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Apple updates GarageBand for Mac with MP3 export option, improved accessibility Posted: 20 Mar 2014 11:11 AM PDT Apple's music creation tool for Mac, GarageBand, was given a minor update on Thursday which reintroduces the ability to export songs in the MP3 file format, while also offering new drum sounds and enhanced accessibility.

40% of Pandora users listen on Apple devices, service still growing despite iTunes Radio launch Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:52 AM PDT Internet radio service Pandora is heavily dependent on Apple hardware, with about 40 percent of listeners accessing the service through an Apple device. And yet the launch of Apple's competing iTunes Radio last September has not stopped Pandora from continuing to grow.

Apple's iPhone drives China Mobile 4G adoption, but carrier mum on actual sales numbers Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:05 AM PDT Most of the 1.34 million subscribers on China Mobile's nascent 4G TD-LTE network are using iPhones, the company said on Thursday, but investors hoping for a more detailed breakdown will be left disappointed as the carrier declined to elaborate further.

Apple's smart iPhone power management system would track trends to boost battery life Posted: 20 Mar 2014 07:02 AM PDT iPhone owners may be able to go even longer between charges in the future, thanks to a new power management system Apple is exploring that would learn users' habits and dynamically adjust the handset's performance.

Apple expected to sit out on megapixel horserace with 2014 iPhones Posted: 20 Mar 2014 06:01 AM PDT Smartphone manufacturers are expected to continue their battle for pixel-pushing dominance in 2014 with new cameras of 13 megapixels and beyond, but according to one insider, Apple is currently expected to sit out on the megapixel race this year to concentrate on other ways to better images from its next iPhone.

Apple investigating stylus with extendable 'multitouch' nib, onboard light and motion sensors Posted: 20 Mar 2014 02:47 AM PDT Apple has shown interest in building a new intelligent, sensor-laden stylus that could draw lines of varying widths and shapes by extending a long, extendable "nib" that interacts with a multitouch display.

World's first Apple computer retailer to shutter operations on Mar. 30 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 11:18 PM PDT Employees at Minneapolis-based FirstTech, the world's first Apple reseller, learned on Wednesday that the store will be closing its doors at the end of March after 73 years in business.

Burger King to take e-wallet purchasing nationwide with new mobile app Posted: 19 Mar 2014 05:11 PM PDT Fast food giant Burger King will roll out a mobile app in April that will let users pay for food at more than 7,000 locations in the U.S., expanding on the company's BK Crown Card program already available on Apple's iOS.

In China, new iOS product launches drive older device sales, expand Apple's customer base Posted: 19 Mar 2014 03:30 PM PDT In most countries, when Apple releases a new iPhone model the handset quickly becomes a hot-seller as older models fall by the wayside. The opposite is true in China, according to fresh data from research firm Mixpanel.

Apple's 8GB iPhone 5c offers just 3.7GB less storage than Samsung's "16GB" flagship Galaxy S4 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 12:09 PM PDT Apple's lower cost 8GB iPhone 5c scales down its entry cost by dropping 8GB, but ends up with only 3.7GB less available room for apps, pics and other user data as Samsung's 16GB Galaxy S4, thanks to more efficient storage use and the lack of third party bundles and offers.