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Apple stock drops as iPad Mini event wraps up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

NEW YORK (AP) - Apple's stock fell Tuesday after the company wrapped up an event unveiling new and updated products, including a smaller iPad. The Mini's price starts at $329, higher than what most analysts had expected. The price of the iPad Mini, whose screen is roughly two-thirds of the

Top 5 makers of tablets, led by Apple

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By The Associated Press Apple had extended its dominance in tablet computers in the second quarter, shipping nearly seven out of every 10 tablets, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. Since then, Google came out with a challenger, the Nexus 7, and Amazon.com Inc. updated its Kindle Fire line

Number of iPads sold by Apple by quarter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By The Associated Press Apple said it sold its 100 millionth iPad two weeks ago, two and a half years after the first model came out. That means Apple has sold 16 million since June 30, when it last disclosed iPad sales. Apple is expected to get a boost with the release next month of a smaller

Apple's iPad Mini much pricier than rival tablets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writers SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple Inc.'s pencil-thin, smaller iPad will cost much more than its competitors, signaling that the company isn't going to get into a mini-tablet price war. The company unveiled the iPad Mini on Tuesday,

Apple slims down iMac, eliminates DVD drive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple unveiled a new version of its iMac desktop computer that's one-fifth the thickness of the old model around the edges. At 5 millimeters around the edges, the new iMac is thinner than most stand-alone computer monitors. "There is an entire computer in here," Apple

Apple introduces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple is introducing a new 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop that has a "Retina" display, with four times the resolution of the previous model. The new model follows a 15-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina display introduced this summer, and will start at $1,699. Apple's marketing

New iPad, including smaller model, plus new Macs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Apple introduced a smaller iPad, as expected, but also updated its full-sized one. It also unveiled new Mac computers, including a 13-inch version of a MacBook Pro with sharper, "Retina" display and an iMac with a new type of

Ohio teen in Craigslist trial: I feared for life

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) - The teenage suspect in the slayings of three men lured by phony Craigslist job offers testified at his murder trial Tuesday that he went along only because he feared he would also die if he didn't. Asked repeatedly by his defense

Western Digital shares slide after weak outlook

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

NEW YORK (AP) - Weakening demand for PCs and slow global growth are weighing on Western Digital, which makes hard disk drives for computers. Shares shed more than 3 percent late Tuesday morning after the company issued a weak outlook, and stock of Seagate Technology, a competitor, declined as well

Plans for second TEDxBroadway conference revealed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

NEW YORK (AP) - The second annual TEDxBroadway - a conference focusing on Broadway's future - will kick off on Jan. 28. The one-day event will feature such speakers as Thomas Schumacher, the president of Disney Theatrical Group; set designer Christine Jones; and producer Randi Zuckerberg. The