http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Sun, 27 May 2012 20:32:34 -0400 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/10/flipboard_ceo_apples_ipad_created_a_revolution_for_beautiful_internet_content/ Mike McCue, founder and CEO of Flipboard, credited Apple on Friday with creating a "revolution" with its iPad tablet and said the impact of that revolution is still being understood more than two year... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/10/flipboard_ceo_apples_ipad_created_a_revolution_for_beautiful_internet_content/ Fri, 11 May 2012 03:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/09/pirq_deal_app_entering_silicon_valley_with_apple_employee_exclusives/ The "Pirq" daily deal app is partnering exclusively with Apple to provide mobile restaurant deals to the iPhone maker's employees as it makes its first pass at entering the Silicon Valley market. K... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/09/pirq_deal_app_entering_silicon_valley_with_apple_employee_exclusives/ Wed, 09 May 2012 05:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/16/tim_cook_reportedly_grilled_path_co_founder_over_privacy_issue/ A new report claims Apple CEO Tim Cook harangued Dave Morin, co-founder of the company that developed the "Path" app, when he learned that the software was uploading users' address books to its server... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/16/tim_cook_reportedly_grilled_path_co_founder_over_privacy_issue/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:06:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/11/android_platform_manager_steps_down_after_failing_to_fix_app_sales/ Eric Chu has stepped down as manager of Google's troubled software market for Android, and is being replaced by Jamie Rosenberg from Google Music as the company aligns all of its digital content under... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/11/android_platform_manager_steps_down_after_failing_to_fix_app_sales/ Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:37:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/03/apples_app_store_reaches_25_billion_download_milestone/ The App Store reached the historic milestone of 25 billion application downloads early on Saturday, though Apple has yet to announce the winner of the $10,000 App Store gift card. Apple changed the... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/03/apples_app_store_reaches_25_billion_download_milestone/ Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/22/apple_signs_on_to_mobile_app_privacy_policy/ The California Attorney General announced on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with six companies, including Apple, Amazon and Google, to mandate individual privacy policies for apps that col... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/22/apple_signs_on_to_mobile_app_privacy_policy/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/apple_said_to_be_in_crunch_mode_to_ready_ipad_3_apps_for_on_stage_demos_ads/ As evidence continues to point toward an early March launch for the next-generation iPad, a new report claims that Apple is now in "crunch mode" as it prepares for on-stage demonstrations and televisi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/apple_said_to_be_in_crunch_mode_to_ready_ipad_3_apps_for_on_stage_demos_ads/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/ios_apps_bring_in_300_more_revenue_than_android_counterparts/ A new analysis of several top apps with both iOS and Android versions reveals that every $1.00 generated on iOS by an app corresponds to $0.24 in revenue for the Android version. Analytics firm Flu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/13/ios_apps_bring_in_300_more_revenue_than_android_counterparts/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/09/parents_complain_amazons_kindle_fire_gives_kids_access_to_porn_accounts/ Amazon delivered its low cost Kindle Fire tablet primarily as a way for users to browse and buy digital content, but it omitted parental controls that can block access to pornography, explicit content... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/09/parents_complain_amazons_kindle_fire_gives_kids_access_to_porn_accounts/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:12:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/autodesk_discovers_new_consumer_market_via_ios_apps/ Thanks to Apple's iOS App Store, Autodesk has attracted more new customers than it has ever had across its previous 29 years in business, transforming the company and causing it to launch a new consum... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/autodesk_discovers_new_consumer_market_via_ios_apps/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/microsoft_working_to_bring_its_office_apps_to_ipad_mac_os_x_lion/ Microsoft is preparing a new edition of its Office suite for Apple's iPad, as well as an updated Office for Mac OS X Lion users. According to a report by The Daily, Microsoft is "actively working ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/microsoft_working_to_bring_its_office_apps_to_ipad_mac_os_x_lion/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/19/microsoft_faces_ipad_iworks_without_articulated_plan_for_windows_8_office/ While eager to demonstrate next year's Windows 8, Microsoft has been reticent to make any promises about a tablet friendly new version of Office sporting the new Metro look, a clear departure from App... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/19/microsoft_faces_ipad_iworks_without_articulated_plan_for_windows_8_office/ Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:53:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/08/android_app_volume_to_pass_ios_app_store_but_apple_developers_lead_in_revenues/ A new report suggests that all Android app markets combined will soon outpace the app downloads of Apple's iOS App Store, but a parallel report notes that piracy and malware republishing continue to d... