…launches on October 14. Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils the iPhone 4S – but apart from the voice-control functions, the phone does not offer a huge amount that's new Apple’s share price plunged 3% after it was revealed that the new phone would be the iPhone 4S, not an all-new iPhone 5. iPhone 4S is a significant upgrade from the old phone, though, even if the casing and the Retina screen re…
…hich electronic devices pose the least risk to the environment. CIO Journal reported the ban was designed to encourage Apple to reconsider. It noted local officials spent $45,579 on Apple equipment in 2010. The sum is a fraction of the firm’s $65 billion net sales the same year, but the fact that its Cupertino headquarters is about 70 km away from San Francisco (43 miles) and many of its sta…
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…than 750 gadget fans spent hours of waiting in line outside Apple's flagship store in New York to get their hands on the new iPad Others were battling the queues to make a profit. Dan Krolikowski, 34, was first in line at a Madison, Wisconsin mall after arriving 14 hours early. “Last year I sold one on eBay and made over $500 in profit,” Dan Krolikowski said from his reclining chair at the hea…
#39;s executives are expected to uncloak today ahead of an official opening on America's biggest shopping day of the year – Black Friday 9to5mac reports Apple’ store will be the workplace of 300-plus employees. Workers are expected to arrive tomorrow to remove several black boards that currently obstruct the store’s façade, preventing outsiders from evaluating what progress has bee…
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…d they were disappointed not to be walking away with any purchases. “I’ve been waiting here since yesterday afternoon, then this morning they say they won’t sell,” a man in his 20s told Reuters TV. “They broke customers’ hearts.” By about 10:00 local time in Beijing, the crowds had cleared the area in front of Apple store….
Facebook launches its own app store to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network. Facebook said the App Center will become the “new, central place to find great apps like Draw Something” and other titles. Developers will have the ability to charge a fee for apps sold in the store in the near future, Facebook said. The announcement came as Facebook admitted growth i…
Bloomberg claims that the theft of Apple goods has contributed to rising street crime figures in the city. Thieves broke into the Apple store behind the Paris Opera at around 21:00 on Monday, December 31, three hours after the shop closed. The police did not confirm the value of the goods stolen by the robbers, who escaped afterwards in a van. A spokesman for the police union Unsa told reporters:…
…amounts of bots – based on the IP addresses we identified – are in the US, Canada, UK and Australia, so it appears to have targeted English-speaking people.” Dr. Web also notes that 274 of the infected computers it detected appeared to be located in Cupertino, California – home to Apple’s headquarters. Java’s developer, Oracle, issued a fix to the vulnerability…
…iday, Apple rolled out its fourth-generation iPad, with the same 9.7-inch display as the previous version but with a faster A6X processor and better Wi-Fi. Both devices were going on sale in more than 30 countries. Apple will likely sell between 1 million and 1.5 million iPad Minis in the first weekend, far short of the 3 million third-generation iPads sold last March in their first weekend, accor…
Steve Jobs resigns forced by pancreatic cancer? Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales in Europe blocked by Apple. iCloud – a new platform for developers. Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, has announced his resignation as CEO of the company and decision to serve as Chairman of the Board last night. Steve Jobs, who has fought a long-running battle with cancer, wrote in the resignation let…
s were changing hands at $341. In January Apple revealed it had more than doubled its profits to $13.06billion, compared with $6billion for the same quarter in 2010. That was driven by record sales of 37.04 million iPhones in the final quarter of 2011, 128% up on the previous year. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO who took over from the late co-founder Steve Jobs, said: “We could have sold more if we&#…
…tworking accounts. Neither Apple nor the app’s developers, Romanian-based Bitdefender, have revealed why, after just two months, the program has been pulled. The app was approved by Apple on May 22, but the company has now reversed its decision, it was reported by Security Week. Clueful app has been removed from Apple's store in mysterious circumstances In a statement on Wednesday, Bitd…
Apple has lost its appeal against a UK ruling that Samsung had not infringed its tablet design rights. A judge at the High Court in London had originally ruled in July that the look of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab computers was not too similar to designs registered in connection with the iPad. He said at the time that Samsung’s devices were not as “cool” because they lacked Apple&…
…t the centre of the case have since been superseded by updates, reflecting the fast turnaround in product releases. But Apple said it still intended to seek sales injunctions at a follow-up hearing on 20 September. It may also seek to use this ruling to block other devices powered by Google’s Android software that it believes replicate elements of its user-interface, including current models…
…tinational corporations to shift profits offshore”. Some large firms in the US have come under fire for their reluctance to repatriate their foreign earnings as they could face a top tax rate of 35%. US corporation tax is one of the highest in the world at 35%. However, companies typically pay far less, thanks to numerous deductions and exemptions. In its report into Apple, committee chairma…
…publish a statement on its website admitting that Samsung had not infringed its designs. Meanwhile, sales bans sought by Apple against Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus phone and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the US were also lifted in October. In November, a judge in the US dismissed a case brought by Apple alleging that Google’s Motorola unit was seeking excessive royalty p…
Apple announces that is developing a tool to "detect and remove" the Flashback Trojan that is said to have infected more than half a million Mac computers Apple announces that is developing a tool to “detect and remove” the Flashback Trojan that is said to have infected more than half a million Mac computers. The giant tech company said it is working with internet service…
…uately express our sadness at Steve’s death or our gratitude for the opportunity to work with him. We will honour his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much.” In April 2011, Steve Jobs seemed frail sparking speculation he would have to resign Within minutes of his death being confirmed, tributes to Steve Jobs began flooding the web, led by President Barack Obama, w…
Apple is reportedly considering buying a stake in Twitter worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The technology giant, which has stumbled on the social media front, has been in talks with Twitter in recent months about the strategic investment, according to The New York Times. Apple’s hefty injection of funds would value the social networking powerhouse at more than $10 billion, up from an…
Some of the employees at Apple’s manufacturing centres in China complain about working excessive overtime without a single day off during the week, living together in crowded dormitories and standing so long that their legs swell and they can hardly walk after a 24-hour shift. Almost 140 workers at a supplier in China were injured two years ago using a poisonous chemical to clean iPhone screens &…
al success, we acknowledge that our growth rate has slowed and our margins have decreased from the exceptionally high level we experienced in 2012,” Tim Cook, Apple CEO, said. Apple said it sold 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads worldwide in Q1 2013. Although Apple continues to remain a dominant player in the tablet computer and smartphone markets, investors have been worried that…
…security firm meaning future iPhones are likely to have an extra layer of built-in security AuthentTec creates mobile phone security and, according to the merger documents, has already been developing 2D fingerprint sensors for Apple. The technology could see a fingerprint scanner built behind the screen, requiring your thumbprint to unlock the phone, or it could be a sensor on the back of the dev…
…the Apple-Samsung patent lawsuit to "limit" consumers' access to Android devices Apple has indicated it will seek sales bans on the 17 phones at the heart of the lawsuit at a hearing on 20 September. The list does not include Samsung’s current flagship handset, the Galaxy S3, but does include earlier versions of the model. However, Apple could also use the verdict to try to ha…
Apple has agreed to pay $60 million to Chinese firm Proview to settle a dispute involving rights to the “iPad” name, a court in China has said. Proview had claimed that it owned the rights to the iPad name in the Chinese market after registering it in 2000. However, Apple had insisted that it had acquired the worldwide rights for the name in 2009. A court in Guangdong had asked the tw…
