121

DJI announces Inspire prosumer drone with 4K video recording, releases SDK for Phantom 2 Vision

At a press event on San Francisco's Treasure Island, drone vendor DJI unveiled its new prosumer-class Inspire drone with 4K video capabilities and announced a new Software Development Kit to allow third party developers to write apps that work with its flagship Phantom 2 Vision flying cameras.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 50

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