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Apple sued for trademark infringement over iCloud name

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 13th, 2011)

iCloud Communications, LLC of Arizona is suing Apple for trademark infringement. The company claims Apple's use of the word iCloud is damaging to its business. According to the lawsuit, iCloud offers cloud computing products and services, telecommunication services, video conferencing and other ...

iWork gets SaaS-y with Documents in the Cloud

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 6th, 2011)

Apple detailed its cloud service and released some new features that begin to rival Google Docs and Microsoft 365. Say hello to Apple's new Documents in the Cloud feature that lets you sync documents in the cloud and share them across devices. If you are editing on the iPad, you can save the ...

Microsoft notes how Office 365 will benefit Apple customers

by Chris Ward (May 18th, 2011)

Business people are increasingly accessing files stored in the "cloud," and Microsoft wants in on the action. A new suite of online tools called Office 365, still in beta, is meant to appeal to those users. A recent post on the Office 365 Blog describes how the service will benefit Apple ...

Second source suggests Apple purchased icloud domain

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 29th, 2011)

Earlier this week, we reported on a circulating rumor that suggested Apple bought the icloud.com domain name. Today, All Things Digital added to that rumor with a report of its own. According to AllThingsD, "sources in position to know" have confirmed to them that Apple did buy the icloud.com ...

Rumor: Apple might have bought iCloud.com

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 28th, 2011)

GigaOm is reporting that Sweden-based cloud storage company Xcerion has just sold its iCloud.com domain name for US$4.5 million and that the likely buyer is none other than Apple. Xcerion had previously sold a cloud-based storage service called iCloud, but it's been rebranded as CloudMe after ...

Apple has the "least green" data centers

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 21st, 2011)

Apple has come in last place among a list of tech companies in the latest Greenpeace tech report How Dirty is Your Data? [PDF]. While Apple has made some pretty big strides over the last few years in trying to eliminate environmentally unfriendly chemicals from its products, Apple placed last in ...

MobileMe boxed copies going away

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 24th, 2011)

Apple is reportedly informing third-party resellers that boxed versions of MobileMe are now discontinued. Retailers can continue to sell their existing inventory, but supplies will not be replenished. This latest information falls in line with earlier rumors that suggest Apple may offer MobileMe ...

Apple issues survey to MacBook Air owners, mentions 3G

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 15th, 2011)

Apple is sending out surveys to MacBook Air owners that hint at 3G connectivity and other hardware changes for its popular notebook. The survey queries current owners about their interest in wireless 3G connectivity as well as the customer's usage of web-based data storage services on the MacBook ...

Apple working on major revamp of MobileMe, could be free

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th, 2011)

On the eve of the start of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, the Wall Street Journal online tech section ran a short post discussing a new, less-expensive iPhone that is apparently in the works (and all but confirmed by the Wall Street Journal). The timing of the post was impeccable -- ...

Analyst: The Mac isn't done growing yet

by David Quilty (Nov 9th, 2010)

Granted, I probably could have told you this news without hiring a think tank, but now we know for sure; there is still plenty of room for Apple to continue to grow. With Apple's market cap now larger than Walmart's and market research firm IDC reporting that growth continued to expand in 2009, this ...

Greenpeace 'unappy' with iPad cloud

by Dave Caolo (Mar 31st, 2010)

Oh, Greenpeace. We thought you and Apple were buddies again. How fragile friendship can be. The iPad's tenuous association with cloud computing has prompted the environmental group to criticize Apple for a carbon footprint that's "...much larger than previously estimated." The concern is that the ...

Macworld 2010: Microsoft's MacBU talks Office for Mac 2011

by Steven Sande (Feb 12th, 2010)

The next version of Microsoft's Office suite, slated for arrival during the fourth quarter of 2010, has a new name, enhanced functionality, and even a more streamlined look. TUAW met with members of the Microsoft Mac Business Unit (MacBU) on Thursday to hear how the developers of Office for Mac are ...

TUAW Tips: Sync The Hit List on multiple machines with DropBox

by Kent Pribbernow (Oct 19th, 2009)

One of the great torments of owning several computers is keeping all of your personal data in sync; having multiple copies of the same application speak the same jive. Take The Hit List, for example. I use this app on my MacBook Pro at work for organizing tasks and collecting thoughts like a ...

The T-Mobile Sidekick data failure, and what it means to iPhone users

by Steven Sande (Oct 12th, 2009)

You may not have heard about the recent loss of data for T-Mobile Sidekick users; after all, this is an Apple-focused site and there probably aren't as many Sidekick owners out there as there are iPhone users. I'll explain the situation, and how it could happen to anyone depending on cloud-based ...

Apple making nice with MobileMe customers

by Mel Martin (Feb 27th, 2009)

After a less than stellar debut last year, Apple is doing a better job of communication with MobileMe customers who need to decide if they want to stay on as paid users or try other options. In an email to subscribers, Apple says it has been working hard on getting MobileMe up to spec. The email ...