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Apple now No. 2 in corporate smartphone market share

1 hour 25 min ago
While Research in Motion continues to dominate the corporate smartphone market, new data shows Apple to be chipping awake at the BlackBerry maker's lead after having recently bludgeoned Palm to become the second leading supplier of advanced handsets to businesses.
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Review roundup: RIM's new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm

2 hours 50 min ago
On Friday, Research in Motion and Verizon will answer to the iPhone with the BlackBerry Storm -- a touchscreen-based handset that will sell for $250 with a two-year contract, though a $50 mail-in rebate will bring the cost inline with Apple's entry-level offering.
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Apple authorizes MMS on the iPhone, but not for US users

4 hours 50 min ago
Swedish iPhone owners will soon have something they can hold over the heads of most other users of the touchscreen handset: an Apple-sanctioned way of sending and receiving picture and video messages.
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Apple developing always-on iPhone status indicators

6 hours 50 min ago
Apple has conceptualized a means of displaying icon-like status indicators on the iPhone's displays even when the handset is locked and the backlight turned off, a new company filing shows.
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Apple releases Apple TV 2.3 with AirTunes, third-party remotes

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 20:25
Apple on Wednesday night released version 2.3 of its Apple TV firmware to add AirTunes streaming as well as support for third-party remotes.
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Apple's OpenCL standard near complete in just six months

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 17:45
Apple has reportedly set an industry record by moving its OpenCL parallel computing standard from its beginnings to imminent approval in half a year, paving the way for its inclusion in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
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Apple in talks to offer more DRM-free tracks on iTunes [updated]

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 14:00
Apple is in talks with three of the "big four" record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 AAC format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals.
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Microsoft saw Apple's anti-Vista campaign coming

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 12:55
Microsoft officials were concerned about the performance of Windows Vista and the way it would be compared to Mac OS X long before Apple zeroed in on the problematic software with its humorous "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" advertising campaign, internal emails show.
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Wal-Mart to begin selling iPhone post holidays - reports

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 10:10
Mega-discount chain Wal-Mart, along with subsidiary Sams Clubs, will join Best Buy in offering Apple's iPhone 3G to their customers just days after Christmas, according to new reports.
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Apple waiting on quad-core desktop chips from Intel

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 08:30
Apple is among a handful of PC manufacturers who're waiting on a new family of quad-core chips from Intel that are designed for small form-factor PCs like the Mac mini and all-in-one systems like the iMac.
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Apple may release Snow Leopard early next year

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 08:00
An Apple director has inadvertently broken word that his company may be planning to release Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard three months earlier than expected.
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Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 17:30
A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay for $730.
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Judge grants Apple's motion to dismiss Psystar's counterclaims

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
A California judge on Tuesday granted Apple's motion to dismiss counterclaims on the part of unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar, who charged the Mac maker with violating antitrust laws through its vigorous attempts to block third parties from selling rival Mac OS X-based computers.
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Apple's new MacBooks have built-in copy protection measures

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 12:00
Apple's new MacBook lines include a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant with the new priority protection measures.
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Apple sees Mac sales rise 28% amid latest notebook launch

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 10:05
A slowing global economy had little impact on Apple's computer business last month, as consumers willingly plunked down their cash for the company's new MacBook offerings, helping to drive Mac sales up more than 25 percent year-over-year.
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Apple now taking orders for 24-inch LED Cinema Display

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 08:00
Following a month-long wait, Apple on Tuesday finally began taking orders for its new 24-inch LED-backlit Cinema Display through its online store, saying shipments will begin sometime later this month.
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Google Mobile iPhone app with voice search now available

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 07:00
The new version of Google's Mobile iPhone application that includes voice search recognition was made available as a free download on the App Store last night.
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Adobe shows ARM-ready Flash 10; Spansion names Apple in suit

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 18:00
Adobe has pledged to optimize a version of Flash 10 for smartphones using ARM processors like those of the iPhone -- but iPhone itself isn't getting that upgrade. Also, flash memory maker Spansion has implicated Apple in lawsuits against Samsung that could block the import of iPods.
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Apple releases fix for quirky MacBook glass trackpads

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 16:20
Apple has released a software update to address an issue where trackpad clicks would randomly go unrecognized on its latest notebook offerings: the MacBook (Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (Late 2008).
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Apple flirting with another record quarter for Mac sales

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 10:00
After spending 25 hours counting sales of iPhones and Macs at Apple's US-based retail chain, investment bank Piper Jaffray said it believes the company this quarter could meet or beat last quarter's record 2.6 million Mac sales total while again selling more than 6 million iPhones.
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