MacRumors Archives - February 2012

• Apple Had 'Worked On' Offering a High-Definition Music Format

Wednesday February 1, 2012 12:00 am PST by Arnold Kim 378 comments

• Seagate Starts Selling GoFlex Portable Thunderbolt Adapter

Wednesday February 1, 2012 1:07 am PST by Arnold Kim 116 comments

• Tim Cook on New Retail Chief John Browett: 'The Best by Far'

Wednesday February 1, 2012 4:57 am PST by Eric Slivka 81 comments

• New Photos of Camera-Equipped iPod Nano Casing Surface

Wednesday February 1, 2012 6:17 am PST by Eric Slivka 69 comments

• Apple Hardware Chief Bob Mansfield Cashes in Nearly $12.5 Million in Stock Options

Wednesday February 1, 2012 6:37 am PST by Eric Slivka 87 comments

• Photos of Debug Software Show Alleged Details of iPad 3 with Quad-Core A6 and LTE

Wednesday February 1, 2012 7:27 am PST by Eric Slivka 85 comments

• Apple Reportedly Investigating Television Set Components as Anticipation Builds

Wednesday February 1, 2012 8:31 am PST by Eric Slivka 64 comments

• Apple's 1.3 MP Camera-Equipped iPod Nano Due for Launch in March/April? [Updated]

Wednesday February 1, 2012 9:59 am PST by Eric Slivka 98 comments

• Apple Releases OS X 10.7.3 with New Language Support and Bug Fixes

Wednesday February 1, 2012 12:18 pm PST by Eric Slivka 377 comments

• Apple's Hiring of an Outsider is Out of Character

Wednesday February 1, 2012 1:00 pm PST by Jordan Golson 97 comments

• Apple Passes LG to Become World's Third Largest Mobile Phone Manufacturer

Wednesday February 1, 2012 6:34 pm PST by Eric Slivka 47 comments

• Analyst Expects iPhone 5 to Launch at WWDC 2012 in June

Thursday February 2, 2012 12:31 am PST by Arnold Kim 98 comments

• iPad 3 Event in March, An 'Unusual' Apple Event in February?

Thursday February 2, 2012 1:05 am PST by Arnold Kim 100 comments

• Avid Takes on Apple's iMovie with Avid Studio for iPad

Thursday February 2, 2012 5:46 am PST by Eric Slivka 119 comments

• OS X 10.7.3 Update 'CUI Error' Fixable in Many Cases with Combo Version

Thursday February 2, 2012 6:15 am PST by Eric Slivka 204 comments

• Apple Poised to Benefit from U.S. Government's Five-Year Push for Digital Textbooks

Thursday February 2, 2012 6:55 am PST by Eric Slivka 100 comments

• Apple Grabs Another Gaming PR Executive for App Store

Thursday February 2, 2012 7:38 am PST by Eric Slivka 11 comments

• Apple's Town Hall Meeting Emphasized Corporate Philanthropy

Thursday February 2, 2012 9:06 am PST by Eric Slivka 75 comments

• No Apple Event Scheduled for February

Thursday February 2, 2012 9:17 am PST by Eric Slivka 49 comments

• iMessages Going to Wrong iPhone "Isn't a Bug" Claims Apple

Thursday February 2, 2012 9:34 am PST by Jordan Golson 93 comments

• Safari 5.1.4 with JavaScript and PDF Handling Improvements Seeded to Developers

Thursday February 2, 2012 9:47 am PST by Eric Slivka 11 comments

• 'The Daily' Reports 100,000 Paying Subs on One-Year Anniversary

Thursday February 2, 2012 10:25 am PST by Jordan Golson 34 comments

• Id Software's RAGE Arrives on Mac App Store

Thursday February 2, 2012 10:52 am PST by Jordan Golson 98 comments

• Apple's New SVP of Retail Went Undercover as Regular Salesperson

Thursday February 2, 2012 12:00 pm PST by Jordan Golson 155 comments

• Apple Pulls All 3G Devices Except iPhone 4S from German Online Store Following Motorola Patent Win [Updated]

