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ICloud now has 85 million users, and Gruber himself thinks iCloud is one of the most important Apple services yet. "I think Steve Jobs had his fingers in as many projects as he could manage in his final year, but it’s no coincidence that his last product announcement was iCloud."

Apple has now paid over $4 billion to developers in App Store revenue, thanks in part to the 315 million iOS devices sold cumulatively. ...

Apple's quarterly earnings call is all done and dusted for another quarter, and the numbers are impressive: record sales of $46 billion and record profit of $13 billion. Not to mention some 37 million iPhones, 15.4 million iPads, and 5.2 million Macs.

Just look at the curves on that graph about Apple's cash! Asymco says Apple added $38 billion in cash last year to bring their total cash stockpile ...

iPod docks are a dime-a-dozen these days, go in to any electronics retailer and you’re bound to find a bunch cluttered together on display the majority of which will have some unfortunate commonalities. Poor sound quality, ugly design and useless “extended-features”. JBL’s new OnBeat “Loudspeaker Docking Station”, I’m happy to say, rises above all of those and has delivered one of the more enjoyable dock experiences I’ve had without costing a thousand dollars. ...

Philip Watkins, 56, lives in Glenrowan in country Victoria. He has just completed his Bachelor of Technology (Computing Studies) through Open University Australia and is now moving on to a Diploma of Education course to fulfil his dream of becoming a secondary teacher.
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Alternatively, Apple's latest foray into the big bad world of education (and why it matters).

I've now had the whole weekend to think about what Apple's education event means. Somewhere between the new Star Wars MMO, some epic rounds of Battlefield 3, and something that I'm calling "general internet procrastination", I've thought about the implications for the education sector that this event has wrought.

As a quick recap, Apple released iBooks Author for the Mac alongside a plan to shake up the textbook industry as we know it (also featuring the iPad, iTunes U, and a few big-name publishers). There are ...

In a 1996 interview with Wired, Steve Jobs said "what's wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology". Now that we know what Apple's plans are, can we look on this statement and laugh? Read the original interview here.

The iPhone 4S meant that iOS devices nearly caught up to Android device sales in December 2011, according to a newly released report from Nielsen, proving once again ...

The last cab off the rank in Olympus’ new PEN range is the stylish, simple and ultra-compact PEN E-PM1.

Following the PEN E-P3 and the middle child, the PEN E-PL3 the PEN E-PM1 is designed for those that need a compact with DSLR functionality that includes a big edge over its competitors.
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The iOS 5.1 beta shows a screen in Contacts where you can add a contact's Facebook username, which some interpret to be a sign that Apple are bringing Facebook integration into iOS, like they did with Twitter. Sadly, I think that ship has sailed and Apple are just filling in the gaps — but I'm always able to be corrected.

There's a chance Apple stores may be coming to India, where laws preventing single ownership ...