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Jan 21, 2010 8:30 AM CST

App Store Coming to Kindle

Will make Amazon device more like Apple's rumored tablet

(Newser) - Something a lot like apps will soon grace the Kindle, Amazon announced today. Amazon calls the program “active content,” envisioning interactive books, guides, and magazine and newspaper subscriptions. The news just happens to come days before Apple’s announcement of its own e-reader tablet, but this isn’t...

Apple in Talks With Microsoft to Switch iPhones to Bing

google now enemy No. 1

Jan 20, 2010 10:52 AM CST

Apple in Talks With Microsoft to Switch iPhones to Bing

Apple looks to cooperate with Microsoft as Google rivalry heats up

(Newser) - In a sign of just how tense Apple’s rivalry with Google has gotten, the software giant is in talks with archrival Microsoft to make Bing the primary search engine on the iPhone. The negotiations have been underway for weeks, sources tell Businessweek. “Apple and Google know the other...

Apple to Unveil
'Latest Creation'
on Jan. 27

whatever could it be?

Jan 18, 2010 12:27 PM CST

Apple to Unveil 'Latest Creation' on Jan. 27

Press invited to event and hope to see long-rumored tablet

(Newser) - You might not be on the invite list to grab a first look at what will likely be Apple’s rumored tablet device, but the Wall Street Journal is. The paper reports that it just received an invite to the Jan. 27 San Francisco event where the computer maker will...

E-Readers Abound,
But Market Looks Gloomy

CES 2010

Jan 8, 2010 1:23 PM CST

E-Readers Abound, But Market Looks Gloomy

Many believe the era of dedicated gadgets is almost over

(Newser) - This year’s Consumer Electronics Show has seen the unveiling of a raft of new e-readers, but the would-be Kindle and Nook competitors could have a hard go of it. First off, some are pretty pricey—that Plastic Logic Que will cost $649 without 3G, or $799 with an AT&...

Challengers to
Apple Tablet
Dominate CES

Jan 6, 2010 12:56 PM CST

Challengers to Apple Tablet Dominate CES

Microsoft, HP, Amazon, Lenovo launch preemptive strike

(Newser) - Denizens of the non-Apple world—Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, etc.—appear to be starting competition with the Mac-daddy’s rumored tablet computer before its expected unveiling later this month with a preemptive strike at the Consumer Electronics Show. But whatever the CES reveals, Apple is keeping mum. A look at...

Court: iPod Can't Be Faulted
for Hearing Loss

Dec 31, 2009 3:37 PM CST

Court: iPod Can't Be Faulted for Hearing Loss

Appeal decision finds nothing wrong with enabling high volume

(Newser) - Apple has won an appeals court decision in a case in which plaintiffs argued that the iPod endangered people's hearing. The court found no merit to the argument, ComputerWorld reports. Critics of the iPod didn't make the case that anyone's hearing had been damaged, only that the iPod's ability to...

Please, Apple, 'Blow Up'
the Cable Companies

OPINION

Dec 22, 2009 12:38 PM CST

Please, Apple, 'Blow Up' the Cable Companies

Steve Jobs and crew are getting closer to an online subscription service

(Newser) - Apple is getting closer to launching an online television subscription service, and MG Siegler relishes the challenge it could pose to cable companies. “Just as Apple transformed the music industry thanks to the iTunes/iPod combination, and the mobile industry thanks to the iPhone, a device that offered all the...

The Year's 10 Best Quotes

yale's annual list

Dec 16, 2009 5:26 PM CST

The Year's 10 Best Quotes

Health care inspires top pick; iPhone slogan makes the list

(Newser) - Efforts at health care reform have produced some of the most memorable quotes of the year. The Yale Book of Quotations runs down the year's best, via AP :

"Keep your government hands off my Medicare." Speaker at town hall meeting.
"We're going to be in the Hudson.

...

Older, Cheaper Gadgets
Make Great Gifts

RECESSIONOMICS

Dec 12, 2009 7:58 AM CST

Older, Cheaper Gadgets Make Great Gifts

Spend much less, get slightly less, but hey, it's a recession

(Newser) - A bunch of older gadgets—read: last year's models—"work fantastically well yet have been largely forgotten," Farhad Manjoo writes on Slate . What's more, they're relatively cheap, and perfect for the penny-pinching holiday shopper. A sampling:

Kindle 1: The design is a bit "off-putting," and the

...

AT&T Looks to Rein In
iPhone Data Hogs

Dec 9, 2009 6:15 PM CST

AT&T Looks to Rein In iPhone Data Hogs

Company may have to revamp how it bills customers

(Newser) - AT&T says it's working on ways to keep some iPhone customers from hogging everybody else's bandwidth. It will unveil a series of "incentives" early next year, which could include charging customers based on how much data they use rather than offering an "unlimited" plan, reports the Wall ...