Friday February 3, 2012 5:11 am PST by Eric Slivka 200 comments

• Snow Leopard Security Update Kills PowerPC Apps Using Rosetta

Friday February 3, 2012 6:49 am PST by Eric Slivka 239 comments

• Apple Releases iBooks 2.0.1 to Address Issue with Textbooks Not Opening

Friday February 3, 2012 8:32 am PST by Eric Slivka 26 comments

• Apple's Share of Profits Among Top Mobile Phone Vendors Hits 75%

Friday February 3, 2012 10:02 am PST by Eric Slivka 69 comments

• Apple Clarifies iBooks Author Licensing Situation in New Software Update

Friday February 3, 2012 11:01 am PST by Eric Slivka 108 comments

• Genius Recommendations for Movies and TV Shows Appearing on Apple TV

Friday February 3, 2012 1:00 pm PST by Eric Slivka 21 comments

• Uploaded iTunes Match Songs Inaccessible for Some Users

Friday February 3, 2012 2:52 pm PST by Jordan Golson 99 comments

• Apple Revises Snow Leopard Security Update and Pulls 10.7.3 Delta Update

Saturday February 4, 2012 1:02 pm PST by Arnold Kim 140 comments

• AT&T Starts Throttling Unlimited Data Users after 2GB of Monthly Usage

Saturday February 4, 2012 1:24 pm PST by Arnold Kim 492 comments

• ARM-Based MacBook Air Unlikely Based on Analyst Talk with Tim Cook

Saturday February 4, 2012 2:24 pm PST by Arnold Kim 216 comments

• Samsung Continues to Poke Fun at Apple Fans in Super Bowl Ad

Sunday February 5, 2012 6:31 pm PST by Arnold Kim 1120 comments

• Best Buy Dreams Up a $1499 42-Inch 'Apple HDTV' for Customer Feedback

Monday February 6, 2012 6:01 am PST by Eric Slivka 234 comments

• Apple's Grand Central Neighbor Seeing 7% Increase In Sales

Monday February 6, 2012 8:05 am PST by Jordan Golson 34 comments

• Audience's 'earSmart' Technology Explains Siri's iPhone 4S Exclusivity

Monday February 6, 2012 9:45 am PST by Eric Slivka 130 comments

• Apple's 'Macroscalar' Trademark Application Sparks Speculation on Processor Architecture Advances

Monday February 6, 2012 12:15 pm PST by Eric Slivka 57 comments

• Apple Compensates Victim of iMessage Bug for Breach of Privacy

Monday February 6, 2012 12:30 pm PST by Jordan Golson 123 comments

• Apple Adds High-DPI Versions of Pointers in OS X 10.7.3

Monday February 6, 2012 3:57 pm PST by Arnold Kim 101 comments

• Motorola Requested 2.25% Patent Licensing Royalty on iPhone Purchases

Monday February 6, 2012 4:18 pm PST by Jordan Golson 62 comments

• Apple Warns Developers Not to Manipulate App Store Rankings

Monday February 6, 2012 4:35 pm PST by Arnold Kim 75 comments

• Rogers and BCE Already Have the Apple iTV in Their Labs, Controlled with Voice and Hand Gestures

Monday February 6, 2012 4:49 pm PST by Arnold Kim 259 comments

• Apple Faces Potential $38 Million Fine in China as $1.6 Billion Lawsuit Over 'iPad' Trademark Proceeds

Tuesday February 7, 2012 5:57 am PST by Eric Slivka 178 comments

• Apple Seeking to Bring Store-Within-a-Store Concept to Sam's Club?

Tuesday February 7, 2012 6:16 am PST by Eric Slivka 23 comments

• iPad's Momentum in Restaurants Grows with Buffalo Wild Wings Trial

Tuesday February 7, 2012 9:28 am PST by Eric Slivka 161 comments

• iPhone and iPod Engineering VP David Tupman Leaves Apple

Tuesday February 7, 2012 9:55 am PST by Eric Slivka 25 comments

• Apple Board Has Been "Considering" Dividends and Buybacks Since 2005

Tuesday February 7, 2012 10:40 am PST by Jordan Golson 116 comments

• Apple Now Requiring iPhone Developers to Submit Retina Screenshots

Tuesday February 7, 2012 11:40 am PST by Eric Slivka 51 comments

• The Best Superbowl Ad Was for the iPhone

Tuesday February 7, 2012 2:53 pm PST by Jordan Golson 72 comments

• Apple Brings Lion Internet Recovery to More 2010 Macs

Tuesday February 7, 2012 5:44 pm PST by Eric Slivka 62 comments

• Apple to Stream Live Paul McCartney Concert to iTunes and Apple TV

Tuesday February 7, 2012 7:18 pm PST by Eric Slivka 132 comments

• 'iBank Access' Seeking to Remake Personal Finance on the iPad

Wednesday February 8, 2012 4:26 am PST by Eric Slivka 49 comments

• Sprint Sells 1.8 Million iPhones in 4Q 2011, 40% to New Subscribers

Wednesday February 8, 2012 5:55 am PST by Eric Slivka 67 comments

• Apple Pushes for Clarification on Licensing of FRAND Patents

Wednesday February 8, 2012 7:33 am PST by Eric Slivka 154 comments

• Vonage Rolls Out "High-Definition" VoIP Calling App

Wednesday February 8, 2012 9:24 am PST by Jordan Golson 10 comments

• Siri Support for Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Russian Languages Coming Next Month?

