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Inside Apple's secret plan to kill the cash register

Apple's plans for a Bluetooth 4.0-based iWallet could be the beginning of the end for the venerable cash register.
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Apple victorious in iphone5.com domain dispute

Apple has apparently won control of the iphone5.com domain, according to changes in a Web record of the URL.

Apple 'head and shoulders' above phone rivals in satisfaction survey

Apple debuted in the top spot among mobile phone makers in a national customer-satisfaction survey, receiving a record-high score for the category.

MacBook Pro refreshes may be imminent, say reports

Hints that Apple will soon refresh its iMac desktop and MacBook Pro laptop lines accumulated today as several Mac-centric blogs revealed new details gleaned from the Web and unnamed sources.

Is Apple's OS X Mountain Lion on early-release track?

Apple may release OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion earlier than expected, according to a report by a popular blog and clues found within the release dates of the three developer previews of the new operating system.

Apple patches Google 'Pwnium' bug with iOS 5.1.1 update

Apple today shipped iOS 5.1.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch owners that dealt with connectivity issues on the tablet, fixed bugs in AirPlay's video playback and patched four vulnerabilities in the mobile operating system.

Half of all Macs will lack access to security updates by summer

Unless Apple changes its security update practice, nearly half of all Mac users will be adrift without patches sometime this summer.

iPad share of tablet market jumps as Kindle Fire slumps

Apple's iPad reclaimed a larger share of the global tablet market last month, in part because of a more-serious-than-expected slump in sales of the hot Kindle Fire in the first quarter, IDC analysts said today.

Apple rejecting iOS apps that use Dropbox SDK

Apple has reportedly been rejecting developer's iOS apps that use the Dropbox SDK.

Samsung grabs biggest smartphone share in Q1, says IDC

The worldwide smartphone market grew 42.5 percent year-over-year during the first quarter, as Samsung Electronics overtook Apple for the smartphone leadership position, according to IDC's estimates.

Continuing coverage: Apple's iPhone

Full coverage of Apple's groundbreaking iPhone.

Continuing coverage: Apple's iPad tablets

Apple has launched the next generation of its tablet computer, the iPad 2. Computerworld has it covered.

I have seen the future (and it's made of glass)

Expect to see incredible innovation in consumer electronics glass over the next few years from Apple, Google, and Microsoft, writes columnist Mike Elgan.

Lessons for IT, Apple in Flashback brouhaha

Although the number of Flashback-infected Macs is on the decline, the reverberations from the outbreak will affect Apple and the businesses that have increasingly adopted Macs. Columnist Ryan Faas explains.

Why Amazon can't win a tablet price war against Google

Google and Amazon are about to go to war for the future of non-iPad tablets, but Amazon's business model can't be sustained. Here's why, according to columnist Mike Elgan.

The newspaper industry must change, or become yesterday's news

Mobile technology and the Internet are transforming news. Whether newspapers are involved is up to them, writes columnist Mike Elgan.

What does the new iPad mean to business?

Apple's new iPad arrived Friday and, given the popularity of early sales, will be showing up this week at an office near you.

New iPad is the 'epitome' of what a tablet should be

After the loss of Steve Jobs in October, there was concern that Apple would lose its way. The arrival of the new iPad shows those fears were unfounded; it remains the epitome of what a tablet computer should be.

10 apps every iPad user should own

There are many thousands of apps available. (As Apple's advertising campaign says, "There's an app for that.") But some apps are simply must-haves -- whether for their functionality, interface brilliance, or sheer entertainment factor.

Finally: A truly magical iPad

One of the least appreciated new wireless features brings entirely new capabilities to the iPad, says columnist Mike Elgan. And he's not talking about LTE.