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Apple releases iOS 7.0.5 to address iPhone network issues in China Posted: 29 Jan 2014 10:14 AM PST Apple on Wednesday pushed out a minor update for its mobile platform in the form of iOS 7.0.5, intended to address some network issues associated with the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c when being used in China.

Apple's iPad, iPhone face flagging growth as conventional markets reach saturation Posted: 29 Jan 2014 08:41 AM PST Apple faces an uphill battle when it comes to growing sales for its flagship mobile devices as fewer and fewer consumers in traditionally strong markets like the U.S. and Western Europe are left without smartphones or tablets, according to two reports released on Wednesday.

Incoming Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts to be named Dame of the British Empire Posted: 29 Jan 2014 06:30 AM PST As she prepares for her new role as head of retail operations at Apple, outgoing Burberry Chief Executive Angela Ahrendts will be honored with another distinction: She's set to be named a Dame of the British Empire.

Gmail for iOS bug may have caused users to accidentally remove messages Posted: 29 Jan 2014 06:03 AM PST Google on Wednesday began notifying some users of Gmail's first-party iOS app that they may have inadvertently removed messages they intended to keep thanks to a now-rectified software error.

President Obama lauds FCC partnership with Apple, other tech firms in ConnectED education program [u] Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:09 PM PST During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama mentioned Apple as one of the companies participating in the ConnectED initiative to connect 99 percent of students to advanced high-speed internet.

Automatic Link 'smart driving assistant' adds iBeacon functionality in software update Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:40 PM PST Automatic has added iBeacon support to its Automatic Link "smart driving assistant," opening up the possibility for remote payments, granular car location tracking and, of course, enhanced targeted ads.

AT&T beats Street with $6.9B Q4 profit, shows strong contract customer retention Posted: 28 Jan 2014 04:08 PM PST Despite more impressive pre- and post-paid subscriber growth from rival U.S. telcos, AT&T managed to post a profit of $6.9 billion on $33.6 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2013.

Organizational strife said to bedevil Apple's iOS in the Car intiative Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:01 PM PST Apple's hardware-oriented corporate culture has been responsible for delays that have plagued the rollout of the company's automotive strategy, a new report suggests.