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New MacBook Air still stymies repairs, upgrades

Apple's newest MacBook Air, nearly identical to its predecessor, is not any easier to repair, iFixit said this week after tearing apart one of the just-released ultra-light notebooks.

5-year-old Macs not too old for OS X Mavericks

The new OS X Mavericks will run on the same set of Mac desktops and notebooks as OS X Mountain Lion, but iOS 7 will drop support for iPhone 3GS, the 2009 smartphone supported by the current iOS 6.

The new MacBook Air gets a 45% performance boost with PCIe flash

Apple has slipped new superfast PCIe flash into its thinnest of thin notebooks -- the new MacBook Air models released on Monday

Apple dumps big cat OS X nicknames, zips lips on price and release timetable

Apple on Monday trumpeted OS X 10.9, or Mavericks, but made a U-turn from past practice and declined to name a price for the upgrade or tap a ship date as anything more specific than the fall.

Apple gives the Mac Pro blazing fast PCIe flash

Among a flurry of upgrades to products Apple announced today, the Mac Pro high-end desktop will be available later this year with PCIe flash storage, an upgrade that will offer 10X the performance of any hard drive the computer previously sported.

The world is not flat: Apple unveils 'fresh, light' iOS 7

Apple CEO Tim Cook and several of his top executives took the stage today at the company's annual developers conference to unveil a spruced-up, new-look iOS 7, introduce iTunes Radio and talk up this fall's "Mavericks" upgrade for OS X.

Usability, not 'flat' design, key to Monday's iOS refresh

Apple is expected to debut a revamped iOS on Monday, featuring a "flatter" design that, if not done properly, could be a step backward in usability, a pair of user interface (UI) experts said.

Apple to kick off in-store iPhone trade-in deals to spur sales

Apple will launch its own iPhone trade-in program this month, exchanging older iPhones for in-store credit, according to Bloomberg and other sources.

Even saying nothing, Apple CEO reveals something

Apple CEO Tim Cook spent more than an hour answering questions at the AllThingsD conference yesterday, but said little that was newsworthy

Sold! Antique Apple-1 brings a record $671K

One of only a handful of 37-year-old, still-working Apple-1 computers sold for a record two-thirds of a million dollars Saturday at an auction in Germany.

Vanishing into thin [MacBook] Air: Shortages signal WWDC refresh

Apple's lowest-priced MacBook Air was out of stock on Amazon.com as of Friday, hinting that rumors of a refresh in two weeks are on target.

Apple to build Macs in low-tax Texas

Apple will build Macs in Texas using some parts made in the U.S., CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday, putting a little flesh on a pledge from last December.

The iPhone's big lead in customer satisfaction is gone

Apple's dominance in smartphone customer satisfaction faded last year, with rivals like Samsung and Motorola dramatically closing the gap, a national survey said today.

Apple breaks into Fortune 500's top 10

Apple climbed the Fortune 500 this year to the No. 6 spot, its highest-ever ranking, its first time in the top 10, and the top technology company on the influential list, replacing sagging HP.

Rare working Apple-1 computer to hit auction block this month

A German auctioneer will put a working Apple-1 computer on the block later this month, and expects the handmade computer to fetch between $261,000 and $392,000 at Thursday's exchange rate.

Think different: Apple's $17B debt offers stark contrast to 1996's junk bonds

Apple's record-setting $17 billion bond offer this week stood in stark contrast to the company's darkest days, when in 1996 its millions in notes were rated as junk because investors wondered if the company would survive a thrashing by Microsoft

Yes Siri, no Siri, for the Mac

Apple's next version of OS X will probably not include Siri, the digital, voice-activated assistant embedded in the iPhone and iPad, an analyst predicted.

Moves, mistakes prove Steve Jobs era at Apple over, say analysts

Apple is clearly not Steve Jobs' company any longer, analysts said this week, citing examples from Tuesday's earning calls with Wall Street.

Apple CEO defends Mac line; analysts foresee iPad hybrids

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday defended the company's iconic Mac line, which saw a second consecutive decline in sales last quarter, and promised that Apple would continue to crank out personal computers.

Mac sales growth stalls -- here's why Apple doesn't care

Apple's Mac has been punished by shifting consumer tastes just as has the overall PC industry, data from the company's earnings statements show.