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Gazelle paying an additional $20 cash bonus on all iPhone 4, iPhone 4S trade-ins thru June 6th Posted: 30 May 2014 11:45 AM PDT In an effort to increase its supply of certain iPhone models during the month of June, electronics buy-back service Gazelle is offering to pay an additional $20 on all working iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s trade-ins for the next 7 days.

iOS 8 banners grace Moscone Center as Apple's WWDC preparations continue Posted: 30 May 2014 11:16 AM PDT Apple looks set to continue the OS X Mavericks surf motif in iOS 8, as banners for the company's next-generation mobile operating system have started to appear at San Francisco's Moscone Center with an aquatic background.

Apple planning locally targeted ads for iTunes Radio, iAd promotion of iTunes - report Posted: 30 May 2014 10:01 AM PDT Apple's mobile advertising efforts are expected to increase this year, when the company is reportedly planning to have locally targeted ads air on iTunes Radio, and will also begin promoting iTunes content through its own iAd network.

Goldman Sachs ups Apple price target to $720, expects exciting software at WWDC Posted: 30 May 2014 09:17 AM PDT Add Goldman Sachs to the parade of investment firms that revised their price targets on Apple stock this week, following continued gains by the iPhone maker ahead of next week's Worldwide Developers Conference and 7-for-1 stock split.

Rumor: Split-screen multitasking on iPad not on tap for WWDC Posted: 30 May 2014 08:59 AM PDT A new feature that would allow iPad users to display and interact with two applications simultaneously is said to still be headed for iOS 8, but Apple may not be ready to reveal it at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a new report.

Apple's iPhone sales could falter in China as government asks carriers to cut subsidies, UBS says Posted: 30 May 2014 08:31 AM PDT Chinese authorities have begun to pressure the nation's massive, state-owned wireless carriers to roll back marketing expenses by as much as $6 billion, an edict that could force cuts to handset subsidies that least one analyst believes may have an impact on sales of high-end devices like the iPhone.

Steve Ballmer outbids group including Laurene Powell Jobs for ownership of LA Clippers Posted: 30 May 2014 06:07 AM PDT Team Microsoft bested Team Apple on a different kind of financial battlefield this week, as former Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer is said to have outbid a group including Laurene Powell Jobs -- the widow of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs -- for the rights to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA.

Apple grows carrier partners to 323 worldwide, up 15% since last October Posted: 30 May 2014 05:31 AM PDT Availability of the iPhone continues to increase as Apple inks new contracts with additional carriers, bringing its current worldwide total to 323 wireless providers, investment firm Wells Fargo Securities revealed on Friday.

Microsoft's smartwatch to be compatible with iOS and Android, may launch this summer Posted: 29 May 2014 08:06 PM PDT Over one year after word of a Microsoft-built smartwatch first surfaced, a report on Thursday says the Redmond, Wash. company's offering will be compatible not only with its own Windows Phone, but also Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

Rumor: Photo shows "iPhone 6" rear shell with cut-out Apple logo Posted: 29 May 2014 06:17 PM PDT A week after photos of a rumored "iPhone 6" backlight hit the Web, a fresh report on Thursday claims to have snapped the first pictures of the next-generation handset's rear cover, which appears to sport a cut-out Apple logo.

Japan Apple Store to feature eco-friendly 'green curtain' for heat control Posted: 29 May 2014 05:00 PM PDT When Apple's latest store opens in Tokyo, Japan, it will feature a style of eco-friendly architecture the company has never before used at a retail outlet: foliage.

Apple's paid less than $500M for Beats Music, $2.5B for Beats Electronics Posted: 29 May 2014 04:13 PM PDT As part of its $3 billion acquisition of Beats, Apple is paying less than $500 million for the Beats Music streaming service and more than $2.5 billion for the firm's hardware arm, one report says.

Infinity Blade II goes free for a limited time, PDF Expert 5 adds iPad support Posted: 29 May 2014 03:32 PM PDT Two interesting new updates hit the App Store on Thursday as blockbuster iOS action game Infinity Blade II went free for a limited time and popular productivity app PDF Expert 5 added iPhone support in a new universal binary.

Apple's rumored smart home platform may not live up to hype, report says Posted: 29 May 2014 03:06 PM PDT Following rumors that Apple is planning to debut a smart home platform at WWDC, a report on Thursday claims the unannounced program is not as ambitious as market watchers and pundits first thought.

Apple touts progress in sourcing conflict-free minerals Posted: 29 May 2014 02:04 PM PDT In a document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, Apple details its conflict free minerals program that looks to push human rights on smelters and refiners by removing unaudited firms from its massive supply chain.

Apple's massive $3B bet on Beats a sure thing compared to all-in gamble on NeXT in 1996 Posted: 29 May 2014 11:59 AM PDT Apple's recently-confirmed $3 billion purchase of headphone maker and streaming music provider Beats may be the largest cash outlay in its history, but it's far from the Cupertino company's biggest bet on an acquisition.