Month: March 2015

Apple Watch launch retail stock to be limited for many models, reservations favored

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If you want to buy the Apple Watch model of your choice at an Apple Store at launch, you should consider pre-ordering online or through an Apple Store reservation, sources have told 9to5Mac. Due in part to the number of different models, Apple Watch inventory at many Apple Stores in the United States will be heavily constrained at…

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Apple acquires database software makers FoundationDB to speed up cloud services

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Apple has reportedly acquired database company FoundationDB, according to a new report from TechCrunch. The report cites sources and notes that the company is no longer offering downloads of its main database software product after posting the following notice to its website: Thank you for your support of FoundationDB over the last five years. We’re grateful…

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Apple Acquires ‘Rock-Solid High-Performance’ Database Company FoundationDB

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Apple has acquired database company FoundationDB, reports TechCrunch. FoundationDB is a company that “develops scalable and fault tolerant databases that support multiple data models.” A notice on the company’s site says that it has ceased to offer downloads after deciding to “evolve [the] company mission.” According to TechCrunch, FoundationDB may have been an attractive purchase…

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Italian Regulators Conclude Corporate Tax Investigation Against Apple

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Italian regulators have completed an investigation into allegations that Apple failed to pay €879 million ($964 million) in corporate taxes, according to Reuters. The report claims that, under Italian law, prosecutors can now ask a judge to bring the case to trial. Apple claims that it has paid all necessary taxes in countries that it…

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Five fascinating revelations from ‘Becoming Steve Jobs’

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Becoming Steve Jobs, the new biography of Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli, will be officially released tomorrow by Crown Business/Penguin Random House, and is currently available as a pre-order from Amazon ($ 12+) and Apple’s iBookstore ($ 13). Here are just some of the interesting revelations found inside, including some details regarding Jobs’ evolving attitude towards the…

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Apple Watch Makes First Australian Magazine Appearance Inside ‘Elle’

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Elle is the first magazine to feature the Apple Watch in Australia with a fashion shoot starring the publication’s in-house fashion editor Sara Smith. The multi-page style guide in the latest April issue offers women tips on how to make the Apple Watch work with different wardrobes depending on the time and place, such as…

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‘Good Morning America’ Goes Inside Apple’s Secret Apple Watch Fitness Testing Lab

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ABC News this morning revealed an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of Apple’s testing facility for the upcoming Apple Watch, showing off dozens of Apple employees covered in various sensor-tracking technology used to gather data for the health and fitness areas of the wearable device. Apple executives Jeff Williams and Jay Blahnik accompanied ABC on a tour…

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Apple to Debut New A8-Based Apple TV Box With App Store and Siri at WWDC

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Apple plans to announce its next-generation Apple TV set-top box at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June, according to BuzzFeed News. The report, citing sources familiar with the plans, claims that the new Apple TV will be a “significant overhaul” of the streaming TV box, featuring both Siri and an App Store with an…

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Apple Collected Over 18,000 Hours of Health and Fitness Data for Apple Watch

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ABC was recently invited to Apple’s top-secret health and fitness lab for the Apple Watch for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the testing facility, accompanied by Apple executives Jeff Williams and Jay Blahnik. The network shared a preview of its visit on Good Morning America earlier today, and has now provided a closer look at…

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