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This is daily Apple news. Monday through Friday, Ken Ray brings a short shot of tech happenings to your day. If it's Apple news, Apple-related news, or news related to Apple-related news, you'll hear about it here. News you'll like... this is Mac OS Ken.

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Mac OS Ken: 02.28.2014

February 28, 2014 11:05 - 17 minutes - 8.44 MB

Citi: Apple Vulnerable to Tablet Saturation   Morgan Stanley Marks 5-Year-Low for Institutional Investors in Apple; Does Not Get It   Apple Most Admired Company on Fortune List for Seventh Year Running   Bernstein Research Weighs the Apple Sapphire Deal   Forbes Sees Possible Change in Apple CFO   Apple Seeks Reversal or New Trial with New Judge in iBooks Case   Rapper Kendrick Lamar Added to iTunes Festival SXSW   : Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow...

Mac OS Ken: 02.27.2014

February 27, 2014 11:27 - 14 minutes - 7.34 MB

Sony Mobile Exec: Apple “Missing Out” Not Updating iPhone More Often   Cult of Mac: Reasons to Ignore Sony Mobile Exec   The Verge: Sony Closing 20 of Its 31 U.S. Stores   Arizona Governor Vetoes Discriminatory SB1062   Apple Releases Maintenance-Focused iTunes 11.1.5   Apple Updates Firmware for New Mac Pro   Barnes & Noble Plans New Nook in Next Six-Months   Soundgarden to Play Album Superunknown at iTunes Festival SXSW   Report: Social Network Director in Talks to Direct Jobs Pic for Sony ...

Mac OS Ken: 02.26.2014

February 26, 2014 11:01 - 14 minutes - 7.22 MB

Mavericks v10.9.2 Brings SSL/TLS Fix; Mail and Other Improvements   Apple Issues Security Update 2014-001 for Lion and Mountain Lion   Apple Urges AZ Governor to Veto Discriminatory Bill   Apple Moves iBeacon Certification Under MFI Program   iPad Air Wins Best Tablet at Mobile World Congress   Apple Gives Retail Pages a Flat Jony Facelift   Disney Ties Up with iTunes for Cloud Movie Service   TV4 Content Hits Apple TV in Sweden   Motorola Exec Pledges Return to Wearables By End-of-Year   : L...

Mac OS Ken: 02.25.2014

February 25, 2014 11:45 - 18 minutes - 8.88 MB

Samsung Puts Fingerprint Sensor and Heart Rate Monitor in Galaxy S5   Samsung Takes on Fitness Wearable Market with Gear Fit   Qualcomm Cuts Toq Smartwatch from $350 to $250   HTC Power to Give: Turning Idle Androids Into Massive Supercomputer   Fortune Lists the Risks on a Mac Under Goto Fail Bug   German Group Issues Unauthorized SSL/TLS Patch for Macs (Not Recommended)   Apple Sues Chinese Company and China (Kinda)   First Made for iThings Hearing Aid Still Shipping at Some Point for Some ...

Mac OS Ken: 02.24.2014

February 24, 2014 10:48 - 17 minutes - 8.55 MB

Apple Patches Significant Vulnerability in iOS; Leaves OS X Unpatched   The Wolf Gets Weird on Mac Sales and Expectations   Bloomberg: Secret Sources Say Microsoft Slashing Windws Prices to Gain Tablet Share   Apple Reportedly Acquires TestFlight Developer Burstly   Apple Advertising: The Curious Case of Level Studios   Samsung Makes Second (and Third) Wearable Play   USAF Killing 5,000 BlackBerrys for iPhones   : Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow vi...

Mac OS Ken: 02.20.2014

February 20, 2014 08:58 - 17 minutes - 8.68 MB

New Job Listings Indicate Expanded Functionality and Content for Apple TV Canonical CEO Says Apple Has Bought a Lot of Sapphire Displays Samsung Parodies iPad Air Pencil Ad Samsung Hits iPhone on Size and Lack of Stylus in Galaxy Note 3 Ad Intel CEO Says His Company “Growing Closer” with Apple Facebook to Acquire WhatsApp in Deal Worth $19 Billion  Tesla CEO Confirms 2013 Meeting with Apple; Calls Any Acquisition Unlikely  Apple Announces First iTunes Festival for U.S. at SXSW Head of Apple’s...

