Apple releases tool to create external Lion recovery drives
What do you do if you purchased Lion from the Mac App Store, have no installation disc or USB key, and are suddenly faced with a hard drive catastrophe? In lieu of begging Apple for your very own Lion...
Apple adds $999 21.5-inch iMac to its educational offerings
The cheapest iMac available on Apple's online store is currently a 21.5-inch version with a 2.5GHz Quad-core Intel Core i5 processor for $1,199, but if you're buying for an educational institution, Apple is now offering...
Week in Apple: MacBook Air review, iCloud beta, and patent wars
So much can happen in just a week. This week's top Apple news at Ars included our review of the mid-2011 MacBook Air, news about the Apple TV and the iCloud beta, and rumors about iTunes Replay. That's in addition...
Google-Microsoft spat could be tiny step toward patent reform
The public row between Microsoft and Google continues, with both Microsoft and Google issuing new responses to one another over Google's original accusation of patent bullying. The basic gist is this: Google says Microsoft...
Raid reveals evidence of ChronoPay ties to MacDefender scareware
A recent raid by Russian police has revealed evidence that a company called ChronoPay is indeed behind the Mac OS X scareware program MacDefender, despite the company's earlier denials. But while the raid and the arrest of Chrono...
Lion install borked? Apple giving free Lion USB sticks to some
Lion users who run into disk trouble may be able to get a USB recovery drive with a Lion installer for free from AppleCare—if a tech support person decides that the situation qualifies. Apple sent...
Microsoft calls Google out over patent bullying accusations
Microsoft has thrown down the gauntlet following Google's public accusation of patent bullying on the part of Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, and others. In a series of tweets sent Wednesday evening, two senior Microsoft executi...
Google publicly accuses Apple, Microsoft, Oracle of patent bullying
Get out the fire extinguishers, because the patent fight between the tech titans is heating up. On Wednesday, Google publicly accused Apple and Microsoft of banding together to take down Android, using their winnings from......
Second-gen Apple TV gains iTunes purchasing ability, Vimeo app
Second-generation Apple TV users will no longer be limited to streaming rented TV shows from iTunes or purchased TV shows from their computers thanks to a software update released on Monday. The update, which is...
iOS devs put out a call to unite against Lodsys, other patent trolls
Move over Apple: some independent app developers plan to begin banding together to fight off lawsuits brought by Lodsys and its ilk on their own. On Monday, renowned iOS developer Mike Lee announced the Appsterdam...
Apple keeps Galaxy Tab 10.1 from sale in Australia—for now
Australians who want to buy Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 will have to wait a little longer thanks to Apple. The Cupertino company argued its patent case against Samsung in front of Federal Court Justice Annabelle...
