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NEWS ABOUT: Apple

Apple stories: 400 news summaries

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(Newser) - Apple is preparing a foray into the “netbook” market, AppleInsider reports. The computer company has put out feelers to parts suppliers in a bid to create a web-connected, 7- to- 10-inch tablet one analyst thinks will retail for $500-$700. “It is increasingly clear that Apple is investing more... More »

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iPhone • Apple • development • 3G wireless networks • Netbooks • mobile devices • Jay-ZTV • tablet computer

OPINION

 The Most Creative 
 Minds in Business 


May 19, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Creativity is a tough thing to put your finger on, but Fast Company takes a shot at picking world’s top 100 business innovators. The first five:
  • Jonathan Ive: Apple’s design chief—responsible for the iPhone, iPod, MacBook, and iMac—ushered in an era of “design perfection”
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business • Apple • list • Disney • Netflix • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • electric cars • Shai Agassi • Melinda Gates • creativity • Jonathan Ive • Reed Hastings • Rich Ross

(Newser) - Sprint will launch the much-ballyhooed Palm Pre smartphone June 6, two days before the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Though this year’s WWDC isn’t expected to produce any new hardware, John Biggs writes for TechCrunch, the scheduling of the Pre launch is connected … probably. Though unlikely, Biggs... More »

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iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Sprint • mobile phones • Palm Pre • Worldwide Developers Conference • product launch

(Newser) - Apple CEO Steve Jobs won’t deliver the keynote speech at an event many thought would mark his return from a health-related leave of absence, the Telegraph reports. An Apple VP will speak in Jobs’ usual spot at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8. Jobs, on medical leave, could... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • hormones • consumer electronics • Phil Schiller • Jay-ZTV • health problem • Worldwide Developers Conference

Apple Cans 'Jesusizer' iPhone App

'Me So Holy' makers accuse company of being overly sensitive

May 12, 09 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has rejected an iPhone application that lets users put their faces on images of Jesus and other religious figures, Wired reports. The company—crucified in the press last month for approving the "Baby Shaker" app—told the makers of "Me So Holy" that the app contained objectionable... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Jesus Christ • iPhone applications • Jay-ZTV

Pentagon Backs iPhone,
iPod Apps for Combat Troops

Pentagon develops apps for ubiquitous Apple devices

May 11, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - With more than 30,000 third-party applications now available for the iPhone and iPod touch, a new organization is getting into the game: the American military. As the Independent reports, the Pentagon thinks Apple's gadgets are ideal for "network centric warfare" and is funding projects for everything from translation... More »

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technology • Pentagon • iPhone • Apple • US military • iPod • iPod Touch • Iraq war • iPhone applications • Afghanistan war • App Store • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Apple is closing in on a $700 million, all-cash deal to buy Twitter, Gawker reports. Silicon Valley sources say an agreement could be announced as early as next month at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and the iPhone is reportedly the force behind the deal: Its users already post... More »

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social networking • Microsoft • iPhone • mergers and acquisitions • Facebook • Apple • Twitter

Curve Grabs
Top Spot as Best-Selling Smartphone

BlackBerry zooms past iPhone with giveaways

May 5, 09 1:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Blackberry Curve has overtaken the iPhone to become America's best-selling smartphone, Ars Technica reports. First-quarter figures from research firm NPD reveal that the iPhone fell into second place for the first time since the iPhone 3G was launched last summer, according to first-quarter figures from research firm NRD. BlackBerry... More »

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Verizon • iPhone • Research In Motion • Apple • BlackBerry • smartphones • Curve 8900 • BlackBerry Curve

Apple Builds New Team of
Chip Gurus

Hires hint that company is plotting to create its own, secret circuits

Apr 30, 09 1:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has been steadily assembling a team of experts with the capability to design the company's own brand of chips, the Wall Street Journal reports. Insiders say the move—a major shift in strategy—will help Apple design new, exclusive features for its gadgets, and will eliminate the need for... More »

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Apple • computer chip • microprocessors • silicon chip • chip • PA Semi

(Newser) - Apple CEO Steve Jobs was too ill to attend a California town council meeting last night over the fate of a historic home he owns in Woodside, the San Jose Mercury News reports. “I don't think he would be strong enough if we were here until 1 am,... More »

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California • Steve Jobs • Apple • illness • Woodside • council meeting • historic preservation

