Jordan Golson

Jordan is a long-time Apple journalist and former MacRumors editor who still occasionally helps out with coverage of live events. He also writes about automotive, so sign up for his cars and transportation technology newsletter at prndlcars.com!

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Leaked Info on Third-Generation Thunderbolt Points to 40Gbps Transfer Speeds

Monday April 21, 2014 5:15 pm PDT by
Intel's third-generation Thunderbolt technology could see throughput increase to 40Gbps, double the current capacity of Thunderbolt 2, first introduced in Macs last fall, according to leaked information posted on a Chinese technology site [Google Translate].The site says Intel's new Thunderbolt controller, code-named Alpine Ridge, will see power consumption reduced by 50 percent, support for...
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Samsung Expert Says It Only Owes Apple $40 Million in Patent Case, Not $2 Billion

Monday April 21, 2014 5:02 pm PDT by
In the ongoing Samsung vs. Apple lawsuit, experts hired by Samsung took the stand on Monday to explain to the jury why Samsung should only pay Apple $38.4 million in damages for infringing on Apple's patents, rather than the $2 billion Apple says it is owed.Samsung's paid expert, Judith Chevalier, a professor of economics and finance at the Yale University School of management, said a reasonabl...
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Apple Offering Some Developers Second Chance to Buy Unclaimed WWDC Tickets

Friday April 18, 2014 4:14 pm PDT by
Apple is offering some developers a chance to buy unclaimed WWDC tickets, according to a report from 9to5Mac and several Twitter users. Apple has emailed certain developers to offer them WWDC tickets, giving them 24 hours to pay the $1,599 ticket fee.This year, because of nearly immediate ticket sellouts in past years, Apple decided to offer WWDC tickets to registered, paid iOS and Mac...
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RadioShack Drops iPhone 5s Price to $99

Thursday April 17, 2014 4:54 pm PDT by
Beginning tomorrow, Radio Shack will be selling the 16GB iPhone 5s for $99 with two-year contract on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. This is $100 off the standard $199 price and one of the lowest prices we've seen for a new iPhone 5s. It's unclear if the price drop will be permanent or just a temporary price, but a source at Radio Shack says the promotion does not currently have an end date. For...
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Yahoo Wants to Be Apple’s Default iOS Search Engine

Wednesday April 16, 2014 4:37 pm PDT by
Yahoo is working on two internal projects to optimize its mobile search and monetization in order to convince Apple to make Yahoo the default search engine on iOS reports Re/code.The WSJ reported last year that Apple and Yahoo had been in discussions of how to integrate Yahoo's services more prominently in iOS, beyond powering the Weather and Stocks apps.The report says Yahoo CEO Marissa...
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Apple and Other Smartphone Makers Back Global Anti-Theft Measures

Tuesday April 15, 2014 4:45 pm PDT by
Apple, Google, HTC, Huawei, Motorola, Microsoft, Nokia and Samsung have announced a voluntary agreement to include anti-theft technology on all smartphones beginning next year, according to a report by Re/code.The pledge has device makers agreeing that all devices going on sale after July of 2015 will have capabilities to remotely wipe data and to prevent the device from being reactivated...
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'Social Network' Director David Fincher Will Not Helm Steve Jobs Movie

Monday April 14, 2014 3:47 pm PDT by
The Social Network director David Fincher will not direct Sony's Steve Jobs biopic, both written by Aaron Sorkin, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Back in February, a report came out saying Fincher was in negotiations to direct the film. The report says Fincher was asking for $10 million in fees in addition to control over marketing the movie, with Sony saying his asking price was too high. It...
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iMovie for Mac Updated With Minor Feature Upgrades and General Improvements

Thursday April 10, 2014 3:45 pm PDT by
Apple has updated its iMovie for Mac video editing package, adding a few minor improvements and fixing issues related to sharing, search and some foreign languages.The update adds the ability to sort events in the sidebar by date, change the font, size and color of new titles introduced in iMovie 10, and the ability to double-click an transition in the timeline to adjust its duration. All small ...
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'Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff' Launches for iPhone and iPad

Thursday April 10, 2014 6:00 am PDT by
TinyCo and FOX have released their new free-to-play iOS game based on the popular TV show Family Guy. The game, called Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, has gameplay similar to EA's freemium The Simpsons: Tapped Out, released in 2012. In the Family Guy game, the town of Quahog has been trashed by a fight between Peter Griffin and Ernie the Giant Chicken, and gamers must help Peter rebuild the...
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iPhone 6 Could See Sleep/Wake Button Move, 401 ppi in 5.5" Model, Sapphire Display in High-End Phones