Wednesday February 8, 2012 9:42 am PST by Eric Slivka 70 comments

• Apple Adds Another 150,000 SF to Sunnyvale Real Estate Footprint

Wednesday February 8, 2012 10:42 am PST by Eric Slivka 6 comments

• Tweetbot for iPad Hits The App Store

Wednesday February 8, 2012 11:37 am PST by Jordan Golson 51 comments

• Photo of iPad 3 Rear Shell Suggests Minor Physical Changes, Larger Battery

Wednesday February 8, 2012 11:52 am PST by Eric Slivka 103 comments

• Apple Kills Off White MacBook as Educational Institution Distribution Halted

Wednesday February 8, 2012 12:16 pm PST by Eric Slivka 103 comments

• Apple Determines iTunes Match Royalties By Counting How Many Times A Song is Accessed

Wednesday February 8, 2012 12:56 pm PST by Jordan Golson 170 comments

• The iPad 3's A6 Processor to be Dual-Core?

Wednesday February 8, 2012 4:47 pm PST by Arnold Kim 104 comments

• Foxconn's Servers Hacked, Exposing Vendor Usernames and Passwords

Wednesday February 8, 2012 7:11 pm PST by Arnold Kim 93 comments

• Photo of the Back of an iPad 3 Rear Shell, Smart Cover Magnets

Wednesday February 8, 2012 8:44 pm PST by Arnold Kim 58 comments

• Apple to Introduce iPad 3 in First Week of March

Thursday February 9, 2012 5:01 am PST by Eric Slivka 153 comments

• Steve Jobs' 1991 FBI File Released, Reveals Consideration for Presidential Appointment

Thursday February 9, 2012 6:33 am PST by Eric Slivka 98 comments

• High-Resolution Sharp Display Reportedly for iPad 3 Surfaces

Thursday February 9, 2012 7:08 am PST by Eric Slivka 53 comments

• Amazon Hits Apple with New 'Three Kindles for the Price of an iPad' Commercial

Thursday February 9, 2012 7:42 am PST by Eric Slivka 506 comments

• LifeProof iPhone Case Offers Protection Against Water and Shock Damage

Thursday February 9, 2012 11:02 am PST by Jordan Golson 72 comments

• Microsoft Lays Out Plans for Windows on ARM Processors

Thursday February 9, 2012 11:05 am PST by Eric Slivka 153 comments

• AT&T Says Throttling of Unlimited Data Users Done on Case-by-Case Basis

Thursday February 9, 2012 12:18 pm PST by Eric Slivka 195 comments

• iPad 3 to Have 'Truly Amazing' Screen

Thursday February 9, 2012 12:35 pm PST by Eric Slivka 132 comments

• Apple's Mac App Store Sandboxing Requirement Gaining Renewed Scrutiny as Deadline Approaches

Thursday February 9, 2012 1:03 pm PST by Eric Slivka 137 comments

• Google Working On Wireless Home Entertainment System

Thursday February 9, 2012 1:44 pm PST by Jordan Golson 141 comments

• Apple Releases Two New iPhone 4S Ads: "Road Trip" and "Rock God"

Thursday February 9, 2012 3:00 pm PST by Jordan Golson 176 comments

• Apple in 'Crunch Mode' Lining Up Apps for iPad 3 Demo and Commercials?

Friday February 10, 2012 6:21 am PST by Eric Slivka 100 comments

• AT&T Rolling Out LTE Micro-SIM Cards, Sparking Speculation on iPad 3 Link

Friday February 10, 2012 6:38 am PST by Eric Slivka 69 comments

• iOS Surpasses OS X in Share of U.S. Web Traffic

Friday February 10, 2012 7:36 am PST by Eric Slivka 65 comments

• More Claims of MacBook Pro Adopting MacBook Air Form Factor in 2012 Redesign

Friday February 10, 2012 10:14 am PST by Eric Slivka 683 comments

• Apple Offering Stripped-Down $999 13" MacBook Air to Educational Institutions Buying in Bulk

Friday February 10, 2012 10:48 am PST by Jordan Golson 121 comments

• Apple Sues Motorola Over Licensing of Cellular Technology by Qualcomm

Friday February 10, 2012 1:19 pm PST by Eric Slivka 188 comments

• An iPad 3 'Retina Display' Comparison Graphic

Saturday February 11, 2012 11:46 pm PST by Arnold Kim 186 comments

• Eddy Cue Accepts Special Grammy Award Honoring Steve Jobs

Sunday February 12, 2012 7:17 am PST by Eric Slivka 41 comments

• iPad 3 to Pave Way for 1080p iTunes Content and a New Apple TV?

Sunday February 12, 2012 9:16 am PST by Arnold Kim 221 comments

• Chinese Authorities and Retailers Removing iPads from Sale Over Trademark Issues?

