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Updated at 5:30 am, July 31, 2010.

News Corp Considering Dedicated News Product for Tablets

CNBC reports that News Corp, the Rupert Murdoch-led media conglomerate behind such outlets as The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and The New York Post, is considering launching a new news unit dedicated to content for tablet devices such as t...


Apple to Open Covent Garden Retail Store in London on August 7th

Apple has officially announced the grand opening of its new retail store in the Covent Garden district of London, with the store set to open to the public on Saturday, August 7th at 10:00 AM. The store appears to be Apple's largest by total ...


Apple Moved Location Services In-House With iPad and iOS 4

TechCrunch reports on an overlooked detail from Apple's response to federal legislators earlier this month regarding privacy concerns, noting that the company disclosed that it moved its location services...


Apple to Begin Taking Orders for New Mac Pro on August 9th

Several readers have informed us and we have confirmed that Apple Store representatives are telling potential buyers of the company's new Mac Pro announced earlier this week that the updated models are set to become available for ordering on ...


Ballmer: Microsoft-Powered Tablets Are 'Job One Urgency'

Steve Ballmer demoing Windows-based HP slate at CES in January 2010
CNET reports on comments from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today at the company's conference for financial analysts revealing that Apple's longtime rival is continuing ...


Apple Job Posting Suggests 'Revolutionary' New Mac OS X Feature

AppleInsider points to a new Apple job listing that appeared on Monday looking for a software engineer to work on a "revolutionary" new Mac OS X feature.

We are looking for a senior softwa...

Second Round of iPhone 4 Launches Begins in Australia [Updated x2]
As announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs earlier this month and confirmed in a company press release earlier this week, Apple has begun its second round of iPhone 4 launches, bringing the device to 17 new countries. Countries in this round of launches i...

Sprint to Turn iPod Touch Into 3G Mobile Hotspot?

Phone Scoop yesterday discovered new regulatory filings posted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission showing a new Sprint-branded 3G mobile hotspot device manufactured by ZTE that appears to be in the form of a designed case to wrap a...


Japanese Government Pressing Apple Over First-Generation iPod Nano Fire Risk

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Japanese government is continuing to pursue its long-standing concern over reports of first-generation iPod nanos overheating, following up on a warning to consume...

Apple Matters

Updated at 5:30 am, July 31, 2010.

WritePad 4.0 on the iPad
Beyond writing short notes on yellow stickies, filling out forms and addressing snail mail, I rarely write anything long hand anymore. I would probably break down and cry if I had to handwrite an entire article like this one. So if I deplore handwriting, what…

July 25, 1992: Woz Starts Teaching


July 24, 2000: Steve Jobs Predicts iMovie Will Be Bigger than Desktop Publishing


Flipboard on the iPad: Sweet!
If the magazine industry doesn’t see its future in the iPad, then it's blind. I covered a couple of magazine-style apps for the iPad (see my articles on Pulse and the iPad as a magazine reader), but Flipboard, the latest one to hit the App Store, may…

July 23, 1981: Steve Jobs Perfectionism Is Displayed on the Original Mac Project


July 22, 1997: OS 8 Rolls Out


July 21, 1999: WiFi Introduced…By Apple


July 20, 1982: Hertzfeld Listens to Alan Kay


The Future of the Mac Is the iPad
When the Macintosh team formed it was clear they were onto something special. So clear, in fact, that Steve Jobs attached himself to the project as soon as possible and became it's leader. What they were inventing was not just a computer, but a computer for everyone—incredibly intuitive to use,…

Automate with Alarm Clock Pro 9
Despite the relative simplicity of most automoation programs, I have read comments from Mac users who say they don’t understand how to use such applications as Apple's Automator. Some computer users find these programs too time consuming to set up. Yet, if you want to be a Mac power-user using…

Apple Top iTunes Songs

Updated at 5:30 am, July 31, 2010.

1. Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem
Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) by Eminem from the album Recovery (Deluxe Edition)

2. Dynamite - Taio Cruz
Dynamite by Taio Cruz from the album Rokstarr (Bonus Track Version)

3. I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
I Like It (feat. Pitbull) by Enrique Iglesias from the album I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Single

4. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
Teenage Dream by Katy Perry from the album Teenage Dream - Single

5. DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull) - Usher
DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull) by Usher from the album DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull) - Single

6. California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Katy Perry
California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) by Katy Perry from the album California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Single

7. Cooler Than Me (Single Mix) - Mike Posner
Cooler Than Me (Single Mix) by Mike Posner from the album Cooler Than Me - Single

8. Ridin' Solo - Jason Derülo
Ridin' Solo by Jason Derülo from the album Jason Derülo

9. Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) - B.o.B
Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) by B.o.B from the album Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) - Single

10. Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland
Stuck Like Glue by Sugarland from the album Stuck Like Glue - Single



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