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Foxconn Rumored to be Building 5 New Factories in Brazil
Taiwan-based Foxconn is rumored to have plans to build five new factories in Brazil to produce iPads. The factories are…
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Apple Stock Sets New High, Lengthens Lead as Most Valuable Co.
Shares in Apple Inc. (AAPL) set another closing high on Tuesday, ending the day at $ 456.48, a gain of…
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Macworld|iWorld 2012 Claims 25,000 Attendees, Announces 2013 Schedule
IDG World Expo announced on Tuesday that some 25,000 people attended Macworld | iWorld 2012. The firm said that 40…
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MGG 378: Tips, Cool Stuff Found, & Your Questions Answered
Back from Macworld | iWorld, John and Dave dig into the mailbag to share your tips, your Cool Stuff Found,…
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The iPhone Cases of Macworld|iWorld 2012
Nancy Carroll Gravley takes a look at some of the iPhone 4/4s cases that were on display at Macworld |…
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13” MacBook Air 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5: $1099
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is once again offering the refurbished 13” MacBook Air 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 for…
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Macworld | iWorld Reinvents Itself
Last week, the curtain came up and revealed a reinvented Macworld. Even the name was new: Macworld | iWorld. From…
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A Layman’s Guide to the IPv6 Transition
The global Internet is running out of addresses. For some time now, the industry has been working on a new…
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EU Investigating Samsung for Patent Abuse
The European Commission has launched an investigation into Samsung to determine whether or not the electronics maker is engaging in…
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Motion Update Improves Animation Keyframing, More
Along with Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3, Apple released Motion 5.0.2 on Tuesday. The update for the video animation, transition…
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Germany Upholds Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tablet Ban
Samsung took another kick in the pants on Tuesday when a German court ruled to uphold a sales ban on…
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Reader Discussion: Apple as an Investment
It’s no secret that Apple’s stock is on the rise. Apple even closed on Monday as the most valuable company…
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Apple’s New Retail VP: John Browett
Apple officially has a new senior vice president of Retail as of Tuesday with the company’s announcement that it hired…
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Multicam Editing & More Come to Final Cut Pro X
Multicam editing has returned to the Final Cut Pro product line with Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3, released by Apple on Tuesday. Today’s update…
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Apple Stock Closes at New High, Most Valuable Company Again
Apple’s stock ended the day on Monday at US$453.01, a new all time high for the company and pushing its…
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Photo Gallery: The Macworld All Star Band & Cirque du Mac 9.0
Last Friday, The Mac Observer and BackBeat Media threw Cirque du Mac 9.0, the premier Macworld|iWorld party. With a magician,…
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Apple Releases AirPort Utility 6.0 & AirPort Firmware 7.6.1
Apple released AirPort Utility 6.0 on Monday, an update to the company’s software for managing AirPort base stations. The company…
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Macworld|iWorld Drum Circle Brings the Tribe Together
Throughout last week’s Macworld|iWorld event in San Francisco, there was something that tickling the back of my mind. I wrote…
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MGG 377: Live from Macworld | iWorld - Stump The Geeks!
John and Dave recorded this live on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Macworld | iWorld allowing audience members to come…
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17” MacBook Pro 2.8GHz Intel Core i7: $2,119
The Deal Brothers found us a deal on the refurbished 17” MacBook Pro 2.8GHz Intel Core i7 for $2,119. This…
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Apple’s iBooks 2 Gives a Bright Future to Home Schooling
Apple’s “reinvention” of the textbook has created a buzz throughout education, as educators and journalists alike try to predict what…
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Analyst: China iPhone Sales May Top 40M in 2013
Apple could sell as many as 40 million iPhones in China alone in 2013, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy…
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Reader Discussion: Apple’s Stock Push to $500
Apple’s stock has been consistently on the rise for some time, and currently is hovering around the US$450 mark. Today…
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Microsoft Money Buys Wisconsin Schools iPads
The Madison school district in Wisconsin is buying 1,400 iPads for its classrooms, and the cash to land the deal…
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A Relative Look at Apple’s Cash Reserves
One highlight of Apple’s earnings announcement last week was that they now have over US$97 billion in cash. An new…
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TMO’s Editors Choice Awards for Macworld|iWorld 2012
The Mac Observer’s Editors Choice Awards from Macworld|iWorld Expo 2012 are out, and just like previous years, there were plenty…
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Hub Innovations Shows Stylish Anvil Stand for iPad
SAN FRANCISCO - Hub Innovationsw was showing several new products at this year’s Macworld|iWorld show, but the one that caught…
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PadDock 10 Turns an iPad Into a Mini iMac
SAN FRANCISCO - iPad stands are nearly as numerous as iPhone cases, but the PadDock 10 is more than just…
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Watershed & Dry Case Offerings Keep Your iDevices High & Dry
Two Macworld|iWorld exhibitors offer cases that keep your iDevices dry and usable in the Great Outdoors. And if you’re at…
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Henge Docks Allow Apple Notebooks to be Grab-n-Go
Apple notebooks often pull desktop duty, including being plugged into a variety of peripherals. It can be a chore to…
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Western Digital Demonstrates Its First Thunderbolt Drive
John F. Braun takes a look at Western Digital’s first offering in the Thunderbolt arena, and sees some impressive results.
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Apple Takes Heat & Goes Buy the Book
This week, the heat was turned up on Apple. Not many people cared for the iBooks Author app’s EULA, and…
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3 iOS Freebies for the Armchair Adventurer
Want to get up and get out, but not really? Vern Seward point you to 3 iOS apps that might…
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iKeyboard Assists Touch-Typing on iPads
For some, the virtual keyboard on the iPad has been a bit frustrating when trying to do touch-typing. A slight…
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EFF Fights to Keep Device Jailbreaking Legal
The Federal copyright exemptions in the DMCA for jailbreaking are set to expire, and the government has asked for public…
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Poldera’s iKeep Holds Your iPhone Close
iKeep hooks to your iPhone or iPod touch on one end and to your belt, purse, or other strap on…
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Former Apple and Palm Exec Rubinstein Leaves HP
Jon Rubinstein, the former Apple Senior VP of the iPod division, has left his most current post at Hewlett-Packard.
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Tim Cook Defends Treatment of Chinese Workers
On Wednesday, the New York Times published a story about working conditions and accidents at Chinese production plants used by…
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How to Share Your Dropbox Files with Shareable Links
Mac Geek Gab listener Jedd sends us a great tip on using shareable links to provide access to specific files…
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Samsung Loses Patent Complaint; Apple Complies With Italian Court Ruling
Apple’s ongoing legal matters continued on Friday with a pair of events: a German court struck down Samsung’s second patent…
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Motorola Posts $80 Million Loss For 4Q11
Motorola Mobility said on Thursday that its 4Q11 ended in a loss of US$80 million. The company said it shipped…
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Nokia’s Struggles Continue With 73% 4Q11 Earnings Drop
Nokia on Thursday said its 4Q11 earnings fell 73 percent from the prior year as its push to sell its…
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DONKEY.BAS For iOS Revives DOS Game Co-Created by Bill Gates
Developer XVision on Friday released DONKEY.BAS at the iOS App Store. The retro game recreates a PC-DOS game co-created by…
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To Dividend Or Not To Dividend?
What to do with all that money? That’s the question facing Apple after it revealed its piggy bank was close…
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Research Firm IHS: Apple Retook Smartphone Lead in 4Q11
Research firm IHS, which now owns iSuppli, on Thursday said that Apple retook the number one spot in global smartphone…
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iOS: Changing Preview Settings in Mail
If you’ve never poked around in the Settings app on your iPhone (or any other device you have, for that…
