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Employee shot, wounded at Virginia Apple store

Leslie Katz — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:25:00 PDT

An employee was shot Friday at this Apple store on Clarendon Blvd. in Arlington, Va. Customers were inside the store when the shooting happened, but no one else was injured, police say.

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An employee at an Apple store near Washington D.C. was shot and wounded Friday morning, ...

iPhone 3GS jailbreak, 'purplera1n,' hits Web

Leslie Katz — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:54:00 PDT

Just as America gears up to celebrate Independence Day comes news that iPhone 3GS owners are getting some freedom of their own.

purplera1n enables the installation of third-party software not approved for Apple's App Store.

George Hotz, who you may recall as the teenage hacker who originally unlocked ...

Originally posted at Crave

Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID

David Meyer — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:43:00 PDT

The haptic feedback patent, if approved, would bring the iPhone in line with rival handsets that provide localized tactile feedback.

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Three patent applications by Apple were published Thursday, and they cover technologies including haptics, fingerprint recognition, and RFID.

The haptic feedback patent, if approved, would bring the iPhone (...

iPhone heat issue much ado about nothing

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:00 PDT

Okay folks, it's time to step back, take a deep breath and relax.

(Credit: Apple, Inc.)

There has been a lot of talk today about Apple supposedly admitting it has heat issues with the new iPhone 3GS. The simple fact is, that is not true.

What Apple did do ...

AT&T breaks sales records with iPhone 3GS launch

Marguerite Reardon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:12:00 PDT

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The first day the Apple iPhone 3GS went on sale was the biggest sales day ever for AT&T, according to an internal memo sent to company employees that has since been published in various blogs.

That's right, iPhone Day 2009 beat out the two previous iPhone ...

Originally posted at News - Wireless

Consumer Reports: iPhone bests Pre, BlackBerry

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:30:27 PDT

Apple's recently released iPhone 3GS pulled out a victory in Consumer Reports' latest smartphone showdown.

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In handing the iPhone the top spot in this year's smartphone list, Consumer Reports on Wednesday praised the iPhone 3GS for its "superior display, reinforced by top-notch multimedia, navigation, Web browsing, ...

As industry recovers, Mac growth beating PCs

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:48:11 PDT

It's been a tough road for everyone in the tech sector over the past year, but there are small signs of recovery, especially for Apple.

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Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty says Apple is outperforming the PC market in sales growth, and this was before Apple released its new MacBook Pros in June, ...

Maine: A MacBook for each student in grades 7-12

Jim Dalrymple — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:13:30 PDT

Maine is extending an existing Apple notebook purchase program to high-school students.

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Apple has been working with the state since 2002 to provide middle school students with notebook computers. With the expansion, Maine becomes the only U.S. state that has committed to providing a notebook to every ...

Apple tops hardware sites in May traffic

Lance Whitney — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:13:25 PDT

iPhone fever was hot in May, at least based on the number of people who frequented Apple's Web site.

The Mac maker's Apple.com last month hosted 55.7 million unique visitors, more than the site of any other computer hardware manufacturer, according to a report released on ...

Barnes & Noble opens new chapter with iPhone app

Dara Kerr — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:48:00 PDT

The B&N Bookstore app lets you read book reviews.

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Barnes & Noble has joined the iPhone app generation. The world's largest bookstore announced on Monday its B&N Bookstore app, which is available for both the iPhone and iPod Touch. Among other things, users can browse ...

Originally posted at Crave