http://www.macnewsworld.comMacNewsworld -- "Mac Intelligence for the Enterprise"en-usCopyright 2009Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:15 GMTWed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:15 GMT2hourly12013-06-19T12:05:15ZECT News NetworkMacNewsworld -- "Mac Intelligence for the Enterprise"ECT News Network2013-06-19T12:05:15Zen-usCopyright 2009http://www.macnewsworld.com/images/rss/mac_100x36.jpghttp://www.macnewsworld.comhttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d8005e8/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7830A80Bhtml/story01.htmThe e-book price-fixing trial took another turn this week, with Apple claiming that what the Department of Justice called a "smoking gun" was simply a misunderstood email draft. Apple veteran Eddy Cue worked with the late Steve Jobs to engineer a price-fixing plan that would undermine Amazon's dominant position in the e-book market, the DoJ has alleged.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d8005e8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665158140/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d8005e8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665158140/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d8005e8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665158140/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d8005e8/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d8005e8/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7830A80Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiLegal2013-06-19T12:00:00Z The e-book price-fixing trial took another turn this week, with Apple claiming that what the Department of Justice called a "smoking gun" was simply a misunderstood email draft. Apple veteran Eddy Cue worked with the late Steve Jobs to engineer a price-fixing plan that would undermine Amazon's dominant position in the e-book market, the DoJ has alleged. Apple colluded with the major e-book publishers, who would stand to gain profits from the scheme. Apple claims it was not the ringleader of an industry conspiracy to fix e-book prices.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d728f2c/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782880Bhtml/story01.htmTwo schools of thought have begun to emerge about email. One says the technology has passed its prime and needs to be replaced by some kind of social networking technology along the lines of Facebook. The other maintains that email can be saved by better software, like Airmail. Airmail is being compared to Sparrow, a popular email client that became too popular for its own survival.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d728f2c/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665289637/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d728f2c/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665289637/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d728f2c/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665289637/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d728f2c/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d728f2c/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782880Bhtml/story01.htmJohn P. Mello Jr.Reviews2013-06-18T12:00:00Z Two schools of thought have begun to emerge about email. One says the technology has passed its prime and needs to be replaced by some kind of social network tech along the lines of Facebook. The other maintains that email can be saved by better software, like Airmail. Airmail is being compared to Sparrow, a popular email client that became too popular for its own survival. Google bought it and absorbed it into Searchzilla's digestive system. The comparison is thanks to Airmail's clean and simple interface, which belies the power of the program.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d6552cf/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782790Bhtml/story01.htmDissecting frogs in high school biology classes used to be a rite of passage. It was a physical, visceral method for teaching kids that living organisms have common pieces and parts: organs, muscle, nerves and connective tissue. Kids learned that even frogs have hearts, lungs and brains. With a real dead frog, though, the lesson seems to be larger than just the anatomy.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d6552cf/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665619034/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d6552cf/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665619034/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d6552cf/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665619034/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d6552cf/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d6552cf/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782790Bhtml/story01.htmChris MaxcerReviews2013-06-17T12:00:00Z Dissecting frogs in high school biology classes used to be a rite of passage. It was a physical, visceral method for teaching kids that living organisms have common pieces and parts: organs, muscle, nerves and connective tissue. Kids learned that even frogs have hearts, lungs and brains. With a real dead frog, though, the lesson seems to be larger than just the anatomy. By dissecting a formerly living thing, there's the knowledge that it used to hop around, eat, swim.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d5375e4/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782820Bhtml/story01.htmApple SVP Eddy Cue gave testimony Thursday in the e-book price-fixing trial under way in the New York U.S. District Court. Cue, who was Apple's primary negotiator with most of the publishers during the run-up to the launch of iBookstore in 2010, told the court that it was not surprising that publishers began increasing pricing for e-books after Apple entered the market.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d5375e4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666110256/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d5375e4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666110256/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d5375e4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666110256/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d5375e4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d5375e4/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782820Bhtml/story01.htmErika MorphyLegal2013-06-15T12:00:00Z Apple's Eddy Cue, SVP for Internet software and services, gave testimony on Thursday in the e-book price-fixing trial under way in the New York U.S. District Court. Cue, who was Apple's primary negotiator with most of the publishers during the run-up to the launch of iBookstore in 2010, told the court that it was not surprising that publishers began increasing pricing for e-books, especially new and best-selling titles, after Apple entered the market -- but Apple did not aggressively or deliberately push for industry prices to rise.