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U.S. viewers can watch Super Bowl on Mac, iOS

Feb 5, 2012 9:20 pm

U.S. viewers can watch Sunday's Super Bowl on either their Macs or their iPad. [more]

ARM-Based MacBook Air Unlikely Based on Analyst Talk with Tim Cook

Feb 5, 2012 12:24 am

There had been some interesting claims last year that Apple had been actively testing an ARM (A5) based MacBook Air. The ARM processor is the same one that is used in the iPhone and iPad. An ARM-based MacBook Air, however, would raise a number of questions about what kind of device it might... [more]

MacOS KenDensed: Patent Wars & Microsoft, Buyer of iPads

Feb 4, 2012 8:24 pm

What do you get when you have patents of money and piles of money? Apple versus the world in patent fights, Microsoft paying for iPads in schools, and lots of iPhones. That, and Mac OS Ken’s Ken Ray with plenty of opinions. [more]

Product News: Apple Addresses iBooks Textbook Issues with App Update

Feb 4, 2012 1:27 am

Apple released iBooks 2.0.1 for the iPhone and iPad on Friday to address a problem where some iBooks textbooks failed to open. [more]

Briefly: Wallee Headrest, Security Locker for iPad launched

Feb 3, 2012 10:50 pm

StudioProper has released a new iPad stand designed for in-car use. The Wallee Headrest can be attached to any car seat and positioned either on the back of a headrest or in a central position between the front seats. Support is also offered for holding the device in both portrait and landscape... [more]

Under the Gavel: Motorola patents trump Apple in Germany

Feb 3, 2012 9:00 pm

Motorola has won a pair of injunctions against Apple in Germany, one against certain iPhones and iPads, and another against push email in iCloud. But the bigger question is whether this means war between Apple and Google at last. [more]

Apple Scores with Digital Textbooks and App

Feb 3, 2012 8:40 pm

USA Today reviewer Edward C. Baig describes his experience using the first Multi-Touch digital textbooks published for the iBooks 2 for iPad app, noting that they are “engaging in ways that were simply not possible with the textbooks I grew up with.” Baig likes the portability, updatability,... [more]

Quick Look Review: AirPort Utility 6 for Lion is for Beginners

Feb 3, 2012 8:10 pm

Apple’s Airport Utility, version 6.0 introduces a graphical look that mimics that of the iPad version. But it also loses some functionality compared to the 5.x version. [more]

Analyst: Apple likely uninterested in ARM-based MacBooks

Feb 3, 2012 7:35 pm

Apple is likely uninterested in building a MacBook Air with an ARM-based processor, says Citigroup's Richard Gardner. The analyst met with Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer at the company's Cupertino campus on Thursday, when among other things Cook repeated a view that iOS expansion... [more]

DealNN roundup: refurb. 64GB iPad 2, reduced to $729

Feb 3, 2012 6:25 pm

Today's deals from DealNN include price breaks on iPads, external hard drives, and more. Apple.com is currently offering sales on a wide range of refurbished iPads, one of which is the refurb. 64GB iPad 2 that includes both Wi-Fi and 3G support, HD video recording, dual-core A5 processing chip,... [more]

iTunes Match bug replaces explicit songs with censored versions; Apple working on issue

Feb 3, 2012 6:09 pm

The iPad faces little competition among corporations... [more]

Readdle adds Remarks to growing field of note-taking apps

Feb 3, 2012 5:50 pm

Readdle has launched Remarks, a new note-taking app for the iPad. The application lets users share notes with collaborators or view the documents as PDFs on their home computer. [more]

German court suspends injunction; all iPad and iPhone models to return for online sale in Germany shortly

Feb 3, 2012 5:20 pm

A German court has suspended an injunction that prevented Apple from selling... [more]

Apple gets suspension of Motorola's injunction, sales resume

Feb 3, 2012 5:15 pm

Motorola's German ban against Apple was short-lived Friday after the court suspended the ban following an appeal. Apple in a statement hours later told SlashGear that it would have iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and 3G iPads back on Germany's online Apple Store soon. The iOS device builder reiterated... [more]

Avid packs a prosumer video editor into Apple’s iPad 2

Feb 3, 2012 5:13 pm

Avid grabbed some notice in consumer circles with a new offering for Apple's iPad 2... [more]

News: Apple Overturns German Injunction, Resumes iPhone Sales

Feb 3, 2012 4:55 pm

In what’s turning out to be a day dominated by new of Apple and Motorola’s patent fight, Apple has managed to get an injunction suspended that had blocked the sale of the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPad 2 with 3G support in Germany. Apple pulled the devices from its online store in... [more]

Outside of Apple, IBM may be the largest Apple deployment in the world

Feb 3, 2012 4:17 pm

Big Blue has 30,000 employees sporting iPhones, 10,000 toting iPads... [more]

Apple Pulls All 3G Devices Except iPhone 4S from German Online Store Following Motorola Patent Win

