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Apple's Lead in Customer Satisfaction Ratings Narrows
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 21, 2013
Microsoft and ISPs also got bad news from the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
Tags: Apple, Microsoft, Motorola, Samsung, Customer satisfaction, Nokia, ISP, iPhone
Senate Questions Apple's Tax Tactics
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 21, 2013
Lawmakers had harsh words for the company's tax avoidance techniques.
Tags: Senate, taxes, tim cook, Apple
Report: Foxconn Workers Are Still Working Too Much
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 17, 2013
The Apple supplier has addressed 98 percent of the issues related to poor working conditions.
Tags: Apple, Foxconn, iPhone, suppliers, China, iPad
IDC: Windows Phone Shipments Surpass BlackBerry
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 16, 2013
Android continues to dominate the smartphone market.
Tags: IDC, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Microsoft, IOS, smartphone, Android, Apple, Google
Foxconn's Hon Hai Misses Profit Expectations
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 15, 2013
Apple has been signing contracts with a new supplier, which is bad news for Foxconn.
Tags: profits, Apple, Foxconn, iPad, Taiwan, suppliers, earnings, iPhone
How to Understand the Rise of Google
By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 15, 2013
Google I/O starts today. Here’s why Google’s developer conference is technology’s Main Event.
Tags: Google Now, products and services, Apple, Android, Google, iPhone, app store, Gmail, Siri, iPad, google+, Google Play
Tech Firms in the Fortune 500
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 07, 2013
Apple broke into the top 10 for the first time ever.
Tags: Facebook, Apple, Fortune 500, HP
Apple, Samsung Account for 100% of Smartphone Profits
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 07, 2013
No one else even comes close to the two biggest players in the industry.
Tags: Samsung, Apple, report, smartphone, profits
EU Sides with Apple in Motorola Patent Fight
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 06, 2013
The European Commission accuses Google-owned Motorola of abusing its market position by seeking an injunction against Apple.
Tags: antitrust, patent, Google, European Commission, Motorola, EU, Apple
App Store Approaching 50 Billion Downloads
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 03, 2013
One lucky Apple customer will get a $10,000 iTunes gift card.
Tags: download, app store, iTunes, iPhone, Apple, iPad
EFF Privacy Ratings: Twitter Ranks High, Verizon Low
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 02, 2013
Apple, AT&T, MySpace and Yahoo also scored poorly.
Tags: Comcast, MySpace, Verizon, Yahoo, privacy, Twitter, EFF, Apple
Jony Ive's Redesign May Delay iOS 7
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 01, 2013
The new interface is said to be 'flatter,' more like Windows Phone.
Tags: iPhone, design, iPad, iOS 7, Apple
iPad Takes Top Ranking in J.D. Power Survey
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 29, 2013
The Apple tablet wins its category for the second year in a row.
Tags: survey, Apple, iPad, Customer satisfaction, tablet
Windows Tablets Gain Market Share at iPad's Expense
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 25, 2013
Tablet sales more than doubled year over year.
Tags: tablets, iPad, report, Windows, Android, Apple, Strategy Analytics
Despite Strong Sales, Apple Profit Declines
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 24, 2013
Tim Cook hinted that the company would not release any new products until the fall.
Tags: quarterly financials, Apple, earnings, iPad, iPhone, tim cook, Mac
Google One Step Closer to 'Creating a Mind'
By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 24, 2013
Google buys another company that will inch them closer to building an artificial human (a.k.a. Google Now)
Tags: Google, Apple, artificial intelligence
ITC Sides with Apple in Motorola Patent Case
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 23, 2013
The commission says Motorola's patent on inadvertent touches on a cell phone is invalid.
Tags: Google, Motorola, ITC, patent infringement, Apple
Android Tablets Gaining on iPad: ABI Research
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published April 15, 2013
Computing slates that run Google's Android mobile operating system are set to topple Apple's market-leading iPad.
Tags: Android, tablet, iPad, iPad Mini, Apple
Report: Foxconn Hiring More Workers to Begin Production on Next iPhone
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 15, 2013
Sources say the Apple supplier has been hiring 10,000 new workers a week.