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d4c69df/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782720Bhtml/story01.htmRumors of an iPhone with a 5-inch screen and a downscale handset targeted at emerging markets popped up once again Thursday. Specifically, Apple may introduce two big-screen phones, or "phablets," and an all-plastic model that would be offered in several colors and sell at a price that would be appealing to handset shoppers in emerging markets like China, according to a report.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d4c69df/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665006903/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d4c69df/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665006903/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d4c69df/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665006903/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d4c69df/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:56:57 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d4c69df/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782720Bhtml/story01.htmJohn P. Mello Jr.Products2013-06-14T15:56:57Z Rumors of an iPhone with a 5-inch screen and a downscale handset targeted at emerging markets popped up once again Thursday. Specifically, Apple may introduce two big-screen phones, or "phablets," and an all-plastic model that would be offered in several colors and sell at a price that would be appealing to handset shoppers in emerging markets like China, according to a report citing four sources with knowledge of Apple's plans. Apparently in the works for next year are models with 4.7- and 5.7-inch screens.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d49d207/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782710Bhtml/story01.htmGoing into WWDC I think Apple enthusiasts were so pent up for some Apple awesomeness -- myself included -- that we let the soft and low-voiced cooing of design knight Jony Ive lull us into a receptive state more akin to the wooing of a potential partner than a critical study of design principles. It's not like we had beer goggles on going into the iOS 7 portion of the WWDC keynote, but. . .<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d49d207/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666081887/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d49d207/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666081887/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d49d207/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666081887/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d49d207/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d49d207/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782710Bhtml/story01.htmChris MaxcerProducts2013-06-14T12:00:00Z Going into WWDC I think Apple enthusiasts were so pent up for some Apple awesomeness -- myself included -- that we let the soft and low-voiced cooing of design knight Jony Ive lull us into a receptive state more akin to the wooing of a potential partner than a critical study of design principles. It's not like we had beer goggles on going into the iOS 7 portion of the WWDC keynote, but I have to say. . . on the next day, iOS 7 isn't something I'm going to want to touch every night before I fall asleep.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d3d00e6/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782450Bhtml/story01.htmIn an attempt to revive its flagging reputation for introducing innovative products, Apple unveiled a new Mac Pro at its World Wide Developers Conference, being held in San Francisco this week. "Can't innovate any more, my ass," said SVP of Product Marketing Phil Schiller as the Mac Pro made its debut. The futuristic-looking black cylindrical device stands less than 10 inches tall.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d3d00e6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665497396/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d3d00e6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665497396/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d3d00e6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665497396/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d3d00e6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d3d00e6/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782450Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariMacs2013-06-13T12:00:00Z In an attempt to revive its flagging reputation for introducing innovative products, Apple unveiled a new Mac Pro at its World Wide Developers Conference, being held in San Francisco this week. "Can't innovate any more, my ass," said SVP of Product Marketing Phil Schiller as the Mac Pro made its debut. The futuristic-looking black cylindrical device stands less than 10 inches tall and offers 7 TFlops of computing power using state-of-the-art technology. Still, it can't be said that the Mac Pro was a showstopper.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d351222/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782530Bhtml/story01.htmThere was no shortage of news coming out of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week, including a glimpse at the next generation of iOS. On the hardware front, meanwhile, the company revealed it will launch a new desktop computer and a refreshed MacBook Air line. Then, of course, there was its new streaming radio application.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d351222/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665471849/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d351222/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665471849/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d351222/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665471849/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d351222/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:48:09 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d351222/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782530Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiCompany2013-06-12T20:48:09Z There was no shortage of news coming out of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week, including a glimpse at the next generation of iOS. On the hardware front, meanwhile, the company revealed it will launch a new desktop computer and a refreshed MacBook Air line. Then, of course, there was its new streaming radio application. WWDC isn't usually the place where Apple reveals its groundbreaking products, but investors still seemed to want more out of Apple this week.