Sunday February 12, 2012 10:23 pm PST by Eric Slivka 109 comments

• ITV Warns Apple (Again) Not to Use Their Name [Updated]

Monday February 13, 2012 2:46 am PST by Arnold Kim 303 comments

• Fair Labor Association Begins Auditing Foxconn's Manufacturing Facilities at Apple's Request

Monday February 13, 2012 5:16 am PST by Eric Slivka 51 comments

• Apple Share Price Breaches $500, Hits All-Time High

Monday February 13, 2012 5:41 am PST by Jordan Golson 157 comments

• Leaked iPad 3 Rear Shell, Display, and Dock Connector Cable Matched Together

Monday February 13, 2012 5:56 am PST by Eric Slivka 77 comments

• Apple Reportedly Pressures Pegatron into Ceasing ASUS Zenbook Production

Monday February 13, 2012 8:02 am PST by Eric Slivka 288 comments

• iCade Creators Announce Nintendo-Like Wireless Controller for iOS

Monday February 13, 2012 9:03 am PST by Jordan Golson 32 comments

• Apple Launches Back to School Promotion in Japan with ¥10,000 App Store Gift Cards

Monday February 13, 2012 9:32 am PST by Eric Slivka 8 comments

• Apple Grabs 19% of U.S. Consumer Electronics Dollars in Holiday Quarter

Monday February 13, 2012 10:27 am PST by Jordan Golson 37 comments

• European Commission Approves Google's Motorola Mobility Acquisition [Update: USA Too]

Monday February 13, 2012 11:21 am PST by Jordan Golson 21 comments

• Apple to Live Stream Audio of Tim Cook's Speech at Goldman Sachs Conference Tomorrow

Monday February 13, 2012 12:38 pm PST by Eric Slivka 30 comments

• iPad 3 Announcement on March 7th with Quad Core and 4G LTE? [Date Confirmed]

Monday February 13, 2012 1:09 pm PST by Arnold Kim 254 comments

• Wall Street Journal Confirms 4G LTE iPad for AT&T and Verizon

Monday February 13, 2012 6:44 pm PST by Jordan Golson 126 comments

• Apple Working with Suppliers on 8-Inch iPad

Monday February 13, 2012 11:20 pm PST by Eric Slivka 183 comments

• Apple Unveils Striking New Window Coverings at Forthcoming Amsterdam Store

Tuesday February 14, 2012 5:33 am PST by Eric Slivka 64 comments

• Proview Seeking to Cut Off Apple's Worldwide Supply of iPads

Tuesday February 14, 2012 5:49 am PST by Eric Slivka 345 comments

• Apple's Architectural Contributions Examined in New Magazine

Tuesday February 14, 2012 6:29 am PST by Eric Slivka 24 comments

• Apple Reportedly Planning Orders for 65-70 Million iPad 3 Displays in 2012

Tuesday February 14, 2012 6:46 am PST by Eric Slivka 31 comments

• North Carolina School District Has Success With MacBook Air Initiative

Tuesday February 14, 2012 8:57 am PST by Jordan Golson 185 comments

• Apple Switching Back to NVIDIA Graphics for Upcoming Mac Pro Update?

Tuesday February 14, 2012 9:26 am PST by Eric Slivka 92 comments

• Samsung Underestimating Apple's Potential Impact on Television Market?

Tuesday February 14, 2012 10:51 am PST by Eric Slivka 400 comments

• Apple CEO Tim Cook Speaks at Goldman Sachs Technology Conference

Tuesday February 14, 2012 11:10 am PST by Jordan Golson 65 comments

• Tim Cook at Goldman Sachs: Worker Safety, iPhone and iPad Growth, and Financial Strategy

Tuesday February 14, 2012 12:54 pm PST by Eric Slivka 46 comments

• Apple Slashes iAd Minimum Buy-In Fee Yet Again

Tuesday February 14, 2012 2:23 pm PST by Jordan Golson 42 comments

• Siri Admits To Speaking Japanese

Tuesday February 14, 2012 5:43 pm PST by Jordan Golson 55 comments

• 'Clear' To Do App Launches on the App Store

Tuesday February 14, 2012 7:00 pm PST by Arnold Kim 74 comments

• Page 2: NVIDIA Presentation Slide Seems to Show a MacBook Air / Pro Hybrid

Tuesday February 14, 2012 11:47 pm PST by Arnold Kim 24 comments

• Chinese Customs Tells Proview That Ban of iPad Exports Would be Difficult

Wednesday February 15, 2012 1:10 am PST by Arnold Kim 106 comments

• Apple Pulls Online iPad Sales from Amazon China for Unknown Reasons

Wednesday February 15, 2012 6:21 am PST by Eric Slivka 53 comments

• Fair Labor Association Offers Initial Impressions on Foxconn Audit as iPads Used to Collect Survey Data

