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Apple to Pay First Dividend Since 1995

Company authorizes buyback as well, will plow through $45B

(Newser) - Apple shareholders ought to be even happier with the company than usual this morning, as the gadgets giant announced plans to spend $45 billion of its $97 billion in cash reserves on a buyback and a dividend program. Of that, $10 billion will go to a buyback authorization—though Business...

Apple&#39;s Dilemma: What to Do With $100B Cash?
What to Do With $100B Cash?
Apple Likely to Say Today 
Dept. of Good Problems
Mar 19, 2012 3:00 AM CDT

What to Do With $100B Cash? Apple Likely to Say Today

Analysts suspect Apple might announce dividend program this morning

(Newser) - Facing increasing investor pressure over its incredible $100 billion pile of cash, could Apple finally be ready to issue some dividends? No one knows for sure. But Apple has announced a conference call this morning, before the markets open, to talk about "the outcome of the company’s discussions...

This American Life Retracts Foxconn Story

Says piece on Apple's China factories had 'significant fabrications'

(Newser) - A compelling account of the abuses at Apple's China factories became This American Life's most popular podcast ever, with 888,000 downloads, but now the radio show is retracting the story due to "significant fabrications." The 39-minute piece by monologuist Mike Daisey was excerpted from Daisey'...

Steve Wozniak First in Line as iPad Arrives

Hundreds gather at Apple stores worldwide

(Newser) - The new iPad is here, and once again, Steve Wozniak is first in line for the latest Apple gadget. Sure, the Apple co-founder could get his hands on one without waiting in line, notes Mashable , but "it's become a ritual," he says in Los Angeles. "I...

US, EU Launch New Google Privacy Probes

FTC investigates breach of Safari browser settings

(Newser) - Last month, it emerged that Google was skirting privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser; now federal, state, and European Union officials are investigating the since-halted practice, which centers on the installation of tracking files. Google faces a $16,000 fine per violation per day—which could add up to...

Android May Outsell iPad by 2016

Amazon's lower prices might make the difference: report

(Newser) - Priced well below the iPad at $200, Amazon's Kindle Fire could help its fellow Android tablets outsell Apple's devices by 2016, says research firm IDC in a report picked up by Wired . In the fourth quarter of last year, Apple accounted for 54.7% of tablet shipments, compared...

Apple Stock Hits $600 for First Time

New iPad goes on sale tomorrow

(Newser) - Apple's stock touched $600 for the first time, the day before the company's latest iPad goes on sale. The stock reached $600.01 just after the market opened and was up $3.76 at $593.34 after the half-hour of trading. Apple is the world's most valuable...

Reviewers Go Gaga Over Eye-Popping iPad

 iPad's Display Is 'Jaw-Dropping' 
tech review
Mar 15, 2012 4:00 AM CDT

iPad's Display Is 'Jaw-Dropping'

'Like getting a new eyeglass prescription,' says Walter Mossberg

(Newser) - Tech reviewers are seeing the light when they check out the eye-popping high-definition display of the new iPad. Lucky columnists with preview models of the iPad's third version are gushing about the screen's brilliant display—with a million more pixels than HDTV—and its processing speed. "These...

Another Steve Jobs Doll Is Out

The iCEO is going for $60

(Newser) - Cuddle up with your favorite CEO: A 15-inch plush stuffed doll of the late Steve Jobs is now for sale. The "iCEO," released by pillow company Throwboy , will set you back $60. It features removable glasses, a black turtle neck, and real denim jeans, reports Mashable . The toy...

Siri Sucks, Lawsuit Alleges
 Siri Sucks, Lawsuit Alleges 
Mar 13, 2012 10:36 AM CDT

Siri Sucks, Lawsuit Alleges

iPhone assistant 'at best a work-in-progress'

(Newser) - A disgruntled iPhone 4S user is suing Apple for its "misleading and deceptive" advertising of Siri. In real life, the plaintiff alleges, Siri will not help you learn to play guitar, find you a restaurant, or make an appointment with nearly the aplomb depicted in Apple's commercials. More...

iPad First Day Sales to Top 1M
 iPad First Day Sales to Top 1M 
Mar 13, 2012 1:24 AM CDT

iPad First Day Sales to Top 1M

Wait time now up to three weeks

(Newser) - More than a million eager pairs of hands will be gripping the third version of the iPad on its launch day this Thursday, analysts predict. Some 300,000 models of the first iPad were sold on its first day in 2010, and while Apple didn't release launch-day figures for...

Google to App Makers: Use Google Wallet or Else

....your apps will be dropped from Android Market

(Newser) - Google is looking to follow in Apple's footsteps and simplify its app store—and that means pushing developers to change their payment systems. The search giant is calling on developers to drop PayPal and other methods in favor of Google Wallet. And, according to several developers, it's been...

With iPad, Apple Will Own the Future, Too

Even if new version doesn't seem much different: Dan Frommer

(Newser) - Sure, Apple's new iPad may seem only an incremental improvement over its predecessor. But for the company, yesterday's rollout was a very big deal, asserts Dan Frommer at ReadWriteWeb . The new device ensures Apple remains the undisputed king of tablets both in terms of quality and price. And...

Downside of Our New Gizmos: Mounting E-Waste

But we can mitigate the worst problems: Bryan Walsh

(Newser) - Apple's rollout of the new iPad comes with the usual fanfare, but Bryan Walsh at Time raises a related problem that gets only a fraction of the same attention: our rising piles of electronic garbage and their very real environmental risks. These days, tablets and smartphones aren't meant...

US to Go After Apple, Others Over E-Book 'Price Fixing'

Apple, publishers set up across-the-board prices: feds

(Newser) - The US Justice Department has informed Apple and five top publishes that federal attorneys are ready to go to court to prosecute them on charges that they colluded to boost e-book prices, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . Some of the companies are already in settlement discussions with the feds,...

Apple Unveils New iPad
 Apple Unveils New iPad 
Mar 7, 2012 1:07 PM CST

Apple Unveils New iPad

Starting price is still $499

(Newser) - Apple launched its new iPad at a highly anticipated event today, the first major product announcement since Steve Jobs' death. As predicted, the new tablet features retina display and is available in a 4G LTE version on both Verizon and AT&T. With a resolution of 2048 x 1536, that'...

11 Things to Watch at Today's Big iPad 3 Reveal

But remember, with Apple, nothing is certain: Mashable

(Newser) - Apple is holding another one of its big events today, expected to be the unveiling of the iPad 3. Mashable runs down 11 things to watch for when it begins at 1pm ET:
  • Tim Cook will be "the main attraction." He may not be as theatrical as Steve
...

Apple Claims It Supports 514K US Jobs—Does It?

Experts question company's analysis

(Newser) - Apple has quantified its effect on the US economy in a new study. Its analysis says its products "create or support" 514,000 US jobs, ranging from the Kansas employees who manufacture glass for the iPhone to the UPS driver who brings that iPhone to your home—but that'...

Apple to Sell 100 Millionth iPad This Year

Next week's rollout of new version will help

(Newser) - Apple has sold about 55 million iPads to date, and Wednesday's rollout of the iPad 3 has analysts predicting a milestone by the end of the year: 100 million sold, reports USA Today . "There's real pent-up demand," says one industry analyst. Another thinks tablets will actually...

Apps Can Snatch iPhone Photos, Too

Apple loophole makes photos vulnerable

(Newser) - It's not only contacts that can be snatched from your cellphone by apps—photos, too, can be yanked, thanks to an Apple loophole. Once a user allows an application on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to have access to location information—to launch a mapping function, for example—...

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