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Jul 21, 2011 3:00 AM CDT

Fake Apple Stores Sprouting in China

Blogger uncovers ultimate Apple knock-off

(Newser) - Fake Apple products are common in China but some entrepreneurs have stepped it up a notch with entire fake Apple stores. Kunming-based blogger BirdAbroad stumbled across one such store, and found that its interior—and products—resembled the real thing so closely that she had to check online to make...

Apple Directors
Discuss CEO
Succession:
Report

Jul 20, 2011 11:00 AM CDT

Apple Directors Discuss CEO Succession: Report

With Steve Jobs' ailing health, company looking at options: Journal

(Newser) - As much as Apple fans might believe otherwise, Steve Jobs might not be able to run the company forever. With the company CEO on another medical leave , some board members have held discussions with recruiters and the head of another big tech company to talk about succession, says the Wall ...

Apple Profit Shoots Up 125%

Jul 20, 2011 8:23 AM CDT

Apple Profit Shoots Up 125%

...and that's without any new product launches

(Newser) - Apple shocked analysts yesterday by posting a whopping 125% leap in its fiscal third-quarter profits—a feat it achieved without releasing any major new products in the past six months. And with a number of new products scheduled for the second half of 2011, this could be just the tip...

Google+ App
Now on iPhone

Jul 19, 2011 5:32 PM CDT

Google+ App Now on iPhone

Adds pop-up notifications, photo uploads

(Newser) - Google+ has arrived as a free app for your iPhone. Its user interface is similar to Facebook’s, writes Josh Lowensohn at CNET , and it improves upon the mobile-browser version. It provides a way to upload photos from your phone, but it lacks video chat, and “the Circles organizing...

Apple's Profits
Surge on iPhone,
iPad Sales

Jul 19, 2011 5:25 PM CDT

Apple's Profits Surge on iPhone, iPad Sales

Company again beats expectations

(Newser) - Apple's results trumped expectations for yet another quarter, the results lifted by the sale of 20.3 million iPhones—millions more than analysts expected; iPad sales came in at 9.25 million units, also above expectations. In other product categories, trends were less impressive. Sales of Mac computers were...

Apple Pays Off South Korean for iPhone Tracking

Jul 14, 2011 1:57 PM CDT

Apple Pays Off South Korean for iPhone Tracking

Lawyer snags $946 in compensation

(Newser) - A South Korean lawyer has drawn first blood in the battle to make Apple pay for its iPhone tracking glitch , scoring a 1 million won ($946) payout from the tech giant, Reuters reports. The lawyer, Kim Hyung-suk, originally sued Apple on his own for collecting his location data without his...

Amazon Plans to Launch Tablet Computer by This Fall

Amazon to Launch
iPad Rival by This Fall

tech rumor mill

Jul 13, 2011 6:27 PM CDT

Amazon to Launch iPad Rival by This Fall

It also plans a touch-screen Kindle: Wall Street Journal

(Newser) - Amazon will have a tablet computer of its own out by October to compete with the iPad, reports the Wall Street Journal . Insiders say the Android device will have a 9-inch screen but no camera. Amazon also plans two Kindle updates: One version will have a touch-screen and the other...

Apple Yanks
'Pedobear'
Dance App

Jul 13, 2011 2:00 AM CDT

Apple Yanks 'Pedobear' Dance App

Pedophile mascot sneaks into app world

(Newser) - Apple customers will no longer be able to grind to the Dancing Cuddle Bear app. It seems the hairy mammal is actually a well-known mascot for pedophiles so, no, he's not going to be teaching moves any longer, notes Gawker . Apple officials apparently got a clue after The Smoking...

Apple Sics Secret Service
on Spycam Artist

Jul 8, 2011 2:40 PM CDT

Apple Sics Secret Service on Spycam Artist

He collected photos of people staring at store computers

(Newser) - A New York artist who installed photo-taking software on computers at two Apple stores had his computers seized by the Secret Service as part of a computer fraud investigation, reports Mashable . Over three days in June, Kyle McDonald installed software on 100 computers at the two New York stores so...

AntiSec Hacks Apple

Jul 4, 2011 4:15 AM CDT

AntiSec Hacks Apple

Hackers post 26 passwords to an Apple server

(Newser) - Apple is the latest target to get hit by hackers. The newly formed hacking group AntiSec uploaded a document to the Internet that members say contains 26 administrator usernames and passwords to an Apple server, reports the Wall Street Journal . Apple had no comment, but security experts said the targeted...

