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Apple Archive

Archives for October 2016

Technology
Does anything less than an Apple Car even make sense?Does anything less than an Apple Car even make sense?
Technology

Historically, the company has believed in making the whole device, not just the software.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Macs are cheaper for businesses, and even IBM says soMacs are cheaper for businesses, and even IBM says so
Technology

Big Blue says it saves hundreds per year when employees choose a Mac.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Apple Mac event: October 27 in CupertinoApple Mac event: October 27 in Cupertino
Technology

Remember when the original Mac said, “Hello”? Well, “Hello again.”

By Ina Fried
We took a new car for a spin and now we’re hooked on Siri
Technology

Experiencing Apple’s auto ecosystem with CarPlay, Apple Watch — and even Maps.

By Carolina Milanesi
Apple plans to launch new Macs at an October 27 event
Technology

Yep, that means some Sierra-powered computers are arriving right before the holidays.

By Ina Fried
Apple’s new patent is basically a giant flower pot
Technology

The design appears to be the one used at an Apple store in London.

By Ina Fried
Apple has hired a big brain in AI to make Siri less dumb
Technology

Carnegie Mellon researcher Russ Salakhutdinov will remain a professor in addition to his work at Apple.

By Ina Fried
The iPhone 7’s missing headphone jack has turned out just fine
Technology

Apple has finally shipped a new iPhone without a “-gate.”

By Dan Frommer
Technology
Mossberg: Why does Siri seem so dumb?Mossberg: Why does Siri seem so dumb?
Technology

And if doesn’t get smarter soon, what does it mean for Apple?

By Walt Mossberg
Technology
The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on the value of design patents in the Apple-Samsung hearing TuesdayThe U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on the value of design patents in the Apple-Samsung hearing Tuesday
Technology

It’s the first time in more than a century that the court has taken up a design patent case.

By Ina Fried
A French company is suing Apple to open the iPhone to rival browsing engines
Technology

Apple should be forced to allow other browsers to execute code, the suit alleges.

By Ina Fried
Sources: Google will not make a Twitter bid and Apple is also an unlikely suitor
Technology

Amid speculation, the tech giants have other aims.

By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
Full transcript: Europe’s Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager on Recode Decode
Technology

“I think it’s a completely honest thing to want to do business. ... But there is a limit to everything.”

By Eric Johnson
Watch some of Steve Jobs’s best interviews, five years after his death
Technology

Recode founders Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg reminisce on hosting Jobs at the D conference.

By Dan Frommer
Consumer technology companies want a stake in enterprise
Technology

After a decade of tech going from the consumer world into the enterprise, we’re now seeing it going back the other way.

By Jan Dawson