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Apple's Tim Cook encourages US House to pass sexual orientation nondiscrimination act Posted: 11 Apr 2014 10:44 AM PDT Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook took to Twitter on Friday to again express his support for the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, a proposed bill that would make it illegal for companies to discriminate in hiring based on gender identity or sexual orientation.

Wells Fargo defends 'market perform' rating on Apple stock, says company is in midst of transition Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:59 AM PDT Having downgraded its rating on Apple stock in January, Wells Fargo on Friday defended their neutral outlook for the company's near future, characterizing it as a long-term opportunity for investors that faces near-term hurdles while the industry transitions.

Apple opts out of latest patent acquisition fund from Intellectual Ventures Posted: 11 Apr 2014 05:22 AM PDT Prominent patent buyer Intellectual Ventures won't be able to count Apple among the participants in its latest IP purchase, as the iPhone maker has apparently opted out of its latest investment.

Exclusive: Apple vs. Samsung docs reveal Galaxy Tab was a flop and Samsung knew it Posted: 11 Apr 2014 12:43 AM PDT Top secret sales data revealed during the Apple vs. Samsung trial this week shows that Samsung knew that the Galaxy Tab sales figures (and overall Android tablet sales) it and various market research groups had fed to the media were not even remotely true.

Amazon buys digital comic book platform comiXology Posted: 10 Apr 2014 08:30 PM PDT Online sales giant Amazon on Thursday announced the purchase of digital comics platform comiXology, which is responsible for the popular iPad app 'Comics' that consistently ranks near the top of the iOS App Store's top grossing charts.

Rumor: Apple to offer hi-res 24-bit tracks on iTunes in coming months Posted: 10 Apr 2014 04:01 PM PDT Following a report that Apple is considering a major overhaul of iTunes, an overlooked rumor from March suggests the company may also be planning an entry into the high-definition music industry with 24-bit tracks.

Apple issues iMovie for Mac update with new features, bug fixes Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:03 PM PDT Apple rolled out an update to iMovie for Mac, bringing new sorting and font options, enhanced titles, UI tweaks and bug fixes to desktop version of its consumer level video editing app.

Deals: limited time offers knock 3 MacBooks down to $999 or less Posted: 10 Apr 2014 02:33 PM PDT A series of promotions this week have temporarily cut the cost of owning a new MacBook to sub-$1000 levels, with over a half dozen MacBook Airs available at an instant $100 discount and no tax in most states, while 13-inch MacBook Pros with CD/DVD iare being sold for $969.99.

Apple releases Xcode 5.1.1 update with bug fixes, stability improvements Posted: 10 Apr 2014 02:29 PM PDT Apple on Thursday released the latest update to Xcode 5.1, bringing fixes for reported bugs and overall stability improvements to the software development, debugging and testing tool.

Apple says iOS, OS X and certain Web services protected against 'Heartbleed' Posted: 10 Apr 2014 02:03 PM PDT Apple on Thursday released a statement saying its major operating platforms, iOS, OS X and certain Web services, are not affected by the massive "Heartbleed" security flaw discovered earlier this week.