Wednesday February 15, 2012 7:24 am PST by Eric Slivka 127 comments

• Congress Weighs in on iOS Apps Collecting Address Book and Other Personal Data

Wednesday February 15, 2012 8:13 am PST by Eric Slivka 89 comments

• Apple Seeks Bankruptcy Court's Blessing to Sue Kodak over Patents

Wednesday February 15, 2012 9:50 am PST by Eric Slivka 117 comments

• Apple to Require Explicit Permission for iOS Apps Accessing Address Book Data

Wednesday February 15, 2012 10:04 am PST by Eric Slivka 115 comments

• iPad Issues in China: Amazon Not an Authorized Retailer, Apple's Victory in Hong Kong Trademark Case

Wednesday February 15, 2012 8:02 pm PST by Eric Slivka 60 comments

• Intel Delaying Mass Availability of Ivy Bridge Processors Until 'After June'?

Wednesday February 15, 2012 8:17 pm PST by Eric Slivka 170 comments

• Apple Releases First Developer Preview of OS X Mountain Lion, Public Launch in Late Summer

Thursday February 16, 2012 4:54 am PST by Eric Slivka 919 comments

• Apple Releases Public Beta of New Messages App for OS X

Thursday February 16, 2012 5:04 am PST by Eric Slivka 348 comments

• Apple Releases Xcode 4.3, Now Offered as App Instead of Installer

Thursday February 16, 2012 5:35 am PST by Eric Slivka 65 comments

• OS X Mountain Lion to Be True Mac App Store Exclusive

Thursday February 16, 2012 7:01 am PST by Eric Slivka 152 comments

• OS X Mountain Lion Limits Apps to Mac App Store, Signed Apps by Default

Thursday February 16, 2012 7:33 am PST by Eric Slivka 318 comments

• Software Update to Move Inside Mac App Store in OS X Mountain Lion

Thursday February 16, 2012 8:11 am PST by Eric Slivka 103 comments

• Apple Officially Drops 'Mac' Name from OS X Mountain Lion

Thursday February 16, 2012 8:50 am PST by Jordan Golson 354 comments

• OS X Mountain Lion's Documents in the Cloud Simplifies File Access Across Devices

Thursday February 16, 2012 9:32 am PST by Eric Slivka 159 comments

• Apple Seeds Safari 5.2 for OS X Lion to Developers

Thursday February 16, 2012 10:00 am PST by Eric Slivka 93 comments

• Apple Wins German Injunction Against Motorola Over "Swipe to Unlock" Patents

Thursday February 16, 2012 10:22 am PST by Jordan Golson 22 comments

• OS X Mountain Lion Drops Support for Many 2006-2008 Macs with Integrated Graphics

Thursday February 16, 2012 10:25 am PST by Eric Slivka 306 comments

• Gatekeeper Already Present in OS X 10.7.3, Available for Developer Testing

Thursday February 16, 2012 11:05 am PST by Eric Slivka 219 comments

• Apple Sold More iOS Devices in 2011 Than It Sold Macs in Almost 30 Years

Thursday February 16, 2012 11:42 am PST by Jordan Golson 71 comments

• Roundup of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Features and Notes

Thursday February 16, 2012 1:40 pm PST by Arnold Kim 246 comments

• March Madness Comes to iPad and iPhone March 7 for $3.99

Thursday February 16, 2012 1:50 pm PST by Jordan Golson 38 comments

• iOS 5.1 'Pre-GM' Seed Leaked? Camera Slider, Japanese Siri

Thursday February 16, 2012 1:57 pm PST by Arnold Kim 104 comments

• Video Walkthrough of AirPlay and Other Features in OS X Mountain Lion

Thursday February 16, 2012 7:48 pm PST by Arnold Kim 105 comments

• Apple's Messages Beta for Mac Includes Retina Sized Artwork

Friday February 17, 2012 2:14 am PST by Arnold Kim 77 comments

• After Beta, Messages Will Be Exclusive to OS X Mountain Lion

Friday February 17, 2012 3:07 am PST by Arnold Kim 186 comments

• Google Under Fire for Circumvention of Cookie Settings in Safari for iOS to Track Users

Friday February 17, 2012 5:42 am PST by Eric Slivka 205 comments

• Apple Shuns The New York Times in OS X Mountain Lion Coverage Over Foxconn Reporting

Friday February 17, 2012 6:14 am PST by Eric Slivka 141 comments

• Apple Removes X11 in OS X Mountain Lion, Shifts Support to Open Source XQuartz

Friday February 17, 2012 7:27 am PST by Eric Slivka 154 comments

• Foxconn Again Raises Wages for Entry-Level Workers

Friday February 17, 2012 7:53 am PST by Eric Slivka 106 comments

• Apple Announces Countdown to 25 Billion App Store Downloads with $10,000 Gift Card Prize

Friday February 17, 2012 8:04 am PST by Eric Slivka 156 comments

• Confirmed: iPad 3 Has a 2048x1536 Retina Display

Friday February 17, 2012 12:32 pm PST by Eric Slivka 402 comments

• Apple Grants ABC's 'Nightline' Access to Foxconn Factories in China

Saturday February 18, 2012 4:56 am PST by Arnold Kim 165 comments

• Apple Settles Class Action Suit Regarding iPhone 4 Antenna

Saturday February 18, 2012 5:18 am PST by Arnold Kim 202 comments

• iPad 3 with More Tapered Edge and an 8 Megapixel Back Camera?

