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Apple's Tight Control Over Components Keeping iPhone 5 Repair Costs High

MarketWatch takes a look at the state of the repair industry for the iPhone 5, noting that costs for display replacements remain very high eight months after the device's launch in the United States. The report points to Apple's tight control...

Published 05-23-2013 7:38 AM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Apple's Smart Watch May Not Launch Until Late 2014, Use Biometrics and iPod Nano Technology

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has on a number of occasions offered accurate information about Apple's product plans, issued a new research report this week outlining his expectations for Apple's rumored smart watch device, informally...

Published 05-22-2013 3:24 PM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Corning Pits Gorilla Glass 3 Against Sapphire, Plans Reflection Reduction and Antimicrobial Technology

Following Apple's adoption of sapphire crystal as a strong and durable covering for the rear cameras on the iPhone 5 and fifth-generation iPod touch late last year, rumors of expanded uses for the material have gained some traction. Back in March...

Published 05-22-2013 1:59 PM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Apple Details Five Patents Violated by Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Now

Last week Apple told the U.S. District Court in California that it planned to add the Samsung Galaxy S4 to its patent lawsuit already underway against Samsung. As promised , Apple today filed a motion (via Foss Patents ) that details five different patents...

Published 05-22-2013 10:29 AM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Apple Updates Look of Online Store With More Feature Images, Fewer Text Links

Apple today rolled out some updates to its online store , not only posting new features advertising Father's Day gift purchases but also introducing a new, cleaner look for the store. While the main page of the online store had previously consisted...

Published 05-22-2013 6:24 AM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Excerpts of Apple Executives' Senate Committee Testimony on Tax Policy

Three Apple executives, CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer, and head of tax operations Phillip A. Bullock, appeared in front of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation earlier today, testifying about Apple's tax policies. MacRumors...

Published 05-21-2013 12:29 PM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Apple to Expand Social Network Integration in iOS 7 with Support for Flickr and Vimeo

Apple has been making efforts to offer deep social network integration in its mobile operating system, first offering Twitter integration in iOS 5 and then Facebook integration in iOS 6. Apple will expand its social network integration even further with...

Published 05-21-2013 11:53 AM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Microsoft Unveils Xbox One, an All-In-One Entertainment System with Revamped Kinect and Fully Integrated SmartGlass

Microsoft today released details on its next generation console at an event hosted at its Redmond campus in Washington. Called the Xbox One , the new console is designed to be the ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system with a heavy focus on both...

Published 05-21-2013 11:11 AM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Apple Still Tops in Cellphone Customer Satisfaction, but Losing Ground to Samsung and Others

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI) has today released its annual rankings of customer satisfaction for mobile phones in the United States. While Apple had the highest customer satisfaction index score for the second year in a row, its score...

Published 05-21-2013 9:42 AM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Photos of Likely 802.11ac 'Gigabit Wi-Fi' Card From Next-Generation iMac Surface

Tonymacx86 points ( via 9to5Mac ) to recently discovered photos of a Broadcom BCM94360CD Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card that supports the 802.11ac "Gigabit Wi-Fi" standard rumored to be coming to Apple's Mac lineup later this year. While the photos...

Published 05-21-2013 8:10 AM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer Testify In Front of Senate Committee on Tax Strategies [Live]

After jostling in competing memoranda yesterday, Apple and a group of U.S. Senators are prepared to go head-to-head in a committee hearing examining the tax avoidance strategies of Apple and other multinational corporations. CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer...

Published 05-21-2013 6:44 AM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Yahoo's Flickr Gets Major Design Overhaul, 1TB of Free Photo Storage Space

Following this morning's acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo today hosted an event in New York City to detail changes to its popular photo sharing site Flickr . Flickr on the web has been given a major design overhaul, with a focus on full resolution pictures...

Published 05-20-2013 3:22 PM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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U.S. Senators Claim Apple Has Avoided Paying Billions in U.S. Income Taxes Ahead of Tim Cook Testimony

A Senate subcommittee has released a 40-page memo accusing Apple of not paying billions of dollars in federal taxes through "extensive tax-avoidance strategies". Apple CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer, and Apple's head of tax operations...

Published 05-20-2013 2:52 PM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Samsung and Sharp Introduce New Ultra-High-Resolution Notebook Displays

While Apple's 15" MacBook Pro was the first consumer notebook to gain a Retina-level display nearly a year ago, it is no longer the only such offering, as Google's Chromebook Pixel with its 12.85" 2560x1700 display and Toshiba's...

Published 05-20-2013 1:29 PM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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AT&T to Expand FaceTime Over Cellular to All Customers by Year End

In a statement to The Verge on the future of pre-loaded apps, AT&T today revealed that it is planning to offer FaceTime over cellular to all of its customers on any data plan by the end of 2013. For video chat apps that come pre-loaded on devices...

Published 05-20-2013 12:08 PM by MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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Apple's Tight Control Over Components Keeping iPhone 5 Repair Costs High

Apple's Smart Watch May Not Launch Until Late 2014, Use Biometrics and iPod Nano Technology

Corning Pits Gorilla Glass 3 Against Sapphire, Plans Reflection Reduction and Antimicrobial Technology

Apple Details Five Patents Violated by Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Now

Apple Updates Look of Online Store With More Feature Images, Fewer Text Links

Excerpts of Apple Executives' Senate Committee Testimony on Tax Policy

Apple to Expand Social Network Integration in iOS 7 with Support for Flickr and Vimeo

Microsoft Unveils Xbox One, an All-In-One Entertainment System with Revamped Kinect and Fully Integrated SmartGlass

Apple Still Tops in Cellphone Customer Satisfaction, but Losing Ground to Samsung and Others

Photos of Likely 802.11ac 'Gigabit Wi-Fi' Card From Next-Generation iMac Surface

Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer Testify In Front of Senate Committee on Tax Strategies [Live]

Yahoo's Flickr Gets Major Design Overhaul, 1TB of Free Photo Storage Space

U.S. Senators Claim Apple Has Avoided Paying Billions in U.S. Income Taxes Ahead of Tim Cook Testimony

Samsung and Sharp Introduce New Ultra-High-Resolution Notebook Displays

AT&T to Expand FaceTime Over Cellular to All Customers by Year End