Apple has given developers a second beta for iPhone 3.1, the first update to its third-generation mobile operating system.
Apple seeds iPhone 3.1 beta 2 to developers
Apple seeds iPhone 3.1 beta 2 to developers
Apple presents an image of quality, but an audit of its factories in mainland China showed that more than half of these weren't paying their workers properly last year.
Apple's image may be tarnished by poor factory conditions
Apple's image may be tarnished by poor factory conditions
As a throwback to the old days of the two-song 45 rpm vinyl record, the iTunes Store launched a new “D45” section Tuesday, featuring discounted prices on packs of two digital song downloads.
iTunes goes retro with digital 45s
iTunes goes retro with digital 45s
One week before Apple is set to report its third-quarter earnings, Minneapolis-based market analysis firm Piper Jaffray released a report suggesting the computer and portable device maker could beat street estimates on strong Mac and iPhone sales.
Strong MacBook and iPhone sales to propel Apple stock - Report
Strong MacBook and iPhone sales to propel Apple stock - Report
Apple today announced that iPhone and iPod touch users have downloaded over 1.5 billion applications in the App Store's first year of operation. There are currently over 65,000 applications available in the store.
Apple Announces First-Year App Store Success: 1.5 Billion Downloads, 65,000 Apps
Apple Announces First-Year App Store Success: 1.5 Billion Downloads, 65,000 Apps

As Apple's mobile App Store turned 1 year old this past week, the Cupertino company announced Tuesday that more than 1.5 billion total applications were downloaded in the store's first 12 months.
Apple ’s App Store: More than 1.5 billion served
Apple ’s App Store: More than 1.5 billion served
Apple has discretely updated its premium In-Ear Headphones, replacing the rubber 3.5 mm headphone plug casing with a hard plastic one, perhaps in an attempt to fix cord protectors that users complained came easily unfastened.
Apple's In-Ear Headphones receive a subtle upgrade
Apple's In-Ear Headphones receive a subtle upgrade
A persistent rumor that Apple has a netbook device in the works has gotten a boost from
blog postings and other coverage citing a recent report in the Mandarin-language China Times. Based on a translation of the article to English, it appears the new product will be a tablet-style computer.
Apple Tablet Rumors Take on New Life
blog postings and other coverage citing a recent report in the Mandarin-language China Times. Based on a translation of the article to English, it appears the new product will be a tablet-style computer.
Apple Tablet Rumors Take on New Life
While many iPhone owners hail Apple as saving them from greedy cellular carriers, an analyst now says the company has overturned AT&T and the entire wireless industry -- and not always for the better.
Apple's iPhone "wrecking" the cell industry
Apple's iPhone "wrecking" the cell industry
In a blog post over the weekend and a press release issued today, Czech iPhone developer PoweryBase notes that Apple appears to be blocking Push Notifications on iPhones that have been unlocked for use on non-official wireless carriers. PoweryBase ...
Apple Blocking Push Notifications on Unlocked iPhones
Apple Blocking Push Notifications on Unlocked iPhones
In the past, we've speculated that Apple's resistance to supporting Adobe's Flash on the iPhone and their efforts to add new features to HTML/CSS is, in part, to reduce their long term dependence on Flash.
3D CSS Effects in Snow Leopard Safari, And More on Future of Video and Flash
3D CSS Effects in Snow Leopard Safari, And More on Future of Video and Flash
Taiwanese news site InfoTimes reports [translation] that Apple is slated to debut its long-rumored netbook this October. Taiwanese companies Foxconn, Wintek, and Dynapack have reportedly received orders from Apple related to the manufacturing of the...
Apple Touchscreen Netbook to Launch in October at $800
Apple Touchscreen Netbook to Launch in October at $800
Apple this weekend followed the release of its latest Snow Leopard beta with new pre-releases of both Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server.
Apple unleashes new Leopard, Snow Leopard betas
Apple unleashes new Leopard, Snow Leopard betas
Apple may have finally cleared a hurdle in bringing the iPhone to China as it has reportedly applied for a Network Access License in the Asian country, putting a release just a few months away -- albeit without Wi-Fi.
Apple nears wireless license for iPhone in China
Apple nears wireless license for iPhone in China
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt acknowledged this week that his company's foray into the operating system business may further complicate his role as a member of Apple's board of directors.
Google CEO to discuss his future as an Apple director
Google CEO to discuss his future as an Apple director
Apple on Thursday evening delivered to developers a new build of its forthcoming Snow Leopard operating system that addresses a number of outstanding bugs but also delivers a couple of interface tweaks.
Apple tweaks Dock menus in new Snow Leopard beta
Apple tweaks Dock menus in new Snow Leopard beta
Reuters reports that Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who has served on Apple's Board of Directors since 2006, will discuss with Apple how his role on the board may change in the wake of increasing overlap between the two companies' markets. The report come...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt to Discuss Role on Apple's Board in Wake of Chrome OS Announcement
Google CEO Eric Schmidt to Discuss Role on Apple's Board in Wake of Chrome OS Announcement
Apple has seeded developers with another incremental update to Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). The latest update reportedly brings software up to Build 10A402.
Apple Pushes Snow Leopard Build 10A402 to Developers
Apple Pushes Snow Leopard Build 10A402 to Developers
Owners of new MacBook Pros configured with faster, 7,200rpm hard drives are paradoxically facing slowdowns as the disks occasionally pause -- and often make unwanted noise in the process. Simultaneously, Apple is recalling the first-generation iPod nano in South Korea due to battery fires.
MacBook Pros suffer 7,200rpm drive issue; Korea iPod nano recall
MacBook Pros suffer 7,200rpm drive issue; Korea iPod nano recall
The Korea Herald reports that Apple has agreed to recall first-generation iPod nanos sold in South Korea following four reports of the device's batteries overheating or exploding. The recall comes several weeks after a request from the Korean govern...
Apple Recalls First-Generation iPod Nano in South Korea
Apple Recalls First-Generation iPod Nano in South Korea