Saturday February 18, 2012 8:12 pm PST by Arnold Kim 276 comments

• Photo of iPad 3 Logic Board with "A5X" System on a Chip

Sunday February 19, 2012 8:33 am PST by Eric Slivka 428 comments

• Most of Intel's Ivy Bridge CPUs Not Actually Delayed Until June

Sunday February 19, 2012 10:33 pm PST by Arnold Kim 130 comments

• Apple Threatens to Sue Proview for Defamation as Chinese Court Asks Distributors to Pull iPads

Monday February 20, 2012 6:18 am PST by Eric Slivka 85 comments

• ABC Previews 'Nightline' Visit to Foxconn's Chinese Factories

Monday February 20, 2012 7:04 am PST by Eric Slivka 305 comments

• Apple Touts Plans for Massive Solar Farm and Fuel Cell Facilities at North Carolina Data Center

Monday February 20, 2012 9:41 am PST by Eric Slivka 187 comments

• iPhone 5 Due for Release in September-October Timeframe?

Monday February 20, 2012 10:01 am PST by Eric Slivka 271 comments

• Apple Working to Update and Simplify iTunes Store and App Store in 2012?

Monday February 20, 2012 11:04 am PST by Eric Slivka 102 comments

• China Telecom to Start Selling iPhone 4S on March 9th

Monday February 20, 2012 5:05 pm PST by Arnold Kim 15 comments

• Side by Side Photos of iPad 2 and iPad 3 Casing Shows Gradual Taper and Slightly More Thickness

Monday February 20, 2012 5:58 pm PST by Arnold Kim 237 comments

• Microsoft Office on iPad Spotted, Coming Soon to App Store

Tuesday February 21, 2012 4:47 am PST by Arnold Kim 214 comments

• Apple's First Dutch Retail Store Reportedly Set for March 3 Opening

Tuesday February 21, 2012 5:41 am PST by Eric Slivka 18 comments

• Apple Beginning Independent Environmental Audits of Chinese Suppliers' Facilities

Tuesday February 21, 2012 5:59 am PST by Eric Slivka 28 comments

• Proview Willing to Discuss Settlement with Apple in iPad Trademark Case

Tuesday February 21, 2012 6:17 am PST by Eric Slivka 41 comments

• iPad 3 Front Glass Reveals No Significant Changes: Round Home Button, Camera and Sensor Holes

Tuesday February 21, 2012 6:56 am PST by Eric Slivka 135 comments

• iTunes in the Cloud for Music Rolling Out in Japan, iTunes Match Coming Soon?

Tuesday February 21, 2012 9:57 am PST by Eric Slivka 19 comments

• iPad 3 Launching in Germany on March 23?

Tuesday February 21, 2012 10:07 am PST by Eric Slivka 24 comments

• Microsoft Denies Claims of Imminent Launch of Office for iPad [Updated x4]

Tuesday February 21, 2012 10:42 am PST by Eric Slivka 130 comments

• Apple Extends Deadline for Sandboxing of Mac App Store Apps to June 1

Tuesday February 21, 2012 11:51 am PST by Eric Slivka 105 comments

• U.S. Mac Demand Soft in January as Customers Wait for Updated Models

Tuesday February 21, 2012 12:37 pm PST by Eric Slivka 136 comments

• Qualcomm's Next-Generation Gobi Platform Consolidates Mobile Standards Support for Future iOS Devices

Tuesday February 21, 2012 12:53 pm PST by Eric Slivka 38 comments

• Apple Confirms Plans for Another Large Data Center in Prineville, Oregon

Tuesday February 21, 2012 4:16 pm PST by Arnold Kim 57 comments

• Nightline's Look into Apple's Foxconn Factories

Tuesday February 21, 2012 8:29 pm PST by Arnold Kim 424 comments

• $16,000 Worth of iPhones Stolen from Charlotte Apple Store in Apparent Inside Job

