Apple rumored to be developing new audio format designed for iCloud streaming
Apple is said to be working on a new audio file format that would help to bolster its iCloud service by focusing on "adaptive streaming" for users on the go.
iCloud
Katie Marsal
Motorola forces Apple to halt iCloud push services in Germany
Apple announced on Friday that it had shut down iCloud push services in Germany, explaining that the move was the direct result of a successful Motorola bid for an injunction against the cloud syncing service over data pushing technology.
Mikey Campbell
Briefly: Upgrade reminder emails sent to MobileMe users, Firmware updates
Apple on Thursday sent a batch of emails to remaining MobileMe users reminding them to upgrade to iCloud before the migration deadline, while EFI firmware updates rolled out for 2011 iMac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac mini models.
AppleInsider Staff
Apple launches iTunes in the Cloud service in Japan
Apple has continued the international expansion of its iTunes in the Cloud service, allowing iOS users in Japan to automatically download iTunes song purchases on their devices.
Slash Lane
Microsoft to challenge iCloud with SkyDrive OS X client
Microsoft is readying a significant update to SkyDrive in Windows 8, and reportedly leaked screenshots of the revamped file syncing and cloud storage service show that a Mac OS X client could be poised to compete with Apple's iCloud.
Apple's North Carolina solar, fuel cell plants will be largest of their kind
Apple's solar farm in North Carolina will be a 20-megawatt, 100-acre facility that is the largest end-user-owned onsite solar array in the country. It and a previously undisclosed fuel cell installation will power a data center that is the only in its class to achieve LEED Platinum certification.
Mountain Lion brings new iOS-like file handling, iCloud App Library features
OS X Mountain Lion brings a new document handling experience to the Mac platform that offers an iOS-like, iCloud-based alternative to the conventional file system.
Daniel Eran Dilger
Apple CEO hints at no ARM-based MacBook Air as iPad to "soon satisfy" that niche
After meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook and chief financial officer Peter Openheimer, Citi analysts noted a strong iPad outlook leaving little likelihood of an ARM-based MacBook Air, vast growth potential in China, an indistinct future role for Apple TV, and the strength and importance of iCloud.
Motorola wins German injunction against Apple push services
German iCloud users may soon be denied access to one of iCloud's most important features, as Motorola has won a permanent injunction against Apple's data pushing services and devices from the country's Mannheim Regional Court.
Josh Ong
Neil Hughes
