Apple 'working on NFC for iPhone 5'
Reports suggesting Apple is to bring near-field communications (NFC) functionality to its next iPhone have surfaced.
Apple hires Dixons Retail CEO John Browett as new SVP of Retail
Apple announced on Monday that it had hired John Browett, former CEO at European Technology Retailer Dixons, to be its new Senior Vice President of Retail, a move that reflects the company's increased focus on its overseas retail operations.
Apple releases AirPort Utility 6.0 for Mac borrowing iOS app design
Apple has released an update for AirPort Utility that incorporates the greatly simplified user interface that first appeared in the company's iOS app for managing AirPort base stations.
Apple to offer employees $500 off a new Mac, $250 off iPads
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook reportedly informed employees this week that later this year they will be able to buy an iPad with a $250 discount, while Macs will be available for $500 off.
Apple now the largest buyer of semiconductors in the world
Apple spent some $17 billion on semiconductors in 2011, making it the largest chip customer in the world, research firm Gartner revealed on Tuesday.
Apple Seeds OS X 10.7.3 Build 11D50 to Developers [Mac Blog]
Apple has pushed out Build 11D50 of OS X 10.7.3 to registered developers.
Symantec details Apple Ipad 3 email scam
Symantec has revealed details of an email scam offering unwitting people an unannounced Apple Ipad 3
Apple Has an Unboxing Room to Test Hundreds of Variants of their Product Packaging
From an advance copy of Adam Lashinsky's upcoming Inside Apple book, NetworkWorld notes an interesting bit of information about how Apple approaches retail packaging.
EFI Firmware Update Brings Lion Internet Recovery to Mid-2010 13-Inch MacBook Pro
Apple today pushed out a new firmware update specifically targeting users of the company's Mid-2010 13-inch MacBook Pro model.
Steve Jobs Met with Light Field Camera (Lytro) Company's CEO
In the upcoming Inside Apple book by Adam Lashinsky, it's revealed that Steve Jobs had expressed interest and subsequently met with the CEO of Lytro, the makers the first light field camera.
64GB iPhone 4S takes 21% of sales, 36% of iPhone buyers come from another platform
A new survey of recent iPhone customers found that 21 percent of iPhone 4S buyers chose Apple's highest capacity 64-gigabyte model, while 36 percent of users migrated from another platform like Android, BlackBerry or Palm.
Report: Apple sees 350,000 textbook downloads within three days after iBooks 2 debut
Apple has yet to release any official numbers, but early returns on its new iBooks textbook store are looking pretty promising.
Apple working to adopt 802.11ac 5G Gigabit WiFi this year
Apple is expected to rapidly deploy support for the new 802.11ac specification this year, adding so called "Gigabit WiFi" to new AirPort base stations, Time Capsule, Apple TV, notebooks and potentially its mobile devices.
Apple posts full video of iBooks 2 education event
The full video of Apple's education-centric event on Thursday, at which it unveiled iBooks 2, iBooks Author and iTunes U for iPad, is now available to stream online.
Apple releases iTunes 10.5.3 with iBooks 2 textbook syncing
iTunes 10.5.3 was released by Apple on Thursday, bringing support for the new iBooks 2 application for iOS and allowing users to sync their textbook purchases.
Mac sales growing faster for Apple in China than US
Apple's growth story in China now extends beyond the iPhone and iPad, with Mac sales there also continuing to outpace the U.S. in terms of year over year growth, according to a new report.
Apple Seeds OS X 10.7.3 Build 11D46 to Developers
A new build of OS X 10.7.3 has been released to the developers
iPad may make Apple world's largest PC maker in holiday Q4 2011
Apple's fiscal Q4 iPad shipments in the September quarter were enough to propel the Mac maker into a near tie in unit sales with global PC maker HP. When Apple releases figures for the final quarter of 2011 later this month, it may become the world's largest PC maker.
iOS 5.1 beta 3 hints Apple is planning deep Facebook integration
Evidence that Apple is building system-wide iPhone and iPad integration with Facebook, like it already does with Twitter, has been found in the latest beta of iOS 5.1.
iPad 3 Media Event Planned for Early February?
Apple's education-focused media event isn't until Thursday, but Japanese blog Macotakara reports that Apple is already making plans for an early February event to introduce the iPad 3 ahead of an early March launch.