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d2f6141/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782370Bhtml/story01.htmIn the browser wars, Opera is hardly noticed. In can barely be seen on a battlefield dominated by the likes of Microsoft, Google, Mozilla and Apple. Yet the little browser that could keeps chugging on. It recently released a beta version of what will be the next version of the browser. A distinctive feature about this version of Opera is something you can't see because it's under the hood.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d2f6141/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665094925/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d2f6141/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665094925/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d2f6141/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665094925/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d2f6141/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d2f6141/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782370Bhtml/story01.htmJohn P. Mello Jr.Reviews2013-06-12T12:00:00Z In the browser wars, Opera is hardly noticed. In can barely be seen on a battlefield dominated by the likes of Microsoft, Google, Mozilla and Apple. Yet the little browser that could keeps chugging on. It recently released a beta version of what will be the next version of the browser. A distinctive feature about this version of Opera is something you can't see because it's under the hood. The browser's developers yanked out the software's old rendering engine, Presto, and replaced it with the Chromium engine used in Google's Chrome browser.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d2284ab/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782360Bhtml/story01.htmWhile Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference focuses on developers who create applications and services around Apple's products, the company always reveals something new for everyday consumers, too. At this year's keynote address, Apple delivered a little love for everyone, including a new flat but astoundingly layered iOS 7 and the next version of Mac OS X, aka "Mavericks."<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d2284ab/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665058403/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d2284ab/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665058403/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d2284ab/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665058403/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d2284ab/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d2284ab/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782360Bhtml/story01.htmChris MaxcerProducts2013-06-11T12:00:00Z While Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference focuses on developers who create applications and services around Apple's products, the company always reveals something new for everyday consumers, too. At this year's keynote address, Apple delivered a little love for everyone: a new flat but astoundingly layered iOS 7; the next version of Mac OS X, aka "Mavericks"; new MacBook Airs with faster processors and improved battery life; a super sexy Mac Pro; iTunes Radio; and iWork in the cloud.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d14dae6/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782230Bhtml/story01.htmI'm not a weather junkie, but when it's time to get up and go -- a wintertime road trip or a fishing or hiking expedition -- I usually take a peek into the mountains with a weather app that I've now replaced with an even better version. The new app? Radar Cast Pro - NOAA Hi-Def FutureCast, Push Notifications, Lightning Strikes & Weather by WeatherSphere.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d14dae6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665923192/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d14dae6/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665923192/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d14dae6/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665923192/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2d14dae6/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2d14dae6/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782230Bhtml/story01.htmChris MaxcerReviews2013-06-10T12:00:00Z I'm not a weather junkie, but when it's time to get up and go -- a wintertime road trip or a fishing or hiking expedition -- I usually take a peek into the mountains with a weather app that I've now replaced with an even better version. The new app? Radar Cast Pro - NOAA Hi-Def FutureCast, Push Notifications, Lightning Strikes & Weather by WeatherSphere. The search engine friendly title is a mess for real life use, so I'm going to just call it "Radar Cast Pro."

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cff5ca3/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782260Bhtml/story01.htmSony Music has jumped on board Apple's forthcoming streaming music service, according to reports on Friday, meaning that Apple has now secured support for its anticipated offering from each of the big three music labels. Warner Bros. and Universal reportedly reached agreements with Apple earlier in the week. An announcement is expected at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference next week.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cff5ca3/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665859740/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cff5ca3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665859740/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cff5ca3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665859740/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cff5ca3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:24:48 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cff5ca3/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782260Bhtml/story01.htmPeter SuciuProducts2013-06-07T23:24:48Z Sony Music has jumped on board Apple's forthcoming streaming music service, according to numerous reports on Friday, meaning that Apple has now secured essential support for its anticipated new offering from each of the big three music labels. Warner Bros. and Universal reportedly each reached agreements with Apple earlier in the week. An official announcement is expected to be made next week at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cf98ef9/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782190Bhtml/story01.htmThe antitrust trial pitting the DoJ against Apple over fixing e-book prices began this week, and it didn't take long for the company's lawyers to poke a hole in the government's case. On Wednesday, they showed through questioning that a key element of the DoJ's case had less to do with Apple colluding with publishers to hike e-book prices than with standard business practices.