Archive | March, 2012
Gruber on Daisey
A must read: Daisey impugned the integrity of Apple, and the journalism of the New York Times and ABC News in order to work people up regarding problems that don’t exist. This only served to draw attention away from the labor, health, and environmental issues in Apple’s Asian supply chain that do exist. He has hurt the […]
Continue reading...Draw Something climbs to top of iTunes App charts
20. March 2012
There’s a new sheriff in town, and its name is Draw Something, the wildly popular game from OMGPOP. Over the past few days, the apps popularity has skyrocketed, now boasting over 25 million registered users. 9to5Mac adds: A few days ago, the developer told TechCrunch it reached 25 million registered users, 10 million active daily users, and close to […]
Continue reading...New iPad runs 5 degrees warmer than the iPad 2… or does it?
20. March 2012
Tweakers reports via Google Translate: Thermal Images Tweakers.net with an infrared camera made confirm the higher temperature. A new iPad was placed next to an iPad 2, both tablets were entrusted with the GLBenchmark. After five minutes, per tablet, the temperature of the hottest point is measured. On the left is the new iPad. Noted that the lower right […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 concept photos
20. March 2012
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CiccareseDesign a few weeks ago put together some interesting iPhone 5 mockups. They look pretty sleek, admittedly, but at the risk of being a total and complete buzzkill, it’s essentially just an iPhone UI melded with Apple’s Magic Mouse design. It also borrows heavily from the rumored iPhone 5 teardrop design that many expected to see […]
Continue reading...Using an iPad while getting an MRI
19. March 2012
There’s nothing fun about getting an MRI, and if you happen to be even a little bit claustrophobic, the experience can quite easily be jarring. So to help alleviate the emotional stress that can accompany an MRI, GE and PDC are exploring ways to integrate the iPad into the MRI experience. The Apple Blog reports: […]
Continue reading...Stanford and Apple, quite the dynamic duo
19. March 2012
The USA Today reports on the ongoing and close relationship Apple has with Stanford University. The connections between Stanford and Apple are of course extensive and well documented. Stanford has a wildly popular iPhone development course taught by Apple employees, and Apple plucks with great regularity Stanford grads. One prominent Stanford alum is Scott Forstall […]
Continue reading...Apple announces 3 million iPads sold during launch weekend
19. March 2012
Well, Tim Cook certainly wasn’t lying today when he said Apple’s new iPad saw a record breaking weekend. Not long ago, Apple issued a press release announcing that they’ve sold 3 million of their Retina Display enabled iPads since it first launched this past Friday. Apple today announced it has sold three million of its […]
Continue reading...AT&T sees record breaking number of iPad activations
19. March 2012
Following Tim Cook’s statement that Apple saw a record weekend with respect to iPad sales, AT&T issued a brief press release a short while ago touting a record breaking number of iPad activations. On Friday, March 16, AT&T set a new single-day record for its iPad sales and activations, demonstrating robust demand for the new […]
Continue reading...Apple to initiate stock buyback and dividend with its $100 billion cash hoard
19. March 2012
Apple today announced plans to initiate a stock buyback and dividend with its ever growing stockpile of cash. The stock buyback program will be worth $10 billion while the dividends, set to be paid during the Q4 of 2012, will be $2.65 a share. MacRumors has the full rundown of the conference call held earlier […]
Continue reading...The Facebook millionaires who weren’t
19. March 2012
Not everyone with the opportunity to do so made a fortune with Facebook. A number of folks who could have gotten in on the ground floor decided not to, losing millions in stock options as a result. Not surprisingly though, many of them are still doing more than okay. Read about these “missing millionaires” over […]
Continue reading...Apple to announce plans with their cash hoard on Monday morning
19. March 2012
Apple on Sunday night issued a media alert for a conference call set for 9AM eastern standard time. The topic? What Apple plans to do with its close to $100 billion in cash and securities. WHAT: Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, and Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO, will host a conference call to announce the outcome of […]
Continue reading...Is Mike Daisey a fraud? Why yes, yes he is
16. March 2012
Remember Mike Daisey? The guy who gleaned a ton of publicity and money with his sensational reports of what life is like over in the factories where Apple products are manufactured? Well, it seems that he must have been a fan of McNulty from The Wire because he made a lot of his “information” up […]
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20. March 2012
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