Wednesday April 9, 2014 6:04 pm PDT by
In an extensive research note, the well-sourced KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi-Kuo has shared additional details about his expectations for the next iPhone model, expected to be called the iPhone 6. Perhaps the biggest change that Kuo mentions is a move of the sleep/wake button from the top of the iPhone to the side, to better facilitate one-handed operation on larger iPhones.In line with...
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U.S. Mac Sales Fall in Winter Quarter, Global PC Market Sees Continued Sales Falloff

Wednesday April 9, 2014 5:17 pm PDT by
Apple saw a year-over-year drop of 3.8% in U.S. market share according to a report released today by Gartner, with Dell and Lenovo capturing significant growth at the expense of the rest of the market. The U.S. PC market saw a small increase in total units shipped, while internationally the PC market contracted by 1.7 percent.In the U.S. market, PC shipments totaled 14.1 million units in the...
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Apple Confirms Retirement of Senior Designer Greg Christie Later This Year

Wednesday April 9, 2014 3:56 pm PDT by
Apple has confirmed the departure of Greg Christie, part of the original team behind the iPhone. His leaving the company was previously reported by 9to5Mac and was said to follow a falling out between Christie and Jony Ive, Apple's design chief.The WSJ reports that Christie's "human interface" team will now report to Jonathan Ive, rather than the company's software head Craig Federighi.In a...
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American Express Offers $5 off a $5 iTunes/App Store Purchase

Monday April 7, 2014 5:26 pm PDT by
American Express is offering a $5 statement credit to users who spend $5 on the iTunes and App Stores by April 30th. The rebate, part of AMEX's "Offers for You" promotion, requires that users opt-in to the offer on the American Express website, and then spend at least $5 on iTunes by the end of the month.AMEX cardholders need to ensure that their card is set up as the default billing method...
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iOS 7 Adoption up to 87% Ahead of WWDC's Likely iOS 8 Announcement

Monday April 7, 2014 3:23 pm PDT by
iOS 7 adoption continues to grow, with Apple seeing the operating system on 87 percent of devices connected to the App Store, according to Apple's App Store developer support page. The numbers come seven months after the operating system's original release and two months ahead of the expected preview of iOS 8 at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in two month's time.Apple has...
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Sonnet Announces New 4U Enclosure to Rack Mount Two Mac Pros

Wednesday April 2, 2014 11:21 am PDT by
Mounting and organizing options for heavy duty Mac Pro users continue to grow since the new machine's launch at the end of last year, with Sonnet now announcing a new rack mount enclosure capable of holding two Mac Pros. The new enclosure is an additional option to go along with the enclosure and expansion chassis the company announced last week. This time, the Sonnet Rack Mac Pro allows...
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Popular Calendar Replacement Fantastical Comes to iPad

Wednesday April 2, 2014 6:59 am PDT by
Fantastical, the popular iPhone and Mac calendar app, is coming to the iPad. Flexibits has upsized its Fantastical 2 iPhone app, but company co-founder Michael Simmons says they didn't just take the iPhone app and make all the bits bigger. "The biggest feature is the user interface," he explained to MacRumors, saying that the development team didn't feel a need to develop new features simply...
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iPad Air and iPad mini With LTE Cellular Launch in China

Monday March 31, 2014 5:27 pm PDT by
Apple has launched TD-LTE capable models of the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display in China, adding to existing iPad models that support other cellular networks in China. The new models are almost certainly the then-unreleased devices that became supported with iOS 7.1 earlier this month. Apple® today announced TD-LTE capable models of iPad Air™ and iPad mini™ with Retina®...
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Apple to Announce Q2 2014 Earnings on April 23

Monday March 31, 2014 4:11 pm PDT by
Apple updated its investor relations page today to note that it will announce its earnings for the second fiscal quarter (first calendar quarter) of 2014 on Wednesday, April 23. The earnings release typically occurs just after 4:30 PM Eastern Time following the close of regular stock trading, and the conference call is scheduled to follow at 5:00 PM Eastern / 2:00 PM Pacific. MacRumors will...
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Filmmakers in 'Noah' Used an iPad to Control a Huge Overhead Lighting and Rain System

Friday March 28, 2014 5:20 pm PDT by
The special effects crew behind the new Biblical epic Noah used a custom iPad app to control a huge overhead artificial rain and lighting rig that was capable of pouring 5,000 gallons per minute of water and turning night into day.WIRED went behind the scenes to see how the FX team put it all together.And on the eighth day, we got apps. Director Darren Aronofsky’s new film Noah is, of...
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Federal Judge Grants Class Action Status to E-Book Pricing Lawsuit

Friday March 28, 2014 4:23 pm PDT by
A federal judge has granted class action status to a group of plaintiffs suing Apple over its antitrust collusion with publishers to increase the price of e-books, reports Reuters. The judge, Denise Cote, is the same judge who oversaw the antitrust case against Apple by the U.S. Department of Justice.Judge Cote has been accused by Apple of overstepping her judicial authority by giving a...