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Apple Code Release Will
Take Us Back to 1983

Jan 6, 2018 8:30 AM CST

Apple Code Release Will Take Us Back to 1983

Apple's Lisa computer famously flopped that year

(Newser) - The source code for Apple's 1983 computer that cost $10,000, may have led to the ouster of Steve Jobs, and is widely seen as the tech giant's biggest ever flop could soon be yours. Al Kossow, software curator at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California,...

Apology Could
'Fundamentally
Change' Apple

The Rundown

Dec 29, 2017 12:16 PM CST

Apology Could 'Fundamentally Change' Apple

But investors should be celebrating, according to one source

(Newser) - When Apple apologized Thursday for deliberately—and secretly— slowing down older iPhones to make sure their batteries continue to function, it was an "extraordinary move," Business Insider reports. And that's not just because it was a rare apology from the company. Matt Weinberger writes that the apology...

Apple Apologizes, Offers $29 Battery Replacements

Apple Apologizes for Secretly
Slowing Down Old iPhones

Dec 29, 2017 4:09 AM CST

Apple Apologizes for Secretly Slowing Down Old iPhones

It's offering $50 off replacement batteries

(Newser) - Apple says it is sorry about secretly slowing down older models of iPhone —and to make sure there are no hard feelings, it will offer battery replacements at a reduced price. In a letter on its website, the company says it would never "do anything to intentionally shorten...

Apple Reverses
CEO's Pay Cut

Dec 28, 2017 3:11 AM CST

Apple Reverses CEO's Pay Cut

Tim Cook gets massive bonus for exceeding sales targets

(Newser) - The pay cut that CEO Tim Cook and other Apple execs received after a rare slump in sales last year has been reversed—and then some. According to a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a cash bonus for exceeding the board's sales and profit targets boosted...

Apple Slowed iPhones, Forcing
Owners to Buy New Ones: Suit

Dec 23, 2017 3:54 PM CST

Apple Slowed iPhones, Forcing Owners to Buy New Ones: Suit

Apple hit with lawsuit Friday

(Newser) - iPhone owners from several states sued Apple Inc. for not disclosing sooner that it issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries lasted longer, saying Apple's silence led them to wrongly conclude that their only option was to buy newer, pricier iPhones. The allegations were in a...

3 Quotes That Explain Apple's
iPhone Battery Confession

Dec 21, 2017 9:45 AM CST

3 Quotes That Explain Apple's iPhone Battery Confession

It is indeed slowing down older phones

(Newser) - Apple on Thursday copped to something users have long suspected: It slows down older iPhones. While conspiracy theorists have suggested it was part of a planned obsolescence gambit, Apple says it is, on the contrary, trying to make sure older phones continue to work. The admission came after Geekbench , a...

Apple Purchases Shazam

Dec 11, 2017 4:35 PM CST

Apple Purchases Shazam

The sound-recognition app was one of the iPhone's first

(Newser) - Apple has bought Shazam, the maker of a song-recognition app that Apple's digital assistant Siri has already been using to help people identify the music playing on their iPhones, the AP reports. The companies didn't disclose the price of the acquisition announced Monday. Technology news site Recode previously...

Students Working 11-Hour-Days
to Assemble iPhones: Report

Nov 21, 2017 3:41 PM CST

Students Working 11-Hour-Days to Assemble iPhones: Report

Teens say their school is 'forcing' them to do the work

(Newser) - Teenage students have been working illegal overtime to assemble the iPhone X at Apple's main supplier in Asia, six of them tell the Financial Times . The students, ages 17 to 19, say their school has been "forc[ing]" them to work at the factory in Zhengzhou, China, that is...

Jennifer Aniston Making TV
Return With Reese Witherspoon

Nov 8, 2017 7:24 PM CST

Jennifer Aniston Making TV Return With Reese Witherspoon

They're starring in and producing a new drama for Apple's streaming service

(Newser) - Friends star Jennifer Aniston is coming back to television and she's partnering with Reese Witherspoon, the AP reports. The Apple streaming service said Wednesday the actresses will star in and produce a behind-the-scenes drama series about a TV morning show. The new series marks a TV reunion for its...

Weird iOS
Glitch Forces
Awkward Typos

Nov 7, 2017 9:45 AM CST

Weird iOS Glitch Forces Awkward Typos

There are 3 ways to fix it, for now

(Newser) - "I" is one of the most common words in the English language. But for some iPhone users, it's impossible to type. According to MacRumors , a bug in Apple's iOS 11 has messed with the predictive text function on some iPhones. The result is that when users type...