Mac OS Ken: 02.19.2014

February 19, 2014 10:02 - 16 minutes - 8.21 MB

IDC: Apple in Fifth in Smartphones in China IDC: iPhone Sales Doubled in Russia in 2013 Apple and Amazon Ad Plays Upset the Advertising World Apple Patents Activity and Bio-Sensing Headphones/Earpods Apple Most Valuable Brand in Made Up List of Brand Values SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken

Mac OS Ken: 02.18.2014

February 18, 2014 08:17 - 11 minutes - 5.54 MB

TechCrunch: Basis a Sensible Acquisition for Would-Be Smartband Makers Terry Gou Eyes More U.S. Manufacturing; Stepping Back from Foxconn (Eventually) Apple Seeds Seventh Build of Mavericks Beta to Developers Apple Updates Reporting Tools in iTunes Connect FAA Approves Surface 2 for EFBs; Bans Personal Tech in Cockpit SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at 

Mac OS Ken: 02.17.2014

February 17, 2014 11:26 - 16 minutes - 7.92 MB

Ming Chi Kuo Issues 2014 Apple Expectations JP Morgan Analyst Thinks Mac OS/iOS Convergence Coming Soon Mary Jo Foley Says Office for iPad Coming Soon Judge Dismisses iPhone 4S/Siri Lawsuit Kickstarter Hacked; Some User Info Accessed Reported Settlement Talks Between Apple and Samsung Reportedly Fail Petco Park and Dogers Stadium Outfitted with iBeacons 1700 Show for Brazilian Apple Store Opening SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at 

Mac OS Ken: 02.14.2014

February 14, 2014 11:40 - 17 minutes - 8.53 MB

WSJ: Apple Negotiations with Time Warner Cable Were “Plan B” Comcast Officially Makes $45 Billion Stock Offer for TWC Apple Releases 2014 Supplier Responsibility Report Greenpeace Praises Apple in Wake of Supplier Report Apple VP of Operations Highlights Programs for Supply Chain Employees Tim Cook Tweets About Supplier Responsibility Report and Website Apple Seeds Sixth beta Build of OS X 10.9.2 to Developer Former Masimo CTO Now Hanging His Hat at Apple Swirl and Shopkick Continue iBeacon E...

Mac OS Ken: 02.13.2014

February 13, 2014 11:50 - 21 minutes - 10.4 MB

Bloomberg Files Juicy/Weird Report on Alleged Apple TV Refresh Comcast Reportedly Set to Buy Time Warner Cable IDC Out with New Numbers on iPhone and Market Share Survey Finds “Blind Loyalty” Among iPhone Owners Apple Close Behind Chinese Company It’s Not Chasing Study Says iOS Continues to Dominate the Enterprise Study Says iPad Continues to Dominate Tablet Use Canalys: Wearables to Become Key Consumer Technology in 2014 Anonymous Sources Say Sapphire for iPhone 6 Displays a Go Transporter -...

Mac OS Ken: 02.12.2014

February 12, 2014 11:31 - 16 minutes - 8.03 MB

Supply Chain Chatter Says Sapphire Fine for iWatch; Too Expensive for iPhones Apple Hiring for New Product Introduction Engineer Analyst: Apple Makes Most of the Profits in Smartphones Apple Making Special Mac Pro Leasing Offers to Select Businesses Shipping Times for New Mac Pro Orders Slip to April Apple Awarded Patent for iOS Text Editing (Nearly 6-Years Later) Apple Makes Shifts in HR; Ups Importance of Apple University Apple VP of Ops for Mac, Mac Accessories and iPad Retires iPad-Based ...

