The next front in Apple and Samsung's gadget war

Apple's supply chain is set to become Samsung's next target in its ongoing battle for smartphone supremacy. But should the Korean gadget maker focus on improving its own products rather than trying to diminish its rivals?

businessspectator.com.au (1 hour ago)

Rangers dig another hole for themselves against Bruins

The Rangers sure don't make it easy on themselves - not in their games, not in these playoff series, not this entire season. For the second time this postseason, the Rangers return to the Big Apple empty-handed after their opening two games on the road.    

nydailynews.com (1 hour ago)

Las Vegas boy, 15, dies after thieves run him over for not giving up his iPad

For some, it A 15-year-old boy who refused to let go of his Apple iPad was dragged along a Las Vegas street and died after the potential thieves, driving an SUV, ran him over, police said.    

nydailynews.com (3 hours ago)

Big Bucks For Beatles' Guitar

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, May 18 (Reuters) - A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event. The semi-hollow-body guitar, manufactured by the VOX company, was...

huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)

Vegas teen dies rather than give up iPad

For some, it A 15-year-old boy who refused to let go of his Apple iPad was dragged along a Las Vegas street and died after the potential thieves, driving an SUV, ran him over, police said.    

nydailynews.com (3 hours ago)

Michael Moore: 'The Real Problem With The IRS' Is GE

Americans are focusing on the wrong IRS scandal, according to Michael Moore. During an appearance on “Real Time With Bill Maher” earlier this week, the activist filmmaker accused the Internal Revenue Service of not doing its part to collect enough taxes from profitable corporations. The IRS has come under fire over...

huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)

Cannes 2013: Blood Ties - first look review

Clive Owen and Billy Crudup play bolshy brothers in Blood Ties, a boisterous portrait of fraternal rivalry that reduces every festive family gathering to a scene-chewing crime scene. At Thanksgiving they lock antlers in the lounge, knocking their doddery dad (James Caan) into the coffee-table. Christmas dinner is...

guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)

Mohsin Hamid: 'Islam is not a monolith'

In 2007, six years after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, I was travelling through Europe and North America. I had just published a novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and as I travelled I was struck by the large number of interviewers and of audience members at Q&As who spoke of Islam as a...

guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)

The KFC smugglers of Gaza

Gaza is not always what people think. You want a lion? An Egyptian bride in a wedding dress? Viagra? An SUV, a double-door fridge freezer that dispenses perfect ice cubes, cigarettes, guns, Belgian chocolate? No problem. Now, as well as the above, the black market tunnels between Gaza and Egypt are bringing KFC...

guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)

Photography: top tips for storing and viewing your images

Apart from duds, keep your frames in safe, long-term storage: you never know when one might be useful, or more meaningful, in the future. Then make a tight edit of them and keep that in a more accessible place. This could be a tablet computer: easy to download to, edit on and great for showing your images. Printing...

guardian.co.uk (5 hours ago)

Has Apple Lost its Edge?

foxnews.com (6 hours ago)

Does Tim Cook Need to Do A Better Job of Publicly Asserting Himself?

Apple CEO Tim Cook is an interesting person. He marched his way to the top of Apple’s corporate ladder through hard work and an uncommon intelligence that Steve Jobs, one of the most highly respected chief executives in history, respected. Tim Cook was able to earn the job that countless people around the globe...

slashgear.com (6 hours ago)

Apple's Cook vs. Samsung's Kun-hee

The U.S. is suing Apple and interrogating Cook. Lee's government pardoned him. Twice.

cnn.com (8 hours ago)

Pope Francis answers a new calling: Catholic Church's iPad app

This apple has nothing to do with Adam. The Catholic Church unveiled a new iPad application this week, intended to keep the faithful abreast of Vatican comings-and-goings, as well as other news from the church's missions throughout the world. Called the MISSIO App, the new software debuted during a ceremony hosted...

foxnews.com (8 hours ago)

John Lennon's guitar fetches $408,000 at auction

A custom-made electric guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison has fetched $408,000 (£265,000) at an auction in New York. The semi-hollow-body instrument, manufactured by VOX, was sold to an unnamed US buyer. It had been expected to fetch $200,000 to $300,000. Harrison played the instrument, distinguished...

guardian.co.uk (9 hours ago)

Where The iPhone 5 Still Bests The Samsung S4

Samsung have produced a great phone in the Galaxy S4 but there are reasons for saying the Apple iPhone is still the better product. Is that clutching at straws?

forbes.com (11 hours ago)

The Tiny Apple! Photographer shrinks New York City's landmarks down to doll sized proportions...