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cf98ef9/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664941038/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cf98ef9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664941038/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cf98ef9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664941038/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cf98ef9/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:10:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cf98ef9/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782190Bhtml/story01.htmJohn P. Mello Jr.Legal2013-06-07T12:10:00Z The antitrust trial pitting the U.S. Department of Justice against Apple over fixing e-book prices began this week, and it didn't take long for the company's lawyers to poke a hole in the government's case. On Wednesday, they showed through questioning that a key element of the DoJ's case had less to do with Apple colluding with publishers to hike e-book prices than with standard business practices. Apple cooked up a scheme with major publishers to increase the price of e-books, the DoJ maintains.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cf075f1/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782110Bhtml/story01.htmThe U.S. International Trade Commission has partially reversed an earlier ruling and found that Apple infringed one of Samsung's patents after all, leading it to ban the import of certain older iPhones and iPads. The ban includes such products as the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, original iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G. The iPhone 5 and the fourth-generation iPad remain unaffected.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cf075f1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664734338/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cf075f1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664734338/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cf075f1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664734338/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cf075f1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:02:27 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cf075f1/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C782110Bhtml/story01.htmErika MorphyLegal2013-06-06T18:02:27Z The U.S. International Trade Commission has partially reversed an earlier ruling and found that Apple infringed one of Samsung's patents after all, leading it to ban the import of certain older iPhones and iPads. The ban includes such products as the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, original iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G. The iPhone 5 and the fourth-generation iPad remain unaffected. Apple now has the option of appealing the ruling to the White House or the Federal Circuit.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cec8cfc/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7820A90Bhtml/story01.htmWhen Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off next week in San Francisco, it won't just be application developers watching. While the company speaks to business partners and professionals who use core Apple tools every day, the rest of the Apple enthusiast world will be paying close attention. What will Apple reveal? A new iWatch? The next iPhone? No and no.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cec8cfc/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665255473/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cec8cfc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665255473/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cec8cfc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665255473/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cec8cfc/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cec8cfc/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C7820A90Bhtml/story01.htmChris MaxcerDevelopers2013-06-06T12:00:00Z When Apple's WWDC kicks off next week in San Francisco, it won't just be developers watching. While the company speaks to business partners and professionals who use core Apple tools every day, the rest of the Apple enthusiast world will be paying close attention too. What will Apple reveal? A new iWatch? The next iPhone? No and no. A new MacBook Air? A MacBook Pro? Probably; new Intel Haswell processors are hatching. A fancy-but-flatter iOS 7 in all its new glory? Definitely. iRadio? I hope so.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cdf34be/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781970Bhtml/story01.htmApple's trial for alleged e-book price-fixing is under way, and the tech giant has said it is not going down without a fight. The suit, brought by the U.S. Department of Justice about a year ago, claims that Apple and five other major publishers engaged in a conspiracy to fix e-book pricing. The alleged conspiracy began in 2009, when Amazon released its Kindle.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cdf34be/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664773463/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cdf34be/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664773463/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cdf34be/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664773463/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cdf34be/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cdf34be/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781970Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiCompany2013-06-05T12:00:00Z Apple's trial for alleged e-book price-fixing is under way, and the tech giant has said it is not going down without a fight. The suit, brought by the U.S. Department of Justice about a year ago, claims that Apple and five other major publishers engaged in a conspiracy to fix e-book pricing. The alleged conspiracy began in 2009, when Amazon released its Kindle and snagged about 90 percent of the market by offering low-priced e-books in order to promote sales of its e-book reader.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cd2626a/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781850Bhtml/story01.htmResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a way to hack into iOS devices through a modified charger. Billy Lau, a research scientist at the institute, together with two Ph.D. students, will present a paper on it at Black Hat USA 2013. It took only 1 minute for an iOS device to be compromised after being plugged into a malicious charger.