Get your Software Update system preference warmed up because Apple released Mac OS X 10.7.3 on Wednesday evening. The update is recommended for all Lion users. The update fixes problems with smart cards used to log on to OS X; … Continued
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Cook responds to Apple contractor factory worker reports
Mark Gurman for 9to5Mac, quoting from Tim Cook: “As a company and as individuals, we are defined by our values. Unfortunately some people are questioning Apple’s values today, and I’d like to address this with you directly. We care about … Continued
Creepy Steve Jobs doll won’t go into production
Inicons: “Though we still believe that we have not overstepped any legal boundaries, we have decided to completely stop the offer, production and sale of the Steve Jobs figurine out of our heartfelt sensitivity to the feelings of the Jobs … Continued
On Final Cut Pro X’s professional exodus
Jacqui Cheng, for Ars Technica: Which came first: Apple’s creative pro market shrinking, which might have led to dramatic changes in Final Cut Pro; or Apple’s cavalier attitude toward legacy features, which might have frightened video editors? According to the … Continued
2011 was record bad year for PC sales, except for Apple
Arik Hesseldahl, for AllThingsD: For the full year, HP saw its shipments fall by nearly 5 percent; Dell’s fell by more than 8 percent; and Acer’s fell 30 percent in the U.S. So who grew? Apple. It saw its shipments … Continued
Apple confirms Anobit flash memory company acquisition
Bloomberg Businessweek: Apple Inc. said it acquired Anobit Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company that makes a flash-memory drive part for the iPhone and iPad, confirming a press report from last month. The acquisition has been rumored since December, when Israeli … Continued
Apple founding docs sell for $1.6M
John C Abell for Wired: The papers in question comprise the contract which formed Apple Computer Company on April 12, 1976, and are signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, the Pete Best of the computer revolution who … Continued
Daily Show takes on iOS game in-app purchases
In-app purchases in iOS games have been the subject of media scrutiny, since children often play them and there have been cases where kids have spent huge amounts of their parents’ money to get virtual in-game goods. Apple has put … Continued
Dell dumps Android-based Streak 7
Electronista: Dell on Monday confirmed that it had stopped selling the Streak 7. The tablet is no longer available online and is withdrawing just months after Dell axed the Streak 5. In a statement, it said it would still be … Continued
Is AppleCare worth the money?
Kirk McElhearn, for Macworld: If you live in an area like me, AppleCare is a worthwhile investment. If you’re near an AppleStore, however, and you use your Mac at home, spending an extra $150 or more may not seem worthwhile. … Continued
∞ Apple allows subscriptions for iOS games
Apple is introducing a subscription model to games, if a recent Big Fish Games release is any indication.
∞ Louis C.K.: 'The next Steve Jobs will totally be a chick'
Louis C.K. offers his analysis of what Apple and women have in common.
∞ Asymco: Apple investors bet on products, not innovation
Asymco’s Horace Dediu concludes that most Wall Street analysts don’t put any value whatsoever into a company’s ability to innovate.
∞ Comparing analysts on Apple earnings
Philip Elmer-DeWitt, for CNN Money: The cluster of green at the bottom of the chart at right tells the story: This quarter, for the first time since we’ve been monitoring them, the bloggers got clobbered. And not just by a … Continued
∞ Dutch court turns down Samsung's injunction request against Apple
Reuters: A Dutch court on Friday turned down Samsung Electronics’ request for an injunction against all of Apple’s mobile products that use 3G telecommunications technology, including iPhones and iPads. Hopefully Samsung will realize it’s barking up the wrong tree pretty … Continued
∞ 'Apple University' to train execs the Steve Jobs way
Los Angeles Times: “…The idea was to take what is unique about Apple and create a forum that can impart that DNA to future generations of Apple employees,” said a former Apple executive who spoke on the condition of anonymity … Continued
∞ Apple posts 'Let's Talk iPhone' keynote stream
By now you’ve probably read coverage of Tuesday’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event at Apple’s Cupertino campus, where Tim Cook and company took the wraps off of the new iPhone 4S, refreshed iPod touch and iPod nano models, and put a … Continued
∞ iPhone 4S, with dual-core processor and Siri, coming Oct. 14
Apple on Tuesday introduced the iPhone 4S. The new phone comes out on Friday, October 14, 2011 and will be available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models. Carrier-subsidized prices in the US are $199, $299 and $399 respectively. It comes … Continued
∞ Nokia, RIM still dominate India smartphone market
Bloomberg: Apple, which will introduce a new iPhone version tomorrow, ships fewer handsets to the world’s second-largest mobile-phone market than it does to Norway. Nokia Oyj and Research In Motion Ltd. sell more devices in India, where smartphone shipments are … Continued
∞ Steve Jobs resigns, Tim Cook appointed new Apple CEO
Apple’s Board of Directors on Wednesday announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO. The board has named Tim Cook, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the new CEO.
∞ New iMacs debut with quad-core processors, improved graphics and Thunderbolt
Apple on Tuesday introduced new iMac models with next generation quad-core microprocessors, improved graphics performance and Apple’s new “Thunderbolt” I/O technology underscoring the top changes. Prices start at $1,199.
∞ iPad generated $9.5 billion in revenue; everyone else $34 million
We all knew the iPad was dominant last year. It leads in market share and the mind share of consumers, but what about financially.
∞ Mac OS X 10.6.7 fixes Mac App Store bugs, improves Back to My Mac
Mac OS X 10.6.7 is now available for download from Apple’s Web site and through the Software Update system preference.
∞ Safari 5.0.4 improves stability, security
Apple has released Safari 5.0.4, an update to its Web browser for Mac OS X and Windows. The new version is available for download through the Software Update system preference and through Apple’s Web site.
∞ The stupid iPad article from the Wall Street Journal
If I were to give a stupid award, today’s would easily go to the Wall Street Journal’s Brett Arends for his latest iPad article.
∞ Apple posts iPad 2 keynote video
If you couldn’t be at the iPad 2 unveiling in San Francisco, now you can watch it for yourself thanks to Apple. The company has posted an iPad 2 keynote video link on its Web site.
∞ Hands on with the iPad 2
Lighter, thinner, and way faster – that’s the iPad 2 in a nutshell. Following Apple’s iPad 2 announcement, the company invited the assembled throng to actually get their hands on one ahead of the March 11th release to the general … Continued
∞ Apple offers Mac OS X Lion developer preview
Amidst the clamor of Apple’s new MacBook Pro release, the company also announced a developer preview of Mac OS X Lion. The new version of Mac OS X is expected to be released to the public this summer.
∞ AllThingsD: iPad 2 to be unveiled in San Francisco March 2
Kara Swisher at All Things Digital reports that Apple is set to unveil the hotly anticipated iPad 2 on March 2, 2011, likely at an event to take place in San Francisco, Calif.
∞ Apple releases iWeb 3.0.3
Apple has posted an update to iWeb bringing the new version to 3.0.3. It’s available through the Software Update system preference or from the Web site.