Tags: Apple, Foxconn, iPhone
Microsoft Said to Be Working on a Smartwatch
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 15, 2013
Samsung and Apple aren't the only companies who want to move your smartphone to your wrist.
Tags: smartwatch, LG, Microsoft, Google, Apple, smartphone, Samsung
Apple Settles iPhone Warranty Case for $53 Million
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 12, 2013
The settlement will end a lawsuit brought by device owners with water damage.
Tags: iPhone, Apple, ipod touch, warranty, lawsuit, settlement, class action
Judge Accuses Apple, Motorola of Abusing the Courts
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 11, 2013
A Florida judge tells the companies not to use patent lawsuits as a "business strategy."
Tags: Google, patent lawsuit, Motorola, Apple
Report: Apple and Yahoo in Secret Partnership Talks
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 10, 2013
If they reach a deal, it could place more strain on Apple's relationship with Google.
Tags: iPad, Apple, Siri, content, iPhone, Yahoo
ITC Says Samsung Infringed Apple Patent
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 08, 2013
The mobile patent wars continue.
Tags: ITC, Samsung, patent infringement, Apple
DEA Can't Intercept iMessages
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 04, 2013
In an internal memo, federal agents express frustration with Apple's impossible-to-break encryption.
Tags: Apple, text messaging, encryption
Report: New iPhone Production to Start This Quarter
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 03, 2013
The iPhone 5S could begin shipping this summer.
Tags: Apple, iPhone, cell phone, smartphone
Apple Exec: Steve Jobs Oversaw Design of Next iPhone
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 02, 2013
Apple's Michael Foulkes said the company had designed the next two iterations of the iPhone before Jobs' death.
Tags: steve jobs, iPhone, Apple
No 'iPad Mini' Trademark for Apple
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 01, 2013
The USPTO says the word "Mini" is "merely descriptive."
Tags: trademark, tablet, Apple, iPad Mini
Microsoft Rule Change Will Allow 7" Windows Tablets
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 29, 2013
Manufacturers are free to design Windows 8 tablets to compete with the iPad Mini.
Tags: Apple, tablet, iPad Mini, Windows 8, Microsoft
Foxconn's Hon Hai Posts Record Profits
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 26, 2013
The Apple supplier saw income jump 16 percent for the fiscal year.
Tags: quarterly financials, suppliers, Apple, Foxconn, iPad, iPhone
Apple Buys Indoor Mapping Company WifiSLAM
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 25, 2013
Apple and Google are expected to compete in the indoor mapping market.
Tags: Apple, mapping, merger and acquistion activity, Google
Apple Adds 2-Step Authentication to Apple ID, iCloud
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 22, 2013
The new security feature should help protect users' data and accounts.
Tags: Apple, two-factor authentication, Cloud, iCloud
Google, LG Might Also Be Working on Smartwatches
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 22, 2013
It looks like Apple and Samsung will have some company if they decide to release smartwatches.
Tags: Apple, Google, Samsung, smartwatch, LG
EU Investigating Apple Over iPhone Contracts
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 22, 2013
Regulators are looking into complaints from network operators who allege anticompetitive behavior.
Tags: iPhone, European Commission, EU, antitrust, anticompetitive, Apple
iPhone Tops Customer Satisfaction Rankings Again
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 21, 2013
For the ninth year in a row, Apple's iPhone got the best score in the J.D. Power and Associates rankings.
Tags: J.D. Power and Associates, Apple, Customer satisfaction, smartphone, iPhone
Samsung Is Building a Smartwatch
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 20, 2013
The company's archrival, Apple, is also rumored to be working on a watch.
Tags: smartwatch, Apple, Samsung
Apple Hires Adobe's CTO
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 20, 2013
The hiring is an unusual choice given Apple's disdain for Adobe's Flash technology.
Tags: CTO, software, Adobe, Apple, Flash
EU: Apple Warranty 'Simply Not Good Enough'
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 19, 2013
A commissioner says that Apple isn't doing enough to comply with Europe's warranty laws.
Tags: regulations, warranty, Apple, Europe
BlackBerry CEO Calls iOS Outdated
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 18, 2013
Thorsten Heins says the new BlackBerry phones are better than iPhones because they can multi-task.
