April 2011 - Apple News - Techies Community

MobileMe to 'Castle' (iCloud?) Upgrade in Mac OS X Lion

Consomac.fr went digging in the latest Mac OS X Lion build to see what they could find. They discovered the icon and groundwork for 'Find My Mac' that seems to offer users the same location-based finding functionality as 'Find My iPhone'...

Published 04-30-2011 1:07 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Sandy Bridge iMacs Due Next Week

AppleInsider confirms the early reports that iMacs are due to be refreshed this week. More specifically, people familiar with the matter say Apple plans to introduce the new models on Tuesday, May 3, swapping out the systems'... Read More...

Published 04-30-2011 7:08 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple's Upcoming 'Reading List' for Safari to Compete with Instapaper and ReadItLater

Apple is working on a new feature for Safari in Apple's Mac OS X Lion that will bring a different kind of bookmarking functionality to the browser. Apple calls it "Reading List" and is meant to offer users a way to save pages for later readi...

Published 04-29-2011 2:18 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Tweaks Mac OS X Lion UI In Response to Criticism

With Apple having pushed out a new update to the Mac OS X Lion developer preview program, those with access to the new build have been looking for changes in an attempt to see what Apple has been working on over the past few weeks. One... Read More.....

Published 04-29-2011 9:43 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Amazon Undercuts iTunes With 69-Cent Pricing on New Release MP3s

As noted by the Los Angeles Times, Amazon has taken Apple's iTunes Store head-on in the digital music marketplace with its new feature of 69-cent on popular new release tracks. The new, lower price marks a substantial discount from iTunes, w... Read...

Published 04-29-2011 8:40 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Seeds New Version of Mac OS X Lion (11A444d) to Developers

Apple has seeded a new update to Mac OS X Lion to developers. The new version is build 11A444d. No word yet on any new features that are found in the latest release. The update can be found in Mac OS X Lion's Software Update control pane.... Read...

Published 04-29-2011 7:08 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Making Internal Use of 'iCloud' Name With Beta Software Builds?

Amid mounting claims that Apple has acquired the iCloud.com domain, AppleInsider now reports that Apple is indeed using the "iCloud" name internally as it builds new versions of iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion that will integrate with the service. Read...

Published 04-29-2011 4:42 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple and Google to Testify at Congressional Hearings on Privacy

Computerworld reports that U.S. senators have confirmed that representatives from Apple and Google will participate in Senate hearings on privacy spurred by questions over location databases stored by the... Read More...

Published 04-29-2011 4:11 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple's Share of Global Mobile Phone Market Hits 5%

Research firm IDC today released results for global mobile phone sales for the first quarter of 2011, showing Apple hitting a 5% share of the overall market for the first time. The data also shows Apple regaining the fourth-place position it... Read More...

Published 04-29-2011 2:34 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Sources Confirm Apple's Purchase of iCloud.com

Earlier this week, a source reported to GigaOM that Apple has purchased the iCloud.com domain name for the sum of $4.5 million, presumably preparing to roll out its forthcoming cloud-based music service u... Read More...

Published 04-29-2011 2:05 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Samsung Brings Patent Lawsuit Against Apple to U.S.

Foss Patents and Bloomberg report that Samsung has broadened its patent lawsuit against Apple to include the U.S. In the U.S. complaint, Samsung accuses Apple of violating patents that "relate to fundamental innovations that i... Read More...

Published 04-28-2011 1:17 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

White iPhone 4 Slightly Thicker Than Black iPhone 4

Earlier today, a MacRumors reader notified us that the white iPhone 4 is ever so slightly larger than the black iPhone 4. It's a small difference, but enough that the white iPhone 4 wouldn't fit in his Incase slider case: Just picked... Read More...

Published 04-28-2011 9:46 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Beats Microsoft in First Quarter Profit

Six months ago, Apple surpassed Microsoft in quarterly revenue for the first time in nearly 15 years, marking a milestone on Apple's tremendous performance in recent years. But despite being passed by Apple in the revenue metric, Microsoft c... Read...

Published 04-28-2011 9:17 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Potentially Developing Fitness Center Application for iOS

As noted by AppleInsider and Patently Apple, the U.S. Patent and Trademark today published a patent application from Apple describing an iOS application designed to support fitness and personal training functionalities. The in... Read More...

Published 04-28-2011 6:59 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Verizon iPhone Surge Yields First Slip in Android U.S. Sales Share in Two Years

Market research firm NPD today announced the results of its "Mobile Phone Track" survey for the first quarter of 2011, covering U.S. mobile phone sales. According to the study, Apple rode the strength of the CDMA iPhone launch on Verizon to...

Published 04-28-2011 3:39 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

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