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Apple opens subscription payments for iOS games; will other software services follow?

Apple has extended its subscription-based pricing options beyond newspapers and magazines, allowing at least one game company to offer access to its games on a subscription basis….


Ruling: Apple did not infringe HTC graphics patents

The International Trade Commission has sided with Apple in a patent infringement investigation brought by HTC subsidiary S3 Graphics. An initial decision found that certain Macs



Feature: Can the iPhone 4S replace a "real" digital camera? Ars investigates

When Apple announced the iPhone 4S, the company certainly talked up the improvements made to the smartphone’s integrated camera hardware. With 8 megapixels of resolution, a…


Why Apple rejected AMD's Llano in the MacBook Air

Apple’s MacBook Air may have come close to shipping with AMD’s “Llano” integrated CPU and GPU processors this past summer. According to unnamed sources speaking to SemiAccurate,…


LTE may come to iPad, iPhone next year thanks to latest Qualcomm chips

Apple’s move to standardize on Qualcomm baseband chips will be helpful in bringing LTE to the iPhone and iPad next year thanks to Qualcomm’s next-generation mobile device modem (MDM)…


Genentech's Levinson replaces Steve Jobs as Apple chairman

Apple announced on Tuesday that it has named long-time board member Arthur D. Levinson as a non-executive Chairman of the Board. Levinson, who has served on Apple’s board since 2000,…


Mac OS X has its own sandbox security hole

Move over, iOS: CoreLabs Research has posted a public notification of a potential security vulnerability in Mac OS X’s sandboxing mechanisms. According to CoreLabs, it’s possible…


iOS 5.0.1 update causing contact, WiFi headaches for some users

Apple released the first update to iOS 5 on Thursday, fixing a critical security hole and promising better battery life for iPhone 4S users. However, it now looks like…


Apple's efficient, toxin-free devices help it scale Greenpeace's rankings

Greenpeace’s latest “Guide to Greener Electronics” was released on Wednesday, ranking Apple in fourth place among several of its consumer electronics peers. What’s significant,…


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