iPhone assembly rumored begun; Apple faces touchscreen lawsuit
                            Two separate rumors have Apple ramping up production of its 2009 iPhones, including possible new hardware details. However, the company may have hit a snag as a Taiwanese firm has sued it for allegedly violating a patent for touchscreen input.
iPhone assembly rumored begun; Apple faces touchscreen lawsuit
                    iPhone assembly rumored begun; Apple faces touchscreen lawsuit
                            Apple is privately acknowledging an issue with the enclosure on some of its white 13-inch MacBooks, which in some cases have seen the formation of hairline cracks during normal usage patterns.
Apple addressing cracks on white MacBooks casings
                    Apple addressing cracks on white MacBooks casings
                            The results of Piper Jaffray's 17th bi-annual teen survey are in, showing Apple to have broadened its lead in the areas of iPod consumption and iTunes usage -- both of which are nearing their saturation point -- as the company moves to translate these successes to its iPhone business.
Apple near saturation point for iPod, iTunes use by teens
                    Apple near saturation point for iPod, iTunes use by teens
                            Often touting web standards itself, Apple is being accused of holding back an important web specification by demanding royalty payments on a patent for updates.
Apple delaying web standard with patent royalty claim
                    Apple delaying web standard with patent royalty claim
                            Shares of Apple fell by $3.45, or 2.9 percent, on Tuesday as the market closed. However, that was to be expected as the Dow overall had tumbled by more than 186 points, or 2.3 percent, while girding itself for what may prove to be a series of lousy earnings reports from various big corporations. Still, analysts are bullish on Apple, expecting that demand for the iPhone will keep it humming along.
Apple Investors Hold Breath for Big June Boost
                    Apple Investors Hold Breath for Big June Boost
                            Third party iPhone App Store developers have received propositions from a scammer offering to buy large volumes of their iPhone applications and then split the resulting revenue with them, apparently using fraudulent iTunes gift certificates to make the purchases.
Scammers offer to help iPhone developers defraud Apple
                    Scammers offer to help iPhone developers defraud Apple
                            Tuesday marks the end of Apple's one-price-fits-all model at the iTunes Store, where songs will now fall into one of three pricing tiers, with many of the most popular tracks commanding a 30% increase from 99 cents to $1.29.
Price hike hits Apple's iTunes Store
                    Price hike hits Apple's iTunes Store
                            As expected, Apple on Tuesday announced an updated family of Xserves that deliver an 89 percent improvement in performance per watt and up to twice the overall performance of the previous models by tapping Intel's "Nehalem" Xeon processors and a next generation system architecture.
Apple introduces Nehalem-based Xeon Xserves
                    Apple introduces Nehalem-based Xeon Xserves
                            The personal computer market may be wheezing, but Apple continues to rack up respectable growth numbers. Historically, growth has presented high-tech companies with some ticklish challenges, but the Macintosh maker may be poised to deal with the pitfalls associated with expanding market share.
Can Apple Handle a Bigger Slice of the Pie
                    Can Apple Handle a Bigger Slice of the Pie
                            As previously reported, Apple has deployed variable pricing on the iTunes App Store today. This means songs can be priced at $0.69, $0.99 or $1.29 based on the artists' popularity.
iTunes Variable Pricing Live, More Countries Supported
                    iTunes Variable Pricing Live, More Countries Supported
                            While Apple's move to remove copy protection from iTunes songs has been welcomed, shoppers have found that some protected songs have been pulled outright with no immediate signs of iTunes Plus replacements.
Last protected music simply disappearing from iTunes
                    Last protected music simply disappearing from iTunes
                            Apple's penchant for keeping its partners out of the loop reportedly cost the company its relationship with alternative rock band U2, which recently drew sponsorship from rival smartphone market Research in Motion.
Restrictions drove U2 to switch sides from Apple to RIM - report
                    Restrictions drove U2 to switch sides from Apple to RIM - report
                            Apple on Monday afternoon released a small update to iTunes that enables HD movie rentals on a Mac or PC while also delivering improvements for syncing media to its multi-touch devices.
iTunes 8.1.1 adds support for renting HD movies on computers
                    iTunes 8.1.1 adds support for renting HD movies on computers
                            Apple has released a new version update for iTunes today that brings the application up to version 8.1.1.
Apple Updates iTunes to 8.1.1
                    Apple Updates iTunes to 8.1.1
                            Apple holds aspirations of extending digital camera functions found on its popular iPhone handset to its iPod touch digital media players, according a listing posted on the company's website last month.
Apple listing implies iPod touch to eventually gain digital camera
                    Apple listing implies iPod touch to eventually gain digital camera
                            Analysts for Barclay's Capital are reporting Monday that their contacts in the Far East tell them that Apple has doubled its iPhone production for the current quarter, suggesting the company has baked high expectations into launch of new models that will reportedly arrive in June.
Barclays says Apple has more than doubled iPhone production
                    Barclays says Apple has more than doubled iPhone production
                            You'd think that having his flagship product torpedoed twice by Apple would turn Dan Wood a little sour toward the folks at One Infinite Loop, but that's not the case at all. I haven't found any other environment that's anywhere nearly as rewarding as the Mac, the cofounder of Alameda, Calif.-based Karelia Software told MacNewsWorld.
A Proud Handcart on Apple's Railroad Tracks
                    A Proud Handcart on Apple's Railroad Tracks
                            Wireless radio component specifications contained within beta distributions of iPhone 3.0 firmware reveal support for a new chip enabling low power 802.11n that's bound for Apple's third-generation iPod touch. It's therefore also likely to be included with new iPhone models.
Next-gen iPod touch, iPhone to support low-power 802.11n
                    Next-gen iPod touch, iPhone to support low-power 802.11n
                            Wireless radio component specifications contained within the iPhone 3.0 firmware indicate support for a new chip enabling low power 802.11n, which is likely to be exposed in the new iPhone and iPod touch set for release later this year.
Next iPod touch, iPhone to support low-power 802.11n mode
                    Next iPod touch, iPhone to support low-power 802.11n mode
                            While third-party apps are being trumpeted as the iPhone's strength, key Palm Pre demos this week were designed to highlight their restrictions by taking advantage of those precise things that Apple won't allow.
New Palm Pre apps underscore Apple's iPhone limitations
                    New Palm Pre apps underscore Apple's iPhone limitations