Photographic artist Richard Silver uses a signature technique called 'tilt-shift' in order to shrink New York City and all its inhabitants.

dailymail.co.uk (11 hours ago)

Apple keeps lid on Reno project

About a week ago, Washoe County officials issued permits for Apple Inc.'s data center, an administrative building and infrastructure east of Sparks.

rgj.com (15 hours ago)

Driverless cars, pilotless planes … will there be jobs left for a human being?

Suddenly a robotised, automated economic reality is moving off the science fiction pages and into daily life. The growing use of unmanned battlefield drones is encouraging the growth of pilotless commercial aircraft – the first ever flew in British airspace last month. Google's driverless car is completing ever more...

guardian.co.uk (16 hours ago)

Dubuque Rescue Mission raises a garden, reaps the rewards

The Dubuque Rescue Mission garden sits on a plot of soil formerly covered by blacktop. A half dozen fruit trees -- six apple and six pear -- form a northern border between the rows of vegetables and t

thonline.com (19 hours ago)

Kobe says Jordan comparisons 'apple to oranges'

si.com (19 hours ago)

Local Catholic school teachers honored

A St. Theresa School teacher was among the 2013 Golden Apple Award recipients, honoring local Catholic school teachers.

cumberlink.com (20 hours ago)

Former kidnapping victim touts cellphone security app

Jonna Williams, who survived a 1994 kidnapping and sexual assault in Iowa when she was 13, now works as a victims’ advocate and is writing a book about her experiences. In a recent interview, she strongly touted a cellphone app, called LifeLine Response, for protection when it’s dark, or when she’s alone or walking...

ohio.com (20 hours ago)

Bushland junior designs Apple video game app

Despite demands from schoolwork and athletics over the past year, Bushland High School junior Brett Ponder, 17, has found time in his busy schedule to create an Apple app game called “Gopher Adventures.” In the game, a gopher tunnels through an underground world, collecting seeds and worms, while dodging deadly...

amarillo.com (21 hours ago)

UC Berkeley commencement: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gives graduates a happiness equation

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, the keynote speaker for the 2013 UC Berkeley commencement, tells students: Happiness = Smiles -- Frowns.

contracostatimes.com (23 hours ago)

Oh Where, Oh Where Are Apple's Macbook Airs Going?

Dwindling supplies of 13-inch Macbook Airs at major retailers like Amazon lead some to speculate that Apple's prepping a Macbook Air refresh for next month's WWDC.

pcmag.com (1 day ago)

MacBook Air stock shortage adds weight to WWDC range-refresh rumors

Whispers of a full MacBook refresh at Apple’s WWDC 2013 this June look increasingly possible, with stocks of the 13-inch MacBook Air already tightening ahead of what’s believed to be an Intel Haswell-based upgrade. Apple was tipped to be updating its notebook line-up to Intel’s 4th-gen Core processors by analysts...

slashgear.com (1 day ago)

The Score: Just call this Met voice the piano man

Josh Lewin might be one of the Mets’ voices, but the broadcaster’s pipes aren’t limited to the booth. After Wednesday afternoon’s game between the Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, Lewin will live out one of his dreams and take the stage, belting out tunes in the Big Apple.    

nydailynews.com (1 day ago)

Cannes 2013: Festival taps into the power of nostalgia to fight back against global competition

When Carey Mulligan ditches the Tiffany spangles and Prada sequins of The Great Gatsby, in favour of a baggy jumper and the dingy folk music venues she favours in her role in the new Coen brothers film, Inside Llewyn Davis, it could be seen as a comment on this year's Cannes film festival. Playing the unfussy singer...

guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)

MSU Extension project plants apple, pear, plum orchard in Helena

On a blue sky, meadowlark morning last week, a new orchard was born in the Helena Valley at Johnson Nursery and Gardens.

billingsgazette.com (1 day ago)