Mac OS Ken: 02.11.2014

February 11, 2014 09:44 - 22 minutes - 10.8 MB

Icahn Backs Off of Extended Apple Buyback Push Appeals Court Leaves Bromwich in Place; Reduces Overseer’s Scope Needham Analyst Impressed with Staying Power of Mac Code Gnomes Spot References to Apple TV Revamp in Builds of iOS 7 IHS Says U.S. TV Shipments Fell 9% in 2013 Apple Launches iTunes Radio in Australia MobiHealthNews Sources Tamp iWatch Expectations a Bit SecureMac Spots Mac-Specific Bitcoin Stealing Malware in the Wild Barnes and Noble Cuts Jobs in Nook Division Meet The Beatles Ag...

Mac OS Ken: 02.10.2014

February 10, 2014 10:15 - 22 minutes - 10.9 MB

Tim Cook Talks: Part II Icahn Chides Wall Street for Undervaluing Apple Shares Advisory Group Urges “No” Vote on Icahn Apple Proposal Financial Analysts Read (and Read Into) Tim Cook WSJ Piece Apple Reportedly Lowers Made for iThing Licensing Costs USDoJ Warns Samsung Against Inappropriate Use of SEPs Judge Koh Denies Samsung Request for Retrial Despite Troubling Comments from Apple Attorney Apple Starts Move-In at New Austin Facility Transporter - Syncing and Sharing Made Simple and ...

Mac OS Ken: 02.07.2014

February 07, 2014 12:14 - 19 minutes - 9.49 MB

Tim Cook Talks to Wall Street Journal; Says Things New iWatch Job Pulls Disappearing Act Report: Arizona Plant Could Produce 200-Million 5-Inch Display Covers Apple Extends Licensing Deal with Imagination Technologies for iOS Devices Report: Tablets to Outsell Traditional PCs 3-to-1 by 2017 Walmart Knocks $100 Off of iPad 2 Apple Seeds Fifth Build of OS X 10.9.2 to Developers First Apple Store in Brazil to Open 15 February Apple SF Union Square Store Clears Another Hurdle Get 10% Off of Your ...

Mac OS Ken: 02.06.2014

February 06, 2014 11:47 - 17 minutes - 8.68 MB

Cramer Deems Apple Safe, Not Spectacular CalPERS and Icahn Clash Ahead of Shareholder Meeting German Patent Firm Sues Apple for Over $2 Billion Apple Seeds iOS 7.1 beta 5 to Developers Cult of Mac: iOS 7.1 beta 5 Kills Evasi0n Jailbreak Apple Seeds New Preview of OS X Server 3.1 to Developers Adobe Releases Critical Update for Flash Player for Windows, Mac and Linux Apple Blocks All But Latest Adobe Flash Players Due to Vulnerability Apple Acknowledged AirPlay Issues on New MacBook Pros and M...

Mac OS Ken: 02.05.2014

February 05, 2014 11:47 - 21 minutes - 10.5 MB

Morgan Stanley Analyst: iWatch Could Mean $17.5B in Revenue in Year-One Apple Reportedly Hires Sleep Expert for iWhatever comScore: iPhone Pwns U.S. Smartphones for Fourth-Quarter 2013 ARM Wrestles with Slowing Growth in Smartphones Report: Apple Restarts iPhone 4 Production for India, Indonesia and Brazil ARM Exec Says Apple Needs to Address Low-End Smartphone Market Three-Judge Panel Hears Apple Argument Against Bromwich Free U2 Track Garners $3 Million for Charity Tim Cook Talks R&D and Re...

Mac OS Ken: 02.04.2014

February 04, 2014 08:16 - 18 minutes - 8.83 MB

Canalys: Apple Tops in PCs in 4Q2013 (If You Count Tablets as PCs) Univ. of Wisconsin Sues Apple Over Alleged A7 Patent Infringement Apple Posts Stopgap Workaround for Mavericks Mail Issues Pyro-iPhone in Maine Reportedly iPhone 5c Pebble Opens Appstore for iOS Users Tim Cook Touches Down in Turkey FiftyThree Asks Facebook to Stop Using Name “Paper” Beware the One Ring Phone Scam Apple Short Celebrating 30-Years of Mac Shot on iPhone Apple Posts 1:30 Video on Making of 1:30 Mac Celebration Vi...

