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Teardown offers rare look inside hard-drive equipped 1990 Apple Mac Classic Posted: 14 May 2014 10:17 AM PDT Known primarily for modifying and miniaturizing game consoles, hardware enthusiast Ben Heck recently turned his attention to a relatively rare hard drive-equipped Mac Classic, providing a glimpse at the internal workings of the first $1,000 Mac.

Samsung issues apology to cancer-stricken semiconductor plant workers Posted: 14 May 2014 08:21 AM PDT South Korean electronics giant Samsung on Wednesday issued a formal apology to workers who fell ill from cancer after exposure to toxic chemicals at the company's semiconductor plants, saying that it should have acted more swiftly and would compensate the victims.

Continued popularity of Apple's legacy iPhone 4S added estimated 10M iPhone users last quarter Posted: 14 May 2014 06:54 AM PDT Though the iPhone 4S is now more than two and a half years old, it continues to be a strong seller for Apple, with one new estimate suggesting it accounted for 25 percent of iPhones sold by the company last quarter, drawing in nearly 10 million new users to the ecosystem.

iHealth: Meet the new wearable 'dream team' Apple hired from fashion, fitness & medicine Posted: 14 May 2014 05:51 AM PDT As Apple gears up for a new battle in the hotly-contested wearables market, AppleInsider offers a look at the platoon of fashion, fitness, and medical experts that have come to work in recent months for Cupertino's largest taxpayer.

Rumor: Apple already restricting retail employee time off in Sept., its usual iPhone launch window Posted: 14 May 2014 05:09 AM PDT With Apple having opted for a September launch of its latest iPhone models for the last few years, the company is expected to follow that same pattern this year, and is allegedly restricting retail employee time off for that month with four months to go.

Apple's iPhone now accounts for one in three Japanese mobile phone shipments Posted: 13 May 2014 08:03 PM PDT After striking a deal to sell the iPhone through Japan's largest wireless telecom NTT DoCoMo, Apple now owns more than 36 percent of the country's entire cellular market, far outpacing worldwide rival Samsung.

Logic Pro X gets enhanced 12-core Mac Pro support, over 300 new features and fixes in update Posted: 13 May 2014 06:56 PM PDT Apple on Tuesday rolled out a substantial update to its Logic Pro X professional music production software with various UI tweaks, bug fixes and, most notably, improved support for the company's top-end Mac Pro.

Apple releases iOS Human Interface Guidelines on iBookstore Posted: 13 May 2014 04:56 PM PDT Apple on Tuesday made an iPad-friendly version of its latest iOS Human Interface Guidelines reference material available to the public as a free download through the iBookstore.

Apple remains mum as complaints mount over 2011 MacBook Pro GPU failures Posted: 13 May 2014 04:09 PM PDT With an increasing number of early-2011 MacBook Pros suffering from what appears to be similar issues relating to built-in discrete AMD video cards, owners are now calling for a replacement program.

Google Search iOS app update takes on Apple's Siri with smarter conversations Posted: 13 May 2014 01:40 PM PDT Google's official Search application for iPhone and iPad was updated on Tuesday with enhanced functionality, allowing users to have "smarter conversations" with the software in a manner not unlike Apple's own Siri personal assistant.

Charity auction for lunch with Apple CEO Tim Cook sells for over $330K Posted: 13 May 2014 12:42 PM PDT Bidding on a lunch with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook closed on Tuesday after the opportunity reached a price of more than $330,000, all of which will be donated to a good cause.