If you’ve been following the latest bub around the hub, you may remember Apple’s recent scuff with Shenzhen-based Proview Technology — the Chinese outfit that holds the local trademark on the name “iPad.” Not only did Apple lose a trademark lawsuit for the iPad name, but some time later mainland government had the slabs removed [...]

And now, the great circle of tech life heads towards consummation: the scandal, the outrage, the explanation, the Majestic Non-Apologetic Apple Statement. But at least they’re going to fix their privacy problem. More » Gizmodo

According to Apple, the iMessage bug we posted yesterday isn’t really a bug. It’s a rare incident caused by an employee’s over eagerness to help a customer. More » Gizmodo

Apple has apparently complied with a recent ruling by the Italian government that the company did not do enough, when selling its extended one-year warranties in stores, to let customers know that its products already came with a two-year warranty, as per consumer laws there. The company has posted an official message on its website [...]

More than six months after Ron Johnson’s departure, Apple has finally found a new retail chief to replace him, in one John Browett. The Cambridge- and Wharton-educated Browett comes to Cupertino after serving nearly five years as CEO of Dixons — the Taj Mahal of British retailers. Before that, he held a smattering of obscurely [...]