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Apple ranked as number one brand in the world

TheNextWeb points to Millard Brown’s 2012 Brandz Top 100 report - an annual study that calculates the brand value of the most popular companies in the world by combining their financial valuations with consumer loyalty and appeal.As you’ve probably already guessed by now, Apple came i...

Apple Stores see 17 times more sales than the average retailer

We’ve always known that Apple’s retail stores seecrazy amounts of foot traffic. In fact, all it takes is a quick glance in your local Apple Store to see that. It seems like they are always busy.Well today, research firm Asymco published an interesting report regarding the performance ...

Security Experts Warn Of New Mac Viruses

Security experts are encouraging Mac users to get an antivirus program, due to new attacks. A new set of attacks have made their way on the scene, causing a new set of problems for Mac users who once though they were safe from viruses. As most of you know, most Mac users currently don’t hav...

Factory workers claim Foxconn hid underage employees prior to inspection

No doubt you watched Nightline's special edition about Shenzhen's Foxconn factory where workers assemble iPhones, iPads and Macs. If you missed it, you can watch it online at ABC's website (US only). As we noted last night, the documentary showed a rather clean Foxconn factory filled with young,...

Apple Could Ship Air-Like MacBook Pros Starting This Spring [Report]

Ever since the redesigned MacBook Air first debuted back in late 2010, the rumor mill has strongly indicated that Apple would redesign its MacBook Pro line of laptops to suit, ditching their bulkier chassises, optical drives and slow, spinning hard drives for Air-like slimness and ubiquitous SSD...

iPhone 4S Causes 83% Surge in November App Store Downloads

When Apple launches a new iPhone or iPad, it invariably has an affect on the rest of its business.The number of downloaded apps is one metric that will always see an increase when Apple brings a shiny new iOS device to market, simply because of all the new customers want to get some apps! Whether...

iPad Receives 84% Approval Rating with Huge App Install Base

We love surveys here at iDB. Sometimes we get results that surprise us, and other times - and this is a prime example - we are mildly amused, but far, far from surprised.The survey we are speaking about was done by the Software Usability Research Laboratory and shows that 84% of iPad owners are s...

VoIP-Based Services Like iMessage Reportedly Eating Carriers' Lunches

With third-party instant messaging apps, Apple’s own iMessage, and VoIP services becoming moreprevalent, it is to be expected that at some point mobile networks will see a reduction in revenue as people move away from using SMS and voice calling.What we didn’t really expect is the mov...

Apple's iPad owns 88% of global tablet web traffic

Is anyone really buying all these shipping Android tablets?

Apple, China groups meet to discuss environmental concerns

Environmental concerns continue to plague Apple and its suppliers in China. Earlier this year, Apple was singled out in an environmental report called "The Other Side of Apple," which detailed health, environment and safety issues at Chinese manufacturing facilities. Apple met with some of its gr...