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/08/android_app_volume_to_pass_ios_app_store_but_apple_developers_lead_in_revenues/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:56:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/02/new_android_amazon_kindle_to_abandon_eink_and_take_on_ipad_with_customized_android_build/ Amazon's next Kindle will abandon the efficient, easy to read eInk display of existing models and morph into a $250, 7 inch color touchscreen model based on Android, but incapable of accessing Google'... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/02/new_android_amazon_kindle_to_abandon_eink_and_take_on_ipad_with_customized_android_build/ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/22/hp_ran_its_webos_sdk_on_ipad_2_hopes_to_license_it_as_mobile_web_app_tool/ After HP's webOS hardware unit was scuttled by upper management, the webOS software team has hopes of bringing their work to the mainstream, leveraging Apple's open web platform to do so. While ea... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/22/hp_ran_its_webos_sdk_on_ipad_2_hopes_to_license_it_as_mobile_web_app_tool/ Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:39:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/02/apple_hiring_iwork_web_developer_as_it_preps_ios_5_and_icloud_support/ Apple has posted a new engineering position on its iWork team to "build the front and/or back end of scalable web applications," indicating an expansion of the company's existing iWork.com and future ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/02/apple_hiring_iwork_web_developer_as_it_preps_ios_5_and_icloud_support/ Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/01/skype_for_ipad_app_arrives_on_app_store_with_ipad_2_video_calls/ The Skype for iPad app, which includes support for video calls on the iPad 2, began rolling out to App Stores around the world on Tuesday, but was "temporarily removed" by the company for unknown reas... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/01/skype_for_ipad_app_arrives_on_app_store_with_ipad_2_video_calls/ Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/01/indie_developer_organizing_against_lodsys_patent_trolls_with_operation_anthill/ An independent developer has founded a coalition, codenamed "Operation Anthill," to help the iOS developer community fight back against legal threats from patent licensing companies like Lodsys. Mi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/01/indie_developer_organizing_against_lodsys_patent_trolls_with_operation_anthill/ Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/07/apple_hits_15_billion_app_downloads_while_producing_14_million_ipads_per_quarter/ Apple announced a new milestone of 15 billion apps downloaded through its iOS App Store, an installed base of 200 million iOS devices and a library of 425,000 apps, 100,000 of which are natively optim... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/07/apple_hits_15_billion_app_downloads_while_producing_14_million_ipads_per_quarter/ Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/18/new_york_post_website_now_blocking_safari_access_on_ipad/ The New York Post has setup a new paywall targeting mobile Safari users on Apple's iPad and directing them to download the publication's app through the App Store. Content on the website for the Ne... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/18/new_york_post_website_now_blocking_safari_access_on_ipad/ Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/14/apple_job_postings_indicate_icloud_will_target_app_based_web_services_rather_than_web_clients/ Speculative reports that Apple will throw away all of its existing web services in the transition from MobileMe to its new iCloud service appear to be reinforced by the company's job postings for iClo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/14/apple_job_postings_indicate_icloud_will_target_app_based_web_services_rather_than_web_clients/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/21/apple_to_add_build_to_order_mac_options_to_apple_store_ios_app_rumor/ A new report claims that Apple plans to update its "Apple Store" retail app on iOS to include support for build-to-order Mac purchases during its retail overhaul this weekend. MacRumors notes that,... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/21/apple_to_add_build_to_order_mac_options_to_apple_store_ios_app_rumor/ Sat, 21 May 2011 06:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/03/ihs_increases_apples_predicted_future_share_of_2011_app_market_to_76/ IHS, the market research firm which recently acquired iSuppli, has issued a new report indicating that Apple's dominance among mobile software app markets will continue stronger than the group origina... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/03/ihs_increases_apples_predicted_future_share_of_2011_app_market_to_76/ Tue, 03 May 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/30/apple_kills_app_store_number_growth_focuses_on_fairness_and_app_quality/ Apple has expanded its efforts to curtail the unchecked expansion of shovelware and scamware in the iOS App Store, focusing on keeping the store's library attractive rather than simply aiming to maint... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/30/apple_kills_app_store_number_growth_focuses_on_fairness_and_app_quality/ Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/28/former_apple_engineers_team_up_with_al_gore_to_launch_dynamic_app_store_ebooks/ Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris, former employees of Apple, left the company to develop an new ebook publishing format using Apple's iOS Cocoa Touch, and are now launching their first title with Apple ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/28/former_apple_engineers_team_up_with_al_gore_to_launch_dynamic_app_store_ebooks/ Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/developer_notes_apple_testing_ios_5_0_internally_with_third_party_apps/ A third party iOS developer notes having received a crash report from a system running iOS 5.0, indicating that Apple is internally testing the new system using third party apps. The developer, Fu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/developer_notes_apple_testing_ios_5_0_internally_with_third_party_apps/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/apple_executives_defend_crowdsourced_data_collection_in_building_new_features/ In an interview focusing on the issue of access to users' location data, Apple executives defended the concept of collecting anonymous data to provide valuable new services in the future. The comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/apple_executives_defend_crowdsourced_data_collection_in_building_new_features/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/19/apples_samsung_lawsuit_notes_over_60_million_ipod_touch_sold/ In its legal complaint against Samsung concerning intellectual property infringement claims, Apple revealed a series of new sales figures for iPads, iPhones and the iPod touch, offering a glimpse at Q... