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Apple Patents Hint at Touchscreen Macs, MagSafe iPads, and Wireless Syncing

Time for your Friday check of Apple rumors. Patents are re-injecting some intrigue into the thoughts about touchscreen iMacs, and potential MagSafe connectors for the iPad could hint that Apple plans wireless syncing at last.READ»

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Apple Rumors: Touchscreen iMacs, Better Audio on iPhones, and OS X's Clever 3-D Controller

It wouldn't have been a complete week in tech news without some hot-to-trot Apple rumors hitting, and here they are.READ»

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Blockbuster Bankruptcy: A Decade of Decline

The video rental giant finally files for Chapter 11. If only it had bought Netflix for $50 million in 2000! Here are the key moments in the downfall.READ»

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Sony Launches Qriocity, Cloud-based Music Service to Rival Apple, iTunes

Will Sony's new digital media service make a dent in Apple's market share?READ»

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Blockbusted: A Netflix Knock-Out, Bad Metaphors on the Path to the Movie Monster's Bankruptcy

A look back at the best denials of Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes. READ»

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Apple Files Patent for Swiveling, Touchscreen iMac

As with all patent filings, we shouldn't be tempted into thinking this touchscreen iMac is necessarily real. But man, is it tempting.READ»

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Nokia's N9 Smartphone: Like an iPhone, but Less Brave

Data on Nokia's N9 smartphone, one great white hope to turn round its business, has leaked. And whaddyaknow? It's very Apple-esque. It's almost like the iPhone may have been, if Johnny Ive had smaller balls. READ»

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All You Need to Know About Apple's New iMac, Mac Pro, 27-inch Display [Updated]

Apple has, as expected, lavished some upgrade love on several of its products: The Mac Pro, the iMac and the Cinema Display lineups have all been tweaked to improve their specs. The Mac Pro even got a 12-processor core ...READ»

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Apple Reveals Magic Trackpad Peripheral

 The rumors were right: Alongside new Macs, Apple's revealed its newest gizmo--a Bluetooth trackpad. It's designed to bring the same sort of multitouch goodness that MacBook users have experienced for months to iMac or even PC ...READ»

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Apple Rumors: New iMac, Mac Pro on Way, With Magic Slate Peripheral Tagging Along?

iPhone fuss be damned: Apple's pushing ahead with refreshing its other hardware, ready to bump up that revenues chart we showed you. Rumors say the Mac Pro and iMac line are getting a revamp, but will we see the Magic Slate too? iMac ...READ»

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2010: Apple's Golden Year, If It Doesn't Become Evil

The arrival of the paradigm-defining iPad, the best iPhone to date, and strong rumors of a renewed entry into the digital TV market, 2010 may be Apple's best year ever. May be. Because Apple has serious issues to tackle. 70% Growth is ...READ»

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Invincible Apple: 10 Lessons From the Coolest Company Anywhere

Everyone wants to be like Steve Jobs and his powerhouse company. It's not as easy as it looks.READ»

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Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes on Bankruptcy, Netflix, and Becoming the Next Apple

While it may feel like an all out tug-of-war between Blockbuster and Netflix, don't forget they aren't the only companies battling for market share. Redbox is fighting for kiosk space. Apple, Amazon, and Comcast are competing for ...READ»

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Why You'll Lust for iPhone 4, Even Though You Don't Need One

Apple's iPhone 4 was officially announced today, will you be upgrading? After using the device for just a short while, our impression is that you certainly will want to.READ»

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Apple WWDC 2010 Rumor Round-Up [Updated]

In a few hours from now Steve Jobs will kick off the 2010 World Wide Developers Conference--one of Apple's premiere events. Fast Company.com will be liveblogging the keynote (10am PST), so check back then. In the meantime, here are ...READ»

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Microsoft's and Apple's Product Lines Compared: This Is Why Apple Wins

Microsoft has, for the first time, been beaten in market cap by Apple. At the close of the market today, Apple sat at $222.12 billion, a gain of 1.8%, while Microsoft went down 1% to $219.18 billion. That makes Apple, according to ...READ»

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Sustainability Faceoff: Microsoft vs. Apple

The battle between Microsoft and Apple is practically legendary in the technology industry. Both companies offer strong products that appeal to different types of customers--Macs are traditionally geared toward design-focused users, ...READ»

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Apple's Multitouch Plans Mean Fingers Dancing on Touchscreens

Apple's just been granted an important patent on multitouch gestures. This almost ends the debate on who "owns" multitouch, and simultaneously gives us a glimpse into how we'll interact with slate PCs and touchscreens in the future.As ...READ»

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WANTED: Henge MacBook Dock

You dock your phone, MP3 player, and peripherals--why not your MacBook?READ»

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Apple Admits iPad Wi-Fi Connection Troubles, Suggests Fixes

Some iPad users have been reporting troubles connecting (and staying connected to) Wi-Fi networks, and today Apple both admitted that there's a problem and suggested a few ways to fix it.READ»

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iPad's First-Day Stutters: Problems Charging Over USB and iPhone App Upscaling

The overwhelming response to the iPad, both with words and with wallets, has been positive on its opening day. But it's not all perfect--here are the quirks new iPad owners have encountered.READ»

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U.S. Army Visits Apple HQ to Discuss Uses for the iPad (Other Than Saving the Publishing Industry)

The US Army is known for its specialized use of Apple products, even in the field, and they recently revealed that they visited Apple's headquarters in Cupertino to check out possibly military uses for the iPad.READ»

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Apple's Own iPad Peripherals Delayed 'Til May

Before we learned its launch date, we heard scurrilous rumors Apple's iPad was facing delays in its launch schedule. Now we discover that some of the very peripherals Apple itself was toting for the iPad are delayed until May. What ...READ»

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The Home Office, Kids Edition

Kids and offices don't mix, right? Tempting though it would be to take a leaf out of Apple's book and employ my young charges--open up a blogging sweatshop, if you like--I think I'd be on the fast track to nowhere--I'd get sacked ...READ»

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iPad Brand Falls Short of Apple’s New Product

iPod. iMac. iPhoto. There’s no denying the cachet that Apple has built around an iconic range of products in the last decade. But if you’re Apple and you want your newest product to be construed as new, what do you name...READ»