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45% of businesses offer Macs to employees, 77% find Apple more reliable - survey Posted: 25 Mar 2014 11:07 AM PDT A new survey of IT decision makers in the enterprise found that almost half of businesses now offer their workers Macs, while the vast majority feel Apple's Mac platform is more reliable than PCs running Microsoft's Windows.

Retailers begin distributing credits from e-book price fixing settlements Posted: 25 Mar 2014 09:39 AM PDT Apple, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo have begun the process of handing out $166 million in account credits to consumers affected by the e-books price fixing scandal as notification emails began going out on Tuesday.

Bandwidth deal between Apple & Comcast would likely draw federal scrutiny Posted: 25 Mar 2014 08:52 AM PDT Though the U.S. government wouldn't need to approve a deal between Apple and Comcast for faster and more reliable streaming video, such an alignment would likely draw regulatory scrutiny, in particular with respect to its effects on net neutrality.

NYT pulls iPad Air underwater ad after 'unfortunate' juxtaposition with Flight 370 story Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:25 AM PDT A digital version of Apple's 'Your Verse' ad for the iPad Air, which ends in an underwater scene, was removed from the New York Times's website Tuesday after the newspaper mistakenly allowed it to run alongside a story about the possible ocean crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.

Apple exploring split cameras for thinner iPhones, location-based security Posted: 25 Mar 2014 06:46 AM PDT Future iPhones could be thinner and more secure thanks to technology outlined in two unique proposed inventions from Apple, covering adaptive security profiles and a new type of split-sensor camera.

Japanese court says Apple's iPhones, iPads don't infringe on Samsung patents Posted: 25 Mar 2014 05:54 AM PDT Apple has once again defeated rival Samsung in the courtroom, this time in Japan, where it was ruled that the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPad 2 do not infringe on data communication patents owned by the South Korean electronics giant.

Apple testing 'Related' App Store search results to boost app discovery Posted: 24 Mar 2014 10:23 PM PDT According to reports late Monday, Apple may be planning on rolling out a new app discovery feature for the iOS App Store as users have spotted a new option that suggests terms related to a given search.

New video footage shows initial demolition at Apple's Campus 2 site Posted: 24 Mar 2014 09:06 PM PDT High quality video footage of the demolition currently underway at Apple's Campus 2 build site in Cupertino, Calif., was posted to the Web on Monday, with the short clip showing what appears to be the complete teardown process of an entire building.

Apple taps veteran Senate finance staffer as new top lobbyist Posted: 24 Mar 2014 06:47 PM PDT A report on Monday claims Apple has hired former Senate staffer Amber Cottle, who served as staff director on one of the most influential committees on Capitol Hill, to be its new lobbyist in Washington, D.C.

Adoption of Apple's iOS 7 continues to rise, now at 85% Posted: 24 Mar 2014 06:09 PM PDT In a change to Apple's developer website on Monday, the company announced adoption of iOS 7 is now at 85 percent while the share of devices running iOS 6 has fallen to 12 percent.

New 'Your Verse' story shows how iPad helps assess concussions in sports Posted: 24 Mar 2014 05:02 PM PDT Apple on Monday posted to its website a new installment of its "Your Verse" iPad media campaign, this time highlighting the tablet's ability to help assess concussions, a previously difficult task that relied on subjective reporting methods.

Apple's new privacy counsel hire hints at unannounced health program Posted: 24 Mar 2014 04:07 PM PDT A new Apple hire discovered on Monday may offer insight into the company's rumored push into health monitoring, which could integrate data from the much-rumored "iWatch" with the company's iCloud service.

Apple casts wide net to find iTunes users affected by unauthorized in-app purchases Posted: 24 Mar 2014 02:33 PM PDT As part of a settlement regarding overly lax in-app purchase limitations, Apple on Monday sent out to iTunes account holders what appears to be a mass email, asking those who were charged for unauthorized purchases by minors to fill out a refund form.

Steve Jobs threatened 'war' as Google tried to poach Safari engineers for nascent browser team Posted: 24 Mar 2014 01:55 PM PDT Google may have sparked the Silicon Valley anti-poaching scandal when the company infuriated Steve Jobs by attempting to lure members of Apple's Safari team to work on Google's then-nascent browser effort, according to internal emails revealed in new court filings.

Apple-Comcast talks likely limited in scope, user experience not a priority for cable providers Posted: 24 Mar 2014 12:41 PM PDT While rumors of talks between Apple and cable provider Comcast generated buzz over the weekend, one Wall Street analyst doesn't expect the discussions to go much beyond the possibility of having a Comcast-branded application available for Apple TV.