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Apple looks to make watch-like device that works as a smartphone
Apple is testing a watch-like device which could perform some smartphone functions, US media reports said Monday. The New York Times reported that the maker of iPhones and iPads is experimenting with a curved-glass device, which could incorporate a bendable display glass developed by US manufacturer Corning. The Times, which…
DOJ settles with final publisher in Apple e-book price fixing case
US authorities said Friday they reached a settlement with Macmillan, the last of five publishing firms accused of colluding with Apple in an e-book price-fixing conspiracy. The Justice Department said in a statement that with the five publishers having settled, the case will proceed against Apple, and that a trial…
Hedge fund sues Apple over preferred stock value
US hedge fund Greenlight Capital Thursday filed suit against Apple as it boosted pressure on the tech giant to unleash to shareholders the value of its huge capital stockpile. Greenlight sued the maker of iPhones and iPads to block a shareholder vote that includes a proposal, supported by management, to…
Apple announces 25 billionth download in iTunes store
Apple on Wednesday announced that the number of digital songs downloaded from its iTunes Store has topped 25 billion. The 25 billionth song bought from the online shop was a “Monkey Drums” remix by Chase Buch. Apple said that it was bought by a German man who will be getting…
Tablets made up a third of worldwide computer sales in fourth quarter of 2012
One-third of computers sold worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012 were tablets, according to a survey released Wednesday. The research firm Canalys said that with PCs and tablets combined, the market grew 12 percent year-on-year in the last three months to reach 134 million units. With its iPads and…
How to jailbreak your Apple iPhone 5
Want to jailbreak your Apple iPhone 5? Here's how. A few months after the iPhone 5 first hit shelves, the team over at Evad3rs has released the first jailbreak for Apple’s flagship phone. Jailbreaking, essentially, is the act of opening up your phone to non-Apple-approved apps and extensions. A “jailbroken”…
Apple unveils iPad with twice the storage capacity
Apple Tuesday unveiled a new iPad with twice the storage capacity as the existing model in an effort to score business with companies that share large amounts of data. Apple’s new iPad will have a capacity of 128 gigabytes compared with the current model, which comes with different memory capacities…
Android and Apple have ‘duopoly’ in world smartphone market
Android and Apple smartphones captured a whopping 92 percent of global sales in the fourth quarter, giving the two systems an effective duopoly, a research firm said Monday. Strategy Analytics said global smartphone shipments grew 38 percent annually to reach 217 million units in the fourth quarter, to bring annual…
Apple onshores jobs and announces Silicon Valley factory
Apple on Friday listed a Silicon Valley facility as a location where the California company’s Macintosh computers are assembled. The addition to Apple’s list of final assembly plants came less than two months after chief executive Tim Cook vowed to shift some computer manufacturing from China to the United States…
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