Apple News

APPLE NEWS

Dec 31, 2012

Limited Time Offer: Learn how to create successful iPhone apps? [Freebie]

Megan Lopez

Did you know that there are over 500,000 applications available in the iTunes store? Better still, did you know that only about 5,000 of those apps are profitable? Most independent developers can’t

APPLE NEWS

Dec 27, 2012

Apple’s Online Customer Satisfaction Rating Drops to Four-Year Low

Rounak Jain

Analytics firm ForeSee released the results of its customer survey, ranking various online retailers based on their satisfaction ratings through the holiday season. Apple’s satisfaction ratings amongst the survey takers saw a significant dip

APPLE NEWS

Dec 17, 2012

Jeremy Allaire’s Wishful Thinking About an Apple Television

Tris Hussey

AllThingsD published an op-ed piece by Jeremy Allaire CEO of Brightcove with the engaging title "All I Want for Xmas Is My Apple TV", which goes on to describe what an Apple Television set

APPLE NEWS

Dec 15, 2012

Foxconn Factories and Dorms Haven’t Improved, Could Even Be Worse

Tris Hussey

French investigative program Envoyé Spécial has posted several videos secretly shot at Foxconn showing that conditions there haven’t improved, as much as Apple would like us to believe. From the Envoyé Spécial

GAMES

Dec 14, 2012

Angry Birds and all other Rovio iPad Games $0.99 For a Limited Time

Tris Hussey

Yesterday I caved and bought Angry Birds Star Wars. I didn't think I'd like it, but I do. I should have waited until today though because Rovio has just made all it's

APPLE NEWS

Dec 12, 2012

Apple Won’t Make a TV, They Will Make a Better Cable Box

Tris Hussey

From the "rumor that just won't die department", the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is working with component suppliers in Asia to test several TV set designs. Not to dash everyone's

IPHONE 5

Dec 11, 2012

iPhone 5 Helps Apple to Grab 27% Of Global LTE Device Market

Jason

Apple has joined the LTE party quite late with the launch of iPhone 5 in September, but that hasn't stopped it from gaining a substantial market share of the global LTE device market. According

APPLE NEWS

Nov 29, 2012

First Look Video Walkthrough of iTunes 11

Tris Hussey

You know by now that iTunes 11 is out and hopefully you've seen the screenshots and first impressions we posted, now we have the first video walkthrough of iTunes 11 in action. Yep, it

IPHONE 5

Nov 26, 2012

iPhone 5 Shipping Estimates Drop To 1 Week In Some Countries

Jason

Supplies of the iPhone 5 continue to improve because estimated ship times are down to just 1 week in the some countries. We just received a tip from our reader that the shipping estimates in

APPLE NEWS

Nov 25, 2012

Jailbreaking as a Career Path to Being a Spy

Tris Hussey

As the newest (and best in my opinion) Bond movie Skyfall illustrates, spying today is as much about mastering technology as it is about mastering a Walther PPK. A couple articles today caught my eye

APPLE NEWS

Nov 20, 2012

Getting started with 1Password

Mike Vardy

We live in an online world – and it is a world filled with passwords. Passwords to manage our bank accounts, shop online, log into our email accounts and social networks, and a slew of other

APPLE NEWS

Nov 19, 2012

AC/DC Music Now Available On The iTunes Store

Rounak Jain

Apple today announced that popular rock band AC/DC’s entire music catalog is now available for purchase from the iTunes Store, either in the form of single tracks or entire albums. AC/DC’s

APPLE NEWS

Nov 18, 2012

Great Stories of Steve Jobs As a Regular Guy

Rounak Jain

Steve Jobs was known to have quite a personality within Apple, as documented in his biography as well as the countless incidents recounted by former and current Apple employees on the internet. But his personality

APPLE NEWS

Nov 16, 2012

The 2012 Election Was a Turning Point for the Second Screen and News Broadcasting

Tris Hussey

The election is over, but some of the effects of the election will be felt for years and years to come. And I don’t mean the results of the election, either. I mean how

IPHONE APPS

Nov 15, 2012

Best iPad News Apps

Tris Hussey

If there is one thing that is great on an iPad it’s reading…stuff. Books, RSS feeds, and the news in general. The question is, then, what are the best apps for reading the

IPHONE APPS

Nov 14, 2012

Camera+ Brings Operation ÜberCam to Life with Front Flash, Level Indicators, and much more

Tris Hussey

There is a reason why Camera+ stays at the top of camera app picks, tap tap tap keeps making the app better and better with each major update. Granted, sometimes it's a while between

APPLE NEWS

Nov 13, 2012

Apple Holiday Gift Guide is Out—What’s on Your Wish List?

