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iTunes Connect bug logs developers into random Apple account, displays wrong apps Posted: 29 Jan 2015 09:00 AM PST Many developers logging into Apple's iTunes Connect portal on Thursday found themselves presented with a a peculiar and potentially crucial error: The site is displaying the username, company, and apps of someone who is not them.

Microsoft Outlook debuts as free download for iPhone, iPad Posted: 29 Jan 2015 08:16 AM PST Microsoft on Thursday released its long-awaited Outlook client for iOS, giving both iPhone and iPad owners the ability to access a unified view of email calendar, contacts, and attachments.

Apple's stylus receiver concept would improve the precision of digital pen-based input Posted: 29 Jan 2015 07:29 AM PST As recent rumors have suggested Apple could offer a simple stylus to enhance a larger iPad model, a new patent application shows what kind of improved pen-based input technology the company has been working on behind the scenes.

More Android-to-iPhone switchers coming from international markets - report Posted: 29 Jan 2015 06:06 AM PST Apple revealed this week that the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus attracted more Android users than ever before. But new data suggests that the rate of Android switchers in the U.S. was steady last quarter, implying that international users are the ones who made the jump to iPhone in record numbers.

Apple, Samsung now tied for the title of world's largest smartphone maker Posted: 28 Jan 2015 08:26 PM PST The 74.5 million iPhones sold over the last three months of 2014 didn't just help Apple report the highest quarterly profit of any publicly-traded company in history, they also propelled the Cupertino giant into a first-place tie with Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the world.

Samsung's mobile profits plunge 64.2% after Apple's iPhone 6 devastates premium Galaxy sales Posted: 28 Jan 2015 07:21 PM PST Samsung Electronics reported overall Q4 operating profits of 5.29 trillion won ($4.9 billion)--a 36 percent year-over-year drop--but its Mobile division suffered a 64.2 percent drop in profits, falling from $5 billion in the year ago quarter to $1.8 billion in the December quarter.

TracFone will pay $40 million to settle unlimited data beef with the FTC Posted: 28 Jan 2015 07:13 PM PST Consumers who have previously signed up for pre-paid wireless plans advertised with unlimited data from TracFone now have the right to claim a refund, as the company has agreed to a $40 million settlement over charges that it throttled or disconnected customers who used too much data.

Qualcomm lowers revenue forecasts as Apple squeezes its best customers Posted: 28 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST Chipmaker Qualcomm on Wednesday revised its revenue forecast downward for 2015, lopping nearly $1 billion off of its high-end estimate and seemingly blaming the change in part on Apple's annexation of market share with the iPhone 6.

Apple's R&D spending shoots up 42% year-over-year, hit new $1.9B record in Q1 Posted: 28 Jan 2015 03:42 PM PST Apple does not appear to be resting on its laurels despite record sales of its iPhone and Mac, as the company spent nearly $2 billion on research and development in the first fiscal quarter of 2015, an increase of more than 40 percent over the year-ago figure.

China to demand source code access, backdoors in some tech products Posted: 28 Jan 2015 02:38 PM PST China's central government has introduced new procurement regulations that would force technology companies wishing to do business with the country's banks to submit source code for review and build government-accessible backdoors into their products, according to a Wednesday report.

Sony to shutter iTunes & Beats Music competitor Music Unlimited, partner with Spotify Posted: 28 Jan 2015 01:00 PM PST Struggling Japanese electronics maker Sony has conceded defeat in the digital music market, announcing on Wednesday that it will close its cross-platform Music Unlimited service at the end of March and refer customers to another iTunes & Beats Music competitor, Spotify.