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• Apple may launch new music streaming service

  April 8, 2013 3:44 AM

  Apple is reportedly close to launching a new streaming music service. The company could sign a deal with major music labels as early as next week. That would clear the way for Apple to compete with current powerhouse Pandora. Apple isn't talking, but those in the know say in addition... more »

• Justice reaches settlement with Penguin on e-books

  December 18, 2012 6:22 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department says it has reached a settlement with one of the nation's largest book publishers over charges it conspired with other companies to raise prices for electronic books. Federal officials say the agreement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc., if approved by a court, would remove... more »

• Wii U: New console launches in a sea of gadgets

  November 18, 2012 1:44 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - In the six years since the last major video game system launched, Apple unveiled the iPhone and the iPad, "Angry Birds" invaded smartphones and Facebook reached a billion users. In the process, scores of video game consoles were left to languish in living rooms alongside dusty... more »

• Apple lovers converge on Penrose for Apple Day

  October 6, 2012 7:13 PM

  Today marks 77 years of a tradition in Penrose as hundreds gathered to celebrate Apple Day! All sorts of apple-flavored goodies were available from apple crisp to apple cider. Orchard owners were on hand to sell apples by the pound. Vendors and live music lined Broadway through Penrose. The... more »

• Apple is now most valuable company ever

  August 20, 2012 1:20 PM

  Apple takes the title of world's most valuable company ever! Today its surging stock sky rocketed the company's value to $621 billion. Apple has hit new highs recently due to excitement around what may be the impending launch of the iPhone 5 and possibly a smaller, cheaper iPad. ... more »

• Apple unveils new iPad

  March 7, 2012 1:57 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple's new iPad model features a sharper screen and a faster processor, the company confirmed Wednesday. Apple said the new display will be sharper than the high-definition television set in the living room. The company says it will show more saturated colors than previous models.... more »

• School district's iPad policy raises concerns of web safety Play Video

  January 23, 2012 8:33 PM

  Manitou Springs School District 14 purchased 500 new Apple iPad 2 tablet computers for 5th through 8th grade students to use this school year. The internet allows homework to be assigned, completed and graded paperlessly. However, that connectivity also risks exposing students to harmful content on the web. One... more »

• UCCS student points out phone security concerns Play Video

  January 16, 2012 7:07 PM

  How secure is your smart phone? A master's student, studying computer science at U.C.C.S., has uncovered some eye opening security issues on applications used on the iOS system - used in Apple products. David Stites says some apps may not be a secure as you'd like. Stites shows... more »

• Biography sheds new light on Steve Jobs' life

  October 20, 2011 10:12 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For Steve Jobs, products, not profits were the main motivation at Apple and he called a new crop of managers brought in to the company after his ouster "corrupt people" with "corrupt values" who cared only about making money. That's according to an authorized biography of... more »

• Steve Jobs' death caused by respiratory arrest, cancer

  October 10, 2011 6:29 PM

  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A copy of Steve Jobs' death certificate indicates the Apple co-founder died of respiratory arrest that resulted from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs. Jobs died last Wednesday at age 56. Apple Inc. didn't disclose the cause of death, but Jobs had... more »

• Apple co-founder Wozniak reacts to Jobs' death

  October 6, 2011 4:14 AM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Steve Wozniak, who started Apple in a Silicon Valley garage with Steve Jobs in 1976, says he'll miss his fellow co-founder "as much as everyone." Wozniak says, "We've lost something we won't get back. The way I see it, though, the way people love products... more »

• Bad apple crop season doesn't ruin festival

  September 29, 2011 7:46 PM

  It's apple picking season, but folks in Penrose are dealing with a sour situation. A late spring frost ruined a lot of the crop, which has hurt sales and tourism. However, just days before the town's big apple festival, neighbors in Fremont County have banded together. Every fall tourists... more »

• Apple Day festival will go on, without Penrose apples

  September 29, 2011 11:59 AM

  This Saturday is the annual Apple Day celebration in Penrose, but this year's festival has a bit of a sour note. None of the orchards in Penrose have apples this year. Third Street Apples says on it's website, it doesn't have a single apple because of drought conditions. But the... more »

• Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, effective immediately

  August 24, 2011 7:50 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The mind behind the innovative products that have transformed Apple into one of the world's most powerful companies is calling it quits. Steve Jobs says he can no longer handle the job and has resigned as the company's CEO. The resignation appears to be connected... more »

• Wal-Mart and Amazon go around App Store

  August 10, 2011 4:48 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart and Amazon have revealed new video and book-reading services that are designed for the iPad but bypass Apple Inc.'s fees on content sales. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started to stream video from its Vudu service to the iPad's Web browser on Wednesday, and Amazon.com Inc.... more »

• Apple surpasses Exxon as most valuable U.S. company

  August 9, 2011 2:05 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Apple has surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company in the U.S. Apple Inc.'s stock gained 3.2 percent to $364.60 on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the iPhone and iPad maker's market capitalization to about $338.0 billion. Exxon Mobil Corp. shares, meanwhile, were trading at... more »

• ITC staff side with Kodak in Apple patent battle

  May 18, 2011 5:06 PM

  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Staff investigators at the U.S. International Trade Commission sided with photography pioneer Eastman Kodak in its patent-infringement battle with smartphone giants Apple and Research in Motion. The third-party investigators at the federal agency, which oversees trade disputes, found that Apple and Canada-based RIM infringed an... more »

