Apple investigating contextual advertisements, coupons on iPhone Future iPhones could present advertisements or discount coupons to users based on their current location or activity, through a variety of methods including RFID, in order to increase the effectiveness of the promotion. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 12
iPod touch with 2MP camera spotted in yet another Vietnam leak Pictures of a new iPod touch sporting a new 2 megapixel camera have surfaced in Vietnam, though it's unknown whether the device was a scrapped 2009 prototype or a forthcoming product release. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 62
Nike+ heart rate monitor for Apple iPod coming June 1 First revealed last year following the release of Apple's fifth-generation iPod nano, the Nike + iPod Compatible Heart Rate Monitor is finally set for a U.S. release of June 1. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 14
NPD data shows Apple on pace to sell 3.2M Macs in June quarter Sales of the Mac are tracking stronger than Wall Street expectations, with Apple on pace to sell as many as 3.2 million computers during the June quarter, according to new data from NPD. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 38
Apple edges Motorola with 3% global cell phone market share Apple moved ahead of rival Motorola in unit sales in the first quarter of 2010, with the iPhone taking a 3 percent share of the total cell phone market. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 88
Affidavit in prototype iPhone case reveals Steve Jobs contacted Gizmodo After Gizmodo paid $5,000 to obtain a prototype iPhone that was lost by an Apple engineer, the company's chief executive personally contacted the website's editor to request that the phone be returned. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 250
'We have never, ever abandoned Apple,' Adobe co-founder says Adobe has continued to push back against Apple's opposition to Flash, insisting that the Web format is open, and dismissing a suggestion from Steve Jobs that Adobe abandoned Apple. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 189
Apple exploring interactive, glasses-free 3D holographic displays As 3D is pushed as the next big thing in Hollywood films and home theater, Apple has show interest in a three-dimensional interactive experience that would allow multiple users to manipulate holographic 3D objects in space without the need for special glasses or headgear. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 24
Apple's iAd leads government to extend Google-AdMob review The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has extended its review of Google's proposed purchase of AdMob by two weeks, as the federal agency will use the time to gauge the impact of Apple's iAd mobile advertising platform. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 9
Apple responds to Android sales, says NPD data doesn't tell whole story A day after the NPD Group revealed new data showing Android mobile phones outsold the iPhone last quarter, Apple has responded by calling the results "very limited." Neil Hughes 16 years ago 225
NPD: Android phones now outsell Apple's iPhone in US With a variety of smartphones powered by Google's Android mobile operating system now available on the market, the handsets collectively outsell Apple's iPhone in the U.S., according to new data from the NPD Group. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 278
First look: Valve's Steam, Team Fortress 2 and Portal for Mac Valve's highly anticipated release Mac OS X release of Steam, its cloud-based game store and service, is set to be released as a public beta this week. AppleInsider offers a first look at the software with hands-on impressions and screenshots, including the first available titles: Portal and Team Fortress 2. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 76
Apple's future iPhones could recognize a user by their heartbeat A new embedded security method in a future iPhone could lock out unauthorized users who do not have an identified "cardiac signal," measured through a heart sensor in the hardware. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 43
Prototype Apple TV predecessor from 1995 sells for $46 on eBay A rare relic from Apple's past surfaced this week, when a prototype Apple Interactive Television Box from 1995 — a primitive device tested more than 10 years before the release of the Apple TV — was sold on eBay for $46. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 37
Google to take on Apple, Amazon in e-book sales this summer Google plans to begin selling e-books in late June or July, getting into the digital business Apple recently entered with the iPad and its own iBookstore. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 30
WSJ: Federal antitrust probe about Apple's iAd service, too In addition to changes to the iPhone developer agreement banning the use of third-party development tools, a potential inquiry from federal regulators into Apple has been prompted by iAd mobile advertising network, according to The Wall Street Journal. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 86
Changes to Apple's developer agreement could spur antitrust inquiry The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are pursuing an antitrust inquiry over Apple's changes to its iPhone developer agreement, which banned the porting of Adobe Flash apps to the iPhone OS, according to the New York Post. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 208
Apple's iPad 3G estimated to have sold 300K on launch weekend Checks with 50 Apple retail stores have led one prominent analyst to predict Apple sold about 300,000 iPad 3G units, including preorders, over the device's first weekend of sales. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 94
Developer says iPad downloads are 5% of iPhone share on App Store A developer with chart-topping free games for both the iPhone and iPad has shared download figures for each platform, revealing his iPad application was downloaded about 5 percent as much as a comparable game available for the much larger audience of the iPhone and iPod touch. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 19
Apple exploring 'invisible,' disappearing buttons for future MacBooks Apple's crusade against the physical button continues, with a new patent application describing a disappearing input space that could be featured anywhere on the aluminum shell of a MacBook Pro. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 32
Apple retail store sales climb 8% to start 2010, even without new Macs Apple's same-store sales rose 8 percent in the March quarter of 2010, propelled by a 22.3 percent year-over-year increase in Mac sales, even though a MacBook Pro refresh did not arrive during the three-month period. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 31
Nearly 30% of Apple's first-gen iPhones are still in use - report Just 2 percent of all iPhone OS handsets still in use are Apple's first-generation iPhone, but a new calculation estimates that amounts to nearly 30 percent of the 6.1 million iPhones sold between June 2007 and July 2008. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 74
Estimate says Apple has sold more than a million iPads With more than 500,000 confirmed sold in its first week, a new estimate has predicted that Apple recently doubled that amount and crossed the 1 million threshold for total iPad sales. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 102
Unexpected delays slow delivery of custom-built MacBook Pros, Apple says Users who have purchased Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Pro models with build-to-order options have been notified that their shipments are delayed. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 83
