http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:39:36 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/10/motorola_puts_blame_on_google_for_lag_on_android_updates/ A Motorola Mobility executive has said Google's practice of creating a flagship model for each software update for its Android mobile operating system is the reason that vendors have a hard time keepi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/10/motorola_puts_blame_on_google_for_lag_on_android_updates/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/google_reportedly_working_on_wireless_home_entertainment_system/ Google's Android unit is rumored to be developing a wireless home entertainment system that is capable of streaming music throughout the home, and if launched would be the first consumer electronics p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/google_reportedly_working_on_wireless_home_entertainment_system/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:57:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/samsung_galaxy_101n_cleared_for_sale_in_germany/ One week after denying Apple an injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1N, a German court on Thursday officially cleared the reworked Samsung tablet for sale after the original was banned for copying th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/samsung_galaxy_101n_cleared_for_sale_in_germany/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:36:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/att_throttling_limit_as_low_as_2_gb_reportedly_based_on_locale/ The story of an AT&T customer having his bandwidth throttled after transferring only 2 GB of a so-called unlimited data plan has created a maelstrom of press, and has forced the company to detail exac... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/att_throttling_limit_as_low_as_2_gb_reportedly_based_on_locale/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:27:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/workers_rights_petitions_delivered_to_apples_grand_central_store/ As promised, activists on Thursday hand-delivered signed petitions to Apple's store in Grand Central Terminal, which were politely accepted by retail employees. Activists first began to drum up att... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/workers_rights_petitions_delivered_to_apples_grand_central_store/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/fbi_file_on_steve_jobs_reveals_he_was_considered_for_white_house_position/ The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has released its 191-page file on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, revealing he was considered for an appointment to the White House in 1991, and that there was a ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/fbi_file_on_steve_jobs_reveals_he_was_considered_for_white_house_position/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/alleged_foxconn_hack_allowed_bogus_orders_to_be_placed_for_vendors/ A "Greyhat" hacking group announced this week that it had successfully hacked contract manufacturer Foxconn and released usernames and passwords for vendors that could be used to place fraudulent orde... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/alleged_foxconn_hack_allowed_bogus_orders_to_be_placed_for_vendors/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/white_macbook_sales_come_to_close_as_apple_ceases_sales_to_education_institutions/ Apple has reportedly notified resellers that the white polycarbonate MacBook is now officially classified as "End of Life" and has been discontinued. AppleInsider was first to report last year that... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/white_macbook_sales_come_to_close_as_apple_ceases_sales_to_education_institutions/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/path_issues_apology_for_uploading_iphone_users_contacts_offers_opt_out/ Social networking app Path issued an apology through its blog on Wednesday for the implementation of a back-end "feature" that uploaded a user's iPhone contacts list to the company's servers, and rele... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/path_issues_apology_for_uploading_iphone_users_contacts_offers_opt_out/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:48:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/worker_abuse_petitions_to_be_delivered_thursday_at_apples_grand_central_store/ An activist group plans to hold demonstrations at Apple retail stores around the world Thursday, with a main gathering held at Apple's Grand Central Terminal location, to highlight claims of worker ab... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/worker_abuse_petitions_to_be_delivered_thursday_at_apples_grand_central_store/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/european_apple_resellers_say_lack_of_inventory_is_putting_them_out_of_business/ Apple's network of authorized "Premium Resellers" across Europe have complained that they are no longer a priority since Apple began expanding its own retail locations. The ongoing struggle was pro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/european_apple_resellers_say_lack_of_inventory_is_putting_them_out_of_business/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:09:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/amazon_nears_deal_with_viacom_as_it_readies_standalone_video_subscriptions/ Amazon is reportedly close to finalizing a Web video licensing agreement with Viacom and is nearly ready to launch a standalone video subscription service that would challenge Netflix. People famil... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/amazon_nears_deal_with_viacom_as_it_readies_standalone_video_subscriptions/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/apple_sparked_app_economy_created_466k_us_jobs_in_4_years/ When Apple launched the App Store alongside the iPhone 3G in July, 2008, it offered both a platform and distribution hub for developers to easily write and monetize software, and effectively created a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/07/apple_sparked_app_economy_created_466k_us_jobs_in_4_years/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:38:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/briefly_first_enyo_based_ios_app_new_zealand_trademark_dispute/ The first app developed for Apple's iOS using the now open-source Enyo 2.0 framework has hit the App Store, while Apple seeks to bar the trademarking of a mobile device case called the "driPhone" in N... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/briefly_first_enyo_based_ios_app_new_zealand_trademark_dispute/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:56:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/cnn_investigates_foxconn_ipad_factory_conditions_apple_responds/ A new report features a woman who works 60 hours per week assembling iPad components in China, though she has never seen a full iPad in person. In response, Apple said it works to protect "every worke... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/cnn_investigates_foxconn_ipad_factory_conditions_apple_responds/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:06:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/05/samsung_galaxy_note_super_bowl_ad_takes_more_jabs_at_apple/ Samsung's Galaxy Note mobile device was the star of the company's first costly NFL Super Bowl commercial on Sunday, putting a bow on the somewhat controversial "The Next Big Thing is Already Here" med... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/05/samsung_galaxy_note_super_bowl_ad_takes_more_jabs_at_apple/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:51:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/05/google_reportedly_hired_away_apple_senior_director_for_secret_project/ A new report claims Google has managed to hire away Apple's senior director of product integrity to work on a "secret project" in its highest-level recruitment pull from its rival. VentureBeat clai... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/05/google_reportedly_hired_away_apple_senior_director_for_secret_project/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/03/facebook_snatches_former_apple_exec_from_levis_to_head_global_marketing/ As it gears up for a high-profile initial public offering, Facebook has managed to lure Rebecca Van Dyck, Apple's former senior director of worldwide marketing and advertising, away from Levi's to ser... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/03/facebook_snatches_former_apple_exec_from_levis_to_head_global_marketing/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/03/apple_removes_iphones_ipads_from_german_online_store_due_to_injunction/ Apple has removed all 3G/UMTS-capable iPad and iPhone models from its German online store in response to an injunction based on a wireless standard FRAND patent owned by Motorola Mobility. Accordin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/03/apple_removes_iphones_ipads_from_german_online_store_due_to_injunction/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:06:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/google_adds_bouncer_malware_detector_layer_to_android_market/ Google has added a behind-the-scenes service, codenamed Bouncer, to scan for malware on applications on the Android Market in an effort to counter the notion that its mobile operating system is insecu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/google_adds_bouncer_malware_detector_layer_to_android_market/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/quality_of_apples_industry_leading_tech_support_declines_in_2011/ According to a study published on Thursday, Apple's phone-based tech support remains the best in the industry, but complaints regarding wait times and call automation have led to a decline in customer... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/quality_of_apples_industry_leading_tech_support_declines_in_2011/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:13:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/tim_cook_exposes_the_lie_that_steve_jobs_ignored_philanthropy_/ Speaking to employees, Apple's chief executive outlined how the company has participated in corporate philanthropy for years, a subject the company didn't aggressively boast about in public under Stev... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/tim_cook_exposes_the_lie_that_steve_jobs_ignored_philanthropy_/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/more_reliable_sources_say_no_apple_event_scheduled_for_february_/ A well respected journalist is citing his sources Thursday in pouring cold water on rumors that Apple has scheduled any formal event for this month. "This is not going to happen, according to my so... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/more_reliable_sources_say_no_apple_event_scheduled_for_february_/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:31:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/new_sony_ceo_looking_to_shift_to_apple_like_integration_of_hardware_software/ Kazuo Hirai, Sony's newly-announced President and CEO, has ambitious plans for the consumer electronics giant that entail strategies that are often strongly associated with Apple: centralized top-down... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/new_sony_ceo_looking_to_shift_to_apple_like_integration_of_hardware_software/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/01/apple_ceo_tim_cook_allegedly_defends_new_svp_of_retail_amid_criticisms/ As some pundits have questioned the wisdom in Apple's decision to bring an outsider in as its new Senior Vice President of Retail, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has reportedly defended the hiring in ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/01/apple_ceo_tim_cook_allegedly_defends_new_svp_of_retail_amid_criticisms/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/01/steve_jobs_inspired_best_buy_to_switch_from_celebrities_to_inventors_for_super_bowl_ad/ The numerous tributes to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs after he died last October prompted big-box retailer Best Buy to change its Super Bowl advertising strategy from using celebrities to spotligh... