When it makes sense not to upgrade to iPhone 5
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Infinite Loop / The Apple Ecosystem
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Bezels-B-GONE
“iPad 5” rumor suggests new form factor similar to iPad mini
"iPhone 5S" is expected to have an upgraded camera and flash, too.
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Apple fires Chinese supplier for using underage workers
Also reported company to the government for illegal labor practices.
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dept. of delays
US trade commission won’t ban Samsung products anytime soon
Apple can't seem to get the knockout blow it desires, in courts or at the ITC.
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To thine own self be true
Disney CEO went to Steve Jobs to find out if Disney films “sucked”
And brutal honesty on both sides may have saved Disney money on its Pixar buyout.
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Thin is so in
Still can't find a new iMac? It may be a while, says Apple
Demand for iMacs is so strong, "we're not certain we'll achieve a balance."
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Tim Cook on the iMac: “cannibalization is a huge opportunity for us”
iMac sales were slow, but profit stayed the same in a shorter Q1.
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Liveblog: Apple's Q1 2013 earnings call on January 23
iPhone 5 demand and the holiday season will surely dominate the earnings call.
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Missed it by that much
If Verizon had its way, Siri would have been Android’s marquee feature
Would have been the default on Android devices.
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Angry over employee poaching, Steve Jobs threatened Palm with patent suit
Palm CEO told Jobs his proposal "is not only wrong, it is likely illegal."
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AMD grabs more mobile CPU talent, opening a path to phones and tablets
Hires from Qualcomm and the former P.A. Semi could help AMD move beyond the PC.
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Looking to the horizon
Handset subsidies—especially for iPhone 5—hit Verizon earnings
Despite drop, your bill is higher than ever: average is $146.80 a month.
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Bring us the features! An Ars staff wish list for iOS 7
We tell you our suggestions for iOS 7 and invite you to tell us yours.
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A trip down memory lane: The Apple Lisa and Apple IIe turn 30
Join us for a photo tour of the Lisa and Apple IIe, introduced in January 1983.
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Ford AppLink opens floodgates to in-car iOS, Android, and BlackBerry apps
Helping the driver without causing distraction.
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No cold calls, please
Judge: Tim Cook should answer for Apple's role in “do not poach” deals
Civil lawsuit following 2010 DoJ bust-up could be granted class-action status.
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Trying (and failing) to out-run my friends: Hands-on with RunKeeper 3 for iPhone
Despite a GPS error claiming a 02:34 mile, we like RunKeeper 3.0 quite a bit.
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Apple raises age limit for “violent” NRA target practice game
The revised App Store rating seems appropriate, but critics want it banned.
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Hands-on: Amazon’s MP3 store “specifically for iPhone and iPod touch”
Amazon is simultaneously targeting iOS users and getting around Apple's 30% cut.
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Feature Story
Google Music and Amazon Cloud Player take on iTunes Match. Who wins?
'Scan, upload, match' is the new 'rip, mix, burn'
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AT&T continues chipping at FaceTime over cellular policy
Subscribers on any tiered plan can use it—LTE or not.
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Phone-book (get it?)
Facebook Messenger for iPhone can now make phone calls
New feature lets US users forgo the phone to make calls.
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Done Not Done: A task app you'll actually want to use
New app gives task management an entertainment focus and a dash of social.
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Operators standing by
Apple to Chinese citizens: Buy our smartphones, just 12 easy payments!
Will easy credit push sales growth against low-cost competitors?
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New features, new fixes: OS X Server’s six-month checkup
$19.99 buys you a bit more now than it did in July of 2012.
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