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Apple Must Face a Lawsuit Over Disappearing iMessages After All

When Adrienne Moore switched from an iPhone 4 to a Samsung Galaxy S5, her messages from Apple users started going missing. This isn’t unusual; iMessage purgatory became such an issue that Apple recently released a quiet fix. But Apple wasn’t quick enough: A judge decided this week that Apple must face Moore’s lawsuit. “Plaintiff does…

Apple’s Setting Up Shop in the UK to Make Maps

I’m sure there are some benefits in being based in Cupertino, California. But in an effort to build its international presence beyond its home base, Apple is looking to establish a new research and development centre in Cambridge, England. . Apple is currently said to be eyeing up a 9,030 sq ft property on 90…

Ben Heck Shows You How To Build an Apple-1 Replica From Scratch

Few of us have the $905,000 needed to purchase one of the remaining original Apple-1 computers that *Steve Wozniak built in Steve Jobs’ garage, but modder-extraordinaire Ben Heck has the next best thing: a new three-part series oftutorial videos showing you how to build a fully-functional Apple-1 replica from scratch. Or, at least, mostly from…

Yosemite Maimed My Older MacBook. How’s It Working For You?

My 15-inch MacBook Pro is the most expensive thing I own. I’ve used it every day, often for well over eight hours, since January 2011, except the two weeks I went to Ecuador last summer when I left it at home (and felt moderate to severe separation anxiety). I love this thing as much as…

Apple Finally Has a Tool to Escape From iMessage Purgatory

If you’ve ever switched from an iPhone to absolutely any other phone at all, you know that getting your texts out of the infuriating black hole of dead iMessage numbers can be hell. At long last, Apple’s heard our prayers (and hours upon hours of customer service calls) andreleased an online tool that makes the…

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

The massive app news of the week came from Microsoft after announcing that the excellent Office for iPad software was coming to iPhone and Android tablets, but there were lots of great apps that popped up in app stores. Here’s a look at the best of them. Android APUS Notifications APUS Launcher is a popular…

If you paid for an Office 365 subscription so that you could spreadsheet on the go, and then were understandably miffed when Microsoft offered up editing capabilities for iOS for free, never fear: Microsoft will refund you your subscription on a pro-rata basis, which is nice of them. [Electronista]

The First Beats Headphones Under Apple Might Just Be Wireless Solo2s

According to a FCC filing uncovered by9to5Mac, we’ll soon be getting our eyes on the first Beats headphones produced under new ownership. Those hoping for a new product line will be a little disappointed: it looks like business as usual for Dr Dre, with a wireless version of the Solo2s. The FCC filing, as per…

Broke Ex-Apple Sapphire Supplier Says Apple Pulled a Bait-and-Switch

When Apple and GT Technologies first struck a deal for GT to produce sapphire for Apple’s products, GT announced the deal with excitement. Now that GT has filed for bankruptcy, the company is painting the deal in very a different light. GT COO David Squiller condemned Apple for pulling a “bait and switch” resulting in…

You Can’t Buy Fitbit at the Apple Store Anymore

The rumors were true: Apple just stopped selling Fitbit products in its online store. Apple hasn’t revealed why the decision was made, but considering Fitbit’s vocal stance against integrating with HealthKit, it looks Apple may not want to distribute a direct competitor to its upcoming Apple Watch. Apple is also reportedly planning to stop selling…

Microsoft Office Just Got Way Better on the iPhone

Do you like using work and productivity apps on your mobile device? Yeah, me neither, but Microsoft wants to change our minds with its new—free—apps for iPhone and for Android tablets. Until now, if you wanted to use Office apps on your iPhone you were ushered into the sad existence known as “Microsoft Office Mobile,”…

New Malware Infects Macs and Then iPhones via USB

A team of security researchers has discovereda new malware campaign called WireLurker that targets Apple’s desktop and mobile devices. Currently aimed at Chinese users, the team says it’s “the biggest in scale we have ever seen.” Palo Alto Network explains that the malware has so far infected 467 applications designed for Apple’s Mac OS X…

This Note-Taking App Is the First iOS Widget That’s Actually Useful

When they were announced, the widgets in iOS 8 sounded like they had huge potential. But then iOS 8 came out and, well, all of the widgets sort of sucked. Until this one. Neato is a super simple note-taking widget does exactly one thing: let you take down notes from the Notification Center. After a…

CNN Discovers Promotional Surface Pros Make Fantastic iPad Stands

Last night, CNN wasn’t just covering the mid-term elections. It was also pimping the Surface Pro 3, conspicuously placing a kickstand-ed unit in front of a bunch of its commentators. The catch? They were actually just being used as iPad stands. As GeekWire points out, a few eagle-eyed viewers pointed out that behind every Surface…

Swype for iOS 8 just got updated to understand 16 new languages and suggest emoji—but it’ll cost you $1.

Rumor: Stainless Steel Apple Watch Will Cost $500, Gold $4,000

While Apple announced that the base model of its forthcoming smartwatch would cost $350, it’s remained tight-lipped about the pricing of the rest of the range. Now,a new report suggests that the stainless steel version will start at $500, and the gold at somewhere between $4,000 and $5,000. The report comes from sources at Apple…

Apple Is Opening an Office in Seattle, a Town Full of Rivals

Apple is opening its first engineering office in the North West, and it’s chosen Seattle—which just happens to be home to Microsoft and Amazon, too. The Seattle Times reports—and and Apple spokesman confirms—that the company has recently opened an office which is working on network infrastructure. The report speculates that this “may be just what…

Who Should Play Steve Jobs Now That Christian Bale Quit?

After a solid week of coming to terms with the fact that Steve Jobs is Batman, we’ve found ourselves in a Job-less world once more. Now that Christian Bale’s thrown in the tiny circular glasses, we ask you, dear readers, who’s your Jobsian ideal? Is it Woody Harrelson you see telling you to stay both…

Report: Christian Bale Just Bailed on the Steve Jobs Movie

Christian Bale will not be playing Steve Jobs in the upcoming movie about the Apple co-founder, Hollywood Reporter reports. Sources say the actor decided he wasn’t right for the role, and withdrew. This is coming after the movie’s scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin confirmed that Bale would be playing the prickly tech icon, saying the actor didn’t…

How I Broke My Last Five Phones

I do not have an iPhone anymore. I don’t plan to buy another one. I adore Apple’s wonderful hunks of glass and aluminum, but I’m like Lennie with a bunny when I have one in my hands: I love it so much and so intensely that I kill it. I remember when I was about…