Tris Hussey

Have you been naughty or nice? Better think on that because the Apple gift guide is out and there are lots of things that would be great gifts for any Apple fan. Oh the holidays.

APPLE NEWS

Nov 10, 2012

Apple Will Pay $21 Million to Use Swiss Clock Design

Tris Hussey

According to AFP and other sources, Apple will reportedly pay over $20 million dollars to continue to use the iconic Swiss railway clock design in the iPad clock. Though we knew a settlement was coming,

APPLE NEWS

Nov 8, 2012

Infographic: Worst Cities for Smartphone Theft

Tris Hussey

If you live in Philadelphia, Seattle, or Oakland you better keep tabs on your smartphone, because according to Lookout, those are the top three cities for smartphone loss/theft. Not to mention Micro-Max.com

APPLE NEWS

Nov 4, 2012

Apple Accused Of Hiding Samsung Apology On Its UK Website [Updated]

Jason

We thought the controversy over the "Samsung apology" in U.K. would have finally been buried after Apple posted the revised "Samsung didn't copy iPad" statement on its website yesterday and also acknowledged that

APPLE NEWS

Nov 1, 2012

Safari, iPhoto, & Aperture Updated in Mac App Store

Tris Hussey

Apple couldn't let iOS have all the fun today! Safari has been bumped to 6.0.2, iPhoto to 9.4.2, and Aperture to 3.4.2 today with a raft of security

APPLE NEWS

Oct 30, 2012

Apple Shake Up Shows That Tim Cook Is Leading Apple

Tris Hussey

When Tim Cook took over for Steve Jobs, we all knew he could run Apple what we didn't know is if he could lead Apple. Yesterday's shake up certainly says to the world:

APPLE NEWS

Oct 29, 2012

Scott Forstall and John Browett Leaving Apple [Updated]

Tris Hussey

Looks like today is big shakeup day at Apple. Scott Forstall (head of iOS) and John Browett (head of Retail) are both leaving Apple with Jony Ive, Eddy Cue, Craig Federighi, and Bob Mansfield taking

IPAD MINI

Oct 23, 2012

Big Picture: What Does Today’s Apple Event Mean?

Tris Hussey

Well that was exciting wasn’t it? If you missed the event (it was live streamed this time!) you should be able to watch it here, but for those of us who did watch the

IPAD 4

Oct 23, 2012

Tweaked iPad 3 To Come With Upgraded FaceTime Camera?

Jason

Apple is widely speculated to release a tweaked version of iPad 3 alongside the smaller and cheaper iPad at the media event on Tuesday. BGR has posted photos, which it claims are of the tweaked

APPLE NEWS

Oct 21, 2012

Learn How To Make Apps That Look As Good As They Work [Freebie]

Tris Hussey

I wasn’t sure what this freebie was about this morning. Was it how to make an app? Was it how to market your app? Both are really crucial things to having a successful app.

IPHONE 6

Oct 17, 2012

Apple To Hold Conference For MFI Partners To Cover Guidelines For Lightning Connector

Jason

TechCrunch reports that Apple is planning to hold a conference in Shenzen, China for its Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad (MFI) program partners on November 7 and November 8. According to the report, Apple will

IPAD MINI

Oct 4, 2012

Why Apple Really Needs The iPad mini and it makes sense

Tris Hussey

This is part two of my iPad mini rumor opinion piece. In part one I took the “Apple doesn’t need the iPad mini and shouldn’t make it” stance. In this post I’m

IOS

Oct 2, 2012

App Store Painfully Slow in iOS 6? Here’s a Tip to Fix It

Jason

Has the App Store become painfully slow after upgrading to iOS 6? Apple has revamped the App Store app in iOS 6, but that's not the reason for the performance issue, it's also

APPLE NEWS

Oct 2, 2012

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak on Apple Without Steve Jobs, Jailbreaking, Patent Wars & More

Jason

Steve Wozniak - Apple's co-founder took some time out to answer questions from Slashdot's readers on topics ranging from his feelings about Apple, if the company can survive and/or flourish without Steve