Apple spends nearly $700,000/year on CEO Tim Cook’s security, according to a disclosure from the company’s Schedule 14A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.Patently Apple spotted the following paragraph in the report:”This amount represents: (i) the Company’s contributions to Mr. Cook’s account under its 401(k) plan in the amount of $15,600; (ii) Company-paid term life insurance premiums in the amount of $2,520; (iii) vacation cash-out in the amount of $56,923; and (iv) security expenses in the amount of $699,133.”Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Best Buy is now selling the Apple Watch. The retailer’s online store is currently offering both the Apple Watch Sport and Apple Watch to customers. Initially, 100 stores are set to carry the popular smartwatch as well.There are six Apple Watch models and ten Apple Watch Sport variations available. Currently, the Milanese Loop band is only non-Sport band being sold by Best Buy.You can check out the selection at the link below…Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Universal Pictures has posted a new TV trailer for its upcoming Steve Jobs movie. Steve Jobs is directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle and written by Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin, working from Walter Isaacson’s best-selling biography of the Apple founder. The producers are Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady of Film 360, Scott Rudin and Academy Award winner Christian Colson.Michael Fassbender plays Steve Jobs, the pioneering founder of Apple, with Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet starring as Joanna Hoffman, former marketing chief of Macintosh. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple, is played by Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels stars as former Apple CEO John Sculley. The film also stars Katherine Waterston as Chrisann Brennan, Jobs’ ex-girlfriend, and Michael Stuhlbarg as Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original members of the Apple Macintosh development team.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple’s Back to School Promotion that offers a free Beats Solo2 set of headphones with the purchase of a Mac, is now available on online purchases.Going back to school never sounded better.Save up to $200 on an eligible Mac with education pricing and receive a pair of Beats Solo2 On-Ear Headphones.*** Or save up to $20 on a new iPad. Education pricing is available to college students, students accepted to college, parents buying for college students, faculty, homeschool teachers, and staff at all grade levels.*Eligible Products:? iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Pro, including configure-to-order versions of such products. Mac mini and refurbished Apple Computers are not eligible for this promotion.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Google has released an update to Google Maps for iPhone bringing a Night Mode for navigation and the ability to label places to see them on your map and in search suggestions.The Google Maps app for iPhone and iPad makes navigating your world faster and easier. Find the best spots in town and the information you need to get there.Features:• Comprehensive, accurate maps in 220 countries and territories• Voice-guided GPS navigation for driving, biking, and walking• Transit directions and maps for over 15,000 cities and towns• Live traffic conditions, incident reports, and automatic rerouting to find the best route• Detailed information on more than 100 million places• Street View and indoor imagery for restaurants, museums, and moreShare Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple has revamped its website merging its Online Store into the various product pages on its main site. You can no longer visit the store directly by navigating to store.apple.com. To purchase a device you must visit its main product page. Likewise, to purchase an accessory you need to visit the product page relating to the accessory you are looking to buy.Here’s Apple official statement provided to TechCrunch on the new design.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch’s lead Apple reporter, has been hired away by Apple for a PR position, reports 9to5Mac.We’ve learned that he left to take up a job in Apple’s PR office in Toronto, Canada. Etherington’s modern journalism expertise should be beneficial for Apple as it improves its approach to press relationships, while the admiration of his former colleagues should go a long way in fostering those ties…Etherington joins a group of other prominent bloggers recently hired by Apple including Anand Shimpi of Anandtech and Chris Breen from MacWorld.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple has released iOS 9 Public Beta 3 alongside iOS 9 Beta 5 and watchOS 2 Beta 5.The beta features some new wallpapers, support for Wi-Fi Calling on AT&T (still not functional), keyboard tweaks, Wi-Fi Assist (switch to cellular when Internet is poor over Wi-Fi), CarPlay UI tweaks, and more.You can sign up for Apple’s Beta Software Program at the link below…Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Microsoft has released a preview of Windows Bridge for iOS, a series of technologies that enables developers to easily port their existing iOS, Web and desktop code to the Windows Store.Today, we’re releasing an early look at the Windows Bridge for iOS (previously known as ‘Project Islandwood’). While the final release will happen later this fall (allowing the bridge to take advantage of new tooling capabilities that will ship with the upcoming Visual Studio 2015 Update), we are making the bridge available to the open-source community now in its current state. Between now and the fall, we’d love more eyes, feedback, and participation on the code, so we’re doing our development “in the open.”The iOS bridge is being released as an open-source project under the MIT license. It’s still a work in progress and some of the features demonstrated in the past are not ready yet.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple has released watchOS 2 Beta 5 to developers for testing alongside iOS 9 beta 5. The build number is 13S5325c.To install the latest version of watchOS 2 beta on an Apple Watch, download the watchOS 2 beta Configuration Profile, iOS 9 SDK, and iOS 9 beta. Make sure to install iOS 9 beta on your iPhone before updating to watchOS 2. Developers can download the configuration profile needed to install watchOS 2 Beta 5 from the link below…Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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