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Apple and Nokia Settle Patent Dispute
After a long running dispute over a number of patents Apple and Nokia have settled the suit. The settlement covers all patent litigation between the companies, including the withdrawal by Nokia and Apple of their respective complaints to the US International Trade Commission. The dispute…
Unlocked iPhone 4 Hits US Shores
Apple has begun selling unlocked GSM iPhone 4s in the US. The move was expected but the timing is strange as AT&T lost its exclusivity over the iPhone 4 earlier this year. Prices for the unlocked iPhone 4 start at $649 for the 16GB model…
iTunes 10.3.1 Delivers Minor Bug Fixes
Apple has released a minor update to iTunes which presumably fixes a number of minor bugs that arose from the initial launch of iTunes 10.3 on Monday. No news notes are included with iTunes 10.3.1 but a number of discussion topics on Apple's support forums…
Apple Design Award 2011 Winners Announced
Last night in San Francisco Apple held its annual Apple Design Awards at WWDC 2011. The Apple Design Awards are presented to applications that excel in design and innovation. Applications from four categories are awarded: Student, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. To be illegible an application…
Apple Posts iTunes 10.3
Apple has iTunes 10.3 available for download on the main Apple website. Despite releasing iTunes 10.5 beta to developers the new version for the public brings some early iCloud features which are available to iOS 4.3 devices. The following notes accompany the iTunes 10.3 download…
WWDC 2011 Keynote Available to Watch [U]
Apple has posted a stream of today's WWDC keynote which saw Steve Jobs, Scott Forstall, Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi take the stage to show off iOS 5, iCloud and Mac OS X Lion. Lots of information was presented during today's keynote, here are the…
Apple Details MobileMe to iCloud Switchover
Following today's announcement that MobileMe will be folded and its services moved to Apple's new iCloud service the company has now detailed how this switchover will occur . In a support note and email to MobileMe customers Apple says that existing accounts have "been automatically…
iOS 5 and iTunes 10.5 Betas Available, Lion Preview 4, iCloud Live
Following today's WWDC keynote where Apple discussed Mac OS X Lion , iOS 5 and iCloud the company has now released a slew of updates for registered developers. Apple has released the first beta of iOS 5, as well as iTunes 10.5. The fourth preview…
Quick Look at iTunes in iCloud in iOS 4.3 [U]
Today Apple announced its brand new service iCloud , as part of iCloud both the iOS App Store and iTunes Store allow purchases of songs, videos and Apps to be downloaded to a new iOS device if they've been previously purchased on another device. Immediately…
Apple Unveils iTunes in the Cloud
As part of Apple's iCloud service announced today at WWDC the company also discussed iTunes in the cloud. iTunes in the cloud lets you download your previously purchased iTunes music to all your iOS devices at no additional cost, and new music purchases can be…
Apple Announces Free iCloud Service
During today's WWDC keynote Steve Jobs announced iCloud, a brand new service from Apple. iCloud is a set of free new cloud services that work seamlessly with applications on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in…
iOS 5 Available this Fall with Over 200 New Features
Apple has today announced a brand new version of iOS for iPhones, iPads and iPod tocuhes. iOS 5 will be available as a free software update for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, iPod touch (fourth generation) and iPod touch (third generation) this fall…
Mac OS X Lion Coming to the Mac App Store in July
Apple has today announced from the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco that its next major operating system Mac OS X Lion will be available in July exclusively via the Mac App Store for $29.99 (£20.99). During the keynote Apple demoed just ten features of…
Coverage of WWDC 2011
Good morning from San Francisco. At 10am Pacific time Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take to the stage at the Moscone West building to discuss Mac OS X, iCloud and iOS 5. For a complete look at what is expected at today's keynote take a…
Rumour Roundup: WWDC 2011
It's that time in the Apple calendar again, the biggest event of the year is upon us and this years looks set to be one of the best for many years. Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 kicks off on Monday June 6 and will run through…
Fast Forward: iOS
At the Worldwide developers conference that kicks off on Monday Apple is going to show off the fifth major version of iOS. It is heavily rumoured and well known within certain circles that iOS 5 will be the biggest departure since the original launch of…
Auto Download of Apps Expected to Arrive in iOS 5
Apple has seemingly leaked a forthcoming feature of iOS 5 which the company will preview on Monday at the WWDC 2011 opening keynote. The feature which was uncovered by a Mac Rumors reader suggests that the next major operating system update for iPhone, iPad and…
iCloud to Start Out Free, then $25 a Year
Late this week music industry sources stated that Apple's forthcoming iCloud service will have an initial period where it is free for iTunes store customers but will eventually cost $25 per year. The report from the LA Times does not make it clear whether the…
WWDC Signage Shows Off iCloud Logo
Photographs of signage being put up at the Moscone West convention centre in San Francisco have revealed the logo for iCloud and solidified the fact that Apple will focus on iOS 5, Mac OS X and iCloud during the opening keynote on Monday, June 6…
Apple: "We've learned a lot"
Apple has this week distributed posters for display in Apple retail stores in the back-of-house area. The poster which is a celebration of Apple's ten years in retail is typical Apple philosophy reflecting on what Apple has learnt and achieved in those ten years.