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WWDC 2014 preview: Apple's interest in home, health & headphones Posted: 31 May 2014 11:01 AM PDT Apple has been relatively quiet since late last year, and the company is expected to break the silence with a bang by unveiling a slew of new initiatives at this year's edition. AppleInsider takes a look at what could be in the cards when Tim Cook takes the stage on Monday.

Apple officially appoints new CFO Luca Maestri as Peter Oppenheimer transitions out Posted: 30 May 2014 08:48 PM PDT In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Apple announced it officially appointed Luca Maestri as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on May 29. Maestri succeeds longtime finance chief Peter Oppenheimer.

Longtime Apple PR head Katie Cotton officially retires Posted: 30 May 2014 05:25 PM PDT Friday marks the last day of work for Apple's longtime PR chief Katie Cotton. After spending 18 years in Cupertino, much of it as a handler for late cofounder Steve Jobs, the company's vice president of worldwide corporate communications will step down to spend more time with her family.

Ahead of iOS 8 announcement iOS 7 adoption nears 90% for iPhone, 85% for iPad Posted: 30 May 2014 03:36 PM PDT With three days to go until Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off, one research firm found iOS 7 adoption rose to new levels in the U.S. and Canada as with iPhone and iPad users continue to upgrade ahead of an expected iOS 8 announcement.

Trademark filings hint at 'Healthbook,' 'HealthKit' and 'iResearch,' suggest Apple involvement Posted: 30 May 2014 02:57 PM PDT Apple may be filing trademarks for upcoming products through the Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office, as properties for "Healthbook," "HealthKit" and "iResearch" were filed for just days after rumors of an Apple-branded health app hit the Web.

Possible OS X 10.10 names discovered in trademark filings, continue with California theme Posted: 30 May 2014 02:09 PM PDT Trademark filings discovered in Trinidad and Tobago, a popular place for Apple to secretly file future naming assets, show the company's next OS X 10.10 operating system may be named OS X Sequoia, OS X Mojave, OS X Sonoma, and OS X Ventura. A WWDC banner highlighting the famous El Capitan monolith, however, points to "OS X Yosemite."