Daily Archives: May 15, 2012

Tim Cook meets with Speaker of the House John Boehner

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Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook met with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner on Tuesday for reasons yet to be reported. Continue reading →

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Apple iOS6 traces appear in developer’s usage logs

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An unnamed app developer informed 9to5Mac earlier today that users accessing its software had been identified as running iOS 6 by analytics. Other unidentified developers polled have also been seeing the hallmarks of the new iOS version since late April. Versions of iOS 5 appeared prior to the 2011 Apple World Wide Developer’s Conference in the same manner…. Continue reading →

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Quicktime for Windows update brings host of security fixes

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Apple on Tuesday released Quicktime 7.7.2 for Windows PCs to fix a total of 17 security vulnerabilities, most of which don’t affect Mac users as patches were included in OS X software updates. Continue reading →

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Remains of the Day: Crazy like a Foxconn

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Foxconn’s CEO didn’t say what you think he said, the Supremes shut down Psystar, and more states pile on Apple in the ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading →

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iSuppli: iPad way ahead of the pack

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After a brief dip in late 2011, the Apple iPad has firmly reasserted its position as the dominant player in the tablet market. Continue reading →

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Judge denies Apple, publishers’ motion to dismiss e-book civil suit

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A federal judge on Tuesday denied petitions by both Apple and a group of five major publishing houses to dismiss a class-action lawsuit accusing the companies of collusion in e-book price fixing. Continue reading →

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Disney Corp may add ESPN to Apple TV

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The Walt Disney Company’s network executive Sean Bratches said in an interview today that Disney would consider allowing the WatchESPN service application on the Apple TV set top device. Prior authentication of cable access would be required to view. No deal is imminent…. Continue reading →

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Apple secures QuickTime 7 for Windows, Macs unaffected

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Apple has issued an updated version of QuickTime 7, now at version 7.7.2, for Windows systems in order to address a number of security flaws. The vulnerabilities listed either do not exist on the Mac version of QuickTime 7, or are already addressed in Lion. Most but not all of the flaws were discovered by researchers working in conjunction with HP’s “Zero Day Initiative” and are duly credited. A total of 17 flaws are addressed in the update…. Continue reading →

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Briefly: Audi/BMW iOS RC cars, AirPrint support passes 200

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A new line of iPhone-controlled RC Cars has been launched by iHelicopters.net. Models include a range of popular Audi and BMW cars such as the Audi Q7, Audi R8, BMW X6, and BMW 5 Series. Each car includes a RF transmitter that connects to an iOS device via the headphone jack and allows users to control the car from up to 20 meters away. The new BMW and Audi models are set at $60 each including free worldwide shipping…. Continue reading →

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Netgear ships first 802.11ac router, intros USB adapter

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Netgear has released its first 802.11ac router using the new Wi-Fi specification. The R6300 router, which is said to be capable of combined Wi-Fi speeds of up to 1750Mbps, ships at the same time as announcements for a more budget-conscious R6200 router and the A6200 Wi-Fi dongle, aiming to be the first 802.11ac dual-band USB adapter to market…. Continue reading →

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