Tuesday February 21, 2012 9:24 pm PST by Eric Slivka 92 comments

• Apple Confirms March 3 Opening for Amsterdam Retail Store

Wednesday February 22, 2012 5:18 am PST by Eric Slivka 19 comments

• The Beatles Launch Exclusive Ringtones Through iTunes Store

Wednesday February 22, 2012 5:42 am PST by Eric Slivka 81 comments

• Apple and Proview Face Off in Shanghai Court Over iPad Trademark

Wednesday February 22, 2012 6:46 am PST by Eric Slivka 109 comments

• Japanese iTunes Store Enhancements: iTunes Plus, 3G Downloads, Ringtones, Complete My Album

Wednesday February 22, 2012 7:07 am PST by Eric Slivka 52 comments

• Foxconn Accused of Hiding Underage Workers During Audits

Wednesday February 22, 2012 10:03 am PST by Eric Slivka 208 comments

• Apple and Other Mobile App Distributors Agree to New Privacy Policy Notification Standards

Wednesday February 22, 2012 12:16 pm PST by Eric Slivka 22 comments

• Apple Begins Hiring for First Swedish Retail Store

Wednesday February 22, 2012 12:53 pm PST by Eric Slivka 32 comments

• OnLive Launches Premium 'Desktop Plus' with Flash and PDF-Enabled Web Browser

Wednesday February 22, 2012 2:54 pm PST by Eric Slivka 73 comments

• Apple Seriously Considered Switching to AMD in 2011 MacBook Air

Wednesday February 22, 2012 8:04 pm PST by Eric Slivka 174 comments

• Shanghai Court Denies Injunction Against iPad Sales in Proview Trademark Dispute

Thursday February 23, 2012 5:24 am PST by Eric Slivka 43 comments

• T-Mobile USA Blames Lack of iPhone for Customer Loss in 4Q 2011

Thursday February 23, 2012 6:00 am PST by Eric Slivka 159 comments

• Rovio Partners With NASA For Angry Birds Space

Thursday February 23, 2012 7:16 am PST by Jordan Golson 45 comments

• Apple Co-Founder Ron Wayne on "Why I Left Apple"

Thursday February 23, 2012 8:38 am PST by Jordan Golson 55 comments

• iFixit Takes a Closer Look at the 'iPad 3 Retina Display'

Thursday February 23, 2012 9:14 am PST by Eric Slivka 126 comments

• Apple Shareholder Meeting: No Dividend or Stock Split, Majority Vote Requirement for Directors

Thursday February 23, 2012 10:31 am PST by Eric Slivka 100 comments

• Samsung "Street Challenge" Pits iPhone Against Galaxy Note

Thursday February 23, 2012 12:25 pm PST by Jordan Golson 315 comments

• Apple Releases EFI Firmware Updates for Mac Mini, iMac, MacBook Air and Pro

Thursday February 23, 2012 12:49 pm PST by Jordan Golson 121 comments

• Apple Acquires Chomp to Recreate App Store Search and Discovery [Update: Paid About $50 Million]

Thursday February 23, 2012 3:09 pm PST by Jordan Golson 31 comments

• Apple Readying Miniaturized Dock Connector for Future iPhones?

Thursday February 23, 2012 3:45 pm PST by Arnold Kim 189 comments

• Proview Sues Apple in U.S. Over Alleged Deception in iPad Trademark Purchase

Thursday February 23, 2012 5:57 pm PST by Eric Slivka 159 comments

• Apple Suspends iCloud/MobileMe Push Email in Germany Due to Lawsuit

Friday February 24, 2012 12:35 am PST by Arnold Kim 121 comments

• Flashback Trojan Returns With a Multi-Pronged Infection Strategy

Friday February 24, 2012 6:51 am PST by Eric Slivka 185 comments

• Apple Now Selling Brazilian-Made iPhone 4, But Pricing Remains High

Friday February 24, 2012 9:20 am PST by Eric Slivka 45 comments

• Apple Sells Top 3 U.S. Smartphone Models for All of 2011

Friday February 24, 2012 11:12 am PST by Jordan Golson 49 comments

• Apple Fans Celebrating Steve Jobs' 57th Birthday with Party at Fifth Avenue Retail Store

Friday February 24, 2012 11:12 am PST by Eric Slivka 91 comments

• iPhone User Awarded $850 in Judgment Against AT&T Over Throttling

Friday February 24, 2012 12:04 pm PST by Eric Slivka 214 comments

• To Beat the Law of Large Numbers, Apple Must Expand Its Product Line

Friday February 24, 2012 3:05 pm PST by Jordan Golson 298 comments

• Apple Releases iMac Wi-Fi Update v1.0

Friday February 24, 2012 3:30 pm PST by Jordan Golson 105 comments

• Apple iBooks Copy Protection Cracked for First Time

Saturday February 25, 2012 7:27 am PST by Arnold Kim 202 comments

• Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 Accidentally Launched, Officially Coming Monday

Saturday February 25, 2012 6:41 pm PST by Arnold Kim 150 comments

• Apple Airs New 'iCloud Harmony' Commercial

Sunday February 26, 2012 6:02 pm PST by Eric Slivka 111 comments

• Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 Now Officially Available

Sunday February 26, 2012 7:00 pm PST by Eric Slivka 87 comments

• Apple Wins Long-Term Protection from Ban on Sales of 3G-Enabled Devices in Germany

Monday February 27, 2012 5:52 am PST by Eric Slivka 36 comments

• More on Intel's Ivy Bridge Notebook Chip Delays [Updated]

Monday February 27, 2012 6:07 am PST by Eric Slivka 100 comments

• Unverified iPad 3 Rumors: Price List Suggests Price Hike Over iPad 2, Shipments to U.S. En Route?

