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Apple partner Foxconn raises Chinese worker wages as much as 25%

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As Apple has faced criticism for its alliance with manufacturing partner Foxconn, the device assembler announced on Friday it has raised the wages of its workers by 16 to 25 percent.

LED maker reportedly tapped to supply chips for Apple television

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Apple is said to have selected a key component supplier for its rumored television set, with LED chipmaker Genesis Photronics expected to enter the supply chain.

Apple's Messages beta hints at high-res Macs with Retina Displays

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The newly released beta of Messages for OS X contains support for double-pixel resolutions, offering more evidence that Apple is working on high-resolution Retina Displays for future Mac hardware.

Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than total Macs in 28 years

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A new breakdown of Apple's blockbuster 2011 notes that the company sold more iPhones, iPads and iPod touches in the 12-month span than it has sold Mac computers in the company's history.

Apple TV disappears from BestBuy.com as refresh rumors swirl

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Best Buy is no longer selling the Apple TV on its website, prompting speculation that a new model from Apple is soon to arrive.

New York Times gets Gizmodo treatment from Apple after negative reports

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The New York Times appears to have lost its invitation to the Apple party in a vein similar to Gawker Media's Gizmodo blog, after printing a series of scathing reports that described the company as indifferent to terrible worker conditions in China.

Google reportedly ignoring Safari users' privacy settings to better track its ads [u]

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Google has joined other online advertisers in intentionally circumventing the privacy settings of desktop and iOS Safari users in an effort to better track their web browsing activity [updated with comment from Google].

With Mountain Lion, Apple officially drops 'Mac' from OS X name

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After priming the transition with "OS X" trademark applications years ago, Apple has now confirmed that the word "Mac" is no longer part of the name of its flagship desktop operating system.

Alleged iOS 5.1 'pre-GM' leak shows permanent lock-screen camera button

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An alleged leak of Apple's upcoming iOS 5.1 update appears to show the addition of a permanent camera button on the lock screen and Japanese support for Siri.

Apple wins German injunction against Motorola over 'slide-to-unlock'

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A ruling handed down by the Munich I Regional Court on Thursday found that a number of Motorola products had infringed on Apple's slide-to-unlock patent, resulting in a permanent injunction against any offending devices.

Mountain Lion signals end of OS X support for older Macs

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In its announcement of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on Thursday, Apple failed to mention that a handful of Macs that will be cut from the fold when the next generation operating system debuts this summer due to end of support for older Intel integrated graphics chipsets.

Mountain Lion brings new iOS-like file handling, iCloud App Library features

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OS X Mountain Lion brings a new document handling experience to the Mac platform that offers an iOS-like, iCloud-based alternative to the conventional file system.

Share Sheets, Twitter integration to make Mountain Lion more social

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While system-wide Twitter integration debuted in iOS 5 and is now coming to Mountain Lion, the new Share Sheets feature in OS X 10.8 will also allow users to quickly share links, photos and videos in a variety of ways.

First Look: Messages for Mac

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Apple's new Messages app connects Macs with conversations initiated on iOS devices, as well as providing an easy way to initiate FaceTime conversations.

Gatekeeper is hidden in OS X 10.7.3 Lion, developers can preview it now

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Though it will formally debut later this year in Mountain Lion, Apple has secretly included its new Gatekeeper feature in OS X 10.7.3 Lion, and developers can enable it now to test it.