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App Store hits 1 billion downloads: Today in Apple history

23 hours ago | cultofmac.com | Luke Dormehl

April 23, 2009: Less than a year after opening its virtual doors, the App Store reaches 1 billion downloads. Peer-to-peer file sharing app Bump becomes the 1 billionth app to be downloaded. As a result of his purchase, 13-year-old Connor Mulcahey of Weston, Connecticut, wins a “1 Billion App Countdown” promotion.
Today in Apple history: Apple teams with Volkswagen for iBeetle car

1 day ago | cultofmac.com | Luke Dormehl

April 22, 2013: The world gets its first Apple car. Well, kind of. In reality, the iBeetle is a collaboration with German automaker Volkswagen that offers a car “stylistically linked” to Apple. This means Apple-inspired colors, a built-in docking station for your iPhone, and a special app that lets you control the car’s features. The iBeetle: An iPhone on wheels? Sort of. The iBeetle debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show. At the time, the world was very excited about a possible Apple car.
Today in Apple history: Rumors fly that Canon might buy Apple

2 days ago | cultofmac.com | Luke Dormehl

April 21, 1995: Rumors swirl that Japanese camera company Canon might take over Apple in either a partial or complete acquisition. Speculation grows about a possible deal after Apple reveals its latest earnings, which show big improvement but still fall far short of Wall Street’s expectations. Canon buying Apple?!? Although Canon denied interest, and neither Canon nor Apple ever publicly confirmed any such negotiations, the rumor mill in April 1995 buzzed about the possibilities.
Today in Apple history: Gizmodo tears down a lost iPhone 4 prototype

3 days ago | cultofmac.com | Luke Dormehl

April 20, 2010: A day after the most high-profile iPhone leak in history, tech news site Gizmodo dissects a prototype iPhone 4, then publishes the teardown — showing the world exactly what’s inside the soon-to-be-released device. The iPhone 4 prototype, accidentally left in a bar by 27-year-old Apple software engineer Gray Powell, quickly becomes the biggest story in the tech world. And that’s where the trouble begins.
Today in Apple history: Newton boss departs as device struggles

5 days ago | cultofmac.com | Luke Dormehl

April 19, 1994: Gaston Bastiaens, the executive in charge of Apple’s revolutionary new Newton MessagePad product line, parts ways with the company. “We can’t say whether he fell or was pushed,” says an Apple spokesman. Reports suggest that the departing Bastiaens, general manager of Apple’s personal interactive electronics division, is leaving due to his failure to make the Newton a financial success. Apple Newton: The next Macintosh?
Today in Apple history: Apple pays $15 million to promote Mission: Impossible

6 days ago | cultofmac.com | Luke Dormehl

April 18, 1996: Apple unveils a massive $15 million promotional tie-in for the Mission: Impossible movie starring Tom Cruise. Designed to promote the PowerBook, which Cruise uses in the spy flick, the marketing campaign comes at a particularly bad time. Attempting to climb back into the black after reporting its largest quarterly loss ever, Apple is in the middle of trying to perform its very own impossible mission. And that’s just the start of the problems.
Today in Apple history: Apple II brings color computing to the masses

6 days ago | cultofmac.com | Luke Dormehl

April 17, 1977: The Apple II launch at the West Coast Computer Faire positions Apple at the forefront of the looming personal computer revolution. The company’s first mass-market computer, the Apple II boasts an attractively machined case designed by Jerry Manock (who will later design the first Macintosh). It also packs a keyboard, BASIC compatibility and, most importantly, color graphics.
Today in Apple history: Cupertino fires back after Microsoft's 'Apple tax' ads

1 week ago | cultofmac.com | Luke Dormehl

April 16, 2009: Apple hits back at Microsoft following an advertisement that criticizes Cupertino for failing to sell decent laptops for less than $1,000. “A PC is no bargain when it doesn’t do what you want,” Mac PR director Bill Evans tells Bloomberg. “The one thing that both Apple and Microsoft can agree on is that everyone thinks the Mac is cool. With its great designs and advanced software, nothing matches it at any price.”Apple vs.
New Chipolo Pop item tracker works with iPhone and Android

1 week ago | cultofmac.com | Ed Hardy

Unlike rival item trackers, the Chipolo Pop doesn’t force you to choose between iPhone and Android. You can find your misplaced keys or cat with either Apple’s Find My network or Google’s Find My Device. Plus, the Bluetooth tracker tag comes in a range of colors. Find your stuff with colorful Chipolo PopBack in 2021, Chipolo brought out the One Spot, a tracker tag that an iPhone could find. This came only in black, while the company also made separate versions compatible with Android.
How to stop mac from sleeping: 3 different methods

1 week ago | cultofmac.com | D. Griffin Jones

You can stop your Mac from sleeping if you want it to stay on indefinitely. This might prove handy if you find it locking when you don’t want it to, like during a class or meeting. You don’t need to wiggle the mouse every few minutes to keep the screen on. There are a few different ways to set this up. The simplest and most permanent way is to disable sleep entirely in your Mac’s System Settings.