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Which is why it is so odd that Mac Mail continues to be so utterly rubbish.  The service should be a core component of of Apple's OS, particularly if it really wants to continue its upward trajectory in a the business space.  An increasing number of businesses are using Mac, but Microsoft remains dominant in…

Apple CEO Tim Cook Mr. Cook's comments came during the question and answer session of Apple's annual shareholder meeting, which the NCPPR attended as shareholder. The self-described conservative think tank was pushing a shareholder proposal that would have required Apple to disclose the costs of its sustainability programs and to be more transparent about its…

Forbes thinks Luca Maestri will be Apple's new CFO after Peter Oppenheimer retires Chuck Jones writing at Forbes said the signs are there for Mr. Oppenheimer's retirement, and it wouldn't be a surprise if the announcement did come today. He expects Apple's Corporate Controller Luca Maestri will be named as his replacement. “Prior to the…

Smartphone unlocking bill does little to help consumers Unlocking frees cellphones from use with a single carrier so customers can take their current phone with them when they move from, say, AT&T to T-Mobile. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act prohibits unlocking because it works around DRM, or digital rights management. Because of the DMCA's wording,…

As an incentive to attach your iTunes account to your Disney account, the company is offering a free copy of the awesome Pixar movie The Incredibles, and the timing of the launch is being used to promote current blockbuster hit Frozen. Disney Movies Anywhere Disney's information is somewhat opaque, so we took the time to…

Steve Jobs would have been just 59 years old on Monday had he not died in November of 2011. Mr. Cook's tweets note that they were in remembrance of his predecessor. The first tweet quoted one of Steve Jobs's favorite phrases, a phrase that Mr. Jobs used in his spectacular Stanford commencement address in 2005…

The statue unveiled today is a maquette, the art world's term for a small version of a sculpture made for demonstration or consideration purposes. The final version will be 3 to 5 meters (roughly 10-16 feet) tall. The statue: Source: Netokracija The statue is already garnering negative reviews from fans of Steve Jobs, but according…

Safari's Goto bug could expose your Web surfing to hackers As The Mac Observer reported earlier, Apple updated iOS 7 to 7.0.6, the reason being “This security update provides a fix for SSL connection verification.” While this sounds like a good thing to those who aren’t security-minded, in that who wouldn’t want their connection to be…

Analyst: New product categories may not help maintain iPhone sales growth Mr. Reitzes told investors, We believe Apple's story is all about iPhones and 'new categories' seem to be designed to make the iPhone more useful – but don't necessarily re-accelerate growth in the iPhone category to sustainable double-digit levels. Apple has been rumored to…

TMO Mockup of Steve Jobs Stamp Commenting on the leaked list, Susan McGowan, the Postal Service’s executive director for stamp services and corporate licensing, told The Post that subjects for commemorative stamps could be changed at any time. Other subjects for future stamps include Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, the cast of Peanuts, Charlton Heston, Run…

FCC working on new net neutrality rules with less bite The idea behind net neutrality is that service providers must transmit all data equally instead of giving certain content priority or even blocking websites. The rules that had been put into place were challenged in Court by Verizon, and a three Judge panel ruled in…

Apple calling Android creator Andy Rubin to testify in patent infringement trial with Samsung Mr. Rubin left Apple in 1992 for the Apple spin-off company General Magic which just so happened to be a mobile device development company. That never panned out for Apple, so in 1995 he started working for WebTV, and then Microsoft…

The first iPhone 6 line forms in Japan, complete with cosplay Yoppy, a blogger in Tokyo, started his long term camp out several days ago, according to The Register, and has been hanging out dressed as an iPhone. As one does. His not quite safe for work Twitter feed says he's excited to be the…

Apple said to be considering Basis purchase Sources talking with TechCrunch said both Apple and Google are in talks with Basis and that the buying price would likely come in under US$100 million. They also said that Microsoft and Samsung are showing interest in Basis Science. Basis is known for the accuracy of its fitness…

The earliest reference to such transactions I've been able to find date back to October, 2013, but there has been a sharp escalation in the last several days. I've personally received a score or more of them, including these three recent transactions to a wallet on Blockchain.info: Three 1 Satoshi Transactions – Unconfirmed There are…

“Our top priority always has been to build technology to support our clubs and fans with an unrivaled experience in these world-class facilities,” Adam Ritter, SVP, Wireless, MLBAM, said in a statement. “The introduction of iBeacon services in our At The Ballpark app will be the latest evolution in this process, giving us another important…

I had been looking for a quite a while for a decent Bluetooth headset that wouldn’t cost me my next paycheck. Corded headphones are nice, as I pointed out with the Zagg iFrogz Audio Coda Headphones, but nothing beats going cord-free while still having great sound and a microphone. Then Zagg sent me a pair…

Samsung to call Apple VP Phil Schiller to testify at new patent trial Samsung said in a witness list filing on Thursday, Mr. Schiller will be called to testify regarding design, development, promotion, marketing, advertising, consumer demand for, and sales of the iPhone, iPad, iPod, and other Apple products, including the features accused of infringing…

Google completes $3.2 billion Nest Labs purchase News of the finished deal comes via a Securities and Exchange Commission filing showing everything was finalized on February 7. Google said in its filing, We expect that the acquisition will enhance Google's suite of products and services and allow Nest to continue to innovate upon devices in…

Carl Icahn: Never mind on my AAPL stock buyback plans Mr. Icahn's announcement came after the proxy advisory company Institutional Shareholder Services, or ISS, advised Apple's shareholders to vote against Mr. Icahn's proposal. Apple has been opposed to Mr. Icahn's proposal, too, and company CEO Tim Cook thinks the board is already acting aggressively with…

Snapchat security can be used in DoS attack Security consultant Jamie Sanchez discovered that by recycling the Snapchat's own security authorization tokens to send thousands of messages over several seconds to a victim's iPhone, leading to a device crash and reset. Since the security tokens don't expire, hackers can reuse them to target individual users…

Wells Fargo sees an Apple stock dividend increase coming Mr. Um told investors, Given Apple's propensity to be more long-term shareholder friendly, we believe Apple is more likely to surprise on a dividend increase though expect a similar share repurchase authorization to support similar opportunistic opportunities. However, with $34.4 billion of cash onshore at the…

HooToo has introduced the HT – UH010, a new USB 3.0 Hub that also includes two charging ports, one suitable for iPhones (1 amp) and one suitable for iPads (2.1 amps).     ​HT- UH010 from HooToo It is quite compact, measuring 5.71 x 1.73 x 0.91-in (144 x 43 x 22-mm), and includes an LED…

Microsoft's new CEO: Satya Nadella Mr. Nadella joined Microsoft in 1992 and has since been instrumental in the company's servers and tools business, as well as developing the cloud system to support Xbox, Bing, Office and other services. He is taking over for Steve Ballmer who announced his retirement in August 2013. At the time,…