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Apple, others urge Congress to make more radio spectrum available

by Steven Sande (Dec 12th, 2012)

A number of technology companies sent a missive to top lawmakers in Washington, DC, yesterday, urging that they authorize freeing up additional radio frequency spectrum for mobile devices. The letter was signed by Apple, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia, Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung, Cicso, Ericsson and ...

Tim Cook meets with US congressional leaders

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 30th, 2012)

Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to Washington, DC last week to meet with Congressional leaders, according to Fortune. While there, Cook met with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). According to one aide, ...

Tim Cook meets with Speaker of US House of Representatives, John Boehner

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 15th, 2012)

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's office has released a picture of Boehner meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday. While Boehner's staff didn't go into details about the meeting, MacRumors theorizes that Cook was lobbying for a tax holiday, allowing Apple to bring some of its offshore ...

US Congress sends letter to Apple about Path, data access, Apple responds

by Chris Rawson (Feb 15th, 2012)

The latest "-gate" suffixed controversy, the so-called "Address Bookgate," has surrounded the popular social networking app Path. After Path was found to collect data on users' contacts without prompting users for permission, CEO Dave Morin apologized and the app was updated to change the behavior. ...

Daily Update for Sept. 8, 2011

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 8th, 2011)

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, which is perfect for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the ...

Apple spending some of its cash in US Capitol

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 8th, 2011)

Apple has a large cash reserve and it's using some of the those funds to lobby Congress. Judging by the money that's passing hands, Apple is taking its lobbying efforts seriously. In the second quarter of 2011, Apple spent a whopping US$790,000 on lobbying. This is more than double what the ...

Apple, others lobby for tax holiday

by Steven Sande (Feb 17th, 2011)

Fortune is reporting that Apple is one of many major multinational corporations that are banding together to lobby the US government for a one-year "tax holiday" on foreign cash that is repatriated back to the country. At the present time, repatriated cash is taxed at a 35 percent rate. The ...

Congressional Mac maven is new majority leader

by Mel Martin (Jan 7th, 2011)

Just a few days ago we told you how the U.S. Senate rules had been opened up to allow Macs into Senate offices with official permission. Well, it turns out that Macs are quite popular in the House as well. Our example: the newly named House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA). In the picture above, ...

iPads used by House of Representatives officially

by Matt Tinsley (Dec 17th, 2010)

Hot on the heels iPad's recent appearance in the U.S. House of Representatives, thanks to congressman Henry Cuellar, Politico reports that the iPad may soon gain formal access to Congress. As it stands, no electronic devices are allowed on the House floor. A tech-savvy group of incoming group of ...

iPad appears in US House of Representatives

by Michael Gray (Dec 3rd, 2010)

Politico picked up the story of a Democratic congressman rocking out an iPad while at the podium in the U.S. House of Representatives. The stylish iPad wielder was Henry Cuellar of the Texas 28th, who's described himself as a "techie." According to Politico's interview with Cuellar, the ...

Track election night on your iPad with the ABC News app

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 30th, 2010)

Growing up, election night in my house was always how I imagined the Super Bowl to be for most people. We huddled around the TV and excitedly watched the incoming results with hope and trepidation. But of course election night just isn't a silly game, and the final "score" literally affects ...

Apple details location information sharing

by Mike Schramm (Jul 20th, 2010)

Apple had to do some explaining recently -- after a House of Representatives probe into the company's privacy policy came up, the company sent a twelve-page letter to the members of Congress, going into detail on what all of the legalese in the company's privacy policy actually means. The biggest ...

Congressional record states the iPad is "wonderful"

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 16th, 2010)

In giving testimony at a Congressional hearing as to whether he will lead the U.S. Cyber Command, Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, current Director of the NSA, mentioned that he owned an iPad. Is that relevant to his his future role of defending America from cyber terrorists? Nope. But how ...

Your congressman wants an iPhone

by Steven Sande (Oct 22nd, 2008)

TheHill.com is reporting that members of the U.S. House of Representatives could be getting iPhones when they return to Washington, D.C. after the elections. The Chief Administrative Office (CAO) oversees all communications systems for the House and has been testing a small number of iPhones to see ...

Congress in your pocket

by Steven Sande (Sep 29th, 2008)

Having a Congressman or Congresswoman in your pocket used to mean that they owed you a big political favor that you could call in at any time. Now with Congress+ for iPhone / iPod touch from Congress In Your Pocket, the phrase has an entirely different meaning. Congress+ is designed for voters or ...