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Blog Post Archive
Apple Risking iOS 7 Delays With Jony Ive's Design Overhaul
Over the past several months, rumors of Jony Ive's influence on iOS 7 as part of his new role overseeing user interface design in addition to hardware have surfaced, indicating that Ive is pushing to adopt a "flatter" design that will...Show More Summary
Tim Cook to Headline D11: All Things Digital Conference Next Month
Apple CEO Tim Cook will be the opening night speaker at the 11th D: All Things Digital conference next month. Last year, Cook joined hosts Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg for a 100-minute session that covered a wide variety of topics.
There’s...Show More Summary
New Damages Trial in Apple v. Samsung Set for November
Samsung and Apple will be heading back to court in November for a partial retrial, reports FOSS Patents. The trial follows judge Lucy Koh's March ruling that struck $450 million from the $1 billion in damages that were awarded to Apple...Show More Summary
Apple Talking With Investors About $15-16 Billion Bond Offering
Following up on yesterday's initial filing from Apple addressing the company's efforts to issue a bond offering to raise cash in support of its stock buyback program, the company today filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission outlining its general plans, which include six different chunks of debt with staggered maturities. Show More Summary
Apple Looking to Boost In-Car Integration of Maps and Siri in iOS 7
Building on yesterday's report describing a "very, very flat" design for iOS 7, 9to5Mac reports that Apple is also looking to make significant improvements to vehicle integration with the next-generation mobile operating system. In particular,...Show More Summary
Original iPhone Will Soon Be 'Obsolete' In Apple Retail Stores
The original iPhone will soon be considered obsolete in Apple Retail Stores according to an internal Apple document shared by 9to5Mac. Products considered 'obsolete' are ineligible for service parts and documentation at retail stores...Show More Summary
Details on Jony Ive's 'Very, Very Flat' Design for iOS 7
Echoing recent reports about a redesigned 'flatter' user interface in iOS 7, 9to5Mac says the next version of the operating system will lose "all signs of gloss, shine and skeuomorphism".
Jony Ive took charge of all Apple's user interface...Show More Summary
Apple Preps Bond Sale for Stock Buyback Initiative
Ahead of last week's earnings release, Apple announced that it would more than double its capital return program from $45 billion to $100 billion, with a 15 percent increase in dividend payments and a massive stock buyback initiative. To...Show More Summary
'Google Search' for iOS Updated With Google Now
Last month, Google briefly leaked a video showing that its information aggregation tool Google Now would be coming to iOS. Several weeks later, Google chairman Eric Schmidt was asked about Google Now for iOS, and he noted that "you'll...Show More Summary
OS X 10.9 to Bring Enhancements to Finder, Safari, Multiple Monitor Support, and Multitasking
9to5Mac shares some details on Apple's upcoming OS X 10.9 operating system, noting that the update will focus in large part on "power-user" features while also incorporating a few more concepts from the company's iOS operating system. Show More Summary
Apple Considering Lower-Priced iPad Mini at $199-$249?
Along with his recent research note addressing Apple's notebook launch plans, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has also published a note examining Apple's iPad prospects.
In particular, Kuo looks to the iPad mini as the future ofShow More Summary
Notebook Refresh to Be Highlight of WWDC, Non-Retina MacBook Pro to Continue?
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new report forecasting that the product highlight of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which kicks off on June 10, will be the introduction of new models of the company's MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lines based on Intel's latest Haswell processors. Show More Summary
Apple 'Hitting the Road' With New Tech Talks Tour for Developers This Fall
Apple today announced on its developer news website that it will be "hitting the road" with individual Tech Talk sessions for developers this fall (via The Next Web). The news comes a day after tickets for the company's Worldwide Developers...Show More Summary
Apple Again Solicits Cupertino Neighbors for Feedback on 'Campus 2' Project
Earlier this week, Apple filed another revised plan for its "Campus 2" project in Cupertino, a new headquarters for the company focused on a massive ring-shaped building and designed to house 13,000 employees.
In line with that revised...Show More Summary
Apple's New Corporate Controller Luca Maestri Receives Stock Rights Worth $15 Million
Former Xerox CFO Luca Maestri officially joined Apple as Corporate Controller in late February and a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published earlier today reveals that he received 38,091 restricted stock units...Show More Summary
Odd iMessage Bug Truncates Last Word of Certain Text Phrases
As noted by The Verge, a strange iMessage bug is causing the final word of certain phrases sent via Messages to an iPhone to be invisible to both the message sender and the recipient.
When the following two phrases are sent using iMessage,...Show More Summary
Customer Loyalty Could Drive iPhone Market Share Gains for Years
Apple's market share of the worldwide smartphone market may have slipped, but a new Yankee Group survey (via AllThingsD) shows some promising data points for the company.
In a survey of 16,000 U.S. smartphone users, the company found...Show More Summary
Apple's Share of Smartphone Market Slips as Smartphones Outsell Feature Phones for First Time
Research firm IDC yesterday released its estimates on worldwide mobile phone sales for the first quarter of 2013, showing Apple losing some ground in the smartphone market with only 6.6% year-over-year growth compared to 41.6% growth for the entire market. Show More Summary
Charity Auction Bids for Coffee With Tim Cook Pass $500,000
With a flurry of activity today, bidding on the charity auction for a coffee meeting with Tim Cook at Apple's headquarters has passed $500,000, nearly doubling the previous record for a CharityBuzz "experience" auction set last yearShow More Summary
Apple Adds 'Learn More About In-App Purchases' Feature to iPad App Store
As noted by AppAdvice, Apple yesterday added a new "Learn More About In-App Purchases" feature to the iPad version of the App Store, marking yet another step in the company's efforts to make users aware that some free and paid apps may...Show More Summary