Feb 3, 2012 3:11 pm

Bloomberg reports that Apple has removed all non-iPhone 4S devices with 3G technology from its German online store following a win by Motorola in the ongoing patent dispute between the two companies. The devices, which include the 3G iPad 2, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS, remain available from... [more]

News: Motorola Ruling Halts Some iPhone Sales in Germany

Feb 3, 2012 3:02 pm

Apple has stopped selling the iPhone 3G and iPhone 4 through its online store in Germany following a ruling that the company is violating wireless communication patents owned by Motorola. Apple’s online store also stopped sales of the iPad 2 with 3G support. [more]

Apple removes iPads, iPhones from German online store due to Motorola injunction based on FRAND patent

Feb 3, 2012 3:01 pm

There are two big Apple-Motorola news items from Germany today... [more]

Review: iBooks Author fashions multimedia books for the iPad

Feb 3, 2012 2:30 pm

If you plan to create a book solely for the iBookstore, and you’re not concerned about other ebook platforms, iBooks Author stands above any other option currently available. [more]

Motorola wins two significant legal victories against Apple

Feb 3, 2012 12:20 pm

Motorola has scored two significant victories against Apple in Germany, the result of two separate legal actions it has initiated in a Mannheim court, according to FOSS Patents. The first of the two cases dates back to a decision handed down in December where Motorola won an injunction against... [more]

Briefly: Word Lens gains French support, FMC iPad training

Feb 2, 2012 9:00 pm

Quest Visual has updated its augmented reality translation tool, Word Lens, with the ability to translate between French and English. The software uses the device's built-in camera to identify text, and is capable of performing real-time translations without an internet connection. The app itself... [more]

Avid Studio offers video editing on the iPad

Feb 2, 2012 8:40 pm

Avid, the Massachusetts-based creator of pro-level hardware and software for multimedia production, has unveiled Avid Studio for iPad, a precision video editor. [more]

USA Today’s Baig: Apple scores with iPad textbooks and iBooks Author for Mac

Feb 2, 2012 8:28 pm

Two weeks ago, Apple declared its intention to be at the head of the class... [more]

Tip: Apple has no special event planned for February

Feb 2, 2012 7:50 pm

A new tip has downplayed the chance of Apple holding any event in February before the next iPad arrives. Historically accurate The Loop understood from insiders that there wouldn't be any event from Apple that month, "unusual or otherwise." Whether or not there was a March event... [more]

Kindle Fire users get more media, not as happy as iPad users

Feb 2, 2012 7:25 pm

Amazon Kindle Fire owners get more digital content, but aren't as happy as their iPad-using counterparts, ChangeWave found Thursday. About 29 percent said they would spend more in the next 90 days, a 10-point lead over those who didn't have the Android tablet. Even so, only 54 percent said they... [more]

No Apple Event Scheduled for February

Feb 2, 2012 7:17 pm

Earlier today, Japanese blog Macotakara claimed that Apple will be holding an "unusual" event in February, backtracking somewhat on its earlier claim of an early February iPad 3 event. The Loop's well-connected Jim Dalrymple now reports that Apple will not hold an event in February,... [more]

Apple's Town Hall Meeting Emphasized Corporate Philanthropy

Feb 2, 2012 7:06 pm

Last week, following Apple's blockbuster earnings report, the company held an internal town hall meeting with employees to discuss "exciting new things". While one piece of information about new employee hardware discounts did surface, little else from that meeting has made its way off of... [more]

Product News: Avid Releases Video Editor for iPad

Feb 2, 2012 5:47 pm

Avid released its Avid Studio video editing app for the iPad on Thursday. Along with video editing, the app includes animation support along with several effects. [more]

RUMOR: Apple to hold iPad 3 event in March, ‘unusual’ event in February

Feb 2, 2012 5:34 pm

The iPad 3 announcement and launch will both take places in March... [more]

Avid Studio comes to iPad

Feb 2, 2012 5:05 pm

Avid has released a new, scaled-down iPad version of its Avid Studio editing suite. Users assemble video clips in a Storyboard view, and use tools like the Precision Trimmer to make more exact cuts. Completed videos can also contain photos and audio; in every case, media is pulled either... [more]

The Week in iOS Accessories: There's always more

Feb 2, 2012 5:00 pm

After a busy January featuring new products at both Macworld/iWorld and the Consumer Electronics Show, there are still new accessories being made for your iPhone or iPad. Here's some of what caught our eye this week. [more]

Apple Poised to Benefit from U.S. Government's Five-Year Push for Digital Textbooks

Feb 2, 2012 4:55 pm

The Associated Press reports on a new initiative from the U.S. government to help push schools and textbook companies make the transition to digital textbooks over the next five years. With Apple pushing itself to the forefront of the digital textbook discussion with its iBooks Textbooks launch... [more]

