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Adobe may unveil an update to its flagship Photoshop CS6 software on Tuesday, December 11, bringing Retina support to the application for the first time. Hints of a Retina-enable Photoshop come from an Adobe YouTube video released Tuesday. The video was released to advertise the company’s Create Now Live event, scheduled for December 11, which…

Apple’s new iTunes 11 media management and playback software may launch as soon as today, according to a statement in a Wall Street Journal profile of Eddy Cue, the company’s vice president of Internet Software and Services. “The New iTunes,” as Apple refers to it, was introduced in September during the iPhone 5 and iOS…

Apple Inc. led the media tablet market it created for the 10th straight quarter, but ABI Research issued a report that said iPad's market share declined 14 points during the September quarter to 55 percent. Android devices took 44 percent of the market and almost all of Apple's 14 point decline, and the firm believes…

Shares of $AAPL rose 3.15 percent on Monday, a day that saw mixed views coming from Wall Street. Barclays, UBS, and Piper Jaffray all offered clients positive outlooks on Apple , while Citi group issued a report saying that iPhone deceleration is likely in the next 6-18 months. Pacific Crest Securities also lowered its target…

Apple has apparently turned to Amperex Technology Limited and Tianjin Lishen Battery for its laptop and iPad battery needs after Samsung reportedly stopped supplying the components. If true, it underscores the ongoing tension between the two companies over patent infringement claims. Samsung to Apple: No More Batteries for You News of the parts supply change…

Apple's plans to build the so-called “Spaceship HQ” won't be finished until 2016, a year later than the company had planned. Apple had hoped to break ground on the campus in 2012, but a required environmental impact report might not be completed until June of 2013, pushing the groundbreaking out to as late as early…

Annoyed with bad Wi-Fi and Bluetooth performance on your Retina MacBook Pro? That fancy new USB 3.0 hard drive you connected may be the problem. The issue is that USB 3.0 hard drives can emit radio frequencies that interfere with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth transmissions on the 2.4 GHz band, especially when placed near the antennas…

Awhile back, Microsoft decided that it would compete in the tablet space with a next generation Windows, called Windows 8. The design compromises Microsoft had to make for this to happen may end up further stalling Microsoft's progress in the post-PC tablet era, causing the company to fall further behind instead of reversing the fortunes…

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson The corporate, high-tech struggle to earn money and thrive means a campaign to drag us all into technological entanglements. But if we are too busy doing something that matters, and if we…

For far too long, our carry bags have been completely dumb. Marijn Berk in the Netherlands has just launched a Kickstarter project aimed to change all that. The Phorce is an intelligent, stylish carry bag unlike any you've ever seen. It features a 14,400 mAh battery that can charge or power your devices and even…

$AAPL's sell-off was “insanely insane,” according to Topeka Capital analyst Brian White. Mr. White told his clients on Monday that Apple's 24.8 percent decline in the last two months has neither rhyme nor reason, and helped by his comments, the stock rallied 7.21 percent, a huge one-day jump that left the stock at US$565.73 per…

“Gotta say love that SURFACE!” Oprah told her legions of fans on Twitter (14,870,825 as of this writing). How much does she love that Microsoft Surface? So much that she carves out time to tell us about it when using her iPad. Gotta say I love Surface, but I gotta type it on iPad Screenshot…

Intel announced on Monday that CEO Paul Otellini will be retiring in May. Mr. Otellini has led Intel since 2005, and was instrumental in working out a deal with Apple to bring that company's Mac product line to the Intel platform. “I’ve been privileged to lead one of the world’s greatest companies,” Mr. Otellini said…

We're in a comfort zone right now. Tablets have emerged and are maturing, but there are still plenty of PCs with Windows all over the planet. They coexist. But what about a few years from now when a combination of new tablet technologies and wholesale discarding of PCs takes place? Then we'll see some serious…

Data storage firm LaCie recently released an update to its “Rugged” line of durable external hard drives, adding support for Thunderbolt and USB 3. The Mac Observer spent some time putting the drive through its paces and we found it to be a good performer with a unique and functional design. Read on for our…

Nokia announced on Tuesday that it will be bringing its highly-touted mapping service to iOS and Android. The company is launching the effort under a new brand name called “Here.” The company is looking to expand its presence in the smartphone mapping services industry beyond its own smartphones, which are struggling. Here, Coming to iOS…

Microsoft's Windows head honcho has left Big Redmond. The change is at least as big a shakeup as Apple's decision to remove Scott Forstall as head of iOS in October, as Mr. Sinofsky has greatly steered the direction of Windows and oversaw the development and launch of Windows 8. Steven Sinofsky, Outgoing Head of Windows…

Apple is now paying more for the A6 and A6X processors in the iPhone and iPad thanks to a 20 percent price increase from Samsung. Apple designs the chips, but has been relying on Samsung for manufacturing. Samsung hits Apple with 20 percent price increase for processors “Samsung Electronics recently asked Apple for a significant…

Apple and HTC reached a settlement in their ongoing patent infringement fight, and that deal includes a 10 year cross licensing deal. The two companies didn't reveal the settlement details, but Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu's sources have him estimating HTC could be paying Apple between US$6 and $8 per Android phone, which could get…

Shares of Apple Inc. have officially slipped into bear territory after the stock slid another 3.63 percent on Thursday. $AAPL ended the day at US$537.75 per share, $20.252 (-3.63 percent). Worries about Foxconn's ability to make enough iPhone 5s continued to concern investors, while one analyst called AAPL's recent sell-off overdone. AAPL has fallen $164.35…

The Mac Observer is (collectively) a huge fan of Apple's iPad and iPad mini, but we are happy to tip our hat to a very entertaining spoof offered up by a fan of Microsoft's new Surface tablet. Forest Gibson posted a spoof response to Apple's current iPad and iPad mini commercial that we think is…

After I got my iPhone 5, I decided I would keep it “naked” — no case or screen protector of any kind. As regards a case, the iPhone 5 is as stunningly designed, light and thin as any smartphone I have ever seen. “Why,” I mused, “would I want to spoil all that with some…

Just Mobile is known for two primary things when it concerns their designs. The products will be made from either solid aluminum or dual-layered aluminum, and they will compliment any Apple products users have on their desks. The HeadStand is no exception. The HeadStand from Just Mobile The HeadStand has one purpose. It is designed to keephead…

Shares of Apple Inc. closed below US$580 on Friday, the first time it has done so since July 26th. $AAPL ended the week at $576.80, a loss of $19.74 (-3.31 percent), on moderate volume of 22.1 millions shares trading hands. The broader markets were down, but AAPL's selloff may have been sparked by what is…