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Apple stories: 400 news summaries

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(Newser) - For all the iPhone’s bells and whistles, it doesn’t mesh well with Gmail. While users of Palm Pre and Android smartphones get instant “push” notification of new email, iPhone users have to manually “pull” messages off Google’s server. A simple new app may finally bring... More »

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Google • email • iPhone • Apple • Gmail • application • smartphones • App Store • email push

 Teen Hackers Foil 
 New iPhone Limits 

Hackers use school vacation to best Apple's engineers and 'jailbreak' new phone

Jul 7, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of teenage thorns in Apple's side have been the first to release "jailbreak" software for the latest iPhone 3GS, the Wall Street Journal reports. The hackers, in the latest round of what Steve Jobs calls "a cat-and-mouse game with his top engineers," created software that... More »

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iPhone • hacker • Apple • unlock iPhone • iPhone applications • iPhone 3G

(Newser) - Lost amid the hoopla over the new iPhone 3GS is an annoying flaw: its battery rarely gets through the day without pooping out. Apple's website now advises users to temporarily shut down certain features, including the 3G network itself, to prolong battery life, reports the Los Angeles Times. Battery life... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • battery • smartphones • iPhone 3GS

OPINION

 Back to the Stone Age: 
 Teen Trades iPod for Walkman 

Teen trades his Apple for a Sony for 1 week

Jun 29, 09 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of the debut 30 years ago this week of the Sony Walkman, 13-year old Scott Campbell tried using the device for a week in place of his iPod. Campbell found the gadget took some getting used to, he writes for the BBC: “It took me three days... More »

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music • Apple • iPod • Sony • digital music • portable media players • cassette tape

(AP) - Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a five-and-a-half-month medical leave, during which he received a liver transplant. Jobs, 54, is working from Apple's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters "a few days a week" and working from home the remaining days, an Apple spokesman said today. More »

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Steve Jobs • CEO • Apple • pancreatic cancer • liver transplants • Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute

Apple Gives Thumbs-Up to iPhone Porn

Parental controls remove barriers to scantily clad women

Jun 25, 09 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone’s 3.0 software development kit has brought a major new feature with it: porn. Because the new gadget comes with built-in parental controls, Apple is permitting nudity in its apps, TechCrunch reports. One existing app, “Hottest Girls,” has already added topless content. It’s now... More »

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iPhone • nudity • pornography • Apple • nude photo • soft porn • iPhone applications

tech review

 Sealed-Battery Macs 
 Earn High Marks 

Batteries can't be replaced, but few do so anyway

Jun 25, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Removable notebook batteries are convenient in theory, but hardly anyone actually replaces them. Apple and other firms are responding with sealed-in batteries, which, Apple says, can be bigger and thus last longer. Walter Mossberg ran his “own harsh battery test” on the new MacBook Pros and found their sealed-in... More »

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Walt Mossberg • Apple • battery • laptop • tech review • MacBook Pro • MacBook • notebooks

OPINION

Steve Jobs Is a Bald-Faced Liar

'Nutritional problem'
a crock, and Apple should face SEC over health deception

Jun 24, 09 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs’ life was in danger before his liver transplant, and he “straight-out” lied about it, writes Dana Blankenhorn for ZDNet. In a January letter, Jobs said he had a “nutritional problem”; that letter “was a lie from beginning to end.” Now, Apple admits its founder... More »

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Steve Jobs • health • Apple • lying • liver transplants • Securities and Exchange Commission

Liver Transplant Hospital Bullish on Jobs' Prognosis

Transplant center denies Apple boss jumped waiting list

Jun 24, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Tennessee hospital has confirmed that Steve Jobs received a new liver there earlier this year, reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The Apple boss "is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis," said officials at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, who issued a press release with Jobs'... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • Tennessee • liver • liver transplants

Jobs' Stand-In
Is Apple's
New Star

Tim Cook may now be a more important player than his returning boss

Jun 23, 09 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs is slated to return to Apple this month—he’s already been sighted at the office—but in his absence Tim Cook has made a name for himself, becoming a vital commodity Apple needs to keep, the Wall Street Journal reports. “At this point, losing Tim... More »

