Apple Roundup: Genius Bar, iPad, iOS

NEW YORK (TheStreet) --Today's top Apple (AAPL) stories include a potential change to the Genius Bar in Apple Stores, Apple settling an iPad lawsuit, and Apple's iOS market share reaching an all-time high.

Apple is reportedly changing the layout and look of its in-store Genius Bars to help accommodate more customers and get their problems answered in a more timely fashion.

In addition to changing the table so that it's turned 90 degrees, the new Genius Bar layout is expected to feature more iPads to manage service records and increased space within the store's footprint, ifoApplestore reported. It's not yet known whether this is an experiment in a few select locations or will it be rolled out to all Apple Stores.

Apple has not yet to respond to TheStreet's request for comment.

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Apple has settled its lawsuit with Proview Technology for iPad naming rights in China. As part of the agreement, Apple is to pay Proview $60 million.

Analysts are now bullish on the new iPad's prospects in China, as the Far East continues to increase in its importance to Apple.

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Apple's mobile operating system hit an all-time high, according to research firm Net Applications.

Apple's iOS now has 65.27% of the market for both smartphones and tablets, increasing 2.62% month-over-month. Conversely, Research In Motion's (RIMM) market share is below the 2% mark for the first time in history, hitting 1.87% in June. This is down from May, when it came in at 2.09%, which was a slight uptick from April.

Shares of Apple are higher in Monday's trading, up 1.15% to $590.69.

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--Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York

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