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Hearst Magazines Join Apple’s ‘In App Subscription’ Program

The Wall Street Journal reports that Hearst Corporation has agreed to Apple's terms for in app subscriptions, making plans to begin selling subscriptions to several of its magazine titles beginning with their July issues.Star...

iOS 5 to Finally Deliver Over-The-Air Updates?

According to 9to5Mac, Apple is negotiating with Verizon about delivering over-the-air iOS updates starting with iOS 5. Multiple sources say the new feature will debut in iOS 5, meaning iOS 5 will not come over-the-air but fol...

Next iPad to Offer 3D Display?

RCR Wireless claims to have multiple sources telling it that Apple is planning on incorporating 3D technology into the next-generation iPad. “The fact that the iPad 3 is 3D is a dead cert,” one Hollywood insider close to the ...

Apple Soliciting Customer Feedback With New ‘Pulse’ Program

Several MacRumors have informed us in recent days that they have received email invitations to join "Apple Customer Pulse", a program designed to allow customers to provide survey feedback about their product purchases to Apple.

Apple Targeting Mac App Store as ‘Preferred’ Mac OS X Lion Distribution Mechanism

AppleInsider reports that it has learned that Apple is planning to utilize the Mac App Store as the "preferred" mechanism for distribution of Mac OS X Lion when it is released to the public later this year.The Mac App Store, ...

Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and Other Tech Companies Over Anti-Poaching Agreements

Law firm Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein today announced the filing of a class-action lawsuit against Apple and other tech companies over "no solicitation" agreements that prevented the companies from attempting to hire away each others'...

Apple Releases iOS 4.3.3 With Location Tracking Bug Fixes

Apple today released iOS 4.3.3, bringing several fixes and improvements to Apple's operating system for mobile devices, including addressing bugs cited in the recent location-tracking controversy. The build number is 8J2 for the majority of d...

Intel’s ‘Ivy Bridge’ Platform to Utilize 3-D Transistors

Intel today announced that its next-generation "Ivy Bridge" platform will incorporate new technology allowing a 3-D transistor structure known as "Tri-Gate", significantly boosting performance and efficiency. While Intel disclosed its work o...

Apple Reportedly Hires Audio Pioneer Tomlinson Holman

Tomlinson Holman working at a Mac in 2007 (Source: Flickr) As noted by GigaOM, tech pundit Leo Laporte today tweeted that he has heard "on good authority" that Apple has hired audio pioneer Tomlinson Holman to head up the company's aud...

Spotify Launches Download Service and iPod Syncing in Europe

Popular European music streaming service Spotify today announced a major new initiative to take on Apple's iTunes, launching a new download service and software support for syncing music to non-iOS iPods.You've been telling u...

Thunderbolt iMac Torn Down and Benchmarked

While Apple's new iMac models released yesterday appear nearly identical to their predecessors at first glance, the company has of course made a number of changes to beef up performance of its flagship desktop line. The folks o...

AT&T Rep: Apple Has Told Us No New iPhone in June or July

While increasing numbers of reports are pointing to a later-than-usual introduction for the fifth-generation iPhone, potentially with an unveiling at Apple's traditional September iPod-focused event, some observers have still been holding out...