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SAN JOSE, Calif. _ In a day of whiplash-inducing reports about Apple’s health and future, the most tantalizing tidbit to emerge from the blogosphere was a simple date: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. That, according to a report in All Things D attributed only to “sources,” is when Apple will release a new iPhone. Or perhaps two new iPhones. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling declined to comment. But many analysts say Apple must offer a cheaper version of its iconic iPhone to stake out a position in the midrange of the smartphone market, as sales of its higher-priced flagship model continue to slow and rivals introduce their own lower-priced gadgets. In the past, Apple has chased that value-seeking consumer by selling its older-model phones for $100 or $200 less than the latest…

U.S. actor Ashton Kutcher says he was briefly hospitalized after adopting the fruitarian diet favored by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Joshua Michael Stern, director of the bio-picture “jOBS,” said during a recent New York news conference the 35-year-old actor lost between 15 and 18 pounds by eating only fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds during his preparation to play the titular tech visionary, who died of cancer in 2011 at the age of 56. “He was just living the character. He lost 15, 18 pounds,” Stern said of Kutcher. “If you see, where Steve is at the beginning of the film, how emaciated he is and then Ashton sort of gained weight because we were able to shoot chronologically. It was a tremendous amount of commitment. He went on…

As I travel the country promoting Jobs (not the noun referencing a post of employment, but the movie about the man behind Apple Computer, out Friday), I find myself engaging in conversations about the future of technology and what the world will look like in the next 50 years. Whether it’s because I look like a technically sawy computer expert as a result of my glasses and Jew ‘fro or because I tend to play people much smarter than myself, reporters seem eager to hear my take on issues more suited for futurist Ray Kurzweil. Seeing as USA TODAY is the only publication nuts enough to allow me to take on issues that I have no business discussing, I decided to give it an exclusive look at my insights into…

One doesn’t need to spend much time perusing the latest news headlines surrounding Apple and Samsung to know that these two companies have history - in handheld electronics outlets and in the court room. For all of the time that the two firms spend trying to score decisive victories over each other on the technological front - from smartphone or tablet market share to the depth of their respective ‘App Stores,’ there’s another parallel battle seeming to evolve rather on the surface trivial issues - such as “translucent images and rounded rectangles”, according to Samsung’s own words in an ITC filing. Invariably, these companies argue about customers suffering from less choice, or something along these lines, in the event that they are on the receiving end of the subsequent legal…

Music Crash My Party Luke Bryan Apparently Luke Bryan got over all the hoopla about rain and is moving on. Critics are saying that normally a new sound is a thing to worry about, yet with Bryan it is a refreshing change of pace, as he goes “a little bit deeper” on his fourth album. Being signed with Capitol Records, and a winner of the CMA Entertainer of the Year award, his credentials speak for themselves. FIVE FACTS: 1. Luke Bryan reached #2 on the pop charts back in 2011. 2. With his first solo appearance on the CMT awards, Bryan received a standing ovation for his performance of Country Girl (Shake It For Me). 3. Bryan headlined the 2011 CMT on tour, performing alongside Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, and…

ACTIVIST INVESTOR ICAHN TAKES BITE OF APPLE Is “ activist investor Carl Icahn ready to give Apple the Dell treatment? His tweet Tuesday about building a sizable stake in Apple, the world’s most valuable tech company, sent the company’s stock up nearly 5% — and perhaps sent the blood pressure of executives at the Cupertino, Calif.-based firm skyrocketing, as well. We currently have a large position in Apple,” Icahn tweeted, without providing specifics. “We believe the company to be extremely undervalued.” Icahn wrote that he had talked to Apple CEO Tim Cook, adding, “We plan to speak again shortly.” The Wall Street Journal, citing an unnamed person familiar with the situation, says Icahn has more than $1 billion in Apple stock. USA TODAY could not confirm that figure. In an…

Apple’s rumored low-cost iPhone may be offered without the Siri voice assistant, a U.S analyst says, taking a position at the bottom of the iPhone lineup. Introduced in 2011, Apple’s voice assistant doesn’t support earlier iPhone models like the iPhone 4 and 3GS, suggesting Apple may retire the iPhone 4 model and replace it as its low-end offering with the upcoming budget phone some have dubbed iPhone 5C, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster told CNET. Munster didn’t offer a reason why Apple might choose to drop Siri, although it could be necessary if the iPhone 5C is using a lower-power processor chip as a cost-cuffing measure. In an investors note released Monday night, Munster said he believed the 5C, rumored for September, would sell for $300 in an unlocked, unsubsidized…

We’ve been hearing for months all about the next iPhone, expected to be called the iPhone 5S, as well as a cheaper version of the iPhone, expected to make its debut in multi-colored plastic. Yet we haven’t heard much about the next iPad. That leaves many questions. There is of course no guarantee they are even releasing a new iPad, but it would be if they were. By this time last year we were already hearing many comments about the iPad Mini as well as changes that would be made to the the fourth generation of the iPad. Yet we really haven’t heard boo yet about the fifth generation of the iPad. Previously iPads were released in the later winter/early spring months. In fact the third generation of the iPad…

