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 10:47:27 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/eff_working_to_keep_iphone_ipad_jailbreaking_legal_in_us_/ An exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that has made iPhone "jailbreaking" legal is set to expire, and a digital rights advocacy group hopes the U.S. government will renew and expand t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/27/eff_working_to_keep_iphone_ipad_jailbreaking_legal_in_us_/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/12/survey_shows_apple_offers_most_satisfying_mobile_shopping_experience/ Respondents to a new survey gave Apple the highest satisfaction scores for its mobile commerce experience, with online retailer Amazon coming in second. The study from ForeSee (via VentureBeat) col... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/12/survey_shows_apple_offers_most_satisfying_mobile_shopping_experience/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/supplier_profits_viewed_as_early_indicator_of_strong_apple_earnings/ As fourth-quarter 2011 earnings reports for various companies within Apple's supply chain have begun to trickle in, analysts have taken suppliers' growing profitability as an early sign that the iPhon... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/supplier_profits_viewed_as_early_indicator_of_strong_apple_earnings/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/apple_issues_third_beta_of_ios_51_to_developers/ Apple on Monday supplied developers with a new pre-release build of its mobile operating system in the form of iOS 5.1 beta 3. Little is known so far about the latest beta, which was issued to test... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/apple_issues_third_beta_of_ios_51_to_developers/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/02/ios_android_post_record_app_downloads_of_1_2_billion_during_last_week_of_2011/ The week between Christmas and New Year's saw record iOS and Android app downloads of 1.2 billion, while the two platforms saw a total of 20 million device activations during the so-called "power week... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/02/ios_android_post_record_app_downloads_of_1_2_billion_during_last_week_of_2011/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:14:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/30/inside_apples_2011_ios_appsicloud/ This year, Apple hit a new milestone of 250 million iOS devices while shipping its fifth reference release of its mobile platform that now offers a library of half of a million apps that have seen 18 ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/30/inside_apples_2011_ios_appsicloud/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/christmas_day_activation_numbers_suggest_ios_topped_android_by_1_6m/ New data from a variety of sources suggests the combination of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch was enough for iOS activations to top Google Android on Christmas Day by more than 1.6 million units. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/christmas_day_activation_numbers_suggest_ios_topped_android_by_1_6m/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:08:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/27/ios_android_activations_surge_353_on_record_setting_christmas_day/ Devices running Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms saw a huge spike in activations Christmas Day, growing 353 percent from average totals earlier in December. In the first 20 days of Decemb... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/27/ios_android_activations_surge_353_on_record_setting_christmas_day/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:31:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/26/apple_explains_itunes_match_with_video_faq/ Apple has posted several resources, including an instructional video and answers to frequently asked questions, on its website to clarify its iTunes Match music service. The Cupertino, Calif., comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/26/apple_explains_itunes_match_with_video_faq/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:04:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/17/sony_launches_playstation_vita_handheld_to_reclaim_mobile_gaming/ Sony released its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming console in Japan on Saturday in a bid to recapture share in the mobile gaming market from Apple's iOS. The Japanese consumer electronics maker rel... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/17/sony_launches_playstation_vita_handheld_to_reclaim_mobile_gaming/ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:09:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/apple_accounts_for_three_of_googles_top_ten_2011_searches/ Three Apple-related search terms were included in Google's Zeitgeist 2011, with Steve Jobs, the iPhone 5 and iPad 2 all ranking as one of the top ten fastest-rising global queries recorded by the inte... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/apple_accounts_for_three_of_googles_top_ten_2011_searches/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/apple_looking_to_expand_iphone_accessory_support_with_automatic_app_recommendations/ Apple has shown interest in expanding support for third-party accessories for the iPhone and iPad, with a new system that would detect an external device and recommend compatible applications availabl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/apple_looking_to_expand_iphone_accessory_support_with_automatic_app_recommendations/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:58:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/apple_launching_itunes_match_internationally_in_uk_europe_australia/ On the heels of the arrival of iTunes Match in Brazil, Apple on Wednesday began rolling out its new music service to a number of other countries, including France, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand,... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/apple_launching_itunes_match_internationally_in_uk_europe_australia/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:53:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/google_updates_ios_gmail_app_with_scribbles_bug_fixes/ Internet search giant Google released the first update to its Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, bringing a short list of changes and bug fixes to the iOS client. The Gmail iOS app was upda... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/google_updates_ios_gmail_app_with_scribbles_bug_fixes/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:27:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/apple_adds_ability_to_delete_individual_photo_stream_pics_in_ios_5_1_beta_2/ Apple on Monday provided developers with a second beta of iOS 5.1, with the latest update granting the ability to delete individual photos synced to the iCloud Photo Stream feature. The latest beta... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/12/apple_adds_ability_to_delete_individual_photo_stream_pics_in_ios_5_1_beta_2/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:06:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/apple_releases_12_days_of_christmas_app_for_europe_canada/ Apple has launched its 12 Days of Christmas app in preparation for its annual holiday promotion offering free songs, music videos, apps and books to residents of parts of Europe and Canada. The 12 ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/apple_releases_12_days_of_christmas_app_for_europe_canada/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:33:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/apple_adds_night_reading_theme_full_screen_mode_to_ibooks_with_1_5_update/ Apple on Wednesday issued an update to its iBooks iOS app, adding a night-time reading theme, full-screen layout, new fonts and an improved annotation palette. iBooks 1.5 for iPhone and iPad arrive... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/07/apple_adds_night_reading_theme_full_screen_mode_to_ibooks_with_1_5_update/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:14:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/apples_secret_ios_code_names_inspired_by_ski_resorts/ Though iOS code names are not advertised by Apple, the company still internally uses a series of secret names for each new build of its mobile operating system. Unlike with new builds of Mac OS X, ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/apples_secret_ios_code_names_inspired_by_ski_resorts/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:52:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/apple_products_join_cashclothes_atop_teens_christmas_wishlists/ More than anything, American teenagers want cash, clothes and Apple products, like the iPhone and iPad, for Christmas, a new survey has found. The latest data from Piper Jaffray, released on Monday... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/28/apple_products_join_cashclothes_atop_teens_christmas_wishlists/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/25/black_friday_ioswireless_devices_up_to_40_off_ipod_touch_apple_tv_for_89_99/ Apple's iPods, iPads, Apple TV and wireless base stations are all on sale this Friday, with savings of up to $45 on the iPad 2, $40 on the iPod touch and $49 on Time Capsules. iPad 2 Best Buy is... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/25/black_friday_ioswireless_devices_up_to_40_off_ipod_touch_apple_tv_for_89_99/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:29:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/apple_black_friday_rolling_out_internationally/ Apple has begun rolling out its one-day Black Friday sale in limited countries around the world, with discounts adding up to roughly 10 percent off select iPad, iPod and Mac models [updated with U.S. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/apple_black_friday_rolling_out_internationally/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:41:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/briefly_thanksgiving_malware_international_iphone_4s_launches_new_ipod_touch_ad/ New iTunes gift certificate scam takes advantage of eager Black Friday shoppers, iPhone 4S to launch tomorrow in Colombia and India and December in Russia, while Apple releases its latest iPod touch T... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/24/briefly_thanksgiving_malware_international_iphone_4s_launches_new_ipod_touch_ad/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:33:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/22/in_app_subscriptions_arrive_for_app_store_games/ Apple has approved the first game developer to begin using the in-app subscription model for a gaming service, though the company took some convincing [updated]. Update: Bloomberg now reports that ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/22/in_app_subscriptions_arrive_for_app_store_games/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:21:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/googles_android_market_estimated_to_earn_just_7_of_what_apples_app_store_makes/ Apple's iOS platform is believed to take in about 90 percent of all dollars spent on mobile devices, highlighting the revenue advantage for iPhone and iPad developers when compared to Google's Android... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/googles_android_market_estimated_to_earn_just_7_of_what_apples_app_store_makes/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:19:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/more_than_anything_kids_want_apples_ipad_ipod_touchiphone_for_christmas/ The iPad is the most-wanted gift among U.S. kids ages 6 through 12, a new survey has found, while the iPod touch ranks second and the iPhone comes in third. Apple's iOS devices dominated the top th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/more_than_anything_kids_want_apples_ipad_ipod_touchiphone_for_christmas/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/ios_code_suggests_apple_could_bring_ichat_to_iphones_and_ipads/ References discovered in the underlying code of Apple's iOS mobile operating system suggest that some cross-platform features of Mac OS X iChat could make their way to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/ios_code_suggests_apple_could_bring_ichat_to_iphones_and_ipads/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:58:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/android_malware_has_jumped_up_472_since_july/ The open nature of the Android Market has led to a 472 percent increase in malware threats to the platform over the past four months alone, a new mobile security report claims. Juniper Global Threa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/android_malware_has_jumped_up_472_since_july/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:43:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/15/safari_based_ios_shortcuts_offer_quick_access_to_bluetooth_airplane_mode_more/ A developer has discovered a way to add quick access to specific controls in the iOS Settings application, such as the ability to turn on or off Bluetooth or activate Airplane Mode, through a Web app ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/15/safari_based_ios_shortcuts_offer_quick_access_to_bluetooth_airplane_mode_more/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/10/apple_releases_ios_5_0_1_with_improved_iphone_battery_life/ Apple on Thursday issued iOS 5.0.1, an incremental update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that addresses a well-publicized bug that resulted in shorter battery life. The update is now available... