Availability of Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air has begun to dry up at major authorized retail sellers, leading to speculation that the ultraportable notebook just might possibly be due for an impending product refresh.
The CW television network announced on Thursday that it’s content will soon be available for streaming on Apple’s popular Apple TV. The CW was previousl available on Microsoft’s Windows and Xbox platforms.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Friday that Apple devices running iOS 6 or later have been approved for access to its secure government networks.
Mere weeks after the launch of Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, It’s being reported that Apple is attempting to add the device to the patent lawsuit already underway against Samsung in the United States.
Apple is paying shareholders a slightly larger quarterly dividend than previously announced. Thursday, the company will be distributing over $2.867 billion in $3.05 per share payments across the company’s 940 million outstanding shares.
Apple announced on Thursday that an Ohio man will be the recipient of the $10,000 App Store gift card awarded for downloading the application that brought the App Store to its 50 billion apps downloaded milestone. The app downloaded was “Say the Same Thing” by Space Inch.
Apple’s iOS lost marketshare to Google’s Android platform in Q1 of 2013, according to a report released today by IDC. The report also shows Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform overtaking BlackBerry for third place.
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Apple has submitted plans to move its flagship retail store in that city to a new location three blocks away. The new location, at Stockton and Post Streets, will be directly adjacent to Union Square, home to many of the city’s finest retailers.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to testify in front of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation next week. The subcommittee is part of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apple has responded to a Justice Department accusation that the company colluded with publishers to increase e-book pricing. The Cupertino company asserts that it negotiated separately with the publishers, reaching different agreements with each one.
Remember that auction that launched a while back for a coffee meeting with Tim Cook? The auction has now officially ended on CharityBuzz, bringing in a total of 86 bids, and closing at a whopping $610,000. All of the proceeds will be donated to the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. So far, the winner has chosen to remain anonymous.
AppleInsider reports that Apple has informed tech staff that major changes to the AppleCare and AppleCare+ are on their way, and will be enacted starting in the fall.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has tentatively rejected certain aspects of a patent Apple holds regarding translucent images. This could potentially impact Apple’s ongoing legal struggles with rival Samsung.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Friday that it plans to allow Apple devices running iOS 6 onto the Pentagon’s secure network early this week, The approval opens the door for Apple to secure lucrative military contracts currently held in the most part by BlackBerry.
Microsoft is chomping at the bit for Apple to bring a touch-friendly iTunes, one of the most popular applications in the world, to its Windows 8 platform. However, if you’re a Windows 8 tablet user, don’t hold your breath, because unlike the next version of Windows, “blue” isn’t your color.