Apple Axes Scamming
iPhone Developer, 1K Apps

SUMMARY EXECUTION DEPT

Dec 8, 2009 12:16 PM CST

Apple Axes Scamming iPhone Developer, 1K Apps

Molinker apparently paid for good reviews in App Store

(Newser) - Apple has delivered swift corporal punishment to iPhone app developer Molinker for scamming the App Store ratings system, banning the company and removing more than a 1000 applications. Though this particular move seems just, Wired notes, it highlights the cutthroat stakes of the user ratings game in a marketplace where...

Apple Widens Music
Strategy, Buys Startup Lala

Dec 5, 2009 10:35 AM CST

Apple Widens Music Strategy, Buys Startup Lala

In case people get music from a cloud, not an iPod

(Newser) - Apple has bought the online music service Lala to broaden its reach in the digital music business. Lala relies on so-called cloud computing: It allows users to buy songs for 10 cents and listen to them on the web, but they're not downloaded to the person's hard drive or devices...

How Steve Jobs Avoids Tiger's Predicament

ER, FAKE STEVE JOBS

Dec 2, 2009 11:00 PM CST

How Steve Jobs Avoids Tiger's Predicament

'I just can't stand other people,' Apple chief might say

(Newser) - We’ve all got an opinion on the Tiger Woods saga, but now comes one that really matters: Steve Jobs’. Or, actually, the blogger known as Fake Steve Jobs , who fills us in on why the Apple chief would never be in such a mess: “The reason I’ve...

iPhone Hacker
Gets Job
Writing Apps

Nov 26, 2009 2:05 PM CST

iPhone Hacker Gets Job Writing Apps

21-year-old is hired by an Australian tech company

(Newser) - The 21-year-old who created the first-ever iPhone worm has landed a job developing apps for the phone. Ashley Towns revealed via his Twitter account that he's been hired by Australia's monogeneration. Towns has said he created the "ikee" worm—it changed users' wallpaper into a photo of Rick Astley—...

Windows-to-Mac Software Should Scare Microsoft

mac vs pc

Nov 4, 2009 12:36 PM CST

Windows-to-Mac Software Should Scare Microsoft

Parallels' product makes choice of operating system less important

(Newser) - Conflicted about choosing sides in the apocalyptic showdown between Microsoft and Apple? No need to worry—in this brave new world, you can have your cake and eat it. Parallels is Mac software that allows users to seamlessly integrate Windows programs, even the entire desktop. So, for just $79.99—...

AT&T Sues Verizon Over 'Misleading' TV Ads

Nov 3, 2009 5:31 PM CST

AT&T Sues Verizon Over 'Misleading' TV Ads

Spots wrongly suggest a lack of coverage in large areas, it says

(Newser) - AT&T went to court today to try to stop Verizon from mocking its wireless coverage in new TV commercials. The lawsuit contends that Verizon uses "misleading" maps to suggest that AT&T customers get no coverage at all in large swaths of the country. Verizon's "There's a...

Gap Narrows, But Macs
Still Beat PCs

walt MOSSBERG

Oct 29, 2009 11:37 AM CDT

Gap Narrows, But Macs Still Beat PCs

Performance and price gaps close but Mac is still value

(Newser) - With Windows 7 and Mac’s Snow Leopard operating systems both available, it’s time for Walter S. Mossberg to drop some science on the arduous task of picking a computer. Things aren’t too different this time around: Macs are still more expensive, though “prices on Windows PCs...

Nokia Sues Apple
Over iPhone
Technology

Oct 23, 2009 8:07 AM CDT

Nokia Sues Apple Over iPhone Technology

Finnish cell phone maker alleges copyright infringement

(Newser) - Nokia, the world's biggest cell phone maker, is suing Apple in US federal court for alleged copyright infringement, saying it has 10 claims on the technology used in the iPhone. The Finnish company said Apple used "fundamental" patented technologies concerning wireless data, speech recognition, security, and encryption. It has...

Apple Upgrades
iMac, MacBook

Oct 20, 2009 2:54 PM CDT

Apple Upgrades iMac, MacBook

New 'magic mouse' offers touchpad scrolling, right-click funtionality

(Newser) - After grabbing attention with its blockbuster earnings report—a sizable chunk of it driven by sales of the Mac PC—Apple has announced upgrades to the Mac product lines. Here’s the rundown from BusinessWeek:

The MacBook, which remains $999, now has the “unibody” shell and 7-hour non-removeable battery

...

Apple Profits Surge
47% on iPhones, Macs

QUARTERLY EARNINGS

Oct 20, 2009 3:00 AM CDT

Apple Profits Surge 47% on iPhones, Macs

iPhone, Mac sales lead to blowout quarter

(Newser) - Apple rocketed to a 47% increase in quarterly profits as consumers kept buying iPhones and Macs through the recession, helped by a price drop and overseas expansion. The company posted a profit of $1.67 billion last night, exceeding even the highest expectations on the Street. The biggest surprise was...