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Apple

Apple launches new privacy-oriented ‘Games for Kids’ section

Parents concerned that their kids’ iOS games could be tracking their behavior have a new tool to find good content.… Read More

Apple’s App Store sales smash records, earning more than $10B for developers in 2014

2014 was the biggest year on record for Apple’s App Store, the company announced today. Developers took home more than… Read More

Chart: Google will dominate worldwide computing market share thanks to Android

Google is shaping up to be the biggest worldwide player in the personal tech market based on market share. That’s… Read More

Leading VC says Apple Watch will not be a ‘homerun’ like iPad or iPhone

Talk about smart watches is all the rage among tech pundits and enthusiasts, especially since the announcement of the Apple… Read More

Apple sued over iOS 8 storage claims

People feeling ticked off over how much storage iOS 8 takes up on their iPhone have a new lawsuit to rally… Read More

Facebook and Google dominate list of most-used apps in 2014

If you own a smartphone, odds are you’ve used an app made by Facebook or Google in 2014. That’s the… Read More

Chart: Apple dominates holiday device sales, with glimmer of hope for Microsoft

There were a lot of people unwrapping iPhones this holiday season, according to a new report from mobile analytics company… Read More

iPhone hackers say they can reproduce Touch ID fingerprints from photographs

If you want to avoid having your iPhone broken into, keep your fingers hidden in pictures. That’s one extreme takeaway from a… Read More

News Brief

Apple makes ‘The Interview’ available on iTunes for $5.99 to rent, $14.99 to own

Four days after Microsoft and Google began streaming “The Interview,” Apple today made the movie available on iTunes to customers in the… Read More

Apple-led Rockstar Consortium sells patents to RPX

RPX Corporation purchased nearly 4,000 patents from the Rockstar Consortium, a patent holding entity that was formed by a number… Read More

Apple issues critical security update for Macs everywhere

Apple just released a patch for a “critical security issue” on Mac OS X that has to do with how… Read More

Microsoft courts Apple Mac users with Surface Pro 3 switcher site

Switching from a Mac to Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3? There’s a new guide for making the transition. Six months after… Read More

Christmas comes early: Here’s how to save up to 60% on popular apps

If you’re on the hunt for some killer iOS and Mac apps that will make you more productive, grab your… Read More

iPod

Apple wins decade-old iPod DRM case

A jury of eight people decided that Apple did not violate antitrust law in a decade-old case that alleged the… Read More

A screenshot of iBooks on the iPad

Appeals judge questions U.S. antitrust case against Apple, citing Amazon’s e-book dominance

A panel of three judges presiding over Apple’s appeal of the Justice Department’s e-book price fixing lawsuit may end up… Read More

Amazon updates Kindle iOS app with Goodreads integration and more

Users of Apple’s mobile devices now have access to a variety of new features in Amazon’s Kindle app for iOS, thanks… Read More

Apple’s heartwarming holiday ad is another tear-jerker

It’s becoming a holiday tradition for Apple: Ads designed to pull at viewers’ heartstrings. If you can make it through the new one without… Read More

Microsoft buys app testing platform HockeyApp, boosting its mobile development cred

Microsoft has acquired HockeyApp, a developer tools platform that allows people to manage beta testing and analytics for apps running on… Read More

Can the iPad conquer the enterprise? Apple, IBM unveil first industry apps

Microsoft, not Apple, has long been the mainstay of business computing, but Apple is aiming to change that through its partnership with… Read More

Missing ringtones on your iPhone? Apple’s new iOS update should fix that…maybe

People who have been missing ringtones purchased through the iTunes Store on their iPhone or iPad since the launch of… Read More

Apple, Amazon refuse to release federal diversity info

More tech companies are starting to release information about the demographics of their workforces, but not every firm is interested… Read More

Apple’s best apps of 2014: Brain training, storytelling, to-do lists and more

It’s December, and that means it’s time for editorial teams all around the globe to start tallying up their “Best… Read More

Apple jumps on Hour of Code bandwagon with free workshops in retail stores

Apple will take part in Code.org’s Hour of Code effort next week by hosting free workshops at its retail stores… Read More

iPod

Apple accused of deleting competitors’ music from iPods

Lawyers for the plaintiffs in Apple’s ongoing antitrust trial over its handling of music in iTunes have accused the company… Read More

Virtual reality Macs? Apple hiring engineers familiar with Oculus, Leap Motion

Apple may be eyeing a move into the virtual reality space…or something. The company has posted a handful of job… Read More

Steve Jobs

Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to ‘testify’ at trial through video deposition

Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be a key part of a case against the company that goes to trial… Read More

New stats: iPhone 6’s big screen pulls users away from iPads

While the iPhone 6 launch has meant big business for Apple, it seems that creating bigger phones may have an additional… Read More

Yahoo and Microsoft looking for search engine love from Apple

Yahoo and Microsoft are fighting to be the search engine provider for the iPhone when Apple’s contract with Google expires… Read More

Steve Jobs movie picked up by Universal; Michael Fassbender will play Apple icon

The upcoming Steve Jobs biopic has a new star and a new studio. After Sony Pictures dropped the movie last… Read More

Apple tops $700 billion market value, the equivalent of four Amazon.coms

Apple’s market capitalization hit a record high Tuesday, topping $700 billion for the first time earlier this morning as Wall… Read More

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