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cd2626a/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664735387/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cd2626a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664735387/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cd2626a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664735387/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cd2626a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cd2626a/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781850Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariiOS2013-06-04T12:00:00Z Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a way to hack into iOS devices through a modified charger. Billy Lau, a research scientist at the institute, together with two Ph.D. students, will present a paper on it at Black Hat USA 2013. It took only 1 minute for an iOS device to be compromised after being plugged into a malicious charger. All users potentially could be affected because the team's approach doesn't require jailbreaking the device and does not involve any user interaction.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cc5d599/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781740Bhtml/story01.htmIf you're a parent, there's a great chance that your iPhone will house a whole series of photos and videos featuring your kids following a road trip, a visit to the beach, a hike or a soccer game. Enter Story, a free app from Disney for the iPhone. Story accesses the photos and video stored on your iPhone and -- using the metadata -- combines them into a story. There are some limited editing options, but not enough to overwhelm.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cc5d599/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664605844/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cc5d599/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664605844/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cc5d599/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664605844/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2cc5d599/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2cc5d599/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781740Bhtml/story01.htmChris MaxcerReviews2013-06-03T12:00:00Z If you're a parent, you probably have dozens, if not hundreds, of photos and videos of your children and families on your iPhone. You share these photos and videos in a variety of ways, but usually only one, two or three random shots at a time. Following an event, though -- a road trip, a visit to the beach, a hike or a soccer game -- there's a great chance that your iPhone will house a whole series of photos and videos of the event. Enter Story, a free app from Disney for the iPhone.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2caa3121/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781710Bhtml/story01.htmFoxconn, a supplier that has occasionally embarrassed Apple, will no longer be the exclusive maker of the iPhone and iPad. More work reportedly will be funneled to another Chinese electronics firm, Pegatron. The shift of product to Pegatron began in 2011, when some iPhone business was awarded the company. Last year, Apple chose Pegatron to fill its retail channel with iPad minis.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2caa3121/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665054065/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2caa3121/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665054065/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2caa3121/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665054065/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2caa3121/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2caa3121/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781710Bhtml/story01.htmJohn P. Mello Jr.Company2013-05-31T12:00:00Z Foxconn, a supplier that has occasionally embarrassed Apple, will no longer be the exclusive maker of the iPhone and iPad. More work reportedly will be funneled to another Chinese electronics firm, Pegatron. The shift of product to Pegatron began in 2011, when some iPhone business was awarded the company. Last year, Apple chose Pegatron to fill its retail channel with iPad minis. Foxconn has been a controversial Apple supplier.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c9d5dd8/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781590Bhtml/story01.htmJonathan Ive, the famed knight and industrial designer of the world's most admired Apple gadgets, has his work cut out for him. On the surface, he's the guy at Apple who's going to get rid of the hideous green felt that is our Game Center iOS app and the yellow lined notebook paper in the Notes app, along with other silly skeuomorphic designs in iOS.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c9d5dd8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665563065/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c9d5dd8/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665563065/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c9d5dd8/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665563065/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c9d5dd8/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c9d5dd8/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781590Bhtml/story01.htmChris MaxceriOS2013-05-30T12:00:00Z Jonathan Ive, the famed knight and industrial designer of the world's most admired Apple gadgets, has his work cut out for him. On the surface, he's the guy at Apple who's going to get rid of the hideous green felt that is our Game Center iOS app and the yellow lined notebook paper in the Notes app, along with other silly skeuomorphic designs in iOS. Basically, Ive is the guy who's going to save us from the goofy tropes of physicality represented in a digital world.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c94712b/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781520Bhtml/story01.htmCEO Tim Cook took the stage for an interview at D11, reiterating his faith in Apple's direction without divulging any secrets or bold plans. Cook fielded questions about whether Apple has lost its touch recently, as it has been faced with a plunging stock price, increased competition from rivals, persistent patent and antitrust battles, and an investigation into its corporate tax policies.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c94712b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664462334/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c94712b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664462334/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c94712b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664462334/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c94712b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 29 May 2013 18:29:27 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c94712b/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781520Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiCompany2013-05-29T18:29:27Z CEO Tim Cook took the stage for an interview at AllThingD's D11 annual tech conference, reiterating his faith in Apple's direction without divulging any secrets or bold plans. Cook fielded questions about whether Apple has lost its touch recently, as it has been faced with a plunging stock price, increased competition from rivals, persistent patent and antitrust battles, and an investigation into its corporate tax policies. The interviewers also reminded Cook that it had been a while since Apple has released a groundbreaking product.