Month: January 2014

Apple has debuted a number of posters at its Cupertino Headquarters to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Macintosh, with every employee who has ever worked for Apple listed in the order of their badge numbers. Some employees have already located their names, including Engineering Project Manager Michael Jurewitz. There I am! #30YearsOfMacpic.twitter.com/gQ9P1UP1CU — Michael…

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In an opposition filing on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice argues that Judge Denise Cote acted within her power when she assigned an external antitrust monitor to Apple, recommending the company’s appeal have the monitor removed be denied. More: continued here

To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the unveiling of the original Macintosh — tomorrow, January 24, 2014 — Macworld has published a lengthy interview with three Apple executives to discuss where the Mac has been, and where it is going. Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Software Engineering…

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Owners of Apple’s mid-range iPhone 5c can now have their handset’s cracked or otherwise non-functioning display replaced while they wait, rather than being forced to swap phones or send the device off to a remote repair center. More: continued here

Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent for a system that analyzes on-board, broadcast or streamed audio and visual media content to create a custom tailored playlist that can switch between sources to deliver an optimal user experience. More: continued here

Nest CEO Tony Fadell on Monday said no changes to his company’s privacy policies are planned "at this point," a qualification of a previous statement that promised collected user data would stay out of the hands of Google, which recently acquired Nest for $3.2 billion. More: continued here

The team behind the open source video player VLC released an updated iOS version through the iTunes app store on Monday that brings an iOS 7-optimized look to the app. The new version 2.2 also includes a number of new features, including support for streaming media […] More: continued here

Shipping estimates for new orders of stock configurations of the redesigned Mac Pro have now moved to March in many of Apple’s online stores around the world. The change in shipping estimates does not necessarily reflect a worsening supply situation given that estimates have been listed at “February” essentially since launch last month, but they…

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According to a report [Google Translate of cached version] from Korean publication Digital Daily that was published and then pulled (via G 4 Games), Apple has inked a deal with LG to provide flexible, plastic OLED displays for the company’s iWatch product. LG is allegedly the sole supplier of the 1.52-inch panels for Apple’s rumored…

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Managing an iTunes music library can still have its advantages. One such advantage is the ability to play your music library simultaneously across several different speaker systems all at one time. This guide will show you how. More: continued here

For a long time, I never thought I’d be able to give up my Mac as my primary personal computing device. But thanks to some advances in hardware and third-party app development, I’m ready to center my personal computing around the iPad. More: continued here

Apple may be close to releasing iOS 7.1 beta 4 to developers, according to a report by BGR. The new beta is reportedly in the hands of testing partners and is slated to be released to developers as soon as tomorrow. The beta will be the fourth of a reported six planned developer builds for…

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday issued Apple a patent for a touch pad that removes the traditional "clickable" integrated button, replacing it with four or more force sensors and an actuator to provide tactile feedback. More: continued here

Earlier today, Apple released the fourth beta of iOS 7.1 to developers, which included both bug fixes and a few new changes to the operating system. While iOS 71. beta 3 introduced several visual changes, iOS 7.1 beta 4 focused more heavily on behind-the-scenes improvements. There were, however, a few tweaks to further streamline the…

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Beats on Tuesday launched an iOS app for its eponymous Internet radio service slated to officially start operations later today, adding yet another music streaming option from which iPhone and iPod touch owners can choose. More: continued here