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Apple adds two-step authentication option for iCloud, Apple IDs

Posted March 21, 2013 - 8:51 pm

Apple on Thursday unveiled two-step authentication for Apple and iCloud IDs. As first reported by 9to5 Mac, you can now add the extra level of security to your accounts by heading to Apple's website.
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Apple issues annual environmental report, touts renewable energy use

Posted March 21, 2013 - 8:43 pm

Apple's data centers are now powered entirely by renewable energy sources -- specifically, solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal.
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Apple's hire of Adobe CTO foretells move toward iOS-OS X hybrids

Posted March 21, 2013 - 2:35 pm

Apple's hiring of Adobe's former CTO Kevin Lynch opens some intriguing possibilities for the company's future moves, analysts said today.
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Mobile hardware is going to disappear

Posted March 20, 2013 - 11:06 am

What's next for smartphones? Perhaps a cloak of invisibility. Apple, Samsung and Google are doing their best to make the hardware go away.
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Apple releases OS X 10.8.3 with Boot Camp additions, bug fixes, and Safari 6.0.3

Posted March 15, 2013 - 9:24 am

After months of betas, Apple on Thursday at long last released Mac OS X 10.8.3, its latest incremental update to Mountain Lion. Whether the update was worth the wait depends on what you care about. Like new versions of Safari, Boot Camp improvements, and audio fixes? You're in luck.
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Apple haggling with labels over iRadio service

Posted March 11, 2013 - 11:26 am

Apple reportedly offers to pay record labels a royalty rate half of what Pandora pays for proposed music streaming service
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Apple in business: The support IT doesn't know about

Posted March 11, 2013 - 11:06 am

Apple is no Microsoft, but it has more IT options for supporting Macs and iOS devices than you might think.
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Four ways to get things done with Siri

Posted March 9, 2013 - 8:45 am

You can have a lot of fun with the little voice inside your iOS device, but Siri can also help you become increasingly productive.
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Too many secrets: Three ways Apple could loosen up

Posted March 9, 2013 - 8:31 am

It's not like we're actually talking about matters of national security here.
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Oracle pulls Java 6 plug, but Apple likely to keep patching OS X Snow Leopard

Posted March 5, 2013 - 10:44 am

Apple on Monday patched Java 6 for OS X, following Oracle's lead and quashing a browser plug-in vulnerability that hackers have been exploiting.
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Top tech companies plug into renewable power

Posted March 4, 2013 - 7:14 am

Leading tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Apple are making huge inroads in the use of renewable energy for corporate facilities and data centers, but cost and delivery challenges remain.
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Judge lowers Apple's $1 billion Samsung award, orders partial retrial

Posted March 1, 2013 - 5:17 pm

A judge has ordered a partial retrial in Apple's patent lawsuit against Samsung in California, and has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the $1 billion in damages that Apple was awarded last summer.
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Apple, BlackBerry, others sued over security patents

Posted February 27, 2013 - 10:27 am

Security company Maz Encryption Technologies sued seven large technology companies for allegedly infringing on several of its security patents. The suits target security technology used in the iPhone and iPad as well as the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution, among other products.
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Upgrades make Retina MacBook Pro a better bargain

Posted February 23, 2013 - 8:43 am

In the latest update to the Retina MacBook Pro, some models got price cuts, some received slightly faster processors, and some got a healthy bump in the amount of RAM.
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Will Apple envy wreck Samsung?

Posted February 23, 2013 - 8:35 am

Samsung is tired of watching Apple run away with most of the money in mobile. Now, the Korean giant is making a big play to become like Apple -- a company that makes not only the hardware, but also the software and the store where you buy stuff.
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Dear hackers: You broke the Internet, now fix it

Posted February 22, 2013 - 12:15 pm

The rash of attacks on Twitter, Facebook, Apple, and others can mean only one thing: Hackers are in control. Let's see how they deal with that.
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The Apple stock suit: What it all means

Posted February 20, 2013 - 4:18 pm

Apple is facing yet another lawsuit, but this time it's not over smartphone patents, tablet designs, or any of the other myriad issues that boost billable hours for the company's legal counsel. At stake in this legal dispute is cold, hard cash, and the plaintiff is one of Apple's own shareholders.
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Apple confirms cyber attack, releases Java update and malware removal tool

Posted February 20, 2013 - 11:16 am

The words "Apple" and "security breach" don't often appear together, but on Tuesday the company said that some computers belonging to its employees had been targeted by hackers originating from China--the same group, reportedly, that last week infiltrated computers belonging to Facebook employees. The story was first reported by Reuters.
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Apple releases Exchange fix in iOS 6.1.2

Posted February 20, 2013 - 11:14 am

Exchange users plagued by shortened battery life now have respite in the form of iOS 6.1.2. Apple released the update to its mobile operating system on Tuesday, bringing a fix to the issue encountered by many users.
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Even for Apple, smart wristwatch could be a tough sell

Posted February 16, 2013 - 8:05 am

Apple's next big innovation may be found on its customers' wrists.
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The Weekly Hash - February 15, 2013

Posted February 15, 2013 - 12:22 pm

From the College of Cardinals’ new high tech method for choosing a pope to Google’s new private airport to the president’s geeky Fireside Chat we make fun of some of the this week’s top tech stories
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Here's why new iPhone and iPad accessories are so scarce

Posted February 14, 2013 - 9:59 pm

Even if a company forgoes Apple's blessing, Apple can shut down their products with an update. Fun!
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Apple working on fix for iOS 6.1 bug that's choking Exchange servers

Posted February 14, 2013 - 2:08 pm

Apple has announced that a fix for an iOS 6.1 bug that's been choking some enterprise Microsoft Exchange servers is on the way. The deceptively minor problem in Exchange calendars triggers massive activity spikes on the Exchange servers, with ballooning transaction logs and CPU utilization. The server can sometimes block iOS 6.1 users.
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Don't worry about Apple's business, worry about its products

Posted February 14, 2013 - 1:58 pm

The real risk to our continued use and enjoyment of Apple products isn't some external threat to Apple's insolvency, but rather Apple's own failure to deliver the products and services we expect.
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Apple boosts performance, lowers prices on MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted February 13, 2013 - 5:39 pm

Apple early Wednesday announced that the MacBook Pro with Retina Display is now a bit faster--and cheaper, to boot. The updated laptops boast speedier processors and lower price tags.
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