Apple removes all Bose products from its online store Following the news that a lawsuit between Apple's Beats and Bose had been settled, all Bose products — including both headphones and speakers — have been removed from Apple's online store. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 87
Handoff in OS X Yosemite makes it easy to transition between your Mac, iPhone & iPad This week's launch of OS X Yosemite enables Mac users to tap into the Handoff function introduced last month with iOS 8, making it simple to jump back and forth between a Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Here's how to set up Handoff and use it. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 36
How to place and answer iPhone calls on your Mac with OS X Yosemite With Apple's newly released OS X Yosemite and iOS 8, users can be alerted to incoming calls to their iPhone on their Mac, and even answer a call and carry a conversation through their Mac in a simple, seamless process. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 54
Yosemite updaters will need to wait for Monday's iOS 8.1 launch for SMS relay & Instant Hotspot Users who have updated to Apple's newly launched OS X Yosemite Mac operating system won't be able to use the highly anticipated SMS relay or Instant Hotspot features for a few more days, as support can be found in the forthcoming iOS 8.1 update for iPhone. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 43
iPhone 6 Plus accounts for one-quarter of new iPhone sales, expected to boost Apple's margins A pair of new surveys released this week both affirm that the new 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus has achieved about 25 percent of Apple's total iPhone sales, a trend that market watchers think will be a boon for the company's bottom line. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 56
Oscar winner Christian Bale to play Steve Jobs in upcoming biopic Sony's high-profile biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will have plenty of award winning pedigree behind it, as Oscar winning actor Christian Bale will reportedly play the lead on the project, which also features an Academy Award winning director and screenwriter. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 53
As new Fitbit models loom, Apple Stores set to stop selling its HealthKit-incompatible devices Apple Stores will reportedly stop selling Fitbit products, which are not compatible with the HealthKit tools in iOS 8, as a new model with heart rate sensing capabilities is expected to hit the market soon. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 12
Changes to Irish tax law a 'minor issue' for Apple, Barclays says Though Ireland is set to close its tax loopholes in January of next year, the changes won't be applied to Apple and others until 2020, resulting in a "relatively neutral" outcome for AAPL shareholders, investment firm Barclays said this week. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 22
Another GT Advanced executive sold $2M in stock after sapphire deal with Apple began to sour Scrutiny over beleaguered Apple supplier GT Advanced Technologies continues to grow, with a new report highlighting that another high ranking official at the company sold nearly $2 million in stock after signs of trouble at its sapphire plant began to arise. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 76
Apple will not unveil MacBook Air with Retina display at Thursday event - report Though Apple has been rumored to be working on a redesigned MacBook Air with a high-resolution Retina display for some time, the device will not launch at this Thursday's media event in Cupertino, Calif., according to a new report. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 101
iPhone 6 & 6 Plus demand exceeding supply, iPhone 5s selling well as Apple dominates smartphone sales New data shows the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5s were the top three selling smartphones at all four major U.S. carriers over the last month, giving Apple complete dominance of its home market. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 68
FBI director continues crusade against Apple's encryption of iPhone data James Comey, director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, has once again slammed Apple's iPhone and devices running Android that can hold secure, encrypted data that is inaccessible by law enforcement, saying that such capabilities allow users to "place themselves beyond the law." Neil Hughes 11 years ago 188
Apple's supplier contracts include $50M penalty for leaking future product info Details from Apple's supplier non-disclosure agreements are beginning to leak thanks to the bankruptcy proceedings of GT Advanced Technologies, with the sapphire maker arguing that even more should be published so creditors and shareholders can see the full story behind its fall from grace. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 108
GT Advanced says 'oppressive and burdensome' sapphire contracts with Apple led to bankruptcy Apple partner GT Advanced Technologies announced on Friday that it plans to close its sapphire producing plants in Arizona and Massachusetts operations, and decried its unsustainable contracts with Apple as "oppressive and burdensome." Neil Hughes 11 years ago 165
Carl Icahn's praise should help create a floor for shares of Apple, RBC says While billionaire Carl Icahn is unlikely to get his way with Apple, his assessment that the company's stock is massively undervalued should help establish a floor for the stock, preventing it from going below about $95, one analyst believes. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 18
Rumor: Apple to remove Bose headphones & speakers from its stores amid patent suit, NFL spat As a patent infringement suit filed by Bose against Beats looms, the longstanding retail partnership between Apple and Bose may be coming to an end, with a new report claiming that the premium audio products will be removed from Apple's retail locations. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 108
In response to Icahn, Apple reiterates plans to review share buyback program annually After activist investor Carl Icahn published a letter Thursday asking Apple to increase its share buyback efforts once again, the company responded with a statement indicating it's in no rush to make any changes. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 14
Carl Icahn says Apple should buy more of its 'dramatically undervalued' stock, reveals valuation of $203 Activist investor Carl Icahn published an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday, revealing that he thinks shares of the company are "dramatically undervalued," presenting it with an opportunity to buy back even more of its own shares at a tremendous discount via a tender offer. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 106
Surging Mac sales put Apple among top five global PC vendors for first time, IDC says The Macintosh may have posted its strongest worldwide market share yet last quarter, according to the latest estimates from IDC, which place Apple among the top five global PC vendors for the first time. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 41
Carl Icahn teases 'interesting' open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook Investor and activist Carl Icahn, who previously had a public battle with Apple over its cash hoard, has revealed he will be sending another open letter to Chief Executive Tim Cook on Thursday, and indicated he believes the note "will be interesting." Neil Hughes 11 years ago 64
Apple calls GT Advanced bankruptcy 'surprising,' company committed to preserving jobs in Arizona In a rare public statement regarding a partner, Apple on Wednesday admitted it was surprised by sapphire maker GT Advanced Technology's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, but said it hopes to keep jobs in Arizona. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 52
Latest Apple TV update enables remote access relay for HomeKit connected accessories The center of a connected smart home could soon be the Apple TV, as Apple's latest beta software officially brings HomeKit support to its $99 streaming set-top box. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 43
GT Advanced CEO faces scrutiny for selling stock ahead of Apple's sapphire-less iPhone 6 announcement The day before Apple announced the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with glass screen covers, the CEO of GT Advanced Technologies sold $160,000 worth of his now-struggling company's stock, shares of which subsequently tanked due to the lack of a sapphire cover on the latest iPhones. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 49
Even before launch, Apple Pay the 'player to beat' in mobile payments, Morgan Stanley says Though Apple Pay isn't even available to consumers yet, investment firm Morgan Stanley expects that Apple's mobile wallet service will become the industry standard and help drive wider adoption of NFC-based payment systems. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 66
