Apple iOS 6 software suggests 4-inch iPhone 5
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Apple iPhone 5 screens to ship in August, ahead of rumored Sept. 12 event
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Apple, Amazon make changes after journalist's hack
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(CBS News) Apple and Amazon made changes to its password retrieval process after technology journalist Mat Honan published an in-depth account of how one hacker took over his digital life by exploiting vulnerabilities in Apple and Amazon's account policies.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has doubts about cloud computing
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
/ James Martin/CNET(CBS News) Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has major reservations about cloud computing.
Apple responds to journalist's iCloud hack
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Wozniak made an appearance Saturday at a performance of the one-man show "The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" in Washington, the AFP reports. After the performance, Wozniak joined monologist Mike Daisey on stage to answer audience questions.
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Apple responds to journalist's iCloud hack
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/ Stephen Shankland/CNET(CNET) After former Gizmodo reporter Mat Honan claimed his entire digital presence was compromised because of a loophole in AppleCare, Apple now says it is looking into how users can reset their account passwords to ensure that their data is protected.
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YouTube app no longer default on iPhone, iPad
YouTube app on an Apple iPhone.
/ Apple/Google(CBS News) Google's YouTube app will no longer be a default feature when Apple releases iOS 6 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
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Samsung offering up to $300 for old phones
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/ Josh Miller/CNET(CNET) Samsung Electronics is looking to press its momentum with the Galaxy S III smartphone.
The Korean electronics conglomerate said it will offer up to $300 for an existing smartphone if you switch to one of its phones. You can check out the offer here.
Samsung has emerged as a dominant player in the smartphone business, taking the crown away from Apple. While Apple has its limited iPhone lineup, Samsung has been able to take the lead on the back of a wide variety of smartphones. But its flagship Galaxy S III has proven to be a blockbuster around the world.Continue »
Apple v. Samsung re-opens with plenty of drama
Apple and Samsung are in an on-going patent trial over Apple claims that the other company copied their smartphone and computer tablet designs.
/ CBSApple and Samsung were awaiting a decision on what U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh would do about a spat between the two companies stemming from excluded evidence Samsung sent out to press. Apple had drawn concern about the issue, saying it might taint the jury.
Koh put that to rest this morning. She dismissed Apple's request to punish Samsung's attorneys and instead brought jurors out one at a time, asking if they had heard any news about the trial, and re-affirming that they could be fair and impartial.
Most jurors told Koh they hadn't heard anything about it.
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Apple iPhone 5 screens to ship in August
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(CBS News) Rumors that the next Apple iPhone is coming on September 12 are beginning to look closer to reality. An executive at the Japanese electronics company Sharp may have let the cat out of the bag.
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Screens for the iPhone 5, which will be made by Sharp, are shipping this month, according to the company's president Takashi Okuda.
"Shipments will start in August," Okuda said to the press during an earnings briefing Thursday. Sharp is one of three suppliers, along with LG Display and Japan Display, to make Apple screens, Reuters reports.
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Google delays Nexus Q home entertainment device
Shown together, from left to right, the Google Galaxy Nexus smartphone, Nexus 7 tablet and Nexus Q entertainment device.
/ GoogleGoogle unveils Nexus 7 tablet for $199
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To make up for the delay, Google plans to send the gadget free to everyone who pre-ordered it.
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Amazon tops iTunes Match with more storage
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(CBS/AP) Competition between Amazon and Apple is heating up.
Amazon has updated its cloud music player to mimic Apple's iTunes Match, but is offering 10 times more storage space for the same price.
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Apple's iTunes Match is a service that works in conjunction with iCloud to put all of your music in the cloud for access anywhere. The service will scan your music library and match it with songs in the iTunes Store.
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Report: Hulu blocks access to Apple TV overseas
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(CNET) International Apple TV owners are complaining that they have been blocked from Hulu Plus.
According to The Next Web, which has obtained images of an error message displayed when users try to stream a show or film from Hulu Plus, those with an Apple TV and U.S. iTunes account are able to browse Hulu's selection of titles. Upon choosing one of those titles, however, a "Geo Restriction" pops up, telling them they cannot access the particular video.
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Apple claims Samsung made iPhone knockoffs
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/ Josh Miller/CNET(AP) SAN JOSE, California - An attorney for Apple told a jury Tuesday that bitter rival Samsung faced two options to compete in the booming cellphone market after Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to critical acclaim in 2007: Innovate or copy.
Samsung chose to copy, making its smartphones and computer tablets illegal knockoffs of Apple's popular products, attorney Harold McElhinny claimed.
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Hulu Plus launches on Apple TV
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(CBS News) Hulu, the online TV and movie streaming service, is now available on Apple TV.
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Subscribers of Hulu Plus will now be able to watch streaming videos using Apple's digital media receiver by signing in with existing Hulu login credentials.
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Apple reportedly to unveil iPhone 5, iPad Mini
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Citing "sources who have proven accurate in the past," blog site iMore says that Apple will announce the two devices at a special event on Wednesday, September 12. The iPhone 5 itself would then go on sale 9 days later on Friday, September 21.
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Apple OS X Mountain Lion sells 3 million copies in 4 days
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That makes it the fastest launch of an Apple operating system ever, the company says. It released Mountain Lion Wednesday.
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