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iCloud Users Sue Apple Over Transition Woes

May 19, 2012
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Apple is the target of a class action suit involving iCloud customers moving from the old MobileMe service who are dissatisfied with some of the aspects regarding their migration to the new suite of Internet services. One major takeaway from the collective complaint is Apple’s failure to “adequately ensure that features MobileMe users were...

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Apple Spaceship Campus Plans Leaked

May 19, 2012
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Apple is asking its Cupertino neighbors to voice out any requests or concerns they might have regarding the Planned Campus 2 which will occupy roughly 300,000 square feet, according to leaked documents. The company’s chief financial officer, Peter Oppenheimer, has issued a brochure to Apple’s neighbors in Cupertino, California, dishing out some facts about...

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Nuance Voice Tech Powers PlaySay Language Learning App

May 18, 2012
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Immediately available in the Apple App Store and featured as “New and Noteworthy,” the PlaySay language learning app uses voice technology by Nuance Communications, Inc., the latter has announced. Using the NDEV Mobile developer program, which provides developers access to Nuance’s voice recognition and text-to-speech technology, PlaySay integrates Nuance’s Dragon voice technology to connect...

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Apple to Snorters: Too Bad, Buy a Different Phone if Siri Isn’t Pristine

May 18, 2012
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After getting sued over (allegedly) misleading customers into thinking Siri was a flawless service, Apple is now asking the Northern District court in Oakland, California to throw out a class-action lawsuit where several iPhone 4S owners are asking for compensation. Apple’s site shows a Beta sign wherever a Siri banner is displayed, indicating that...

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Mac Retina Display Specifications Revealed

May 17, 2012
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NPD DisplaySearch Senior Analyst Richard Shim is one of the first figures to discuss laptop Retina displays at large. He says manufacturers are beginning to ramp up production, and that the 15-inch and 13-inch versions are already available for Apple’s MacBook Pros. Shim also dishes out actual specifications, to give the media something to...

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Apple’s iCloud Allegedly Under Attack By Hackers

May 17, 2012
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Some iCloud registrants are beginning to notice spam email in their Sent folders, despite having nothing to do with the unsolicited messages ending up in their friends’ inboxes. They believe they’ve been hacked, and they have taken to Apple Support Communities to seek answers. AppleInsider points out to a couple of small threads on...

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Apple Investors, You Want to Bet All Your Money on This iTV Tip

May 16, 2012
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The new research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (CHD) advisory service shows that nearly half of all iPhone users surveyed “would be very or somewhat likely to buy an Apple iTV soon after its launch.” “Although the details of a possible Apple smart TV are still unknown, existing Apple customers clearly demonstrate...

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The iPhone 5’s Display Seems to Be Confirmed at 4-Inches

May 16, 2012
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Months worth of checks with Apple’s supply chain have indicated that the company is switching to bigger screens in the next generation of iPhones. Recent developments seem to corroborate these claims. There are more and more reports citing sources close to Apple’s industry partners as saying that the Cupertino giant is adopting 4-inch displays...

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8-Inch iPad Said to Be More “Transparent” Thanks to G/F2 Technology

May 15, 2012
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Apple is reportedly pushing forward with plans to launch a “mini” iPad with “G/F2″ thin-film touch technology from suppliers Nitto, Nissha Printing and TPK. The rumors are beginning to sound plausible for the first time. Despite DigiTimes’ hit-and-miss track record, it is worth pointing out that not only aren’t these rumors stopping, but they’re...

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iPhone 5 Dubbed "Yoga" May Boast Flexible OLED Display

May 15, 2012
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Comments made by Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun have spawned speculation that Apple has tapped the Korean electronics manufacturer to put OLED displays inside its next-generation of iPhones. Kwon hinted at a potential deal with Apple when he mentioned “huge” orders from electronics makers for its lineup of flexible organic light emitting diode...

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