Mac OS Ken: 02.03.2014

February 03, 2014 09:17 - 18 minutes - 9.17 MB

Former Masimo Exec Reportedly Hired by AppleApple Holds Probable iWatch Meeting with FDA9 to 5 Mac: Healthbook App to Act as iWatch Data ConduitApple CEO Meets with Prime Minister of IrelandApple CEO Meets with UAE PM; Drops in on UAE ResellersiPhone Catches Fire in Teenager’s Back PocketLenovo CEO Plans to Surpass Apple and Samsung with Motorola AcquisitionApple and Others Sued by Touchscreen Patent TrollStates Seek $840M From Apple in eBook Case Judge Issues “Shame On You” Ruling Against Sa...

Mac OS Ken: 01.31.2014

January 31, 2014 11:59 - 17 minutes - 8.61 MB

CNET: Lenovo + Motorola = Trouble for Apple CIRP: iPhone Takes 48-Percent of U.S. Smartphone Sales in Holiday Quarter CIRP: iOS Takes 48-Percent of U.S. Smartphone Sales in Holiday Quarter Re/code: PayPal Wants to Be Part of Apple Payment Industry Plans UK Watchdog Sets New Rules for Games and In-App Purchases IHS Doesn’t See Larger iPad Anytime Soon 60 EU Carphone Warehouse Stores Going Samsung-Only : Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow video t...

Mac OS Ken: 01.30.2014

January 30, 2014 10:27 - 20 minutes - 9.91 MB

Apple Playing the Long Game in the Enterprise WSJ: Amazon Pondering Kindle-Based Retail Checkout System Apple Hopes to Have AZ Sapphire Plant Running Next Month Google Sells Motorola to Lenovo for $3 Billion Apple Gets Shoutout During State of the Union Address Apple Issues Minor iOS Update for iPhones in China Glitch May Indicate iCloud.com Bookmarks Coming Soon  Welkom bij Tulpenland: First European Theme Park with iBeacons Automatic Adds iBeacon Functions to Its Personal Driving Assistant ...

Mac OS Ken: 01.29.2014

January 29, 2014 09:53 - 19 minutes - 9.27 MB

Wall Street Weighs in on Apple 1Q Call Icahn Buys Another $500 Million in Apple Shares Red Bull TV Lands on Apple TVs Worldwide Apple TV Gets Its Own Place in Apple Store Online Apple Tweaks Online Store for Valentines Day A Heartbreaking Tales of a Pricing Error : Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow video tutorials at .

Mac OS Ken: 01.28.2014

January 28, 2014 12:01 - 23 minutes - 11.5 MB

New Ruling Lets Apple Reveal Some Law Enforcement Data Request Info Apple Publishes New Numbers Tied to Data Requests from Law Enforcement Russian Carrier Megafon Resumes iPhone Sales After 2009 Split The Mac Observer Finds the Wish List in the iTunes Music Library Apple Sales and Earnings Break Records; Shatter Dreams Cook: Apple Miscalculated iPhone 5c Demand As Most iThings Wax, iPod Wanes : Learn Apple software, plus business and creative skills, from easy-to-follow video tutorials...

Mac OS Ken: 01.27.2014

January 27, 2014 11:05 - 21 minutes - 10.1 MB

Fortune: Analysts Expect Sales of 55.3-Million iPhones in 1QFY2014 Fortune: Analysts Expect Sales of 25-Million iPads in 1QFY2014 Fortune: Analysts Expect Sales of 4.6-Million Macs in 1QFY2014 Thomson Financial: Analysts Expect Revenue of $57.46 B; $14.09 EPS WSJ: Apple Laying Groundwork for Mobile Payments Business  Sterne Agee Analyst Thinks Next iPhone will Feature NFC (Seriously) Tim Cook Talks Made in America and NSA Concerns on ABC Interview Apple Turns Homepage into Celebration ...