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A bullet-nosed Studebaker from the early 1950s painted bright orange and a pristine, two-toned Ford Galaxie Starliner from the early 1960s rolled out in front of a tricked out Pontiac GTO, circa l970.This was a slice of the raucous scene at Hot August Nights in Reno last weekend as thousands of classic car fans watched and cheered the rarified parade of shined up, decked-out vehicles of yore. Some were on sale and some were just joining the event to be admired. Either way, a collector’s eye wasn’t needed to appreciate all of the splendor that hit the High Sierras in early August. Indeed, this annual gathering of old school vehicles is said to be the biggest in the country, with that fact evident in the hundreds of restored cars from…

NEW YORK - Apple won a partial victory in its long-running patent dispute with Samsung on Friday when a U.S. administrative panel found Samsung in violation of two Apple patents and blocked imports of some Samsung devices. But the U.S. International Trade Commission cleared Samsung on four other patents in dispute. President Barack Obama’s administration has 60 days to veto ITC rulings. Over the weekend, the administration invalidated a June order that sided with the South Korean company and banned imports of Apple’s iPhone 4 and a variant of its iPad 2. The patents involved in Friday’s ruling aren’t related to that June order. Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. are in a global legal battle over smartphones. Apple argues Samsung’s Android phones copy vital iPhone features. Samsung is fighting…

While studying for his role to portray Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, actor Ashton Kutcher learned that Jobs’ focus was on consumers, not shareholders. “He cared so much about creating a beautiful, brilliant, innovative, wonderful, exciting product, an experience, and he made it magical a powerful and he also understood the power of vertically integrating his hardware,” Kutcher told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Tuesday. “In turn, the stockholders benefited, but I don’t think it was ever his goal to please the stockholders,” Kutcher said. “The stockholders were a result, they were an effect of, and the cause was is he cared about the consumer and cared about the consumer experience.” “Jobs,” the biopic of the late Apple chairman and CEO who died in 2011, opens Aug. 16. To prepare for the…

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has met with executives from tech companies including Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. about concerns stemming from the disclosure of sweeping government surveillance programs. The White House says the Thursday meeting was part of an ongoing effort to engage on privacy issues and the proper balance with national security in the digital age. Privacy groups also attended the meeting, which wasn’t on Obama’s public schedule. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson and Apple CEO Tim Cook attended, as did Google executive Vint Cerf. Civil liberties groups including Public Knowledge and the Center for Democracy and Technology were also invited. The meeting comes two days after other top White House officials met with tech industry representatives and privacy groups to discuss similar concerns. The meeting was first reported…

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NEW YORK - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says Apple should buy back more stock. Icahn said on Twitter Tuesday that he spoke with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook r and told him the computer company’s stock buyback needs to be boosted immediately. Icahn characterized the talk as a “nice conversation” and said he and Cook plan to speak again soon. Apple shares jumped nearly 6 percent ‘ \ to $494.48 on the news. Icahn tweeted that he has a large position in Apple and believes the company’s stock is “extremely undervalued.” Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed that the two men spoke Tuesday, saying that Cook had a “very positive conversation” with Icahn. Apple said in April that it would expand its stock buyback program to $60 billion, marking the largest…

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NEW YORK -- Ajudge has refused a request by Apple to temporarily suspend her ruling that it violated antitrust laws by conspiring with publishers to raise electronic book prices in 2010, and she said it appeared collusion was continuing even after her findings. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, ruling Friday from the bench in Manhattan, declined to withdraw the effect of last month’s ruling while Cupertino, California-based Apple Inc. appeals. The judge said she wasn’t ready to rule on the government’s suggested remedies to eliminate antitrust behavior. She seemed dismayed as she noted that the publishers and Apple seemed to express together their opposition to some government recommendations, “reflecting a seriously continuing danger of collusion.” Apple, the maker of iPods, iPads and iPhones, continues to fight what it calls “false…

Movies & TV Shows The Great Gatsb F. Scott Fitzgerald mastered his classic novel, The Great Gatsby, years ago. Now, thanks to director Baz Luhrmann, Gatsby is back on everyone’s mind. Follow the classic story of Nick Carraway, an aspiring writer in 1922 visiting family in New York. Through his cousin, Nick, he meets the millionaire mystery known as Gatsby and then is witness to how the rich and famous truly get to live. Mystery, romance, tragedy ... What’s not to love? FIVE FACTS: 1. The film is based on the novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. 2. Fitzgerald based the role of Nick Carraway on himself. 3. Baz Luhrmann has attacked multiple media outlets with astoundingly amazing pieces of work, including opera, theatre, and many more. 4.…

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The Norwegian government, citing security concerns, says it has denied a request from Apple to do a 3-D mapping of the capital city of Oslo. Norway’s National Security Authority rejected the application from Apple for permission to fly over the city and take images because the 3-D mapping would include military buildings, the local Aftenposten newspaper reported. Although 2-D maps of Oslo are available in Apple maps, officials said they had concerns about detailed 3-D views of government buildings. “We do not want [images] to be shot with such a high degree of precision that it could be used to identify areas that require special shielding,” Oyvind Mandt of the National Security Authority told the Aftenposten. Security measures were tightened by the Norwegian authorities following the 2011 bombing of an…