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Should Apple buy BlackBerry? Er, no

team@macworld.co.uk (The Macalope) — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:58:00 GMT

The Macalope finds the latest media masterplan for Apple - that it should buy rival smartphone maker BlackBerry - substantially crazy.

Mac malware uploads screenshots, certified by Apple

team@macworld.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:20:00 GMT

Uh oh. Looks like a bit more evidence that Mac's are not safe from malware has emerged again.

'Record labels helped Google beat Apple to the music subscription market'

team@macworld.co.uk (Gregg Keizer) — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:58:00 GMT

Disgruntled record labels may have helped Google beat Apple to the punch on music subscription services, an analyst has said - but Apple will catch up soon.

Google beats Apple to the music subscription market

team@macworld.co.uk (Gregg Keizer) — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:58:00 GMT

Disgruntled record labels may have helped Google beat Apple to the punch on music subscription services, an analyst has said - but Apple will catch up soon.

Apple's Cook defends tax practices and reveals of 'made in USA' Mac

team@macworld.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:48:00 GMT

Tim Cook is on the offensive prior to Senate meeting, defends Apple's tax practices and reveals details about Apple's plans to build a Mac on US soil

How the iPhone's Retina display benefits disabled users

team@macworld.co.uk (Steven Aquino) — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:00 GMT

The sharp Retina displays available on the iPhone and iPad are a huge boon to accessibility for visually impaired users.

Samsung photoshops Galaxy S4 into iPhone stock shot

team@macworld.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:00 GMT

We love a good anti-Samsung story and news that Samsung has photoshopped a Samsung smartphone into a photo that originally featured an iPhone had us chuckling.

iPhone 5S: more photographs appear, indicate colour options

team@macworld.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:11:00 GMT

To make a change from the round of 'concept images' of the iPhone 6 (or iPhone 5S depending on which camp you are in) today we have a photograph of what is claimed to be iPhone 5S parts.

iPad mini 2 rumour rollup: leaked specs, A7 chip and something we call 'iPadiGlasses'

team@macworld.co.uk (John Cox) — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:10:00 GMT

We sift through the latest rumours concerning the specifications, features, exterior appearance and launch dates of the iPad mini 2, iPad 5 and iPhone 6.

Foxconn factory workers 'still working unlawfully long hours'

team@macworld.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:55:00 GMT

Apple supplier Foxconn is making progress in improving working conditions, but a report claims that staff are still working long hours that exceed local laws.

Woman sues Apple claiming that power button defect was planned

team@macworld.co.uk (Marcelina Zwegrodzka) — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:36:00 GMT

A woman has sued Apple because the power button stopped working after her one-year warranty had ended.

Woman sues Apple claiming that home button defect was planned

team@macworld.co.uk (Marcelina Zwegrodzka) — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:36:00 GMT

A woman has sued Apple because the power button stopped working after her one-year warranty had ended.

Ohio man downloads 50,000,000,000th App Store app, wins $10,000

team@macworld.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:42:00 GMT

Apple has announced that the 50 billionth app was Say the Same Thing by Space Inch. It was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio.

The real reason Adobe ditched Creative Suite for Creative Cloud

team@macworld.co.uk (Neil Bennett) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:20:00 GMT

Why Adobe's move to a subscription service provoked such strong reactions, what the underlying reasons for the move are – and how to decide if you should move to Creative Cloud.

Apple and the file system: Skating to where the puck might go

team@macworld.co.uk (Marco Tabini) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:10:00 GMT

Since the introduction of the Mac, Apple has waged a steadily escalating war against the file system. While the ability to organize files hierarchically has been a mainstay of operating systems for as long as there have been operating systems, the fine folks from Cupertino have constantly pushed away from that approach with each iteration of Apple's products, starting with the introduction of Packages and culminating, arguably, with iOS's complete lack of a user-facing interface for manipulating the file system.

Apple CEO to face Senate in tax grilling

team@macworld.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:59:00 GMT

Apple will be in front of the senate next week as it is questioned about its tax practices.

Fire Tim Cook? You're cuckoo bananas

team@macworld.co.uk (The Macalope) — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:20:00 GMT

A number of market watchers have suggested that Apple should let CEO Tim Cook go. Here's what the Macalope thinks about that.

iPhone in row 9 caused plane to go 'several miles off course'

team@macworld.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:16:00 GMT

As the FAA examines whether to allow phone use on airlines, reports of in-flight issues

Weak iPhone 5 demand blamed for Foxconn's Hon Hai revenue drop

team@macworld.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:10:00 GMT

Weak demand for Apple's iPhone 5 has been cited as a likely cause for Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry's latest financial figures. The company posted a 19.2 percent year-on-year decline in revenue for the first quarter.

Retina iPad mini 'will feature new processor chip'

team@macworld.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:57:00 GMT

A 'tipster' claims that the new iPad mini will get the A6X chip to power its Retina display

New iPhone: Sapphire crystal fingerprint scanner 'to be embedded in home button'

team@macworld.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:18:00 GMT

Reports from Taiwan suggest new tech for fingerprint scanner, PayPal exec confirms Apple will introduce fingerprint tech

Apple and Lenovo grow, but European PC market suffers

team@macworld.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs) — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:11:00 GMT

PC shipments in Western Europe declined by 20.5 percent during the first quarter: The only vendors to see shipments grow were Lenovo and Apple, which returned to the top five.

What's the best Mac movie editor for simple projects?

team@macworld.co.uk (Christopher Breen) — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT

Looking for the best Mac movie editing software for simple projects - light editing, adjustments to soundtracks and so on? Read on for our recommendation.

Look out Apple: Android grabs 75 percent of smartphone market

team@macworld.co.uk (Chris Martin) — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:20:00 GMT

The total share of smartphone users running Google's rival Android platform has now reached 75 per cent of the market.

Podcast: Creative Cloud and iPhoto improvements

team@macworld.co.uk (Christopher Breen, Jackie Dove) — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT

This week we offer you a double-header--one where we start with Jackie Dove speaking with Adobe's Senior Marketing Director, Scott Morris, about the company's recent announcement that it was ending perpetual licenses for upcoming versions of Adobe Creative Suite applications. Chris Breen then talks with Jeff Carlson about ways Jeff believes iPhoto could be improved.