Monday February 27, 2012 7:53 am PST by Arnold Kim 516 comments

• iOS 5.1 Beta Reveals Evidence of Simultaneous Development on A5X and A6 Chips

Monday February 27, 2012 8:25 am PST by Eric Slivka 109 comments

• AT&T Working on System to Allow App Devs to Pay for Customers' Data Usage

Monday February 27, 2012 9:24 am PST by Jordan Golson 133 comments

• Apple 'Working With' True Knowledge to Address Concerns Over Evi's Similarities to Siri

Monday February 27, 2012 9:37 am PST by Eric Slivka 102 comments

• Best Buy Preparing for iPad Updates with $50 Price Cut, Inventory Cuts

Monday February 27, 2012 12:12 pm PST by Eric Slivka 73 comments

• Apple Reportedly Developing High-Definition Audio Format with 'Adaptive Streaming'

Tuesday February 28, 2012 5:26 am PST by Eric Slivka 136 comments

• iPad 3 Rear Shell Measures in at 9.5 mm Thick, 0.8 mm Thicker Than iPad 2

Tuesday February 28, 2012 6:14 am PST by Eric Slivka 169 comments

• Part Numbers Suggest Imminent Availability of iPad 3 and New Apple TV

Tuesday February 28, 2012 6:59 am PST by Eric Slivka 115 comments

• CNBC Claims LTE Quad-Core iPad 3 Coming at New York Media Event Next Week [Updated]

Tuesday February 28, 2012 7:11 am PST by Eric Slivka 106 comments

• Apple Issues Invitations for iPad 3 Media Event on March 7

Tuesday February 28, 2012 8:06 am PST by Eric Slivka 1108 comments

• Flagship Apple Retail Store Coming to Toronto's Bloor Street?

Tuesday February 28, 2012 10:00 am PST by Eric Slivka 22 comments

• iOS Photo and Video Privacy Issues Highlighted with New Test Application

Tuesday February 28, 2012 11:41 am PST by Eric Slivka 136 comments

• Best Buy to Offer 30-Day Return and Price Match on All Items

Tuesday February 28, 2012 11:50 am PST by Jordan Golson 30 comments

• Apple Releases MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.8

Tuesday February 28, 2012 12:38 pm PST by Jordan Golson 49 comments

• Labor Council at Munich Apple Store Takes Over Manager's Office

Tuesday February 28, 2012 1:00 pm PST by Jordan Golson 41 comments

• Apple Releases MainStage 2.2.1 via Mac App Store

Tuesday February 28, 2012 1:07 pm PST by Eric Slivka 36 comments

• Marvel Puts Dozens of Graphic Novels on iBookstore

Tuesday February 28, 2012 1:29 pm PST by Jordan Golson 29 comments

• Apple Considering 14-Inch MacBook Air to Focus on Asian Markets?

Wednesday February 29, 2012 5:20 am PST by Eric Slivka 104 comments

• Apple's Market Capitalization Hits $500 Billion, Stock Up 34% in 2012

Wednesday February 29, 2012 5:32 am PST by Eric Slivka 114 comments

• Thinner MacBook Pro Models in 13-Inch and 15-Inch Sizes Coming in April?

Wednesday February 29, 2012 7:28 am PST by Eric Slivka 196 comments

• Apple 'Stalling' in Replenishing Reseller Stocks of Apple TV as Shortages Hit Apple Retail

MacRumors Story Archive - February 2012

Front Page Stories

Apple Raising Notebook Orders Ahead of Likely Launch at WWDC

Apple to Begin Ramping Up Production of 25-33% Lighter iPad in July?

Apple Reportedly Testing 1.5-Inch OLED Displays for Smart Watch

Apple and Sony 'iRadio' Negotiations Stalling Over Skipped Songs

Tightening MacBook Air Supplies at Resellers Hint at Upcoming Refresh

Difficult Negotiations May Prevent 'iRadio' Launch at WWDC

U.S. Department of Defense Approves iOS 6 Devices for Military Networks

Corning Announces 'Lotus XT' Substrate Glass for Brighter, Cheaper Mobile Displays

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