Apple Plugs QuickTime Security Hole
Apple released a fix Tuesday to patch a critical flaw in its QuickTime media player. The patch came 23 days after the Month of Apple Bugs blog revealed the vulnerability to the public. The MOAB blog, which has pledged to publish an Apple software-related bug every day during the month of January, claimed that the flaw has already been successfully exploited.
Apple Plugs QuickTime Security Hole
Apple Plugs QuickTime Security Hole
Shares of Digital Music Group soared more than 9.5 percent in extremely heavy trading Wednesday, after the company filed documents that outlined a three-year pact with Apple's iTunes. The Sacramento, Calif.-based company will sell its video content on Apple's widely popular iTunes store, according to a document filed late Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Digital Music Group Signs Deal With iTunes
Digital Music Group Signs Deal With iTunes
Norway's Consumer Ombudsman has declared that Apple's Fairplay digital rights management system used in Apple's iTunes and iPod is illegal, according to a report at out-law.com.
European Countries Up Pressure On iTunes, FairPlay
European Countries Up Pressure On iTunes, FairPlay
Apple Inc's annual developer gathering is currently scheduled to take place during the second week of June, nearly two months earlier than last year's event, AppleInsider has learned.
People familiar with the conference planning say the Cupertino-...
Apple World Wide Developer Conference 2007 slated for June
People familiar with the conference planning say the Cupertino-...
Apple World Wide Developer Conference 2007 slated for June
Samsung Electronics has added iPhone to a rapidly expanding list of consumer electronics devices from Apple Inc. for which it supplies the primary SoC, AppleInsider has learned.
People familiar with the new Apple handset say the Korean electronics...
Samsung claims primary seat in Apple iPhone
People familiar with the new Apple handset say the Korean electronics...
Samsung claims primary seat in Apple iPhone
Federal investigators have reportedly interviewed Apple CEO Steve Jobs directly as they seek to get to the bottom of the company's options backdating issues -- a reminder that despite an internal investigation that cleared Jobs of wrongdoing, outside probes continue. Apple has repeatedly said that it is cooperating with investigators from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Federal Investigators Question Apple's Jobs on Options
Federal Investigators Question Apple's Jobs on Options
Apple on Tuesday released a security update for its QuickTime digital media software in response to a vulnerability discovered by security researchers associated with the Month of Apple Bugs website.
The Cupertino-based company said Security Updat...
Apple patches QuickTime exploit published by MoAB website
The Cupertino-based company said Security Updat...
Apple patches QuickTime exploit published by MoAB website
A New York pension system will be the lead plaintiff in a shareholders lawsuit accusing Apple of securities violations over backdated stock options. The New York City Employees' Retirement System was named the primary plaintiff in the lawsuit Friday by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel, according to Grant & Eisenhofer, the law firm representing the group.
NYC Retirement Group Is Core of Apple Suit
NYC Retirement Group Is Core of Apple Suit
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs waited two-thirds of a year to report his receipt of 7.5 million improperly backdated stock options, a U.S. probe finds. The timing beat the federal deadline, but broke with common practice among other Apple officers and directors, who submitted similar reports within weeks, according to reports.
Jobs Waited 8 Months to File
Jobs Waited 8 Months to File
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs was questioned by federal investigators last week regarding the company's stock options backdating, according several published reports.
Citing people familiar with the matter, both the San Francisco Chronicle and ...
Apple chief executive questioned by U.S. authorities
Citing people familiar with the matter, both the San Francisco Chronicle and ...
Apple chief executive questioned by U.S. authorities
According to a report from Bloomberg, Steve Jobs was questioned by the SEC last week regarding the ongoing stock options backdating investigation.
SEC Still Looking Into Jobs
SEC Still Looking Into Jobs
At its very core, Apple is all about creative genius, inspired interfaces and simplicity cased in elegant convenience. Its shocking and exhilarating move from the Mac for professional creatives to creative iPods for the masses has indeed been awe-inspiring. Now Apple is positioning to move from the street beat of portable MP3 players to the sanctity of American living rooms.
Does Apple Have a Shot at Living Room Dominance
Does Apple Have a Shot at Living Room Dominance
A recent pair of lawsuits filed by two relatively small firms target the core Apple's businesses -- including general computer technology and the emblematic iPod scroll wheel.
While the Cisco iPhone lawsuit continues to draw the greatest amount of...
Apple faces two-pronged patent lawsuit assault
While the Cisco iPhone lawsuit continues to draw the greatest amount of...
Apple faces two-pronged patent lawsuit assault
Quantum Research Group has filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the iPod maker is infringing on a capacitive sensing technology patent it owns. The case was filed in December 2005, but both Quantum Research and Apple have reportedly kept the case under wraps until now. The patent in question describes a way of using capacitive sensing to tell when and where a surface is being touched.
Apple Sued for Clickwheel Technology Infringement
Apple Sued for Clickwheel Technology Infringement
German and French consumer groups have joined a Nordic-led drive to force Apple to make its iTunes online store compatible with digital music players made by rival companies, a Norwegian official said Monday. Currently, songs purchased and downloaded through iTunes are designed to work with Apple's market-leading iPod players but not competitors' models.
European Consumer Groups Want Open iTunes
European Consumer Groups Want Open iTunes
Apple released its financials last week, and 2006 was a very, very good year for the company. However, its forecast suggests that 2007 may be starting out as one of Apple's worst years this decade. Vista is now within two weeks of launching. I've been using it for some weeks now, and there are some things you'll probably like.
2007: Apple's Bad Year, Vista Launch Countdown, CES Cool Stuff
2007: Apple's Bad Year, Vista Launch Countdown, CES Cool Stuff
Steve Jobs was in geek-genius mode as he strode across the dramatically lit San Francisco stage. Wearing his faded jeans and black turtleneck, Jobs gave a giant-screen tour of the iPhone, Apple's gorgeous new super-phone. He had the Macworld audience in rapture. However, while the gadgeteers cheered the latest demo of the Jobs magic, a terrible noise was happening offstage.
Apple: Beautiful Designs, Ugly Controversy
Apple: Beautiful Designs, Ugly Controversy
In addition to the new pre-release distributions of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Client and Server install this past week, Apple is reported to have seeded a new developer preview of its Xcode integrated development environment.
Unlike the client and ser...
Briefly: New version of Apple Xcode making the rounds
Unlike the client and ser...
Briefly: New version of Apple Xcode making the rounds
Apple is distributing a new pre-release versions of its next-generation server operating system software that packs significant boosts to flexibility and stability, but also carries enough problems to put off any expectations of a near-term release, ...
Apple's latest Leopard Server seed packs some punch
Apple's latest Leopard Server seed packs some punch
The Apple TV will shatter the best hopes of Comcast, Time Warner, DirecTV and Dish Network, to name a few. To be sure, they'll all still be around in five years, but they will never achieve the growth and dominance they seek. Allow me to explain. The HDTV industry in the U.S. has some serious problems, problems that are similar to the mobile phone industry.
Apple TV Will Cut Media Delivery's Gordian Knot
Apple TV Will Cut Media Delivery's Gordian Knot