Samsung Sues
to Ban iPhone,
iPad Sales in US

Jun 30, 2011 9:46 AM CDT

Samsung Sues to Ban iPhone, iPad Sales in US

Lawsuit battle grows between the tech giants

(Newser) - Apple took its lawsuit duel with Samsung to Samsung's home turf of South Korea last week, so now Samsung is stepping up its counterattack in Apple's home, filing a complaint with the International Trade Commission to stop the sale of Apple iPhones and iPads in the United States....

Android
Activations
Trounce
Apple's

Jun 28, 2011 9:57 AM CDT

Android Activations Trounce Apple's

Google's system sees 500K activations daily

(Newser) - In its battle with Google, Apple’s hearing echoes of the 1990s: Android activations are blowing iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch activations out of the water. Some 500,000 Android phones and tables get activated daily across the world, says Google’s boss for the platform—and that figure is...

Apple Sues Samsung Again

Jun 24, 2011 11:38 AM CDT

Apple Sues Samsung Again

Follows US suit over similarities between iPads, iPhones, Galaxy series

(Newser) - Apple and Samsung continue trading lawsuits around the world: Now, Apple has filed a new patent-infringement suit in South Korea against its tablet-making rival. Apple has already filed a suit against Samsung in the US, holding that the firm’s Galaxy gadgets “slavishly” copy Apple’s own; Samsung, for...

Apple TV Sets Could
Hit Shelves This Year

Jun 23, 2011 3:43 AM CDT

Apple TV Sets Could Hit Shelves This Year

TVs would bundle existing services, says ex-Apple exec

(Newser) - Call it the iBoobTube. Apple is poised to enter the television set business, perhaps as early as this fall, offering screens bundled together with iTunes and Apple TV all in one, a former Apple exec tells Daily Tech . Apple's previous attempts at getting into television, most notably the Apple...

Apple to Release
Faster iPhone

Jun 22, 2011 11:04 AM CDT

Apple to Release Faster iPhone

It'll have the same processor as the iPad 2

(Newser) - Apple plans to introduce a suped-up iPhone this September, one outfitted with the faster A5 processor found in iPad 2s, sources tell Bloomberg . The phone will also come with an 8-megapixel camera instead of the 5-megapixel model found in the iPhone 4. Cosmetically, however, the device will closely resemble the...

Big Biz to US: We'll Haul in
Offshore Loot for Tax Breaks

Jun 20, 2011 4:12 PM CDT

Big Biz to US: We'll Haul in Offshore Loot for Tax Breaks

Repatriation holiday would be 'next stimulus,' they say

(Newser) - Top US firms are calling for temporary tax breaks to bring offshore profits into this country. Google, Apple, and Microsoft are among companies seeking what’s known as a repatriation holiday, asking Congress and the White House to drop the federal income tax rate on the money to 5.25%...

Apple Wants to Block Your iPhone Camera at Concerts

Jun 17, 2011 1:09 PM CDT

Apple Wants to Block Your iPhone Camera at Concerts

Technology uses infrared signal to prevent filming events

(Newser) - Apple has filed a patent on technology that could ensure you never see someone filming a concert or sporting event on an iPhone again. The technology would allow live event venues to install infrared transmitters that could trigger an infrared sensor in any iPhone held aloft within range, shutting off...

The Secrets of the Apple Store

Jun 15, 2011 10:55 AM CDT

The Secrets of the Apple Store

Employee interactions are intensely controlled at retail giant

(Newser) - At a time when retail is suffering, one store continues to thrive: the Apple Store. To wit: The number of people who visited the 326 stores in one quarter outweighed the number of visitors to the four main Disney theme parks last year. Apple’s retail sales per square foot—...

Nokia Notches
Win Against Apple

Jun 14, 2011 12:23 PM CDT

Nokia Notches Win Against Apple

Apple agrees to pay it a one-time sum to settle patent disputes

(Newser) - Nokia notched a valuable win against rival Apple today with the US company agreeing to pay the Finnish handset maker a one-time sum to settle long-standing patent disputes as well as royalties for current licenses. The companies have been locked in a long-running legal battle over patent claims, with each...

Apple Stole My Idea: Student

Jun 10, 2011 4:16 AM CDT

Apple Stole My Idea: Student

Apple rep told me engineers were 'impressed' with idea: Greg Hughes

(Newser) - A British university student is accusing Apple of stealing a syncing app that he presented to the official Apple app store more than a year ago. Earlier this week, Apple unveiled new features for its upcoming iOS 5, including a function to wirelessly sync iPhones and iTunes that has the...