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Pennsylvania school district to buy iPads with $291K donation from Apple CEO Tim Cook Posted: 03 Dec 2014 08:32 AM PST The board of Pennsylvania's Steel Valley School District has officially voted to use a $291,791 donation from Apple chief Tim Cook --?made by Cook in honor of former Apple board member Bill Campbell --?to purchase iPads for each of the district's students and train teachers on how to take advantage of the technology.

New products, "innovative services" lead Barclays to hike Apple price target by 17% to $140 Posted: 03 Dec 2014 07:31 AM PST British banking giant Barclays this week raised its price target for Apple shares to $140 from $120, saying that increased customer demand for larger-screened iPhones and iPads, the introduction of the Apple Watch, and the unveiling of new services like Apple Pay could significantly expand the company's margins.

Mozilla reportedly planning return to iOS with Firefox Web browser Posted: 03 Dec 2014 01:44 AM PST After steering clear of Apple's iOS for well over a year, developer Mozilla is said to be working on a flagship Firefox Web browser that may soon make an appearance on iPhones and iPads.

Steve Jobs' video testimony and emails revealed in 'iPod iTunes' antitrust lawsuit Posted: 02 Dec 2014 09:25 PM PST A video deposition from Steve Jobs recorded as evidence in a long-running iPod/iTunes antitrust lawsuit was shown for the first time in court on Tuesday, revealing not only Jobs' thoughts on the case, but also a rare glimpse behind the scenes of a former Apple run by its cofounder.

Apple loses appeal for 'App Store' trademark in Australia Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:58 PM PST An Australian court on Wednesday local time tossed Apple's appeal of a prior ruling that found the "app store" moniker not available for trademark because the term is too descriptive.

LAUSD officially ends 'iPads-for-all' contract with Apple Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:16 PM PST Ramon Cortines, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, on Tuesday announced the official termination of a plan to equip local schools with $1.3 billion worth of Apple iPads, a project fostered by his predecessor last year.

Google's Chromecast usurps Apple TV in streaming content device race Posted: 02 Dec 2014 02:43 PM PST Cheap streaming media players like Google's Chromecast and Amazon's Fire TV are gobbling up marketshare from streaming device heavyweights Apple and Roku, with Apple TV dropping its long-held second place spot to the Internet search giant's latest attempt on the living room.

Apple releases Final Cut Pro 10.1.4 and Xcode 6.1.1 with feature additions, bug fixes Posted: 02 Dec 2014 02:13 PM PST Apple on Tuesday updated its pro-level video editing app Final Cut Pro with minor feature additions and bug fixes, while the latest Xcode release addresses crashing issues experienced when coding in Swift.

Apple's iOS devices accounted for 78% of record setting Cyber Monday mobile sales Posted: 02 Dec 2014 12:46 PM PST Revenues from online shopping on "Cyber Monday" surged 15.4 percent higher than last year, setting a new all time peak in U.S. ecommerce, with online mobile sales overwhelmingly driven by customers wielding Apple devices.

Pandora for iOS gets a new look in beta, American Express app adds Touch ID login Posted: 02 Dec 2014 11:36 AM PST Starting Tuesday, some users of popular streaming radio app Pandora began seeing a beta preview of a new user interface on their iPhone. Plus, American Express cardholders can now view their account information using Touch ID.