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Apple App Store Hack Makes Good Apps Go Bad




Apple has a reputation for being virus and malware-free, but a hacker has uncovered a potentially dangerous security flaw in the App Store. Char… Continue reading

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Apple vs. Microsoft: Two Opposite Approaches to Building an OS




Microsoft and Apple are the developers of three of the most popular operating systems in the world (Windows, iOS & Mac OS X), yet their app… Continue reading

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Steve Jobs’ Secret Formula: How He Won Over Critics, Scored 317 Patents & Changed the World




I arrived at Apple’s headquarters a little before 9 a.m. after a beautiful drive down the 280 from San Francisco on a sunny July day.… Continue reading

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RIP Steve Jobs: Share Your Condolences [OPEN THREAD]




The social web has breathed a collective sigh of mourning.
Steve Jobs, longtime leader of Apple, passed away Wednesday after a battle with panc… Continue reading

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Will Apple Cards Reshape the Greeting Card Industry?




Were you surprised by Apple’s announcement of the new Cards app for iPhone? You shouldn’t be — it’s a multi-billion do… Continue reading

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How Apple’s Event Invites Hint at What’s to Come [PICS]

Although it maintains a strict wall of secrecy about forthcoming announcements, Apple hypes up its special media events with cleverly designed and wor… Continue reading

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iPhone 5 Launch: Top 10 Questions

Apple’s iPhone event is rapidly approaching, and most of us are wondering precisely what’s going to be announced. So now we come to you, t… Continue reading

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Apple Denied Trademark for Multi-Touch by Patent Office

Here’s a term Apple will have no dominion over: “multi-touch”. Apple originally applied for the trademark on January 9, 2007 (the day when iPhone was announced), but the United States Patent and Trademark Office decided that the term was too broad. After Apple’s appeal, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board upheld the original decision. From […] Continue reading

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iTunes Match Beta Launches for Developers




The beta for iTunes Match, Apple’s service for bringing all of your music to iCloud, has been released to developers.
The service is par… Continue reading

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China Cracks Down on Fake Apple Stores

The Chinese city of Kunming has stopped 22 fake Apple stores from using Apple’s trademarks — including its iconic logo — after the company submitted a complaint to the local government. The crackdown began on August 2, according to a post from the Kunming government. All stores were ordered to stop using Apple trademarks by […] Continue reading

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