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Apple holds the master decryption key when it comes to iCloud security, privacy

Ars recently attempted to delve into the inner workings of the security built into Apple's iCloud service. Though we came away reasonably certain that iCloud uses industry best practices that Apple...

Motorola under scrutiny as EU opens two antitrust probes

European regulators say they are opening two investigations into claims of patent abuse by Motorola Mobility -- which could put the company's $12.5bn acquisition by Google in jeopardy.

ChangeWave: 82% of new iPad owners are ‘very satisfied’

Apple's new tablet scored even higher than the old. Heat-gate was a nonissue.

It's not often you can get 200 people to agree about anything, nevermind something as controversial as a new Apple (AAPL) product.

But on several issues the new iPad owners surveyed last week by ChangeWave Research were practically unanimous.

98% were either satisfied (16%) or...

$1 on Apple’s App Store is 89¢ on Kindle and 23¢ on Android

Google could learn something from Amazon about how to run an app store

For 45 days, from mid-January to the end of February, the folks at Flurry analytics ran an interesting experiment.

They found a basket of top-rated apps that are available for the same price on three major app stores -- iOS, Android and Amazon --...

With Apple and Nokia at war, nano-SIM vote is postponed

With Apple and Nokia at each others' throats over control over the upcoming nano-SIM standard for mobile phones, the ruling body that was set to decide between them has instead postponed its vote for at least a month.

Snapguide wants to be your handheld how-to guide for everything

Apart from a few tired old services like eHow, there aren't many places you can go to find how-to guides for a range of different things complete with photos and video. Snapguide, which just launched its iPhone app and web service, wants to fill that void.

Nielsen: Recent U.S. iPhone sales nearly matched Android’s

Between December and February, Android captured 48% and iOS 43% of the U.S. market

The thrust of the Nielsen report issued Thursday morning is that nearly half (49.7%) of U.S mobile phone owners now carry smartphones.

But what interests me, as usual, is how that market is being divvied up among Google (GOOG) Android phones, Apple's (AAPL) iPhones,...

Bloomberg Businessweek draws Apple’s patent battlemap

Steve Jobs last war, the magazine argues, could do his company more harm than good

Click here to read this week's cover story on Apple's (AAPL) war against Google's (GOOG) Android.

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The day Steve Jobs phoned Siri

He wasn't particularly fond of the name, recalls co-founder Dag Kittlaus

Three weeks after his Siri app was approved for sale on the App Store, Dag Kittlaus was told to expect a call from Apple senior vice president Scott Forstall. The phone rang:

"Dag, this is Steve Jobs."

That, according to NetworkWorld's Yoni Heisler, was the beginning of the chain...

Why does Apple care so much about SIM cards anyway?

Apple loves controlling the entire experience of its products, and for the iPhone and iPad, the biggest uncontrollable element is a customer's wireless carrier. Having a say in the SIM card, in theory, pushes Apple closer to the goal of controlling every aspect of its devices.

UBS: For now, mobile still comes down to Samsung v. Apple

It's no secret Apple is skilled at sucking profits out of its product lineup. But Samsung is getting better too, according to the analysts at UBS. And the two are currently dominating the handset industry when it comes to profits, with very little competition in sight.

Asymco: Can the iPad sustain 150% yearly growth?

There is a precedent: iPhone sales have doubled, on average, every year since 2007

The chief difference between the independent analysts who follow Apple (AAPL) and their counterparts on Wall Street is that the independents put a premium on being right.

The professionals, with all due respect, seem to care more about not over-promising or straying too...