January 20th, 2009 Prince McLean, AppleInsider Apple has dropped serial number verification in the new retail box version of iWork 09, making the revised office suite simply “just work” for new users who have purchased it. Apple drops anti-piracy measures from iWork ‘09iWork 09 at Amazon.Previously, all versions of Apple’s iWork productivity suite have always [...]
Some retailers have decided to ignore the ban on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 while the on going court battle in Australia rages on. Samsung is currently accusing Apple of contractually forcing the carriers to subsidize the iPhone. Australian Federal Court has ruled that Apple must show Samsung its contracts with Vodafone, SingTel and Telstra but only [...]
After five months of construction, Apple on Friday will reopen its fifth Avenue store in New York City, according to MacRumors. The renovation project, which began in mid-June, cost Apple a reported $6.7 million, ifoAppleStore said. Apple has replaced the 90 panels that comprised the store’s iconic glass cube with just 15 “larger, seamless pieces [...]
Despite considerable fanfare from Big Fish Games as having the first subscription-based game on the App Store, it turns out the company was breaking Apple’s rules, and has since paid the price. As picked up on by iLounge earlier, Big Fish’s software called Play Instantly! was pulled down by Apple today, shortly after its introduction. [...]
Decide is making the jump from the web to the iPhone with its first app. The app accomplishes much of the same tasks as its web cousin, advising users on when to pick up the latest gadgets. Devices are given a “wait” or “buy” status based on a variety of factors, including how likely they are likely [...]
[prMac.com] Knoxville, Tennessee – as with the book (now available in seven additional languages), Creativity 1.0 is an inspirational and entertaining guide to innovation and Creativity that includes a foreword by Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson; interviews with creative thinkers such as Mick Jagger and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen; and a host of stories, techniques [...]
Getting AppleCare+ for your iPhone 4S just got less complicated. (Credit:Apple) AppleCare+ was introduced in conjunction with theiPhone 4S, offering buyers of Apple’s latest mobile phone technology the ability to protect their purchase for two years, even if the incident is accidental (a feature not available with previous versions of AppleCare). The original plan for [...]
Apple Inc. stores closed for a few hours Wednesday as employees took time out of their workday to honor the late Steve Jobs in a company-wide celebration of his life. The Cupertino, Calif., tech giant reportedly is holding a memorial service for Jobs, who is credited with influencing not only technology and computing, but also American culture, at [...]
Three times over the past two years, school officials from little Falls, Minn., have escaped the winter cold for two-day trips to Silicon Valley. their destination: the headquarters of Apple (AAPL). In visits the officials described as inspirational, they checked out the company’s latest gadgets, discussed the instructional value of computers with high-level Apple executives [...]
In the new filing, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) calls attention to its rival’s use of “Amazon Appstore” to market the Kindle File which was announced in September. Apple had filed its original complaint last spring after Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) used the phrase “Appstore for Android” to publicize its phone-based app store. Apple has now also tacked [...]