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/01/steve_jobs_inspired_best_buy_to_switch_from_celebrities_to_inventors_for_super_bowl_ad/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/31/amazon_earnings_miss_street_estimates_kindle_sales_nearly_triple/ Amazon misses Wall Street expectations with a 57 percent decline in net income despite tripling Kindle sales during the holiday season. In its fourth quarter 2011 earnings call on Tuesday, Amazon p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/31/amazon_earnings_miss_street_estimates_kindle_sales_nearly_triple/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/31/samsung_target_of_official_eu_antitrust_probe/ The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has opened a formal investigation to decide whether Samsung's use of standard-essential FRAND patents as leverage in high profile cases, such as th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/31/samsung_target_of_official_eu_antitrust_probe/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/31/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... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/31/apple_hires_dixons_retail_ceo_john_browett_as_new_svp_of_retail/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/30/samsung_looks_to_replicate_apples_advertising_thunder/ A report published on Monday outlines a recent interview with Samsung's marketing chief who explains the impetus behind the South Korean electronic's maker's Apple-bashing commercials, and details the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/30/samsung_looks_to_replicate_apples_advertising_thunder/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/30/apple_puts_some_new_hires_on_fake_projects_until_they_can_be_trusted_/ Apple's penchant for secrecy sometimes sees new engineers tasked with working on decoy products for a lengthy period of time while management vets their trustworthiness. The revelation was widely d... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/30/apple_puts_some_new_hires_on_fake_projects_until_they_can_be_trusted_/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/29/video_weekend_tech_review_macworld_week_4_2012/ Here's a video recap of the top tech stories involving Apple for the fourth week of 2012, including a look at Apple's earnings, Macworld, product news, the week's business stories, and upcoming events... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/29/video_weekend_tech_review_macworld_week_4_2012/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:48:40 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/facebook_ipo_filing_expected_within_weeks_could_reach_100b_valuation/ Facebook is making plans to file papers for an initial public offering as early as next week with a valuation that is expected to range between $75 and $100 billion, a new report claims. After putt... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/facebook_ipo_filing_expected_within_weeks_could_reach_100b_valuation/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/steve_jobs_asked_google_to_stop_poaching_apple_workers/ As part of a civil suit involving the employment practices of seven major tech firms, a court filing was unveiled on Friday that includes an email which late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs personally sen... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/steve_jobs_asked_google_to_stop_poaching_apple_workers/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:56:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/before_he_died_steve_jobs_kept_a_letter_from_bill_gates_by_his_bed_/ In a new interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates reveals he wrote a letter to Steve Jobs before he passed away, and the letter apparently meant so much to Jobs that he kept it at his bedside. Gates... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/before_he_died_steve_jobs_kept_a_letter_from_bill_gates_by_his_bed_/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/former_apple_exec_and_palm_chief_jon_rubinstein_leaves_hp/ Hewlett-Packard on Friday confirmed that Jon Rubinstein, who came to the company through its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm, has left the company. "Jon has fulfilled his commitment and we wish him w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/former_apple_exec_and_palm_chief_jon_rubinstein_leaves_hp/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:37:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/apple_features_communication_to_protect_consumers_in_italy_after_court_ruling/ Apple has complied with a court order in Italy and begun informing customers at its online store about a legally mandated two-year warranty. Now featured at the top of the main page of Apple's onli... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/apple_features_communication_to_protect_consumers_in_italy_after_court_ruling/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/german_court_dismisses_second_samsung_patent_suit_against_apple/ In an early morning ruling on Friday, the Mannheim Regional Court dismissed the second of five 3G/UMTS standards patent suits Samsung leveled against Apple. Judge Andreas Voss handed down the rulin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/german_court_dismisses_second_samsung_patent_suit_against_apple/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/tim_cook_calls_assault_on_apples_ethics_in_china_patently_false_and_offensive/ Responding to a report by the New York Times that castigated Apple over an alleged permissiveness and indifference for workers' conditions among the suppliers it contract with in China, its chief exe... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/tim_cook_calls_assault_on_apples_ethics_in_china_patently_false_and_offensive/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:59:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/26/motorola_posts_80m_quarterly_loss_sells_only_200k_tablets/ Motorola Mobility's fiscal year ended on a sour note with poor tablet and smartphone sales leading to a Q4 2011 loss of $80 million, which was further exacerbated by merger costs associated with a pla... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/26/motorola_posts_80m_quarterly_loss_sells_only_200k_tablets/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:15:00 GMT