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NY State attorney general asks smartphone manufacturers to help combat theft

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2013)

Smartphone thefts are running rampant -- especially in New York City -- so much that the practice of grabbing the expensive phones is being referred to as "Apple picking." Bloomberg announced yesterday that New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has sent letters to executives at ...

Myth killer: iPad magnet effect on defibrillators wasn't "discovered" by a 14-year-old

by Steven Sande (May 10th, 2013)

Those magnets in every iPad that allow the Smart Cover and Smart Case to attach securely have the ability to accidentally shut off implanted heart defibrillators if the iPad happens to be lying on the patient's chest. According to a Bloomberg news report yesterday, that discovery was made by ...

Apple's execs are not the best-paid

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 17th, 2013)

A report earlier this week from Businessweek claimed Apple has four of the five highest-paid employees among Standard & Poor's 500 companies. The figures cited in this report included both base salary and vested stock packages, which has some people, like Philip Elmer-DeWitt of Apple 2.0, ...

Daily Update for March 11, 2013

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 11th, 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 Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Bloomberg blames iOS device thefts for NYC crime rise

by Mike Schramm (Dec 28th, 2012)

Crime in New York City is trending slightly upwards this year, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg has picked a strange culprit to blame the rise on: Apple's iOS devices. In his weekly radio show, the mayor pointed out that New York City was home to 108,432 "major crimes" this year, which was 3,484 ...

Bloomberg: Overhauled iTunes to improve sharing

by Steven Sande (Jun 28th, 2012)

According to a Bloomberg article posted today, Apple is planning to overhaul iTunes by the end of 2012, adding iCloud integration and new features for sharing music. Unnamed sources told Bloomberg staffers that the iCloud integration is targeted at alleviating issues that users currently have ...

Apple iPhone edges out BlackBerry in Canada

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 22nd, 2012)

Apple surpassed RIM as the top mobile phone manufacturer in Canada said Bloomberg on Thursday. Data from IDC and Bloomberg suggests Apple shipped 2.85 million handsets in 2011, while RIM shipped 2.08 million. This is down from 2008 when RIM out shipped Apple almost five to one. ...

Apple's China audits don't inspire the same from other companies

by Steven Sande (Feb 27th, 2012)

As TUAW has reported previously, Apple is working with the Fair Labor Association on a study of working conditions at supplier factories. The independent audits are attempting to determine areas where workers may be exposed to poor or dangerous working or living conditions so that changes can be ...

Bloomberg: Apple plans to bolster iPad use in schools

by Mike Schramm (Jan 18th, 2012)

Bloomberg adds yet another dollop of confirmation to the rumors about tomorrow's event that Apple will have plenty of educational news to share. Most of the rumors have revolved around a textbook-based system for iBooks, and Bloomberg agrees, saying that Apple will introduce not only more ...

Apple jumps to 9th most valuable brand in the world

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 16th, 2012)

Apple is now the eighth most valuable brand in the world says a recent Bloomberg report that ranks the top 100 global brands. The brand rankings use five unnamed criteria and exclude privately-held companies. Brand value includes the name, logo, image, and other intangibles which identifies a ...

NYT: Siri-powered Apple HDTV is definitely coming

by Michael Rose (Oct 27th, 2011)

Over at the New York Times' Bits blog, Nick Bilton has added his well-sourced voice to the rising chorus of yea-sayers on the rumor of an Apple-branded television set, arriving at some date yet uncertain. Bilton's reporting, stretching back over a year, leads him to believe that while Apple isn't ...

The Daily averaging just 120,000 readers per week

by Steven Sande (Sep 29th, 2011)

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch introduced the iPad newspaper The Daily (free) almost eight months ago with expectations that the paper would easily meet the half-million subscribers required for the publication to break even. Now Bloomberg is reporting that The Daily is well behind that goal, with ...

Apple reportedly cuts orders for iPad parts

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 26th, 2011)

Apple supposedly cut its fourth quarter orders for iPad components by 25%, according to a report from Bloomberg. This adjustment may have a financial effect on suppliers and manufacturers like Foxconn, but may not hurt Apple. Some analysts, like Mark Moskowitz of JPMorgan, are not adjusting ...

Apple cuts iAd buy-in fees

by Steven Sande (Jul 7th, 2011)

Since Apple announced the iAd mobile advertising service last year, the success of the service has been in question. Now Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is cutting rates for iAds by as much as 70% to attract marquee clients. As noted in today's post, Apple was initially charging clients US$1 ...

Report: Apple to expand AirPlay plans

by Mike Schramm (Mar 23rd, 2011)

Man, I could have told you this one: Bloomberg is reporting that Apple plans to extend its AirPlay service out even further, licensing it out to television sets that would then be able to receive and display video directly from iDevices -- bypassing the need to plug in an Apple TV and pay $99. ...