Apple News & Mac Rumors

Apple tweaks Retina MacBook Pro tagline thanks to Chromebook Pixel

With the introduction of the new Chromebook Pixel, Apple can no longer claim that its Retina MacBook Pros are "the highest-resolution notebook ever," forcing the company to change its advertising.

Apple Maps: Tech giant snaps up indoor location firm WiFiSLAM for $20m

As it continues its work to improve its Maps app, Apple has snapped up indoor location startup WiFiSLAM. The acquisition indicates the tech giant's intention to offer indoor mapping features to improve its app and better compete with Google Maps.

Security loophole leaves Apple IDs, passwords vulnerable to easy attack

Heads up, Apple users! Hot on the release of the company's new two-step security verification, there's a new threat against your privacy. If you haven't already jumped on Apple's new two-step verification system for protecting your Apple ID and iCloud, your…

Insiders say Jony Ive’s new version of iOS shuns skeuomorphism, embraces flat design

Anonymous insiders have revealed Apple's design guru Jony Ive is making some changes to iOS, and although they're described as conservative, they could edge away from skeuomorphism and towards a flatter design.

Apple updates Podcasts app with new features and design changes

The reel-to-reel tape deck has gone! Apple has updated its much-critcized Podcasts app with new features and a new design which the Cupertino company hopes will set it on the path to receiving a little more love from users.

Apple files patent for iPhone with protective features so it won’t break when you drop it

Apple recently filed for a patent on several cutting edge features that would help reduce the damage inflicted upon a dropped device. Features include thrusters, clamps, and weight-shifting internal mechanics.

iPhone 5S with improved camera and faster processor could launch in Q3, report says

Perhaps not a rumor to cause you to spit your coffee out over your smartphone screen in surprise, but it is one backed up by earlier reports: Taiwan-based DigiTimes says the iPhone 5S will likely launch in Q3 2013 with a better camera and faster processor.

The $3,500 Modbook Pro is a MacBook Pro in a 13.3-inch OS X tablet

Looking for something with more power than an iPad, but in a form factor that's more mobile than a laptop? For $3,500, you can be the proud owner of a Modbook, an Intel-powered OS X-running tablet that'll knock the socks off your iPad.

Rumor: iPad Mini with Retina Display not coming out until after summer

Though many have speculated Apple would release its second generation of iPad Minis this spring, equipped with Retina Display, a new report says it won't. It appears that the new iPad Mini will not debut until the third quarter of this year.

iSteve: Funny or Die to debut Steve Jobs comedy biopic starring Justin Long

The Funny or Die website is about to release comedy biopic iSteve, described by its creator as a "very silly" look at the life of Steve Jobs. Writer-director Ryan Perez said it took him three days to pen, with most of the source material coming from Wikipedia…

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Listen, Google and Apple, this is not how you reanimate obsolete technology!

If we’re going to be forced to wear glasses and watches again, then here 7 other technologies we’d like to bring back from the dead.

Feeling the heat? Apple responds to Galaxy S4 launch with new ‘Why iPhone’ webpage

With Samsung's new Galaxy S4 handset getting all the attention just now, rival Apple has decided to post a new page to its website sounding off about why it thinks the iPhone is so great.

Previewing OS X 10.9: What can we expect from Apple’s next operating system?

Apple's next desktop OS should arrive this summer with the developer preview coming in a few weeks. Based on rumors, rumblings and some ideas of our own, here’s what we think will be included in OS X 10.9.

Have a MacBook Pro with a LG-made Retina screen? You’re part of a class-action suit

A Macbook Pro owner in California has just filed a class-action suit against Apple, for selling faulty Retina displays made by LG to consumers who paid a premium price for a lemon.