Mac OS Ken: 01.24.2014

January 24, 2014 12:42 - 18 minutes - 9.15 MB

Icahn Ups Apple Investment; Rhetoric Reminder: Apple Earnings Call on Monday 27 January Rumors of New Apple TV (Not Television) Coming Soon Report Has Amazon Seeking Live Video Content Deals Minor Update Brings iTunes to v11.1.4 iTunes Update Appears to Come Without Noted Feature of Update Apple Issues Minor Update to Podcasts App Universal Studios Orlando Traces Apple Misunderstood Ad T.C. Does TV Talking Mac @30 Schiller, Federighi and Tribble Talk Mac @30 to Macworld SaneBox: Bring Sanity ...

Mac OS Ken: 01.23.2014

January 23, 2014 11:29 - 13 minutes - 6.82 MB

Pre-Trial Motions Swing Apple’s Way Ahead of Upcoming Samsung Trial  Cowen and Co. Analyst Says Bigger iPhone 6 Design Locked Down Icahn Talks Apple on Twitter Icahn Talks Tweets Talking Apple on TV Apple Working on Fix for Random Restarts in iOS 7 Foxconn Execs Arrested; Accused of Extortion Tied to iPhone Beats Battles Glitches with More Free Time Apple Cuts 90-Second “Your Verse” Ad Down to Two 30-Second Spots SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.c...

Mac OS Ken: 01.22.2014 (Repost)

January 22, 2014 13:42 - 15 minutes - 7.83 MB

Apple Re-Releases iPhone 4 to Tackle India Apple Expands Educational Reach of iBooks and iTunes U Apple Wins Temporary Stay Against Antitrust Overseer Apple Falls from 2nd to 5th in Forrester Customer Satisfaction Survey Schiller Tweets negative News on Android Security GT Advanced Hiring for Apple’s Arizona Sapphire Plant Beats Music Hits the Streaming Scene Panel Shatters on Apple Fifth Avenue Cube SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken

Mac OS Ken: 01.22.2014

January 22, 2014 11:27 - 7.83 MB

Apple Re-Releases iPhone 4 to Tackle India Apple Expands Educational Reach of iBooks and iTunes U Apple Wins Temporary Stay Against Antitrust Overseer Apple Falls from 2nd to 5th in Forrester Customer Satisfaction Survey Schiller Tweets negative News on Android Security GT Advanced Hiring for Apple’s Arizona Sapphire Plant Beats Music Hits the Streaming Scene Panel Shatters on Apple Fifth Avenue Cube SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken

Mac OS Ken: 01.21.2014

January 21, 2014 08:30 - 18 minutes - 9.23 MB

CIRP Says It Was a High-End iPad Christmas H.H. Gregg Adds Apple Kit to Its Wares Kenyan Parliament Ditching Paper for iPads Mac Pro Shipping Times Shift to March Analyst: Apple Has to Make Bigger iPhones Now or Something Apple Makes Interesting Hires Apparently for Wearables NPD Tracks Growth in SVOD; Apparent Shrinkage in Premium Cable Channels Apple Seeds Fourth beta of iOS 7.1 and Xcode 5.1 betas to Developers Apple Seeds Second beta of OS X 10.9.2 to Developers Nest CEO: “Well, if we wer...

Mac OS Ken: 01.20.2014

January 20, 2014 12:20 - 25 minutes - 12.1 MB

NYT Runs Negative Piece on Day-One China Mobile iPhone Sales Apple Insider Sees Pics of Lines for iPhone at China Mobile Stores Electronista Tells Tales of Lines for iPhone at China Mobile Stores Tim Takes to Twitter: Having Fun in Beijing BMO Analyst Bullish on China Mobile iPhone Potential NPD: Apple and Samsung Widen Smartphone Leads in the States NPD: Date Use Grows as Music Streaming Increases Spotify Drops Free Listening Limit for Web Client Judge Cote Outlines Reasons for Keeping Bromw...

