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Daily Update for May 23, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 23rd, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's ...

NYT Columnist Joe Nocera laughably calls Tim Cook a liar

by Yoni Heisler (May 23rd, 2013)

As we reported previously, Tim Cook and two other Apple executives appeared before Congress earlier this week to discuss Apple's tax practices. The focus of the hearing centered on how Apple manages to keep the bulk of its foreign earned cash ...

Jon Stewart covers Tim Cook and Apple's tax issue

by Yoni Heisler (May 23rd, 2013)

On The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart covered, in typically hilarious fashion, Apple's recent trip to Washington D.C. to defend its tax practices. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political ...

Apple confirms June 10 for WWDC keynote

by Steven Sande (May 23rd, 2013)

It's official -- June 10 is the date for the Apple WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote. Although we have no idea what (if any) new products will be released, the keynote is sure to be of interest to every Apple fan anxious to see what a ...

Apple: Google Now violates Siri patents

by John-Michael Bond (May 22nd, 2013)

We recently asked if Apple's ongoing legal battles with Samsung were worth the effort for the computer giant. As if to answer our question, this week Apple amended their infringement claims with a new motion filed in the second California patent ...

Apple now allowing Paypal payment for Apple Store purchases (in Germany)

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2013)

German users have noticed one other change from the Apple Store downtime last night, and that is that Apple will now accept Paypal payments through their Apple.com store. You could previously use Paypal as a payment service on the iTunes and Mac ...

Penguin settles iBooks price fixing lawsuit for $75 million

by Yoni Heisler (May 22nd, 2013)

Penguin Group today agreed to a US$75 million settlement deal with the US State Attorneys General and a group of private plaintiffs. The settlement stems from allegations that Penguin, along with four other publishing houses, colluded with Apple to ...

Daily Update for May 22, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2013)

Apple retail stores: 12 years later

by Yoni Heisler (May 22nd, 2013)

On May 19, 2001, the first two Apple retail store opened up for business. One was located in McLean, Va., while the other was situated in Glendale, Calif. At the time, there were no shortage of critics who expressed serious doubt as to Apple's ...

Some comic relief from Apple's congressional appearance

by Yoni Heisler (May 22nd, 2013)

Apple sent three top executives to Washington, D.C. yesterday to testify in front a congressional hearing on Apple's tax practices. Making the journey from Cupertino were CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer and Phillip Bullock -- Apple's head of Tax ...

Apple applies design changes to online store

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2013)

It may not seem like all that much changed after last night's Apple Store downtime, but the company actually made a number of design changes that, according to MacStories editor Federico Viticci, bring "a cleaner, more subdued style for graphical ...

Apple Store is down (Updated)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 22nd, 2013)

The Apple Store went down around midnight ET. What will the refresh bring? We'll let you know as soon as the store is back up. Thanks to all the tipsters that let us know! Update: There's a Father's Day promo and a new, big tile design for the ...

Microsoft announces Xbox One, with more SmartGlass and TV integration

by Mike Schramm (May 21st, 2013)

Microsoft has announced a brand-new game console today, though the company would probably be disappointed to hear that I called it that. The Xbox One is really more of an entertainment center all-in-one -- it's designed to connect your games, ...

Apple still most valuable global brand

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2013)

Every year, Millward Brown Optimor produces the BrandZ list, a listing of the 100 most valuable brands. As with last year, Apple is at the top of the list with a 2013 brand value of just over US$185 billion. Apple's brand value rose only 1 percent ...

Tim Cook on the state of IP protection: Our product cycles move much quicker than the court system

by Yoni Heisler (May 21st, 2013)

During Apple's April 2012 earnings conference call, Tim Cook emphatically stated that he hates litigation. "I've always hated litigation," Cook explained. "I continue to hate it. I just want people to invent their own stuff." That ...

Ireland distances itself from Apple's tax inquiry

by John-Michael Bond (May 21st, 2013)

Ireland has responded to criticism from Senater Carl Levin (D-Mich.) that Irish tax laws allowed Apple to avoid playing taxes on tens of billions of dollars in profits using Irish subsidiaries. So what did Ireland have to say for itself? In a ...