Fair Labor Association begins independent audits of Foxconn factories
Apple announced on Monday that independent third-party inspections of its final assembly plants in China have officially begun in "Foxconn City." The factory in Shenzhen is one of several facilities that will be audited...
Apple offers budget, EDU-only 13" MacBook Air as white MacBook replacement
Apple officially removed the last vestiges of its white, polycarbonate MacBook earlier this week, which had been a budget offering only available to education institutions since last July. Serving as somewhat of a replacemen...
Apple wins one 3G patent dispute with Motorola in Germany
A judge in Germany has ruled that Apple does not infringe one of Motorola's claimed 3G "standards essential" patents, dismissing the related patent infringement lawsuit. The win is an important one for Apple, which has...
Labor group: Apple has comparatively decent record in China, but could do more
Fair labor activists across the globe are continuing to pressure Apple to do more to improve working conditions and labor standards in China. Despite Apple's efforts to make its suppliers adhere to its own supplier...
Apple hoping to secure standardized royalties for 3G wireless patents
Apple is attempting to stop the used of "standards essential" patents on 3G technology as legal bludgeons against smartphone competitors. To make its case, the company has gone directly to the standards body behind 3G...
Apple rules top three smartphone spots but loses new users to Android
Apple continues to hold the title for some of the top-selling smartphone models, with the iPhone 4S being the best selling handset in the US last quarter, according to a new report by market research firm NPD. But while...
Another reason why Apple may be limiting Siri to iPhone 4S
Siri, Apple's widely advertised voice-activated "intelligent assistant," has so far been limited to the latest iPhone 4S hardware after Apple's acquisition. Though observers have come up with various reasons for the re...
Samsung in hot water with EU over 3G FRAND patent lawsuits
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has begun a formal investigation into Samsung's strategy of using FRAND-encumbered patents related to 3G wireless networking standards in lawsuits. The announcement comes...
Browett seen as bad for Apple thanks to Dixons’ poor reputation
John Browett, CEO of Dixons Retail, whom Apple plans to appoint as its senior vice president of its retail operations in April, may be a poor choice to succeed Apple's former SVP Ron Johnson if...
Apple gives AirPort Utility an iOS makeover, supports iCloud
Apple released two AirPort-related software updates Monday afternoon. AirPort Utility 6.0 is a new, Lion-only version of the software to set up and configure Apple's base stations. An updated AirPort firmware adds compatibi...
Macworld|iWorld 2012 completes post-Apple transition to "iFan event"
For 2012, the long-lived Macworld Expo changed its branding to "Macworld|iWorld" and began billing the conference as the "ultimate iFan event." The annual show, which has been running continuously for the last 27 years, has......