(Newser) - Microsoft and Verizon are in talks to launch a smartphone on the carrier’s network early next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The phone would likely run on a souped-up version of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system, and have access to Windows Marketplace, its version of Apple’s... More »

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Microsoft • wireless • Verizon • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Windows Mobile • Windows Marketplace • competitor • Droid phones • Verizon Droid price • Verizon Droid review

 Verizon May Get 
 iPhone in 2010 

Deal could come through when AT&T's exclusive rights expire next year

Apr 27, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple is in talks about developing an iPhone for Verizon’s wireless network—with possible deployment next year, USA Today reports. Currently, the iPhone is only available on AT&T’s GSM network, which is incompatible with Verizon’s CDMA operation. AT&T has exclusive US rights to the... More »

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Verizon • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • AT&T • mobile devices • iPhone 3G • GSM • CDMA

MARKET Open

 Stocks, Earnings Both Mixed 


Apr 23, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks barely budged at the open, after a good quarter from Apple and a lousy one from UPS. The Dow fluctuated between gains and losses, and was recently down 13 points. The S&P and Nasdaq were similarly flat. Apple rose 3% after beating expectations with a 15% earnings jump.... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • JetBlue • Apple • Nasdaq • corporate earnings • S&P 500

Experts: Apple's First Worm Nothing to Fret About

'Groundbreaking' Mac virus only affects a few thousand users

Apr 23, 09 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Malware that hijacks Macs has shown up for the first time, but it shouldn't be cause for panic, an expert tells the Globe & Mail. The malware, nicknamed iBotNet, only affects a few thousand users who downloaded a pirated copy of iWork and it's not spreading from computer to computer,... More »

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Apple • Macintosh • Symantec • Trojan viruses • malware • botnet • iBotNet

Apple Yanks 'Baby Shaker' iPhone App

Game to shut baby up met stunned outcry from children's groups

Apr 23, 09 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - An iPhone application urging users to shake a virtual baby to death to shut it up has been pulled after an unsurprising outcry from child welfare groups, reports the San Jose Mercury News reports. A representative for Apple—which is nearing its billionth app download—refused to comment on how... More »

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iPhone • Apple • child abuse • game • iPhone applications

(Newser) - Steve Jobs may be on the sidelines—at least in theory—but Apple is showing no signs of a letdown. The company's quarterly profit surged 15% on strong sales of iPhones and iPods, the Wall Street Journal reports. Jobs, reportedly still very much calling the shots during his medical leave,... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • profits • corporate earnings

 iPhone Tilts Gaming Industry 


Apr 13, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The videogame industry, recently geared toward churning out bigger and bigger blockbusters, is shrinking its ambitions down to iPhone size, the Los Angeles Times reports. Thanks to Apple’s App Store, the iPhone and iPod Touch have become surprisingly popular gaming devices—and developers have taken notice. Electronic Arts, for... More »

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iPhone • Nintendo • Apple • iPod Touch • Electronic Arts • video games • App Store • Nintendo DSi

ANALYSIS

 Microsoft 
 to Apple: 
 Bring It On 


Apr 11, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - With its snazzy ads and iPhone groupies, Apple has been winning the Mac vs. PC wars, but Microsoft is ready to strike back, Peter Burrows writes in BusinessWeek. Positioning itself as a cheaper alternative, the company has launched its own slate of “uncharacteristically cool” TV ads and is offering... More »

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Microsoft • iPhone • Apple • Linux • tv ads • consumers

Insiders: Jobs Still Steering Apple From Home

Sick CEO still handling firms products, strategies

Apr 11, 09 6:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs is keeping a firm grip on the goings-on at Apple despite being on medical leave, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. The chief executive's stand-in, Tim Cook, is handling the day-to-day running of the firm, but Jobs has been working on strategies and products from home, especially the... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • CEO • Apple • Tim Cook

(Newser) - Apple has sold 928 million programs to mobile users and plans to celebrate its billionth App Store download by awarding a random customer a huge haul of merchandise, CNET reports. The lucky customer will walk away with a MacBook Pro, a 32GB iPod Touch, and a $10,000 iTunes gift... More »

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iPhone • iTunes • Facebook • Apple • digital downloads • iTunes Store • iPod Touch • software applications • App Store • MacBook Pro • Crash Bandicoot

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