Mac OS Ken: 01.16.2014

January 16, 2014 10:53 - 15 minutes - 7.58 MB

Apple CEO and China Mobile Chairman Talk iPhone Deal on CNBC Wall Street Jazzed By China Mobile iPhone Media Blitz Cook: Apple Saw Record iPhone Sales in China Last Quarter Apple Settles In-App Purchase Suit with FTC Silicon Valley Anti-Poaching Suit Allowed to Proceed Google Brings Fairly Hobbled Google Play Movies & TV App to iOS Former Apple Exec Finds a Strange Place in Advertising Transporter - Syncing and Sharing Made Simple and Secure. Learn More at http://FileTransporterStore.com and ...

Mac OS Ken: 01.15.2014

January 15, 2014 09:57 - 21 minutes - 10.4 MB

Canaccord Analyst: Over 80-Million iThings Sold Last Quarter CIRP Puts 5s/5c Sales Split at Over 2-to-1 Apple and China Mobile Execs: iPhone is Just the Beginning Munster: Next Earnings Call Will Focus on China Mobile Guidance Apple Apparently Hiring Parts Makers for iThings in Arizona Gartner Sees Uphill Fight to Make Money in Consumer App Stores  Dubious Claims of Apple Database Breach by 1775 Sec 1775 Sec “Suspends Operations” Apple Launches Back-to-School Promotions Down Under Tr...

Mac OS Ken: 01.14.2014

January 14, 2014 08:38 - 17 minutes - 8.46 MB

Cantor Fitzgerald: Wearables Are Real, But Meaningless Until Apple Makes an iWatch Judge Denies Apple Request to Remove Antitrust Monitor Motoroogle loses Patent Infringement Appeal Against Apple Beaconic Announces Turnkey iBeacon Deployment for Europe and US Apple Kit Still Driving Grand Larcenies in the Big Apple Google to Buy Nest Labs for $3.2 Billion Fadell: Nest Will Not Tell Google About Users Aaron Sorkin Said to Have Finished Script for Steve Jobs Movie Mac Originals to Host 30th Ann...

Mac OS Ken: 01.13.2014

January 13, 2014 12:44 - 16 minutes - 7.89 MB

Gartner: 2013 Sees Worst Decline in PC Market History; 4Q Great for Apple WSJ: Apple Devices Flow Into Corporate World Mac Pro Back On Sale in Europe Apple Stores See Brisk Traffic During Asian Red Friday Sale Apple Store in Brisbane,Australia to Open This Friday iPhone Leads NTT Docomo to Win Race for New Customers EverSense Intros iBeacon Add-On for Smart Thermostat The Tap Lab Sees Potential for iBeacon and Location Based Games Apple Hits the Airwaves with “Your Verse” iPad Ad Transporter ...

Mac OS Ken: 01.10.2014

January 10, 2014 13:03 - 17 minutes - 8.5 MB

Distimo Numbers May Indicate Slowing Growth for Android Samsung Telegraphs Galaxy S5 Plans; Plans Greater Focus on Wearables and Tablets  Barnes and Noble: It Was Not a Nook Christmas Nielsen SoundScan: 2013 Sees First Dpro in Online Music Sales Since Opening of iTunes Store Asymco: Drop in Music Sales Not Necessarily Due to Streaming Services Spotify Brings Free Streaming to iOS Apps Magazines See Ad Growth in 2013 Thanks to Tablet Sales Get 10% Off of Your Squarespace Order with Coupon Code...

Mac OS Ken: 01.09.2014

January 09, 2014 12:39 - 16 minutes - 8.26 MB

Needham Analyst: A Cheap iPhone Would Be Impossible and Insane China Unicom Discounts iPhone 5s Ahead of China Mobile iPhone Launch Staples Starts In-Store Sales of iPad Apple and Samsung CEOs to Meet to Try to Work Out Differences CES Sees First Major Appliance with MFi Certification Forrester: Microsoft Beats Apple in Late 2013 U.S. Consumer Survey Gartner Sees Growth for Microsoft in Phones and Tablets BlackBerry CEO Heads Back to the Future Get 10% Off of Your Squarespace Order with Coupo...