Paradise Papers Reveal
Apple Found New Tax Haven

Nov 6, 2017 2:43 PM CST

Paradise Papers Reveal Apple Found New Tax Haven

The channel island of Jersey

(Newser) - The financial secrets of many of the world's elites are trickling out thanks to the release of what are being called the Paradise Papers. The massive leak of internal documents from Bermuda-based law firm Appleby is spurring headlines like this one: "Lewis Hamilton avoided taxes on £17m...

2 of the World's Biggest
Chipmakers May Merge

Nov 6, 2017 2:22 PM CST

2 of the World's Biggest Chipmakers May Merge

Broadcom offers $103B for Qualcomm

(Newser) - Broadcom made an unsolicited $103 billion offer for rival chipmaker Qualcomm, the tech industry's largest attempted takeover that is destined to come under intense regulatory scrutiny, the AP reports. The company said Monday that it wouldn't have pushed forward with the proposed buyout if it wasn't confident...

Her iPhone X Video Went Viral.
Then Her Dad Was Fired

Her iPhone X Video Went Viral. Then Her Dad Was Fired

Brooke Amelia Peterson calls her preview an 'innocent little video'

(Newser) - Apple has fired an engineer after his daughter posted a video of a top-secret iPhone X . The Verge reports last week's sneak peek on YouTube of the latest iPhone went viral and got Brooke Amelia Peterson's dad sacked. Sites such as 9 to 5 Mac urged readers to...

iPhone X Is
a Step Toward
'Invisible' Tech

REVIEWS

Oct 31, 2017 11:30 AM CDT

iPhone X Is a Step Toward 'Invisible' Tech

Reviewers discuss Face ID, battery life, and the phone's legacy

(Newser) - It took only minutes for the iPhone X to sell out worldwide before any detailed reviews came in. Tech analysts don't think early adopters will be disappointed, except perhaps when it comes to cost. Forbes notes Apple's highest-priced iPhone yet—$999 for a 64GB model, $1,149 for...

Preorders In for iPhone X, but
There's Already Controversy

Oct 27, 2017 12:25 PM CDT

Preorders In for iPhone X, but There's Already Controversy

Rumored production issues and too much hype regarding demand are the buzz right now

(Newser) - The iPhone X will officially ship on Nov. 3, but those vying for Apple's latest smartphone were able to try to preorder on Friday—and the first available batches sold out in mere minutes. CNET reports only a few models were left after just 10 minutes of opening the...

There's a Big Problem With
New MacBook, and It's Tiny

OPINION

Oct 22, 2017 10:40 AM CDT

There's a Big Problem With New MacBook, and It's Tiny

Essayist wants to know why one speck of dust can fell the computer

(Newser) - Casey Johnston bought a new MacBook Pro that soon developed an annoying problem: Every time she pressed the space bar, it went two spaces instead of one. As she recounts at the Outline , Johnston brought it into the Apple store three times and got the same, surprising diagnosis: Must be...

Apple Teams Up With
Spielberg to Revive '80s Show

Oct 11, 2017 5:56 AM CDT

Apple Teams Up With Spielberg to Revive '80s Show

It's bringing back Amazing Stories in bid to take on likes of Netflix

(Newser) - Apple is teaming up with no less than the likes of Steven Spielberg for its first major push into TV programming. The iPhone maker is bringing back Spielberg's 30-year-old anthology series Amazing Stories in its attempt to build an online video subscription service to challenge those of Netflix, Amazon,...

Only 3 Non-Tech Brands
Make 'Most Valuable' Top 10

Sep 25, 2017 10:25 AM CDT

Only 3 Non-Tech Brands Make 'Most Valuable' Top 10

Apple is No. 1, followed by Google and Microsoft

(Newser) - If you wanted to create a brand from scratch and make it a valued household name, the tech sector is probably a good place to start. Per City AM , Interbrand looked at some of the world's biggest brands, then ranked their value—and seven that made it into the...

Apple's New Watch Goes
on Sale With a Glitch

Sep 21, 2017 10:50 AM CDT

Apple's New Watch Goes on Sale With a Glitch

Its touted new feature, cellular connectivity, doesn't work very well

(Newser) - Talk about a PR mess: Apple's new smartwatch goes on sale Friday in stores as the company scrambles to fix a glitch with its biggest new feature, reports the Wall Street Journal . The $399 Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE is supposed to allow users to connect to cellular...

Behold Apple's New iPhone X

The Rundown

Sep 12, 2017 3:23 PM CDT

Behold Apple's New iPhone X

It's the 'biggest leap forward since the original iPhone'

(Newser) - It was an iPhone bonanza on Tuesday, with Apple announcing not one, not two, but three new iPhones during its annual conference, ABC News reports. The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus—starting at $699 and $799 respectively—are a continuation of the iPhone as we know it and feature...