This week in AppleInsider: 12.9" iPad Pro details, Beats Music woes, AppleBot & more

This week saw a number of details emerge about Apple's plans for a 12.9-inch iPad, a new Apple TV, and Web search. The company's efforts to relaunch Beats Music appeared to be running into roadblocks however, with word of incomplete deals, and even probes by two U.S. government agencies.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 4

Apple sends out notifications to WWDC 2015 scholarship winners

Apple on Friday began sending out scholarship notifications for the 2015 Worldwide Developers Conference, giving lucky winners a chance to get into the event without paying the standard $1,599 ticket price.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 3

Bidding intensifies for Nokia's Here maps as Uber offers $3B

Whether or not Apple is still in the running to buy Nokia's Here, the digital mapping service will likely sell for more than $3 billion thanks to a bid made by transportation service Uber.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 37

Ericsson turns patent royalty spat with Apple into an international incident

Months after taking Apple to court in the U.S., Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has filed separate but related lawsuits in the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands accusing Apple of using Ericsson patents without a legitimate license.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 156

Podcast

AppleInsider podcast discusses Apple Watch sales in Europe, 'iPad Pro,' plus special guests

Stephen Robles 11 years ago 2

TestFlight beta-testing platform down since Wednesday, developers say

Apple's TestFlight beta-testing platform for iOS has been inaccessible to developers since late Wednesday, with no indication thus far of when the service might be restored.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 4

Appeals court deals blow to NSA bulk data program, but collection continues

The National Security Agency's controversial metadata collection program — which indiscriminately siphons up billions of phone records — was not authorized by the Patriot Act, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, though the court stopped short of ordering the program to be suspended.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 15

Apple operations head Jeff Williams to speak at 2015 Code Conference

Apple's senior vice president of Operations, Jeff Williams, will be interviewed later this month at the second annual Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, the event's organizers announced on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 3

Elon Musk welcomes rumored 'Apple Car,' reveals Tesla-to-Apple poaching at about 5:1

During electric car maker Tesla's quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, company founder and entrepreneur Elon Musk said it would be great to see Apple enter the automotive industry, while allaying concerns that the Cupertino tech giant's poaching operations posed a threat to his company.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 168

Spotify, other music services allege Apple App Store policies anti-competitive

Spotify and other streaming music services are upset with Apple's App Store policies, which they say effectively prevent them from competing with iTunes or Beats Music, a report claimed on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 94

Lunch & keynote with Apple CEO Tim Cook raises $200K for charity

The chance to have lunch and attend an Apple keynote with CEO Tim Cook was enough to raise more than $200,000 for the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 9

Apple challenges Google with growing Web search program, fueled by Topsy acquisition

Apple's rapidly-expanding internal search group — aimed at making Spotlight a legitimate Web search engine — is being led by the team acquired in 2013 with social search firm Topsy, AppleInsider has learned.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 95

Former Apple retail head Ron Johnson launches Enjoy, a sales and setup service

Former JC Penney CEO and one-time Apple retail head Ron Johnson on Wednesday launched a new company, Enjoy Technology, that will not only sell products like smartphones, drones, notebooks, and tablets, but also offer free personal delivery and setup for orders.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 27

Apple details new 'AppleBot' web crawler used by Siri and Spotlight

Apple has confirmed the existence of a long-rumored web crawling service — first noticed last November — and provided some details of its operations in a recently-updated support document.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 81

OpenTV sues Apple over iTunes content streaming technology

Interactive digital television firm OpenTV on Tuesday filed suit against Apple for alleged infringement of five patents relating to storing and delivering digital content to personal electronic devices.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 9

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