Mac OS Ken: 01.08.2014

January 08, 2014 11:32 - 17 minutes - 8.67 MB

Apple: App Store Sales Hit Over $10 Billion in 2013 Piper Jaffray Says iOS Apps No Longer Hands Down Winner Cowen Analyst Says Emphasis on Number of iPhone Sold Misses the Point Apple Issues Third beta of iOS 7.1 to Developers Cult of Mac: Many Visual Changes for Third iOS 7.1 beta  Apple Hosting Red Friday Sales in China and the Region This Friday Apple Opens Store on Chinese Online Shopping Site Tmall China Telecom Discounts iPhone 5s Ahead of China Mobile Launch Apple Officially Seeks Remo...

Mac OS Ken: 01.07.2014

January 07, 2014 12:04 - 19 minutes - 9.31 MB

Kantar Sees Growth for Android and Windows in Mobiles comScore: Smartphones Still a Two-Horse Race in the States BlackBerry Sues iPhone Keyboard Maker for Alleged Infringement Typo: See You at CES Apple Sets 1QFY14 Earnings Call for 27 January CES to Feature iBeacon-Based Scavenger Hunt Advertiser InMarket Starts iBeacon Deployment in Grocery Stores Apple Says It’ll Consider Diversity for Board Corning Announces 3D Gorilla Glass Corning Announces Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass Sephora Launches F...

Mac OS Ken: 01.06.2014

January 06, 2014 11:52 - 20 minutes - 9.91 MB

Wells Fargo Analyst Downgrades Apple Cantor Fitzgerald Analyst Issues Bullish Note on Apple Global Equities Analyst Bullish on Apple Margins Apple Says iOS 7 Adoption Up to 78% Chitika Says Online Share for iPhone Grows Slightly Post-Christmas; iPad Share Shrinks Slightly OWC Upgrades CPU on Mac Pro iFixIt Gives New Mac Pro High Marks for Repairability Apple Outlines Eco-Friendliness of New Mac Pro Netherlands Apple Store Hit by Drive-and-Dash Apple Reportedly Buys Photo Startup SnappyLabs Ap...

Mac OS Ken: 12.31.2013

December 31, 2013 11:33 - 8 minutes - 4.26 MB

Best Buy Drops 16GB iPhone 5c to Free; 16GB iPhone 5s to $125 Bromwich Accuses Apple of Obstruction Google Sues Rockstar for Targeting Android Report: Apple and Samsung in Talks to End Patent Battle Apple Store in Brisbane Looks Ready to Open Soon NYT Magazine Creative Headed to Apple

Mac OS Ken: 12.30.2013

December 30, 2013 11:27 - 21 minutes - 10.5 MB

Topsy Twitter Evidence Points to iPad Christmas Flurry: Christmas Day iPad Activations Up Over 2x; Kindles Up 24x Some San Diego Target Stores See School Supplies Sold in iPod Boxes Amazon Adds 1-Million New Prime Members in Third-Week of December Nokia Pulls HERE Maps from iOS App Store OWC Teardown Indicates Aspects of Mac Pro Are User Upgradable FutureLooks: Replicating Mac Pro as PC Costs $2,000 More Chromebooks Lay Waste to Everything Else in Small Sliver of Small Sliver of Survey Turkey...

Mac OS Ken: 12.27.2013

December 27, 2013 12:17 - 12 minutes - 6.41 MB

Business Insider: App Store Rankings Indicate Lots of New iThings for Christmas  IBM: iOS Pounds Android on 25 December Evasi0n Breaks with TaiG Over Pircay Some Mac Pros Find Homes on 24 December Taiwan FTC Fines Apple for iPhone Price Interference Apple Announces Luck Bag Promotion for Japan SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at

Mac OS Ken: 12.26.2013

December 26, 2013 08:00 - 14 minutes - 10.4 MB

Jeff Gamet - managing editor of The Mac Observer joins us for the second of two conversations recapping some of the biggest Apple stories of 2013. Brought to you by SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken

Mac OS Ken: 12.25.2013

December 25, 2013 08:00 - 18 minutes - 13.2 MB

Jeff Gamet - managing editor of The Mac Observer joins us for the first of two conversations recapping some of the biggest Apple stories of 2013. Brought to you by SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken

