Apple buys flexible, fast database software firm FoundationDB with eye on the cloud

A report on Tuesday claims Apple recently purchased FoundationDB, a database software company that touts fast speeds via a durable and scalable NoSQL, ACID-compliant architecture.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 50

Site cleared for Apple's new flagship retail store at San Francisco's Union Square

Apple's efforts to build a large new flagship store at Union Square in San Francisco have nearly completed the demolition of the existing building on the site, where little remains apart from a concrete foundation, steps and a folk art fountain that will be relocated as part of the construction project.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 13

Magzet aims to bring MagSafe-like functionality to 3.5mm audio jacks

Anyone who has ever had their headphones yanked off their head after getting the cord caught on a doorknob or dealt with a loose plug from from too many insertion cycles will appreciate the idea behind Magzet, a new adapter that adds MagSafe-like functionality to the audio jack.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 22

Apple location sharing patent could bring path tracking to Find My Friends

Apple's current Find My Friends app lets iPhone and iPad users spot acquaintances on a map, but an invention detailed on Tuesday takes things to a whole new level with path tracking and route following.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 12

Italian prosecutors complete probe into Apple over $964M in unpaid taxes, could pave way for trial

Apple could potentially face trial in Italy after prosecutors there recently finished a probe into claims that the company's crafty accounting led to more than 879 million euros ($964 million) in unpaid corporate taxes.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 31

Apple's mystery vans are so popular, people are making fake ones

While Apple's radar- and camera-equipped minivans are being spotted with increasing frequency around the U.S., a new sighting this week in Germany served up an interesting twist: a Dodge Caravan that looks like one of Apple's vehicles, except it's a fake.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 25

Apple opens up for new Steve Jobs biography to shape co-founder's public image

Apple executives like CEO Tim Cook were willing to participate in interviews for the new biography Becoming Steve Jobs because of the main author's connections to Jobs, and because the company wants to influence its co-founder's public image, according to an official spokesman.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 27

Google News buries news of Google's FTC investigation under Daniel Lyons fluff [updated with response]

After the embarrassing leak of a U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation that described how Google shifted around its search results to harm competition, Google News has shifted its search results to harm journalism, promoting instead a fluff piece glorifying Google, written by Daniel Lyons [updated with response from Lyons].

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 152

This week on AppleInsider: Apple's ambitious TV plans, Campus 2 by drone, AAPL joins DJIA, more

Last week began with AppleInsider taking a fresh aerial tour of Apple's Campus 2, and later saw important news emerging on the company's TV plans, including harbingers of a streaming service and a redesigned Apple TV set-top. We also reviewied the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch, and took a look at the cars owned by Apple's executives.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 4

Apple Inc Campus 2 Spaceship Ring tops out cafeteria segment (video)

The grand, expansive dining area portal of the center "Spaceship" Ring in Apple's Campus 2 mega-project has reached its ceiling, with a steel structure now only barely visible over the construction barrier from the street, but clearly discernible from the air.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 61

Steve Jobs told Disney's Bob Iger about cancer recurrence 30 minutes before Pixar deal

An upcoming book reveals Steve Jobs informed Disney boss Bob Iger in 2006 that his cancer had returned, a secret Iger kept for three years until the information went public.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 13

Jony Ive feared Jobs would fire him on returning to Apple, book excerpt says

In a book excerpt published on Friday, lead Apple designer Jony Ive says he was worried he would be fired when Steve Jobs returned to serve as the company's CEO in 1997.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 46

Podcast

AppleInsider podcast recaps exclusive Project Titan details, first look at Force Touch trackpad, more

Stephen Robles 11 years ago 4

Amazon given green light for U.S. drone tests, inches toward 'Prime Air' delivery

The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday granted Amazon permission to conduct experimental unmanned aircraft operations in U.S. airspace, marking a significant step forward in the company's plans to roll out a drone delivery service.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 85

Fast, luxurious & sensible: What the personal vehicles of Apple execs could mean for an Apple Car

With rumors of an Apple Car comes speculation about its potential design, and AppleInsider took a look at the personal vehicles drive by some of Apple's top executives to see how that might influence the company's thinking.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 106

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