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Apple streamlines transition from browser-based iTunes Preview to iTunes app for Mac & PC Posted: 01 Jul 2014 09:55 AM PDT Consumers who arrive at Apple's iTunes Store via the web-based iTunes Preview service will now notice a much slicker transition from their browser to iTunes, as Apple has done away with the old interstitial page in favor of a new in-place method.

8 new automakers pledge support for Apple's CarPlay, including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Mazda & Ram Posted: 01 Jul 2014 08:53 AM PDT Joining last week's announcement that Audi will support the upcoming CarPlay platform, eight more car makers have been listed on Apple's website as "committed partners."

Apple 'overhauling' the backend for its Maps service, hints at 'big plans' to come Posted: 01 Jul 2014 08:36 AM PDT The tools that provide access to Apple's Maps service are being rewritten in a major way, with the company now recruiting software engineers to help with a major rewrite of the Maps application programming interface, AppleInsider has discovered.

Apple's new $199 iPod touch now available in the UK, other countries as global rollout continues Posted: 01 Jul 2014 06:54 AM PDT Consumers throughout Europe, Asia, and South America can now get their hands on Apple's revamped 16-gigabyte iPod touch, as the colorful media player has launched in a number of new countries just five days after its debut in the U.S.

Rumor: Samsung lands orders to trial 14nm Apple 'A9' chips at New York fab Posted: 01 Jul 2014 05:33 AM PDT Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries are reportedly planning to begin building 14-nanometer mobile chips in small quantities at a New York-based facility in early 2015, which could set the stage for the team to begin building "A9" chips for Apple, according to a new report.

Apple's 'Back to School' promotion goes live with $100 gift cards for Mac purchases, $50 for iPhone and iPad Posted: 01 Jul 2014 12:55 AM PDT Apple on Tuesday revealed its "Back to School" sales promotion for summer 2014, offering $100 iTunes and App Store gift cards for new Mac purchases and $50 for iPhones and iPads.

Apple debuts new banners in retail stores, showcases iPhone and iPad through photography Posted: 01 Jul 2014 12:32 AM PDT Apple Store employees around the world have been installing new light box wall graphics showing a completely different style than the usual product close-ups overlaid atop stark white backgrounds.

Apple reportedly putting together team of speech recognition experts for neural network-powered Siri Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:54 PM PDT A report on Monday claims Apple is putting together a team of A-list speech recognition researchers, including high-ranking employees from Nuance, to create an in-house Siri engine based on neural networking.

Los Angeles school district to shift away from Apple's iPad to Windows, Chromebook Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:04 PM PDT A report over the weekend confirmed the Los Angeles Unified School District is planning to switch up a $1 billion technology in education project, allowing certain high schools in its jurisdiction to choose from six different Windows and Chromebook laptops instead of Apple's iPad.

Apple's in-house ad makers fall short of TBWAMedia Arts Lab, report says Posted: 30 Jun 2014 06:36 PM PDT According to data from research firm Ace Metrix, Apple's recent string of in-house advertisements don't stack up to those created by longtime go-to agency TBWA\Media Arts Lab, which dreamed up iconic campaigns like the "Think Different" series.

Apple's fiscal Q3 earnings call scheduled for July 22, first with new CFO Luca Maestri Posted: 30 Jun 2014 04:11 PM PDT Apple on Monday announced its quarterly earnings call for the third fiscal quarter of 2014 is slated for July 22 and will be the first such event for Luca Maestri since being officially confirmed as the company's new CFO.

Apple rolls out two-step verification for iCloud.com Web apps Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:03 PM PDT Apple on Monday appears to have rolled out a new implementation of its two-factor Apple ID authentication system with iCloud.com, requiring users who have the additional layer of security enabled to enter a special code before accessing the Web apps.

Apple to reportedly kick off 'Back to School' promo on Tuesday with iTunes gift cards Posted: 30 Jun 2014 01:17 PM PDT According to a report on Monday, Apple will be launching its annual summertime "Back to School" sale campaign tomorrow, with this year's promotion again bringing iTunes gift cards to students buying Macs, iPads and iPhones.

Apple's Tim Cook, Eddy Cue invited to Allen & Co.'s 2014 Sun Valley conference Posted: 30 Jun 2014 12:16 PM PDT Investment bank Allen & Co. has once again extended an invitation for Apple CEO Tim Cook and services honcho Eddy Cue to attend the bank's annual conference in Sun Valley, Idaho alongside a number of other technology and business luminaries.

Sharp LCD plant revelation casts doubt on Apple's use of IGZO displays Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:15 AM PDT Despite numerous reports that Apple is employing next-generation IGZO display panels in its iPad lineup, a weekend revelation that the iPhone maker has monopolized the output of a Sharp facility not known to produce IGZO components throws those assertions into question.