Tags: IOS, iPhone, smartphone, RIM, BlackBerry 10, Apple
IDC: Tablet Market to Reach 190M Units in 2013
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published March 12, 2013
Small tablets like Amazon's Kindle Fire and Apple's iPad Mini will drive the tablet market to record heights.
Tags: tablet, Android, Apple
Report: Intel May Soon Make Apple Chips
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 07, 2013
Unnamed sources are saying the two firms have discussed a deal.
Tags: chips, Samsung, Intel, Apple
iOS Gains U.S. Market Share
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 07, 2013
Apple is the top smartphone maker, but Android is still the leading mobile OS.
Tags: Samsung, mobile operating systems, smartphone, Android, comScore, Google, IOS, Apple
Demand Softening for iPad, iPhone, Says Analyst
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 06, 2013
Meanwhile, rumors suggest Apple may release a new iPad and an iPhone 5S soon.
Tags: tablet, smartphone, iPhone, iPad, Apple
What Happens When Google and Apple Stream Music?
By Mike Elgan | Article Published March 06, 2013
Both Google and Apple are rumored to be preparing streaming music services. Is this the end of Spotify and Pandora?
Tags: music downloads, Apple, streaming, Google +
Judge Cuts Award, Orders New Trial in Apple v. Samsung Case
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 04, 2013
Judge Koh threw out part of the damages and ordered a new trial related to specific products.
Tags: lawsuit, Samsung, Apple, patent
Report: Apple Could Make $6 Billion on the iWatch
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 04, 2013
Unnamed sources say the iWatch could ship this year.
Tags: Apple, iwatch
Samsung Hires UK Judge Who Ruled Against Apple
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 28, 2013
The Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob will serve as an expert witness.
Tags: lawsuit, UK, Apple, patent, Samsung, Japan
Apple, HP, Dell, Others Sued Over Security Patents
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 27, 2013
Maz Encryption Technologies has filed patent infringement lawsuits against seven technology firms.
Tags: Fujitsu, Toshiba, RIM, patent lawsuit, Lenovo, Apple, HP, Dell
Microsoft: We Were Hacked Too
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 25, 2013
The same attack that compromised systems at Apple and Facebook also infected Microsoft.
Tags: Microsoft, cyberattack, Facebook, Apple, hack attacks, hackers
Apple Attacked by Hackers
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 20, 2013
The same group that hacked faced Facebook appears to have hacked Apple employees' systems.
Tags: Facebook, Oracle, Java, Mac, hack attacks, cyberattack, security vulnerabilities, Apple
Microsoft's $2.5 Billion Mistake
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 15, 2013
An analyst says the firm could bring in billions if it released a version of Office for iOS.
Tags: Apple, Microsoft, iPhone, IOS, Office, iPad
Apple Loses iPhone Trademark Rights in Brazil
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 14, 2013
Apple is appealing the ruling.
Tags: smartphone, Apple, trademark, Brazil, iPhone
Gartner: Cell Phone Sales Are Declining
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 13, 2013
Smartphones will soon account for more than half of mobile phone sales.
Tags: smartphone, mobile phone, cellphone, Apple, Gartner, Samsung
Why the Apple iWatch Needs Curved Glass
By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 13, 2013
Here's what I believe the coming Apple iWatch will look like -- and how it will work.
Tags: iPod, iwatch, Apple, iPhone, mobile
Is Apple Working on an iWatch?
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 11, 2013
Unnamed sourced say Apple is working with suppliers on wearable computing devices.
Tags: Apple, IOS, Wearable Computers, iwatch, mobile
Apple Is World's Largest PC Maker--If You Count iPads as PCs
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 07, 2013
Report says 1 out of 6 computing devices sold last year was an iPad.
Tags: PC market-share battle, Canalys, Samsung, Apple, Microsoft, iPad, Lenovo, HP, Windows RT, tablet
Apple Overtakes Samsung as Top U.S. Phone Maker
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 01, 2013
More than a third of phones shipped in the U.S. in the fourth quarter were iPhones.
