Apple OS X Mountain Lion Review: Should You Upgrade?
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesBy JOANNA STERN, ABC News Technology Editor(NEW YORK) — Let’s be honest: updating your laptop or desktop with a new operating system isn’t usually on your top list of priorities. It’s a hassle. You have to pay for the upgra…
iPhone 5 Speculation Drives Apple Earnings Down
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Apple’s third quarter earnings, released Tuesday afternoon, were below analysts’ predictions. While the quarter is usually one of the slower ones for the tech giant, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenh…
Apple Reports Disappointing Third-Quarter Earnings
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Apple Inc. (AAPL), the world’s largest company by market capitalization, announced its third-quarter profit on Tuesday that disappointed analysts, who were expecting more from the maker of the phenomenally su…
Report: Apple’s Next iPhone Will Be Slimmer
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Apple’s next iPhone is likely to slim down, addressing complaints by some users that the device is too thick. The Wall Street Journal says the next iPhone “will use a new technology that makes the sm…
Apple’s iPad Gets Competition, Readies Smaller Tablet
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — For more than two years Apple has dominated the market for tablet computers. Now it’s feeling the heat from competitors and may be getting ready to introduce a smaller, cheaper version of …
Galaxy Nexus Android Phone Banned in Apple-Samsung Patent Case
Apple/Samsung/Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — While Apple and Samsung’s phones and tablets battle it out on store shelves, the companies (along with Google) have been battling it out in the courtroom in ongoing patent disputes.
Apple has accused S…
iPad Mini Arriving Before End of Year, Says Bloomberg
Apple(NEW YORK) — While the original iPad might have been the longest rumored Apple product before its official announcement in 2010, the 7-inch iPad might soon claim that honor.Reports of the so-called iPad Mini have surfaced again, with Bloomberg re…
Apple Settles with Chinese Company over iPad Trademark Rights
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Apple has finally settled its two-year legal battle with Proview International for ownership of the “iPad” name in China. The two had been embroiled in a tangled web of lawsuits and …
Apple Victory Over Samsung
Tony Avelar/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Apple was given a victory on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh when she blocked the U.S. sales of Samsung Galaxy Nexus, one of the biggest competitors in the Smartphone business, accordi…
Apple’s iPhone Marks Five Years as Iconic Smartphone
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Five years ago on Friday, Apple stepped into the smartphone market and released a device that would change the way people used their cellphones: the iPhone.Since Apple released its game-changing product on June …
Google Chrome Browser Coming to iPhone and iPad
Google/Apple(SAN FRANCISCO) — Google announced today that its popular Chrome browser, which has been available for Macs, PCs, and Android, is coming to Apple’s iPad and iPhone.“Some of you have been very persistently asking about something…
Orbitz Guiding Mac Users to More Costly Hotels?
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mac users who use the travel website Orbitz are shown different and sometimes more expensive travel options than shoppers using Windows, according to The Wall Street Journal. The paper says Orbitz found…
iPhone 5 to Support NFC and Mobile Payments?
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While the next iPhone (or iPhone 5, as many are calling it) is already rumored to have a larger display and a different design, new rumors suggest the phone will also have Near Field Communication (NFC) technol…
Retail Workers for Apple Are Getting Pay Raises
Apple(NEW YORK) – After a company review period earlier this year, Apple Inc. has decided to raise the wages of its U.S. retail store employees by as much as 25%, according to The Wall Street Journal. U.S. full-time staffers who are paid be…
New in Apple’s iOS 6: Gay and Lesbian Emoticons
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The next version of software for the iPhone and iPad will include gay and lesbian emojis for the first time. Emojis are the small emoticon-like icons or pictures included in some phone operating systems. They c…
Siri Sued: Apple Accused of False Advertising
Tony Avelar/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Bringing frustration with technology to a whole new level, a New York man has sued Apple, Inc. because he says the Siri feature does not work as advertised.Frank Fazio filed a class action complaint a…
New MacBook Pro Review: Screens Don’t Get More Beautiful
ApplePRODUCT REVIEWBy JOANNA STERN, ABC News Technology Editor(NEW YORK) — After 20 minutes of using Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Retina Display, I switched back to my own six-month-old MacBook Pro to send an email. But when I looked at its screen, I …
Apple iOS 6: A Closer Look at Facebook, Passbook, Apple Maps
AppleBy JOANNA STERN, ABC News Technology Editor(SAN FRANCISCO) – Apple didn’t hold back Monday on its plans for the iPhone and the iPad. Scott Forstall, head of iOS software, demoed 10 new features coming to iOS 6 this fall. There are a lot of n…
Apple iOS 6: Facebook Integration, Improved Siri, New Maps
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Apple today showed off iOS 6, the feature-laden successor to its current iOS 5 software for iPhones and iPads. It will bring 200 new features to the iPhone and iPad, the company said, including Facebook in…
Apple Overhauls MacBook Pro, Debuts Mountain Lion
Apple(SAN FRANCISCO) — Apple overhauled its popular notebook, the MacBook Pro, with a state-of-the-art, super high-resolution screen. The tech company also updated the Pro and the MacBook Air with the latest processing technology, the company announce…