Avid Takes on Apple's iMovie with Avid Studio for iPad

Feb 2, 2012 3:46 pm

While companies such as Avid and Adobe have attempted to capitalize on Apple's Final Cut Pro X missteps by wooing users in need of professional video editing and production software, AllThingsD notes that Avid is pushing forward on the mobile "prosumer" front with its just-launched Avid Studio... [more]

Rumor: Rumors Claim Strange Apple Event in February

Feb 2, 2012 2:54 pm

As if rumors of pending iPad and iPhone refreshes aren’t enough, a new rumor claims that Apple is planning a media event for early February. Instead of calling the even “special,” however, this event is being called “strange.” [more]

'Strange' event may precede iPad 3, iPhone 5 seen at WWDC

Feb 2, 2012 2:15 pm

Two tentative rumors on Thursday claimed to be outlining Apple's schedule for its 2012 iPad and iPhone updates. One claimed that Apple would have an actual third-generation iPad unveiling in March and ship that same month, but that it wouldn't be the only event in the near future. A... [more]

iPad 3 Event in March, An 'Unusual' Apple Event in February?

Feb 2, 2012 11:05 am

Japanese blog Macotakara has posted a follow-up to their previous claim of a February iPad 3 media event. The original report had claimed that Apple would hold an iPad 3 media event in February with product launch in March. We had expressed some doubts about the long lead time between event... [more]

Analyst Expects iPhone 5 to Launch at WWDC 2012 in June

Feb 2, 2012 10:31 am

The Commercial Times relays a report from Daiwa Securities that the iPhone 5 is expected to launch at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) to be held in June 2012. Daiwa Securities also claims that the iPhone 5 will utilize "glass to glass" touch panel technology which will benefit... [more]

New Sony CEO had to axe three iPad rival projects

Feb 2, 2012 5:25 am

A profile of Sony's soon-to-be CEO Kaz Hirai has revealed that he may have been instrumental to getting a credible iPad rival into the market. The Wall Street Journal look showed that, under Sony's traditional structure of independently operating divisions, four different segments of the company... [more]

Apple Invades Corporate Market with iPad

Feb 1, 2012 11:08 pm

Bloomberg’s Peter Burrows reports that Apple is making rapid headway selling into corporations — especially financial services and pharmaceutical firms. Burrows writes that Apple’s corporate sales are being driven chiefly by iPad, which “has become a standard business tool.” The article... [more]

Apple's Hiring of an Outsider is Out of Character

Feb 1, 2012 11:00 pm

Earlier this week, Tim Cook announced the hiring of John Browett to replace Ron Johnson as the Senior Vice President of Retail at Apple. After spending more than 10 years at Apple, building the world's most successful retail chain from scratch, Johnson was appointed CEO at JC Penney with the... [more]

Apple spent $4.6 billion on tablet chip parts in 2011

Feb 1, 2012 10:30 pm

Apple spent by far the most amount of money in buying tablet chips during 2011, says research firm IHS iSuppli. The company is said to have dished out $4.6 billion, easily trumping Samsung's $603 million, and HTC's $199 million. A recent Gartner estimate put Apple's total semiconductor... [more]

Most of your Apple iPhone and iPad was Made in the U.S.A.

Feb 1, 2012 10:23 pm

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been taking some heat lately... [more]

iPhone and iPad help make Apple the world’s largest semiconductor buyer

Feb 1, 2012 9:51 pm

Propelled by the red-hot appeal of items like Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad... [more]

Photos show iPad 3′s quad-core ‘A6′ processor, Wi-Fi and global LTE options

Feb 1, 2012 9:00 pm

From the data in the photos, which contain the output from an iPad 3... [more]

Apple Reportedly Investigating Television Set Components as Anticipation Builds

Feb 1, 2012 6:31 pm

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, whose long-standing claims of an Apple television set have been gaining steam in recent months as new rumors have surfaced in support of the idea, issued a research note late yesterday (via AppleInsider) discussing some new developments with Apple's work.... [more]

Purported iPad 3 code look shows new processor, world LTE

Feb 1, 2012 6:00 pm

A code delve by an insider claiming to BGR to have access to an iPad 3 prototype may have supported some of the previously mentioned but not always corroborated rumors. Using what appears to be an internal Apple tool known as iBoot, the source showed a new S5L8945X processor that appeared to... [more]

Photos of Debug Software Show Alleged Details of iPad 3 with Quad-Core A6 and LTE

Feb 1, 2012 5:27 pm

BGR reports that it has received from a source photos of what are claimed to be screenshots from Apple's iBoot development and debugging software for the bootrom showing details on an iPad 3. The screenshots, which show references to the known "J1" and "iPad3,1" code names, reveal that the... [more]

Samsung shows 'retina' tablet LCD, 2GHz chip before Apple

Feb 1, 2012 4:35 pm

Samsung has given a technology preview of how it will answer the third-generation iPad with the now more probable Galaxy Tab 11.6. The abstract demo shown to Phone Arena combined the extremely sharp 2560x1600 LCD with the upcoming 2GHz Exynos 5250 chip. The test both proved that the resolution... [more]

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