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Forstall ousting apparently met with “quiet jubilation” among Apple employees

Maybe Scott Forstall’s departure was a long time coming. Per GigaOm, employees at Apple are said to be extremely satisfied with the ouster of iOS software chief Scott Forstall, who had apparently worn out his welcome at the company. Sources familiar with the situation told GigaOm’s Om Malik that Forstall’s firing was met with a […]

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Apple to delay iTunes 11 launch until November, looks to “get it right”

You’ll have to wait a little longer for iTunes 11. Per AllThingsD, Apple announced on Tuesday that it will be pushing back the launch of iTunes 11 until November, citing unexpected delays and the desire to “get it right.” The news comes after Apple in September said the new media purchasing and management hub would […]

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ARM lays out specs for 64-bit Cortex-A50 mobile processors, sets release date for 2014

No matter how nifty your devices are, it’s the next-gen stuff that smacks of awesome promises. Per AppleInsider, processor company ARM on Tuesday unveiled new its next-generation of high-performance, power sipping 64-bit chips — CPUs that could power future devices from companies like Apple as soon as 2014. ARM’s new Cortex-A50 processor series is based […]

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Dropbox 1.5.42 beta goes live, now available for download

If you’re feeling a little brave today, this might come in handy. On Tuesday, Dropbox released a public beta of version 1.5.42 of its cloud-based storage client for Mac OS X. The new version, a 25.7 megabyte download, which adds the following fixes and changes: – Fix web login not opening a browser. – Other […]

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Forstall’s refusal to sign iOS Maps apology letter may have been the last straw

There may be a few pretty valid reasons as to why Scott Forstall is leaving Apple. Per the Mac Observer, sources have indicated that Forstall’s ouster was due to his refusal to sign a letter of apology over Apple Maps in September. The New York Times, Fortune, and The Verge all claim sources saying as […]