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Apple News: 2014: The year Apple came roaring back Apple was doomed at the start of the year. Now it can do no wrong. What the hell happened? “Fire Tim Cook: Too Little, Too Late, Too Stupid,” sneered a headline on the TheStreet exactly one week after Apple reported mixed Q1 results and got $41-per-share haircut. By the end of 2014, Tim Cook was CNN‘s CEO of the year, the…

Apple News: Apple Watch release date, news and features It’s been a few months since Apple CEO Tim Cook’s “one more thing” announcement was literally up his sleeve: a sapphire-coated smartwatch dubbed the Apple Watch, not the fabled iWatch. This iPhone-compatible watch was unveiled alongside the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, fulfilling the Cupertino company’s “new product categories” promise for 2014. It’s not a circular smartwatch like its fashionable…

Apple News: U.S. faces tough questions in Apple e-books antitrust appeal A U.S. government lawyer faced tough questioning in an appeals court on Monday as he sought to defend a judge’s ruling that Apple Inc conspired with five publishers to raise e-book prices. In arguments before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, some judges appeared sympathetic to Apple’s contention that it engaged in pro-competitive conduct when…

Apple News: Apple’s iOS devices accounted for 78% of record setting Cyber Monday mobile sales Analytics firm Custora reported record setting online sales volumes spanning the holiday weekend from Thanksgiving to Black Friday through Cyber Monday, with orders and revenues both up by more than 15 percent over last year. Mobile phones and tablets accounted for 21.9 percent of online orders on Monday, a major increase over last year’s 15.9…

Apple News: Apple Store, World AIDS Day Apple Store logos around the world turn red today to mark Apple’s commitment to raising awareness of World AIDS Day. Red is a color synonymous with World AIDS Day, and the battling of HIV, thanks to the red ribbons first introduced back in 1991. Apple has changed the color of its Apple Store logos since 2012. Apple has described December 1 as part…