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/10/apple_releases_ios_5_0_1_with_improved_iphone_battery_life/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:17:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/apples_iosgoogle_android_command_58_of_us_portable_game_revenue/ Highlighting what has been a "brutal" year for dedicated portable game machines like the Sony PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS, new data shows Apple's iOS and Google Android capturing the lion's s... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/apples_iosgoogle_android_command_58_of_us_portable_game_revenue/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:37:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/adobe_confirms_it_will_no_longer_develop_flash_for_mobile_browsers/ Adobe on Wednesday confirmed that it will no longer develop its Flash Player for mobile platforms like Android, and will instead pour its efforts into creating Adobe AIR applications for native storef... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/adobe_confirms_it_will_no_longer_develop_flash_for_mobile_browsers/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/08/ios_5_adoption_on_iphone_nears_38_but_ipod_touch_lags_behind_at_12/ 38 percent of iPhone users are running iOS 5 within weeks of the software's release, but iPod touch users have been slower to upgrade, with just 12 percent running the latest version of Apple's mobile... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/08/ios_5_adoption_on_iphone_nears_38_but_ipod_touch_lags_behind_at_12/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:29:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/08/retail_self_checkout_pickup_options_added_to_apple_store_app_for_ios/ Apple has updated its official Apple Store application for iOS, adding the new "Personal Pickup" option, as well as an "Easy Pay" feature, which allows customers to pay for an item on their own, direc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/08/retail_self_checkout_pickup_options_added_to_apple_store_app_for_ios/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/04/apple_seeds_developers_second_ios_5_0_1_beta_in_two_days/ Apple is apparently working quickly to publicly release iOS 5.0.1, as evidenced by the company's second beta in two days released on Friday. People familiar with the latest build made available to ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/04/apple_seeds_developers_second_ios_5_0_1_beta_in_two_days/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:04:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/04/game_makers_say_apple_steve_jobs_have_most_influence_on_industry/ A new survey of people working in the gaming world has found that Steve Jobs is the most influential person in the industry, and that insiders believe the iPhone is shaping the future of videogames. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/04/game_makers_say_apple_steve_jobs_have_most_influence_on_industry/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:59:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/03/lawsuit_accuses_apples_iphone_4s_of_violating_vpn_patent/ Apple is the target of a new lawsuit that asserts a number of the company's products, including the newly released iPhone 4S, infringe on a virtual private network patent. The complaint, filed this... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/03/lawsuit_accuses_apples_iphone_4s_of_violating_vpn_patent/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/03/microsoft_raking_in_100k_users_a_day_from_hotmail_changes_in_ios_5/ The addition of easier Hotmail setup in the Mail app of Apple's iOS 5 has led to a surge in activations for Microsoft, with almost 100,000 new iOS 5 devices logging in to the email service every day. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/03/microsoft_raking_in_100k_users_a_day_from_hotmail_changes_in_ios_5/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:43:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/02/google_releases_pulls_official_gmail_app_for_iphone_ipad/ Google on Wednesday released its official Gmail application for iOS, but quickly pulled the software after a bug was discovered. The official Gmail application was briefly available on the App Stor... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/02/google_releases_pulls_official_gmail_app_for_iphone_ipad/ Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:52:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/02/google_to_charge_partners_who_heavily_use_its_maps_api/ Major partners who serve up more than 25,000 uses per day of the Google Maps application programming interface service will be charged for overages starting in 2012. It's unknown how -- or even if ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/02/google_to_charge_partners_who_heavily_use_its_maps_api/ Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:32:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/01/apple_updates_garageband_to_add_iphone_ipod_touch_support/ Apple's GarageBand application for iOS, previously an iPad-exclusive affair, is now also compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch. GarageBand version 1.1 is now available for download from the App... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/01/apple_updates_garageband_to_add_iphone_ipod_touch_support/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:20:00 GMT