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Christian Bale passes on role of Steve Jobs, actor reportedly felt he wasn't right for part Posted: 03 Nov 2014 11:16 AM PST Though Christian Bale was in final talks to play Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic, the actor has reportedly decided to pass on the part, as he allegedly did not feel he was the right person to play the iconic figure on film.

RunKeeper update adds indoor treadmill tracking, SwiftKey gains 4 new languages Posted: 03 Nov 2014 10:26 AM PST Atheletes who rely on the popular RunKeeper app to track their workouts can now use a new "Stopwatch Mode" for easily entering indoor exercises. In addition, third-party keyboard SwiftKey was updated on Monday with support for four new languages, as well as a handful of improvements and bug fixes.

Navy Federal, USAA, U.S. Bank, others kick off second wave of Apple Pay rollouts Posted: 03 Nov 2014 10:05 AM PST A number of new credit unions and banks have started to flip the switch giving customers access to Apple Pay, making Apple's new NFC-based mobile payment system available to millions of new consumers throughout the U.S.

Southwest Airlines and Apple offer Beats Music with new in-flight entertainment service Posted: 03 Nov 2014 08:02 AM PST A new partnership between Apple and Southwest Airlines will not only offer access to the Beats Music subscription service while in flight, but a new Beats-branded Boeing 737 aircraft is also taking to the skies.

Starwood Hotels rolls out iPhone & Apple Watch-compatible Bluetooth room keys Posted: 03 Nov 2014 07:49 AM PST Following a successful trial run in the U.S., Starwood Hotels will now allow guests at a number of the company's properties around the world to walk past the front desk during check-in and unlock their hotel room door using only their iPhone or forthcoming Apple Watch.

Microsoft continues ad assault on Apple's MacBook Air, features Lenovo in latest spot Posted: 03 Nov 2014 06:57 AM PST Apple's wildly popular MacBook Air remains in Microsoft's crosshairs as the Windows maker seeks to break Apple's stranglehold on the premium laptop market, this time compared to Lenovo's Yoga 3 convertible PC in Microsoft's latest television advertisement.

Another functioning Apple I expected to command at least $600K in Christie's auction Posted: 03 Nov 2014 06:30 AM PST A fully functioning Apple I, personally sold by company co-founder Steve Jobs, is expected to earn $600,000 when it goes on sale at legendary auction house Christie's this December.

Apple to hold investor call for first-time bond offering in euros - report Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:45 AM PST Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Apple are expected to host a call with investors today, arranging for a new blockbuster bond deal that will come at least partly in euros, according to a new report.

Google to resurrect Bump app as "Copresence," like Apple's AirDrop without privacy Posted: 02 Nov 2014 11:47 AM PST Bump, an app developer Google acquired last year, is bouncing back under the codename Copresence, an effort to deliver AirPlay-like file sharing that appears to be deeply integrated with Google+ Hangouts, sparking new privacy concerns.