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/19/apples_samsung_lawsuit_notes_over_60_million_ipod_touch_sold/ Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/07/time_warner_viacom_battle_over_cable_tv_on_ipad/ Time Warner Cable and Viacom are suing each other over the rights to display cable TV programming on subscribers' iPads. Time Warner began serving cable TV channels directly to its subscribers' iP... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/07/time_warner_viacom_battle_over_cable_tv_on_ipad/ Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/06/gamestop_planning_ios_like_digital_distribution_ipad_like_game_tablet/ Video game retailer GameStop is eyeing iOS-like digital distribution and may build an iPad-like gaming tablet in an effort to ward off suffering the same fate as Blockbuster, Borders and other physica... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/06/gamestop_planning_ios_like_digital_distribution_ipad_like_game_tablet/ Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/05/epic_game_developer_calls_ipad_2_graphics_leap_astonishing_doubts_android_can_compete/ The blistering pace of graphics performance improvements on Apple's iPad 2 will enable a new class of handheld gaming titles, but Android devices aren't likely to get the same kind of attention due to... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/05/epic_game_developer_calls_ipad_2_graphics_leap_astonishing_doubts_android_can_compete/ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/31/adobe_demos_new_ipad_app_during_photoshop_world/ This morning, Adobe showed off new imaging technology for iPad during the keynote address of the company's Photoshop World conference. The new technology expands upon the free Photoshop Express to... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/31/adobe_demos_new_ipad_app_during_photoshop_world/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/29/steve_jobs_grossly_exaggerated_android_tablet_app_market_size/ While introducing iPad 2 last month, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs described the competitive market for tablet apps on Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb as having "at most 100 apps." The actual Andr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/29/steve_jobs_grossly_exaggerated_android_tablet_app_market_size/ Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/24/firm_sees_apps_driving_50_sales_growth_for_apple_through_2012/ The founder of a prominent market research firm said Wednesday that he expects Apple to continue to post more than 50 percent sales growth over the next two years as burgeoning demand for mobile appli... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/24/firm_sees_apps_driving_50_sales_growth_for_apple_through_2012/ Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/17/android_vs_iphone_web_page_loading_speed_contest_flawed/ Test results promoted by Blaze Software that purport to prove that Android is much faster at loading web pages than Apple's iOS 4.3 did so using a poorly performing custom iPhone app, rather than usin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/17/android_vs_iphone_web_page_loading_speed_contest_flawed/ Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/15/full_screen_web_apps_fail_to_use_nitro_acceleration_in_apples_ios_4_3/ Full screen web applications launched via a Home screen icon on iOS devices run significantly slower than when launched directly within Apple's Mobile Safari browser on the same device, developers rep... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/15/full_screen_web_apps_fail_to_use_nitro_acceleration_in_apples_ios_4_3/ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/10/ios_4_3_now_requires_password_for_in_app_purchases/ Responding to complaints from parents whose children made expensive in app purchases immediately after downloading a new game, Apple has changed its in app purchase policy to require a password. P... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/10/ios_4_3_now_requires_password_for_in_app_purchases/ Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/04/apple_ios_app_store_blamed_for_too_many_apps_as_sony_ngp_is_called_dead_on_arrival/ Speaking at the Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco this week, Trip Hawkins railed at Apple's App Store for having too many titles, while blaming Nintendo for inventing the concept of lic... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/04/apple_ios_app_store_blamed_for_too_many_apps_as_sony_ngp_is_called_dead_on_arrival/ Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/16/apple_details_gsm_cdma_iphone_differences_att_ceo_disparages_app_store/ Apple has posted a support document detailing the differences between GSM and CDMA iPhones, and the AT&T CEO criticized Apple's App Store business model, touting instead an interoperable carrier-driv... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/16/apple_details_gsm_cdma_iphone_differences_att_ceo_disparages_app_store/ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/08/google_brings_speaking_listening_translate_app_to_iphone/ Google has converted its web-based Google Translate into a native iOS app for iPhone, with voice input for 15 languages and support for speaking results in 23 languages. In addition to voice input... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/08/google_brings_speaking_listening_translate_app_to_iphone/ Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:30:00 GMT