Archives for February 2012
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Browse By Day in February 2012
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Chinese Authorities Seize Apple iPads in Trademark Dispute
A dispute over the ownership of the name “iPad” in China has resulted in local authorities in that country to…
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Apple Tops Harris Reputation Poll with Record Score
Apple has topped Harris Interactive’s Annual Reputation Quotient poll for the first time, and the company did it with a…
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MGG 381: Mac Internet Recovery, HTML on iPad, iDevice Syncing, More!
This week’s Mac Geek Gab episode finds your two favorite geeks, Dave and John, starting off discussing the reasons and…
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Apple’s Stock Sets New Closing High of $502.60
Shares of Apple Inc. set a new closing high of US$502.60 on Monday after gaining $9.18 (+1.86 percent) on strong…
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A Great 3-Minute Video Look at Macworld|iWorld 2012
Steve and Allison Sheridan have posted a great three minute recap of Macworld|iWorld 2012 to YouTube. We enjoyed it so…
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Mac mini 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5: $699
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering the refurbished Mac mini 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 for $699. This system…
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Pegatron Forced to Drop Zenbook Due to MacBook Air Similarities
Apple has reportedly forced manufacturer Pegatron to stop making Asustek’s Zenbook if it wants to keep its orders for iOS…
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Apple’s Stock Breaks $500 Mark For First Time
Shares of Apple’s stock, which trade under AAPL on Nasdaq, broke the US$500 mark for the first time in the…
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Apple Announces Foxconn Inspections
Apple on Monday put out a press release in which it announced that “the Fair Labor Association [FLA] will conduct…
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AT&T Begins Process Toward Offering Shared Data
AT&T has said as far back as last June that it is working on offering shared data plans to its…
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Apple Files Motion to Stop Galaxy Nexus Sales in U.S.
Late last week, Apple filed a motion in a U.S. court seeking a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone,…
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Steve Jobs Given Trustees Award at the Grammys
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was given a posthumous Trustees Award at the 2012 Grammys. The award is given “to individuals…
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Apple Sues Motorola Mobility in California Over German Case
Apple filed suit against Motorola Mobility in a San Diego court on Friday. At issue are patents licensed by Motorola…
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OnLive Desktop: Windows & Office on Your iPad
Tablet toting road warriors rejoice!OnLive Desktop for iPad is here, bringing Windows and Microsoft Office to the tablet in your…
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Apple Rolls Out MacBook Air Configurations for Education
Apple rolled out its MacBook Air configurations for the education market on Friday to replace the now-discontinued 13” MacBook. The…
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Battle Pocket Bulge With The Hint for iPhone
How can you reduce pocket bulges and still carry your iPhone and essential wallet contents? Here’s a hint. Vern Seward…
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Apple Reportedly Bringing MacBook Air Styling to Pro Line
Apple is working on bringing the ground breaking style of its MacBook Air notebooks to the MacBook Pro product line,…
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The Hidden Gotchas of Browser Security
Particle Debris takes a minor detour into the world of browser security, and the discussion will open your eyes, especially…
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Analyst: Paying a Dividend Makes Sense for Apple
Paying a dividend makes sense for Apple, according to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu. In a research note to clients…
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iMac 27-inch 2.93GHz Intel Quad-Core i7 processor: $1,999
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the refurbished iMac 27-inch 2.93GHz Intel Quad-Core i7 processor for $1,999. This system was…
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Theodolite App for iOS is Breathtaking
There are apps, and there are apps. Every once in a while, an app appears that’s so beautiful, so technical,…
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Mizuho Securities Starts Apple Coverage with $635 Target
Financial analyst Abhey Lamba started covering Apple for Mizuho Securities this week with a target price for the company’s stock…
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Forum Poll: Are You Planning on Buying a New iPad?
Sources are saying Apple will unveil the iPad 3 in early March and ship the new version of its multimedia…
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Competitors Size up Apple’s iBooks Author
In January, Apple released a new OS X app called iBooks Author. It’s designed to assist authors and publishers with…
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Apple Scores a Win in Motorola Patent Fight
A German court ruled on Friday that Apple hasn’t infringed on a Motorola Mobility patent related to using mathematical equations…
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Apple Highlights Siri in Two New iPhone 4S Ads
Apple rolled out two new iPhone 4S commercials Thursday evening, and like previous ads for the most recent version of…
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OS X Lion: Replacing the “Show/Hide” Button in Finder
Some of you probably used the little pill-shaped button in previous versions of Mac OS X. Some of you may…
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Apple Store Graciously Receives Workers’ Rights Petitions
As promised, a group of activists handed over petitions concerned with manufacturing workers’ rights to the Apple store in New York’s Grand…
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Chinese Apple Fan Makes Awesome Mac Costume
Now that Apple is making big strides in China, we’re seeing what happens when that culture gets a chance to…
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MGG 380: Managing Your iTunes Library, iOS Time Zone, Syncing & More
Dave and John kick off February’s first Premium episode with discussion about portable iTunes libraries (and their associated woes!), discussing…
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Canaccord: Apple Claims 80% of Q4 Mobile Handset Profits
Apple claimed a staggering 80 percent of all mobile handset profits during the December quarter, according to Canaccord analyst Michael…
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Mac Pro 2.66GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon: $4,249
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering a deal on a 12-Core Mac Pro, the refurbished 2.66GHz model originally…
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Apple’s Stock Makes Run on $500
Shares in Apple Inc. leapt by more than four percent in heavy trading Thursday. In the early afternoon session, the…
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FBI Releases Steve Jobs Dossier: Driven & Deceptive
Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs was in the running for a presidential cabinet appointment under the first President…
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Reader Discussion: Apple, the Trillion Dollar Company
Apple’s market value keeps rising, and has even climbed up above Exxon Mobil to become the most valuable company in…
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Ted Landau Discusses Macworld|iWorld, OS X 10.7.3 on MacNotables
TMO columnist and popular author Ted Landau joined Chuck Joiner on the MacNotables podcast to talk about the recently completed…
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Apple Planning March iPad 3 Announcement
Apple is apparently ramping up for an iPad 3 announcement event in the first week of March. News of the…
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Apple Supplier Foxconn’s Servers Hacked
Apple supplier Foxconn has reportedly been hacked, exposing the usernames and passwords of the company’s clients and employees, according to online reports. Hacker…
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White MacBook Finally Meets Its End
The white MacBook, discontinued for consumers last July but available for educational purchases since then, has finally met its end. Made known…
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Microsoft Echos Apple’s Call for FRAND Standards
Microsoft issued a statement today in support of industry standards and the licensing of the essential patents that go into those standards.…