Mac OS Ken: 12.24.2013

December 24, 2013 11:22 - 13 minutes - 7.02 MB

Apple Shares Up $21 on First Day of Trading After China Mobile Deal Piper Jaffray Sees as Many as 17-Million Additional iPhones Sold in 2014 via China Mobile Fortune: Analysts Pleased to Very Pleased with China Mobile iPhone Prospects JP Morgan Analyst Treads Lightly Into China Mobile iPhone Excpectations Barron’s: Analysts Generally Please with China Mobile iPhone Deal News of Apparent Apple Acquisitions Thieves In Berlin Turn Apple Store Into a Drive-In SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox ...

Mac OS Ken: 12.23.2013

December 23, 2013 10:58 - 14 minutes - 7.37 MB

Apple/China Mobile Finally Ink iPhone Deal; To Consumers on 17 January 2014 Evasi0n Releases iOS 7 - 7.0.4 Compatible Jailbreak iOS 7 Jailbeak Links to App Store Full of Cracked Apps (Among Others) Evasi0n Says Pirated Apps Against Their Agreement; Being Removed Business Insider: The Beyonce Fight That Has Little to Do with Beyonce Cook Sends Holiday Missive to Apple Employees SaneBox: Bring Sanity to Your Inbox with a 2-Week Free Trial at http://sanebox.com/ken

Mac OS Ken: 12.20.2013

December 20, 2013 11:51 - 17 minutes - 8.39 MB

Ship Times for New Mac Pro Slip to February Apple Releases Black Thunderbolt Cables on Same Day as Black Mac Pro Apple Issues Firmware Update for New Mac Pro Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X to v10.1 Apple Updates Motion and Compressor Apple Updates Logic Pro X Apple Releases First beta Build of OS X 10.9.2 to Developers Apple Releases VPN Update for Mavericks Server KGI Analyst Says Weak iPhone 5c Sales May Be Holding Up China Mobile Deal Dish Network Said to Be Eyeing T-Mobile Samsung Reported...

Mac OS Ken: 12.19.2013

December 19, 2013 11:22 - 16 minutes - 7.35 MB

Orders for New Mac Pro Begin Today Cook Tweets That Mac Pro is Made in Texas The China Mobile iPhone: What Happens to a Deal Deferred?  China Mobile Chairman Says Talk With Apple Over iPhone Still Ongoing Barclays Analyst Thinks China Mobile Deal was Overhyped Anyway Financial Analysts Not Sweating Lack of China Mobile iPhone Announcement China Mobile Upping Smartphone Subsidies in 2014 Susquehanna Analyst Ups Apple Target to $650 on Strength of iPhone 5s SF DA Calls for Apple to Turn On Acti...

Mac OS Ken: 12.18.2013

December 18, 2013 11:39 - 14 minutes - 7.41 MB

Tech Execs Keep White House Conversation on Surveillance Munster’s Latest Twitter Trawl Shows Three of Top Five Tech Gifts are Apple Gear NPD: Streaming Devices Down to Apple and Roku Sky Sports Hits Apple TV in UK Apple Adds Gifting Option to iBookstore Apple: New Apps After 1 February Must be Optimized for iOS 7 Apple Airs 90-Second Ad for iPhone, AirPlay and the Holidays Get 10% off the Drobo 5D/5N or Drobo mini with offer code KEN10 at http://drobostore.com

Mac OS Ken: 12.17.2013

December 17, 2013 09:28 - 21 minutes - 10.5 MB

Beyonce Album Breaks Sales Records Target Passes on Beyonce Album Due to Digital-First Release Mr. Misek Makes Some Sense (Then Stops) Munster Pleased (Not Excited) by Current Quarter Mac Sale RadioShack Offers $100 Gift Card with Original iPad mini Purchase WSJ: Pegatron Using Facial Recognition Tech to Keep Out Underage Workers Business and Department of Commerce to Discuss Voluntary Rules for Facial Recognition Technology China Labor Watch Says Pegatron Shanghai Factory Under-Reporting Wor...