Feb 28, 2014, 10:48 AM Apple launches promotion for set-top box following rumors of new hardware Apple TV may be getting a refresh this spring. The Cupertino-based company launched a new promotion today that allows buyers… Read More
Feb 27, 2014, 9:09 AM Fortune’s most-admired companies: Apple 1st; Amazon 2nd; Microsoft 24th Fortune released its annual list of “most-admired companies” today, and Apple remained at the helm as Microsoft dropped out of… Read More
Feb 26, 2014, 4:31 PM Sony closing Seattle store, ceding key retail battleground to Apple, Microsoft Sony will be pulling its store from a very busy Seattle mall, leaving the fertile shopping ground to its biggest… Read More
Feb 26, 2014, 1:29 PM Apple appeal calls e-book ruling a ‘radical departure’ from antitrust law Apple has finally filed its much-anticipated appeal in the case brought against it by the U.S. Department of Justice, following… Read More
Feb 25, 2014, 11:56 AM Apple launches new update for Mavericks, fixing security problem After what seemed like an interminable wait, Apple has released an update to OS X Mavericks today, which plugs a… Read More
Feb 25, 2014, 11:47 AM Disney launches new movie app with help from Apple Disney moved further into the mobile era with the announcement today of the new Disney Movies Anywhere app, available for iOS and on the… Read More
Feb 21, 2014, 12:52 PM Apple releases iOS 7.0.6 to plug a security hole Apple released iOS 7.0.6 today, which fixes a security problem with how iDevices handled SSL connection verification. For users who can’t… Read More
Feb 20, 2014, 3:09 PM Ask Andru: How to improve Touch ID and secure your iPhone We’re back for another installment of Ask Andru, where I take your burning tech questions and give you practical answers!… Read More
Feb 13, 2014, 9:53 AM New Apple TV could get hosed by Comcast-Time Warner merger If rumors are to be believed, there’s a new Apple TV coming around the bend, but a Comcast-Time Warner merger… Read More
Feb 12, 2014, 5:36 PM Later, dudes: Apple’s unit sales leave PCs in the rear-view mirror, for now As Steve Jobs liked to say, “Boom.” Total unit sales of Apple products surpassed unit sales of computers running Windows… Read More
Feb 7, 2014, 2:53 PM This Seattle startup was featured in Apple’s 30-year Mac anniversary video Earlier this week, Apple released a video celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Mac. To film the 90-second clip, the… Read More
Feb 7, 2014, 9:40 AM Fair trade? Microsoft offers free Windows Phones for old iPhones Microsoft has a new offer for people considering an move from their old iPhone. The company is offering to buy… Read More
Feb 6, 2014, 5:23 PM Amazon updates iPhone app to detect (and buy) products using camera Getting more baking soda is now just a photograph away. A new update to Amazon’s iOS app includes “Flow” — a feature… Read More
Feb 4, 2014, 8:48 AM iPhone gains ground on Android; Windows Phone slips in U.S. market Google’s Android remained the top smartphone platform in the U.S., as measured by subscribers, but Apple’s iPhone closed a noticeable… Read More
Jan 29, 2014, 1:20 PM Chart: Here’s why Wall Street hates Apple Over the past two days, Apple’s stock price has fallen to just above $500 a share, down from where it… Read More
Jan 28, 2014, 10:15 AM Samsung pulls further ahead of Apple as smartphone shipments top 1 billion worldwide Smartphone makers sold 1 billion handsets worldwide last year, according to a report by IDC this morning. And nobody has more… Read More
Jan 28, 2014, 7:19 AM Parallels expands ‘Access’ app for iPad to support Windows 8.1 and OS X Mavericks Parallels released an updated version of its Parallels Access remote desktop app for the iPad this morning with a variety of… Read More
Jan 27, 2014, 8:09 PM Apple CEO cites carrier changes, iPhone 5S inventory as reasons for U.S. smartphone share decline Apple CEO Tim Cook is not worried about Apple’s market share. “As I’ve said before, our objective has always been… Read More
Jan 27, 2014, 4:08 PM Watch out, Microsoft: Apple says iPad accounts for 90% of enterprise tablet activations Microsoft is aiming to protect its turf inside large businesses with the help of Windows tablets that run Office, but… Read More
Jan 27, 2014, 1:37 PM Apple reports quarterly revenue of $57.6B, driven by record iPhone, iPad sales Apple announced today that its revenue for the quarter ending in December of last year was $57.6 billion, up almost… Read More
Jan 27, 2014, 9:06 AM Apple’s revenue should top $57 billion for December quarter, analysts say Quarterly earnings season ticks on this week, with Apple entering the fiscal spotlight this afternoon as it announces its fiscal… Read More
Jan 24, 2014, 2:54 PM Happy Birthday, Mac! Apple celebrates iconic computer’s 30th anniversary with special site It’s been 30 years since Apple launched the original Macintosh in 1984, and now it’s time to blow out the… Read More
Jan 24, 2014, 7:44 AM Microsoft Surface best guess: Around 1.5M tablets sold So how is Microsoft’s Surface business doing? The company reported yesterday that Surface revenue in the December quarter was $893… Read More
Jan 23, 2014, 9:34 PM Apple’s latest iWork update improves compatibility with Microsoft Office Apple issued a number of updates to its iWork suite of productivity apps today, in a move that added some… Read More
Jan 23, 2014, 10:55 AM Apple will soon fix those annoying iPhone crash screens While iOS 7 brought a whole new look to Apple’s mobile devices, it also brought an unwelcome new friend: the… Read More
Jan 21, 2014, 1:31 PM Apple gets its court-appointed monitor benched … for now Apple has been granted a temporary reprieve from the watchful eye of its court-appointed antitrust monitor. The second circuit U.S.… Read More
Jan 21, 2014, 8:15 AM Chart: Here are the 15 companies that filed the most patents in 2013 IBM continues to be the patent king. For the 21st straight year, the Armonk, New York-based company filed more patents… Read More
Jan 17, 2014, 2:39 PM Charts: Apple’s unit sales on track to match Windows PCs and tablets in 2014 It’s no secret that Microsoft hasn’t weathered the transition from a PC-centric market all that well. But sometimes it’s hard… Read More
Jan 17, 2014, 5:00 AM Want a job at Apple or Yahoo? You’ll have to answer these outrageous interview questions Why are manhole covers round? How many cows are in Canada? How many quarters would you need to reach the height… Read More
Jan 15, 2014, 9:23 AM Apple to pay at least $32.5M over kids’ in-app purchases Apple will enter into a consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission to refund users for unauthorized charges incurred within apps… Read More