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Steve Jobs • CEO • Apple • Tim Cook

 Steve Jobs 
 Back at Work 

CEO spotted back on campus after 6 months absence on medical leave

Jun 23, 09 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs was back on the job at Apple yesterday after a six month medical leave for a liver transplant, according to CNBC. Company officials haven't been responding to phone calls and emails seeking to confirm Jobs' whereabouts, but the CEO was spotted by employees at Apple headquarters. More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • medical leave

Jobs Had Liver Transplant 
2 Months Ago

Apple boss still expected to return to work this month

Jun 20, 09 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs had a liver transplant in Tennessee about 2 months ago, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Apple boss, who has been on medical leave since January for an undisclosed medical condition, is recovering well and is expected to return to work later this month. Jobs will likely "... More »

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cancer • Steve Jobs • Apple • transplant • pancreatic cancer

tech review

Don't Go Buy Another iPhone, Just Get OS 3.0

New model is faster, but upgraded system offers plenty of perks

Jun 17, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple launched its new iPhone operating system today, two days ahead of the 3G S model, begging the question whether existing users should fork out $200 for new hardware. “Faster circuitry makes a huge difference,” David Pogue writes for the New York Times, though Walt Mossberg, in the... More »

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technology • cell phones • Walt Mossberg • Apple • iPhone 3G • David Pogue

Ex-Apple Exec Takes Over
at Palm

Rubinstein will be
new CEO as company goes after iPhone

Jun 10, 09 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Palm shuffled its top leadership today as it continues to zero in on Apple and the iPhone. Jon Rubinstein, who led Apple's iPod division before jumping to Palm in 2007, will take over as CEO and chairman from Ed Colligan, who is resigning after 16 years. "Colligan's departure means... More »

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CEO • Apple • smartphones • Palm • Palm Pre • Jon Rubinstein

ANALYSIS

 iPhone Competitors 
 Close In on Apple 


Jun 10, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Until recently, the iPhone ruled the smartphone roost, but a new crop of competitors could threaten Apple’s bottom line, Jon Fortt writes for Fortune. AT&T, the sole iPhone carrier, pays Apple $300 for every new customer. Until now, paying for the privilege made sense, because AT&T... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Google phone • smartphones • Google Android • AT&T • mobile phones • Palm Pre

(Newser) - The iPhone itself isn’t in a class by itself as far as smartphones are concerned, Farhad Manjoo writes for Slate—but the App Store makes it unbeatable. Apple boasts more than 50,000 applications, and the rate is increasing; Google’s Android operating system only supports 5,000. “... More »

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Internet • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Google Android • iPhone applications • App Store • mobile phones

MARKETS

 Banks Rally Late; Dow Up 1 


Jun 8, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The market was level today as financials awaited notice of which companies would be allowed to pay back TARP funds, the Wall Street Journal reports. The good news contrasted with a drop-off in commodities and a poor performance by Apple, which announced new iPhones, laptops, and operating systems. The Dow... More »

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stock market • NASDAQ • iPhone • New York Stock Exchange • Dow Jones • Apple • financial markets • S&P 500 • TARP

(Newser) - Apple unveiled a slew of new goodies at its annual developers conference today, including a price drop on the basic model iPhone from $199 to $99. The New York Times dishes the details:
  • The new iPhone 3G S is faster, has vastly improved battery life and camera specs (it
... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • price • MacBook Pro • Worldwide Developers Conference • WWDC

MARKET Open

 Stocks Drop as Yields Rise 


Jun 8, 09 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks sunk at the open today, as traders demanded and got higher yields on government debt. The Dow tumbled 73% points, while the Nasdaq fell 1%, the S&P dropped 0.8%, and commodities retreated. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes, by contrast, moved up to 3.85%. Apple, meanwhile,... More »

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stock market • Apple

 Jobs Set to Return to Apple 

After sick leave, CEO 'coming along'

Jun 5, 09 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs will likely return to Apple this month as planned, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal, leading some to wonder whether he’ll make a surprise appearance at Apple’s yearly software developers’ conference next week, where a new iPhone is expected to be debuted. Either way, Jobs’ time... More »

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Steve Jobs • health • iPhone • CEO • Apple

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