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Apple continues to add share in U.S. smartphone market, now holds 42% Posted: 07 Mar 2014 08:51 AM PST Smartphone buyers in the U.S. continue to flock toward Apple as the iPhone maker saw its marketshare tick upward to 41.6 percent --?nearly as much as its four closest competitors combined --?for the three months ending in January, according to data released Friday.

Rumor: Google pressured Asus to cancel Android/Windows dual-boot devices Posted: 07 Mar 2014 07:33 AM PST Taiwanese hardware manufacturer Asus has reportedly shelved plans to release a new Transformer tablet that would allow consumers to run both Microsoft's Windows and Google's Android operating systems on the same device after Google voiced opposition to the move.

Apple to enable pixel-doubled 'Retina' mode for 4K monitors in OS X 10.9.3 Posted: 06 Mar 2014 09:26 PM PST It appears that Apple will be enabling additional support for 4K displays with the latest OS X 10.9.3 maintenance update, with people familiar with the beta reporting support for so-called pixel-doubling, 60Hz refresh rates with late-2013 MacBook Pros and more.

Apple's Tim Cook meets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Apple HQ Posted: 06 Mar 2014 07:41 PM PST A short video clip posted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official YouTube page on Thursday shows the leader meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.

Amazon takes online sales management mobile with Amazon Seller iOS app Posted: 06 Mar 2014 05:39 PM PST Amazon on Wednesday released Amazon Seller, an iOS app that acts as a portable toolbox for merchants with accounts with the Internet sales giant to initiate sales, manage products and communicate with customers.

iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Posted: 06 Mar 2014 04:59 PM PST Figures compiled by device insurance firm ProtectCell indicate that owners of Apple's iPhone suffer fewer broken screens and other device problems requiring replacement, but are far more likely to having their products stolen.

Apple issues first OS X 10.9.3 beta, asks developers to focus on graphics and audio Posted: 06 Mar 2014 04:30 PM PST A little over one week after its release of the OS X 10.9.2 maintenance update, Apple on Thursday seeded OS X 10.9.3 beta to developers for testing.

Apple gobbling up retail market share as Radio Shack, Best Buy shrink Posted: 06 Mar 2014 03:50 PM PST Apple's market share among specialty electronics retailers has been steadily growing since the release of iPhone in 2007, having reportedly expanded from 3.8 percent (with $3.5 billion in revenue) to 15 percent ($15.6 billion) six years later in 2013.

Construction of Apple's new San Francisco flagship store gets final go ahead Posted: 06 Mar 2014 03:40 PM PST Apple has been given final approval to start its San Francisco flagship store project, which will involve the demolition of a standing building, surrounding environment renovations and construction of a building adhering to a new design style.

Apple releases iOS 7-styled iTunes Festival app update, does not require iOS 7.1 Posted: 06 Mar 2014 01:47 PM PST Apple on Thursday released the latest version of its iTunes Festival app, which some insiders said would be the harbinger of iOS 7.1, though it appears the app only requires iOS 7 to run.

CarPlay development characterized as easy, but Apple planning 'slow and steady' rollout Posted: 06 Mar 2014 12:10 PM PST Only a select number of developers were allowed to work with CarPlay prior to this week's announcement, as Apple is taking a slow approach with its new car infotainment system platform, though integration of the feature with existing iOS applications is said to be a simple process.