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Surge in Apple's iOS 7 Usage Revealed in Web Traffic Stats

While websites and developers have been seeing low levels of hits from iOS 7 devices for several months, as of last week we noticed a significant surge in such hits in our own logs. The hits come from

08-05-2013
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T-Mobile USA's iPhone 5 Sales Hit 500,000 Units

As part of its first quarter earnings release today, T-Mobile USA revealed that its iPhone 5 sales stand at approximately 500,000 units less than a month after the device debuted on the carrier. The c

08-05-2013
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Sharp Slated to Begin iPhone 5S Display Production in June

According to a new report from Japanese newspaper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun [Google Translation] (via AppleInsider) Sharp, one of Apple's primary display partners, will begin manufacturing LCD panels for

07-05-2013
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German Court Strikes Down Sections of Apple's Privacy Policy

A German court has ruled that eight provisions in Apple's privacy policy are inapplicable because they run afoul of German consumer protection laws, reports Bloomberg. The lawsuit, between Apple and

07-05-2013
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Foxconn's Push Into Televisions Hints at Preparation for Possible Apple Television

The New York Times reports on Foxconn's efforts to diversify its business, recognizing that while Apple is and will remain an important customer currently responsible for about 40% of Foxconn's revenu

07-05-2013
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Mass Production of Retina Displays for iPad Mini Expected to Start in June or July

Following a somewhat confusing report earlier this week in which NPD DisplaySearch analysts first indicated that a Retina iPad mini would not appear until the first quarter of 2014 before quickly issu

07-05-2013
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Apple Expands Crackdown on App Discovery Apps

Apple has been cracking down on app discovery resources in recent months, removing high profile apps like AppGratis for violating guideline 2.25, which states the following: "Apps that display Apps o

06-05-2013
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Apple Having Trouble Signing New Carriers Because of iPhone Subsidy and Minimum Purchase Requirements

Apple is missing the opportunity to reach 2.8 billion wireless customers because of their stringent requirements around minimum purchases of iPhones and price subsidies, according to a report from Bl

06-05-2013
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Adobe Announces New Creative Cloud Apps, Abandons Creative Suite

Adobe has decided to focus its resources on Creative Cloud and will not continue development on its Creative Suite software, reportsThe Next Web. While Creative Suite 6 will continue to be supported

06-05-2013
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Apple Leaps to #6 in Latest Fortune 500 Rankings

Fortune today released its annual "Fortune 500" list, a high-profile ranking of the largest companies in the United States ranked by revenue. In the new rankings, Apple has risen to #6 from its #17 sp

06-05-2013
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Display Analysts See Retina iPad Mini Updates Coming in 3Q 2013 and 1Q 2014

In a bit of a confusing sequence of events, CNET reports on claims from NPD DisplaySearch analysts who see Apple having two Retina iPad mini devices in the pipeline, including an initial launch in the

06-05-2013
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EU Antitrust Ruling Says Google Abusing Patent Position in German Lawsuit Against Apple

The New York Times reports that Google and its Motorola Mobility unit have been found to be abusing their patent dominance in 3G wireless networking technology by the European Commission. The ruling,

06-05-2013
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Apple's U.S. Smartphone Usage Share Approaches 40%

comScore today released the results of its monthly rolling survey of U.S. mobile phone users for the January-March period, showing that Apple's smartphone market share rose 2.7 points from December to

03-05-2013
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Smart TV Adoption Growing Rapidly, Market Ripe for Apple iTV

According to a new report from media research firm TDG (via GigaOM) 14% of households with broadband internet owned an Apple TV, Roku box, or similar streaming platform during a study in 2012. While

03-05-2013
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Apple's Lower-Cost iPhone As a 'Mid-End' Device

AllThingsD shares details on a new report from J.P. Morgan analysts Gokul Hariharan and Mark Moskowitz, who unsurprisingly argue that Apple's rumored lower-cost iPhone will still be a "mid-end" device

03-05-2013
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U.S. Cellular to Begin Offering Apple Products Later This Year

As part of its quarterly earnings release today, U.S. Cellular announced that it will begin carrying Apple products later this year, although the carrier offered no additional details on its plans."We

03-05-2013
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Apple Begins Countdown to 50 Billion App Store Downloads

Apple has posted a new contest on the App Store [Direct Link], offering a $10,000 gift card to whomever downloads the fifty billionth app from the App Store, similar to previous promotions. Apple

02-05-2013
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Google Employee Claims Google Now App Does Not Cause Significant Battery Impact

After Google Now was added to the Google Search app last week, many users began complaining that the app was draining battery by constantly accessing the iPhone’s Location Services. According to a

02-05-2013
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Apple Releases iOS 6.1.4 for iPhone 5 With New Speakerphone Audio Profile

Apple today released a minor iOS 6.1.4 update, bringing an updated audio profile for speakerphone. The new version, which arrives as Build 10B350, appears to only be for the iPhone 5. The update did

02-05-2013
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New Stolen Phone Database Having Little Effect on Thefts

A new national stolen phone database is having little effect on smartphone thefts in the U.S., according to an article in The New York Times. The country's four major carriers all contribute to the d

02-05-2013
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Intel Shares Details on New 'Iris' Integrated Graphics for Haswell Chips

As noted by The Verge, Intel late yesterday released details on its next-generation integrated graphics offerings arriving as part of the company's Haswell processor lineup. The new graphics options c

02-05-2013
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Adobe Shows Off Lightroom-Style Photo Editing for iPad

CNET reports on a sneak peek from Adobe product manager Tom Hogarty showing off the company's concept for Lightroom-style photo editing on the iPad. The app would rely on cloud-based connections to se

02-05-2013
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Apple Adds New 256 GB and 512 GB Flash Storage Options to iMac

Apple has added new storage options to its iMac lineup, allowing users to choose either a 256 GB or 512 GB flash storage drive as part of the order customization process. The new options are available

02-05-2013
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iOS 7 to Ship 'On Time' as OS X Engineers Pitch In

Renowned Apple journalist Jim Dalrymple has confirmed earlier reports that Apple has pulled engineers off OS X 10.9 in order to finish iOS 7 on time with a one word post: Yep.Jim Dalrymple (right) wit

01-05-2013
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iPhone on MetroPCS Not Imminent After T-Mobile Merger

T-Mobile's acquisition of MetroPCS was finalized today, but the merger will not bring the iPhone to MetroPCS customers in the near future. T-Mobile CEO John Legere, who spoke to AllThingsD, said it i

01-05-2013
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