Apple tells court banning iPad sales would 'hurt China's national interest' Apple and Proview, the company challenging over the use of the "iPad" name, squared off in court in Shanghai on Wednesday, where Apple argued that a ban on iPad sales would be a negative for the nation of China. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 66
Apple to allow independent environmental audits of its supply chain Apple has signaled that it plans to allow independent environmental audits of factories run by its component suppliers in China, where environmental groups claim toxic chemicals are being used. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 4
Samsung officially spinning off struggling LCD business in April Apple supplier Samsung announced on Monday that it will spin off its LCD manufacturing business into a separate company beginning in April. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 17
Apple's Messages beta hints at high-res Macs with Retina Displays The newly released beta of Messages for OS X contains support for double-pixel resolutions, offering more evidence that Apple is working on high-resolution Retina Displays for future Mac hardware. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 23
Gatekeeper is hidden in OS X 10.7.3 Lion, developers can preview it now Though it will formally debut later this year in Mountain Lion, Apple has secretly included its new Gatekeeper feature in OS X 10.7.3 Lion, and developers can enable it now to test it. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 6
Samsung may spin off struggling LCD business to focus on OLED displays Samsung is said to be pondering a potential spin-off of its money-losing LCD business, which has in the past supplied display panels to Apple for devices like the iPhone and iPad. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 53
Chinese 'iPad' trademark owner looking to block sales of Apple's iPad globally Proview, the company that claims ownership of the "iPad" name in China, has asked the Chinese government to block exportation of Apple's iPad, which would effectively bring global sales to a halt. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 205
Apple reportedly squeezing supplier to stop building MacBook Air clones from Asus Apple has reportedly asked Pegatron, one of its overseas device assemblers, to "choose sides" and stop producing the MacBook Air-like Zenbook from Asus, or else lose Apple's business. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 165
AT&T's 4G-compatible micro-SIM cards prompt speculation of LTE 'iPad 3' AT&T stores have begun receiving new micro-SIM cards compatible with the carrier's LTE 4G network, prompting speculation that they could be compatible with a new third-generation iPad from Apple compatible with 4G LTE networks. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 48
iTunes-sponsored live Paul McCartney concert to stream for free on Apple TV A live concert from legendary artist Paul McCartney will be streamed live by Apple to iTunes and Apple TV set-top boxes on Thursday. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 15
Viacom deal brings MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon shows to Amazon Prime Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that it has inked a deal with another major content provider — Viacom — to bring shows from networks like MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, TV Land VH1 to its Prime Instant Video subscription service. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 30
Siri accounts for 1/4 of Wolfram Alpha queries as search engine goes 'Pro' About one quarter of the queries to the "computational knowledge engine" Wolfram Alpha now come from the Siri voice assistant found in Apple's iPhone 4S. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 22
CNN investigates Foxconn iPad factory conditions, Apple responds A new report features a woman who works 60 hours per week assembling iPad components in China, though she has never seen a full iPad in person. In response, Apple said it works to protect "every worker" in its worldwide supply chain. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 147
Former Apple product manager recounts how Jobs motivated first iPhone team When late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs assembled his first iPhone development team, he wasn't focused on conceiving a device that would run all sorts of apps and media but instead laid out a simple mission to his team: to create the first phone people would love so much, they'd never leave the house without it. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 24
Apple returns 3G devices to German store as injunction quickly suspended Just hours after word began to spread that Apple was forced to pull most of its 3G devices from its German online store following an injunction awarded to Motorola, the iPhone maker successfully had the ruling suspended and has recommenced sales. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 35
More reliable sources say no Apple event scheduled for February A well respected journalist is citing his sources Thursday in pouring cold water on rumors that Apple has scheduled any formal event for this month. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 20
Apple recruits Xbox marketing manager as part of growing gaming initiative Apple has landed another key hire to help drive its ongoing encroachment on the handheld gaming sector, recently luring one of Microsoft's top Xbox product managers to help head its App Store Marketing division. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 20
Apple developing iOS tech for real-time, head-to-head workout competitions Future versions of Apple's iOS software may introduce new fitness technology that will encourage a more competitive spirit by allowing users to compete and share real-time performance data with other users working out at the same time, even if those users reside in different parts of the world. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 14
Debug photos rumored to come from quad-core Apple iPad 3 with global LTE A series of largely unverified photos published Wednesday claim to provide evidence that Apple's third-generation iPad will sport a quad-core processor and global 4G LTE connectivity options. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 23
New photos hint Apple may still have plans for new iPod nano with camera A new set of photos published this week may hint that Apple is still exploring the possibility of adding a digital camera to a new iPod nano that largely maintains its diminutive clip-on form factor. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 38
Neil Young was working with Apple on super high-def music format Canadian rock legend Neil Young said this week that he was working with late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on a new music format that would offer fans uncompromised studio quality sound in the form of digital music downloads. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 138
Foxconn to build 5 new Brazilian factories to help make Apple products [u] Apple product assembler Foxconn plans to build five additional factories in Brazil to help cater to demand iPads and other tablets, which are expected to combine for an annual run rate of nearly 400 million units within five years. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 81
Court upholds ban of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany on new grounds A German appeals court on Tuesday sided with Apple in upholding an earlier ruling banning Samsung from selling the original versions of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 in Europe's biggest economy. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 47
Apple releases free update to Final Cut Pro X with multi-cam editing Apple on Tuesday announced the release of Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3, a significant update to its new professional video editing application that attempts to address some of the gripes customers had with the initial makeover of the product less than a year ago. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 112