Tags: Apple, Samsung, market share, mobile phone, iPhone, Strategy Analytics
Tablet Market Skyrocketed 75% in Q4: IDC
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published January 31, 2013
Apple iPad remained the market leader and Microsoft failed to crack the top five as strong holiday demand pushed the tablet market to new heights.
Tags: tablets, iPad, microsoft surface, Apple, Samsung
Judge Denies Motions for Higher Damages, New Trial in Apple v. Samsung Lawsuit
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 30, 2013
Samsung must pay Apple $1.05 billion for patent infringement—unless it wins on appeal.
Tags: Samsung, lawsuit, Apple, patent
Apple Bumps iPad Storage to 128 GB
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published January 29, 2013
By doubling the iPad's storage, Apple signals that its market-leading tablet is ready for any files businesses can throw at it.
Tags: mobile, Apple, iPad
Android, iOS Account for 92% of Smartphone Market
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 28, 2013
Google's mobile operating system has a 70 percent share of the global market.
Tags: tablet, IOS, Amazon, kindle fire, Apple, Strategy Analytics, Google, Android, mobile operating systems
IDC: Smartphone Shipments Jumped 10% in 2012
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published January 25, 2013
Samsung and Apple lead the smartphone race in 2012, but some late challengers pose a competitive threat.
Tags: mobile, smartphone, iPhone, Samsung, Apple
Apple Reports Record iPad, iPhone Sales; Stock Drops
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 24, 2013
The company's quarterly earnings report failed to meet analyst expectations.
Tags: earnings, iPad, stock, iPhone, quarterly financials, Apple
Incriminating Emails Surface in Poaching Lawsuit
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 23, 2013
Steve Jobs threatened Palm with patent lawsuits if they recruited Apple employees.
Tags: Apple, Google, email, Palm, patent, lawsuit, steve jobs, Eric Schmidt
5 Tech Trends That Will Bring Back the Wristwatch
By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 23, 2013
The smartphone killed the wristwatch. And the smartphone will bring it back. It's about time.
Tags: tech, Google, Apple, smartphone
Apple's iPhone Beats Android in the U.S.
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 22, 2013
However, Android smartphones dominated in most markets, except the U.S. and Japan.
Tags: Apple, Japan, iPhone, Windows Phone, smartphone, RIM, Android, U.S.
Apple, Amazon Ordered to Hold Settlement Talks in Trademark Dispute
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 16, 2013
The lawsuit centers on the use of the name "app store."
Tags: lawsuit, app store, trademark, appstore, Apple, settlement, Amazon
Apple Stock Falls After Report of Weak iPhone Demand
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 14, 2013
Sources say the company has reduced orders for iPhone parts.
Tags: Apple, stock, iPhone
IBM Tops U.S Patent Office Record Year
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 10, 2013
More patents than ever before were granted in 2012, as Google and Apple make strong appearances.
Tags: Google, Apple, IBM, patents, cloud computing
Report: Apple to Offer a Cheaper iPhone
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 09, 2013
The smartphone could come with a less-expensive plastic case.
Tags: iPhone, Apple, smartphone
How Cell Phones Become Human
By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 27, 2012
Google and Apple really are building human-like phones that think and even feel.
Tags: Google, smartphone, speech, Apple, Voice Search
Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes 99% Pay Cut for 2012
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 27, 2012
In 2011, Tim Cook took home $378 million; this year he made $4.17 million.
Tags: Apple, salary, tim cook, pay
Report: Conditions Improving Slightly at Foxconn China Plants
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 27, 2012
A separate story says Apple will move Mac Mini production to the U.S.
Tags: working-conditions, China, Mac Mini, Apple, Foxconn
Half of All U.S. Smartphone Sales Are iPhones
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 26, 2012
A new report says Apple has achieved its highest ever smartphone market share in the U.S.
Tags: RIM, iPhone, Apple, smartphone, Windows Phone, Samsung, Android
Patent Office Rejects Apple's 'Pinch-to-Zoom' Patent
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 20, 2012
The patent was one of six that helped Apple win a $1.05 million judgment against Samsung last summer.
Tags: Samsung, Apple, patent lawsuit