Tim Cook Talks Apple TV

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Tim Cook talks about the future of Apple TV.

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Apple to Make Big iPad Announcement Later Today

Apple will make their announcement in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

The event begins 12:30 ET.

Here are a few of the ways you can keep up with the event:

Engadget: The site will do coverage beginning 6:30 AM - &:30 AM PT

CNET: The site will blog live with updates, photos and commentary. 

GIZMODO: The site will keep up with announcements beginning 12PM ET.

New Gas Buddy App Helps Find Low Gas Prices

The new Gas Buddy app will help you find the cheapest gas at gas station nearest to your location.

I tried this app yesterday...and it works!

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Did Google Bypass Safari's Browser Security?

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Lawmakers want to know if Google violated their agreement with the Federal Trade Commission when they bypassed the security features of Safari, a browser found in iPhone, iPad and Mac computers.

Privacy issues have been in the news lately, with Twitter stating they were able to collect contact info from iPhones and store it for 18 months, unbeknownst to the user.

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Apple iPhone 4S "Road Trip" Commercial

As spring approaches and we begin to travel more, Apple felt it was necessary to remind us that Siri could be a roadside companion when it comes to directions, navigation and the like.

Siri is helpful, but not like they show in these commercials. I think Apple is going to have to improve that voice recognition technology because Siri asks me to repeat myself... a lot.

Apple to Make NYC "Education Announcement" - Jan 19th

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January 19 at 10 a.m. Apple will host an event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum related to the education market.

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Apple iPhone 4S "Santa Ad"

Watch as Siri helps Santa make his rounds on Christmas Eve.

New Apple Store Opens in Grand Central Terminal

Apple store in Grand Central Terminal(NYC). Photo: Jefferson Siegel/NYDailyNews

On Friday, Apple opened there fifth store in Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

They've scaled back on some of the logos and you won't see the large glass cube in this space.

It's definitely a store of convenience for terminal commuters with high-tech style.

In this store you can make a purchase from your iPhone without interacting with a sale associate.

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How Smart Is Your Smartphone?

The iPhone 4S sports the new Siri Service which allows it to speak to the user... sometimes sarcastically. 

Apple's 4S IPhone Could Hit 4 Million Sold By Weekend

A large crowd showed up on Friday morning to purchase 4S iPhones at the Apple Store. Photo: LATimes

The highly anticipated Apple 4S iPhone went on sale in stores across the country on Friday morning.

More than one million devices were purchased through pre-order.

Analyst are predicting four million iPhones could be sold by AT&T, Verizon and Sprint by this weekend.

So far, this is a success for the company, but the weekend has just begun.

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Apple Readying Cloud Based Movie Service

Apple is finalizing talks with the major studios to make movies available over a cloud based service that will shift management of film libraries away from fans and toward Apple.

Fans will be able have access to films from virtually any location using their Apple devices. 

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Apple's Steve Jobs dead at 56

Apple has confirmed that Steve Jobs has died at age 56.

Jobs battled with pancreatic cancer for 8 years.

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Steve Jobs Over the Years

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Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs spent years riding the wave of technology...

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1983 Apple Keynote Address - The "1984" Ad Introduction

Steve Jobs introducing the Macintosh, 1984

Apple's "Let's Talk iPhone Event" Begins at 1 P.M. (ET)

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Yes, the Apple Store is down... until after today's announcement.

Follow Apple's big iPhone announcement at these locations:

Engadget - Live Blog

WSJ - Live Blog

USA Today - Live Blog 

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