• Apple details iPhone tracking for Congress

  May 10, 2011 5:14 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple is telling Congress that its iPhone location tracking is meant to improve service, not stalk customers. The company outlined its stance in a letter released Monday by the House of Representatives. An Apple Inc. vice president, Guy Tribble, is set to testify Tuesday before... more »

• Federal disaster declared for farmers

  September 16, 2010 6:02 PM

  Fremont County farmers should be harvesting a huge crop of apples right now, but a late freeze damaged the crop. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared Fremont County a natural disaster area. The freeze occurred between April 30 and May 3. Also included in the disaster... more »

• 87-year-old woman masters new technology

  August 5, 2010 4:16 PM

  Mary Majka is well known in New Brunswick, Canada as an environmentalist and bird watcher. She lives in Mary's Point, a preserve where birds gather to migrate to South America for the winter. Mary's been watching them for years and now she's using an iPad to share her passion with... more »

• Apple's iPhone fix: Free bumpers

  July 16, 2010 2:26 PM

  Apple will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone to alleviate the so-called "death grip" problem: holding the phone with a bare hand can muffle the wireless signal. Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced the giveaway at a news conference Friday. Those who have already bought... more »

• Patent holder sues smart phone makers

  July 9, 2010 8:51 AM

  A patent-holding company that won a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry is suing six other makers of phones and phone software. Apple Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., HTC Corp., LG Electronics Inc. and Motorola Inc. are targets of the lawsuits. The... more »

• Apple 'stunned' to find flaw in iPhone 4

  July 2, 2010 10:19 AM

  Apple says it is "stunned" to find that its latest iPhone model uses a "completely wrong" formula to show how many bars of signal strength it's getting. Apple says that's the reason users have been reporting big drops in signal strength when holding the phone in a way that blocks... more »

• iPhone sales brisk

  June 24, 2010 1:23 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Apple Inc.'s newest iPhone is seling briskly around the world. Thousands have been lining up outside stores to snag one -- amid concerns of supply shortages. Some stores -- including ones in Tokyo, Miami and San Francisco -- sold out within hours as the iPhone 4... more »

• Man loses part of pinky in iPad theft

  April 20, 2010 12:16 PM

  A man lost part of his pinky finger when a thief snatched an iPad that was in a bag tied around the man's hand. Fifty-nine-year-old Bill Jordan said he had just purchased Apple's latest must-have item at a store at Denver's Cherry Creek Mall Thursday and was near the... more »

• Apple sells over 300,000 iPads on day of debut

  April 5, 2010 11:49 AM

  Apple says it sold more than 300,000 iPads on Saturday, the day it debuted across the country. Sales included pre-orders of the iPad, a new type of touch-screen device that blends features of the iPhone, electronic book readers and tablet computers. Prices start at $499 for iPads that connect to... more »

• Apple's much-anticipated iPad goes on sale

  April 3, 2010 12:48 PM

  Apple's much-anticipated iPad has gone on sale. Eager customers have been lining up outside Apple Stores and some Best Buys to be among the first to buy one as sales started at 9 a.m. Saturday in each time zone. Carlos Herrera came to New York from Barcelona, Spain, because it... more »

• Report: Apple working on Verizon iPhone

  March 29, 2010 7:04 PM

  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple may be working on an iPhone designed for Verizon Wireless. Currently AT&T is the only U.S. phone company that carries the iPhone. Citing unnamed sources, The Journal said Monday that Apple is planning to debut a new iPhone this summer,... more »

• U.S. Apple iPad launch delayed until April 3

  March 7, 2010 10:14 AM

  The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned. When Apple unveiled the touch-screen device Jan. 27, the company said the first iPads would reach the market in "late March" worldwide, not just in the U.S.... more »

• Is the iPad the future of portable gaming?

  January 30, 2010 12:33 PM

  Seemingly tailor-made for puzzle games, racing simulations and arcade amusements, Apple's iPhone has quickly become a major player in the portable gaming market. But even with a staggering 30,000-plus downloadable diversions from "Dragon's Lair" to "Flight Control" available, the device is about to face its stiffest competition yet. Enter... more »

• Tablet computer expected to debut at Apple event

  January 27, 2010 12:07 PM

  Apple Inc. is taking the wraps off its "latest creation," which analysts believe will be a tablet-style computer - somewhat like an iPhone, but larger. Apple CEO and showman Steve Jobs is expected to take the stage at a San Francisco event Wednesday. Although Apple has been silent publicly about... more »

• Google confirms plans to sell own mobile phone

  January 5, 2010 2:27 PM

  It's official: Google will sell its own mobile phone in an effort to protect its online advertising empire as people increasingly surf the Web on handsets instead of personal computers. The phone announced Tuesday had been widely anticipated since Google handed out the device, called the Nexus One, to... more »

• Reports: FCC to propose 'Net neutrality' rules

  September 19, 2009 7:29 AM

  Published reports say the FCC will propose new rules designed to ensure the free flow of information and applications over the Internet. The Washington Post and New York Times reported Saturday that FCC chairman Julius Genachowski will make the proposals in a speech Monday at the Brookings Institution. The proposals... more »

• Apple CEO Jobs on stage, discusses transplant

  September 9, 2009 3:54 PM

  Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs has returned to his showman role - taking the stage Wednesday at a product launch event for the first time since his nearly six-month-long medical leave. Jobs, who had a liver transplant this spring, got a standing ovation. Looking thin and speaking quietly and with... more »