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c8fa335/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C78150A0Bhtml/story01.htmThe European Union reportedly is launching an antitrust investigation into Apple's iPhone sales tactics. Company CEO Tim Cook may have made it through last week's congressional hearings on the company's corporate tax policies relatively unscathed, but that doesn't mean the regulatory pressure is off for the tech giant. The EC last week sent several telecom operators a nine-page questionnaire.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c8fa335/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664449817/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c8fa335/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664449817/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c8fa335/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664449817/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c8fa335/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c8fa335/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C78150A0Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiCompany2013-05-29T12:00:00Z The European Union reportedly is launching an antitrust investigation into Apple's iPhone sales tactics. Company CEO Tim Cook may have made it through last week's congressional hearings on the company's corporate tax policies relatively unscathed, but that doesn't mean the regulatory pressure is off for the tech giant. The European Commission last week sent several telecom operators a nine-page questionnaire asking for information on ways Apple might be attempting to shut out its smartphone competitors.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c824f09/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781340Bhtml/story01.htmAcorn 4's tagline says all you need to know about the app. It's "The Image Editor for Humans." Image editors are like a new pair of shoes. You have to walk in them awhile before they get comfortable. With this latest version of Acorn -- the first major overhaul since 2011 -- author Gus Mueller keeps that comfort period short and sweet.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c824f09/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664933603/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c824f09/kg/342-358-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664933603/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c824f09/kg/342-358-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664933603/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c824f09/kg/342-358-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c824f09/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781340Bhtml/story01.htmJohn P. Mello Jr.Reviews2013-05-28T12:00:00Z Acorn 4's tagline says all you need to know about the app. It's "The Image Editor for Humans." Image editors are like a new pair of shoes. You have to walk in them awhile before they get comfortable. With this latest version of Acorn -- the first major overhaul since 2011 -- author Gus Mueller keeps that comfort period short and sweet. He's also keeping the price of the program in a comfortable zone. You can pay an arm and a leg for an image editor like Adobe Photoshop, which sells for more than $600.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c5b1a3e/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781260Bhtml/story01.htmWill we see an iWatch in 2014? Ming-Chi Kuo thinks so. In a research note this week, the KGI Securities analyst predicted that Apple had too much on its plate in 2013 to introduce a smartwatch, but is readying the device for next year. The company's entry into the wearable computer market will be a device that attaches to the wrist, Kuo said, but it will not be positioned as a watch.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c5b1a3e/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664387782/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c5b1a3e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664387782/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c5b1a3e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664387782/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c5b1a3e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c5b1a3e/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781260Bhtml/story01.htmJohn P. Mello Jr.Apple Buzz2013-05-24T12:00:00Z Will we see an iWatch in 2014? Ming-Chi Kuo thinks so. In a research note this week, the KGI Securities analyst predicted that Apple had too much on its plate in 2013 to introduce a smartwatch, but is readying the device for next year. The company's entry into the wearable computer market will be a device that attaches to the wrist, Kuo said, but it will not be positioned as a watch or as a device that displays information from other Apple products.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c4df545/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781140Bhtml/story01.htmSo is Apple a tax-dodging evil company with a dark heart? No. The answer is no. However, Apple is certainly a corporation, and all corporations are driven first and foremost by profit -- no matter what the company says about the joy of making great products. Astoundingly passionate and driven individuals, who sometimes run corporations, might be driven by the joy of creation.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c4df545/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665326585/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c4df545/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665326585/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c4df545/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665326585/u/0/f/632003/c/34520/s/2c4df545/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632003/s/2c4df545/l/0L0Smacnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C781140Bhtml/story01.htmChris MaxcerApple Financial2013-05-23T12:00:00Z So is Apple a tax-dodging evil company with a dark heart? No. The answer is no. However, Apple is certainly a corporation, and all corporations are driven first and foremost by profit -- no matter what the company says about the joy of making great products. Astoundingly passionate and driven individuals, who sometimes run corporations -- perhaps like the late Steve Jobs -- might be driven by the joy of creation, with profit becoming just a tool to enable the chance to create a dent in the universe.

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