Archive | May 12th, 2011
Caughtin the Act: Facebook hires PR firm to run smear campaign against Google
Subversion, my friends. This is what Facebook sneakily tried to do to Google in an effort to highlight the latter’s mischievous efforts regarding user privacy. Earlier this week, the PR firm Burson-Marsteller contacted blogger Chris Soghoian and offered to pay him to write an anti-Google article in a mainstream and widely read online publication. The […]
Continue reading...Apple patent describes keyboard with proximity sensors and air vents
12. May 2011
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A recently discovered patent application from Apple shows that Apple is exploring some interesting ideas with respect to keyboard design. Acknowledging that tactile feedback becomes less prominent as keyboards become smaller and thinner, the patent in question describes a mechanism by which users would be able to feel the keys before actually striking them via […]
Continue reading...iPad 2 production affected by component and labor shortages – Report
12. May 2011
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By Sarah Petit: With mounting iPhone 4 and iPad 2 demand, a new report from Digitimes claims that Foxconn, Apple’s manufacturing partner, is facing a shortage of not only component parts, but of labor as well. As a result, both iPhone 4 and iPad 2 shipments may be adversely affected during the current quarter. Addressing […]
Continue reading...Apple issues Apple TV 4.2.2 update; addresses minor bugs
12. May 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Apple yesterday released a software update for the second-gen Apple TV. The updated OS is version 4.2.2 though the internal build is referenced as iOS 4.3 build 8F305. Some of the noted updates and improvements include:
Continue reading...With 50% opt-in rate, publishers are signing up for iPad subscriptions
12. May 2011
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen an influx of big name publishers sign up for Apple’s semi-controversial in-app subscription system. While much of the public controversy centered on Apple taking a 30% cut of all new subscriptions, the real reasons publishers were wary was that they’d only have access to important customer information if […]
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12. May 2011
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