Archives for August 2012
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Browse By Day in August 2012
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FLA Report: Working Conditions Better at Apple Supplier Foxconn
The Fair Labor Association (FLA) released a followup report Tuesday on working conditions at Hon Hai Precision, the parent company of Chinese…
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Apple: Samsung Copied Us Without Taking Any Risk
In closing arguments of the epic patent infringement battle between Apple and Samsung on Tuesday, Apple told the jury that…
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Apple TV Strategy About the Ecosystem, Analyst
Apple’s goal is to disrupt the TV market not so much with a killer TV, but with a killer ecosystem,…
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TruGlide Duo Stylus: Microfiber, Megafabulous
LYNKtec recently released the TruGlide Duo Stylus Pen. It’s a well balanced, sufficiently long stylus with a microfiber tip on…
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Satire Video ‘Reveals’ iPhone 5 Used Only for Food Pics
A video satire has been “leaked” to YouTube that reveals Apple market research has discovered that iPhone owners only use…
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Skype 4.1 Brings Photo Sharing, Performance Improvements to iOS
Skype 4.1 for iOS, released Tuesday, allows users to share photos from their existing iOS photo library or snap a live picture…
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Samsung Plans $4B Upgrade to Austin Mobile Chip Factory
Samsung is prepping for a US$4 billion investment to upgrade its Austin, Texas, factory to increase output of processors, including…
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Apple & Samsung Reach Deal to Hide Evidence Spoliation from Jury
Following Monday morning’s news that the jury in the Apple and Samsung patent infringement trial would be informed prior to deliberations that…
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Reader Discussion: Apple’s Real Market Value
Apple’s stock was up over US$665 at closing on Monday, marking the company’s highest closing price to date. Today TMO…
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Apple, Samsung CEO Last Minute Settlement Talks Fail
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Kwon Oh Hyun met on Monday for last minute settlement discussions at Judge…
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Jeff Gamet Talks Mountain Lion at Denver Apple Pi
Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer’s managing editor, will be speaking at the Denver Apple Pi User Group meeting on Tuesday,…
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Ex-Apple Employee Sues, Says Jobs Promised Lifetime Employment
Ex-Apple employee Wayne Goodrich has sued his former company for terminating him, claiming the the late Steve Jobs had guaranteed…
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Apple Claims 300 Million Apple Store Visitors in Fiscal 2012
Nearly 300 million people worldwide have visited an Apple store since October 2011. That’s nearly the entire population of the…
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Apple Nears Number of the Beast with Record $665 Close
Throw some goats and put on your best numerology cap: Apple hit a new all-time high on Monday when it…
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Apple Could Benefit by a Samsung Victory, Analyst
Steven Milunovich of UBS offered up a curious take on the epic patent battle being fought between Apple and Samsung.…
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Mucoce: Low Cost, Convenient iTunes Control App
Mucoce is a Menu bar item that provides an always visible iTunes control center. You can do a lot in…
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iOS SMS Security Flaw Revealed, Apple Says Use iMessage Instead
Last week, jailbreak developer “pod2g” announced the discovery of a “severe” security flaw in SMS text messages on iOS. A vulnerability inherent…
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Boom Lets You Turn Your Mac’s Volume “Up to Eleven”
Boom is a clean, simple, and lightweight system app that dramatically increases the system volume of your Mac. If you’ve…
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Judge to Tell Jury that Both Apple & Samsung Destroyed Evidence
In a surprising move, Judge Lucy Koh ruled late Sunday that the jury in the Apple v. Samsung patent trial…
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Forum Poll: Apple v Samsung, Who Will Win?
Apple and Samsung’s mobile device patent infringement lawsuit will go to the jury this week after both side finish filing…
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New Report Shows iOS Users Spend Money, Like to Check Weather
A new report from the Online Publishers Association sheds light on how smartphone owners use their devices. While the responses…
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Reader Discussion: Looking at Apple’s Long Term Goals
Apple has been working for years to build business and customer relationships. Today TMO readers are talking about what they…
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Apple, Samsung Fail to Cut Back Patent Infringement Claims
Court ordered negotiations to try to scale back claims in Apple and Samsung’s patent infringement trial before handing the case…
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Motorola Files Patent Lawsuit over Apple’s Siri, Seeks iPhone Ban
Motorola Mobility hit Apple with a new patent infringement lawsuit over the weekend claiming Siri, along with other features, infringe…
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3 Free iPad-Worthy Books
Got and iPad? Vern Seward points out 3 free books that will make your device and your wallet happy. Street…
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John Sculley Says TV Market is Apple’s to Lose
Even though Apple calls its current TV offering a “hobby,” former Apple CEO John Sculley believes that a move into…
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Rumors Pump Apple Shares to Another Closing High of $648.11
Shares in Apple Inc. set yet another all time closing high on Friday, ending the day at US$648.11, up $11.77…
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A Juicy Week of Lies, Deception, Betrayal & Insecurities
This week’s collection of technical news debris is filled with product deception, EULA shenanigans, a betrayal of Apple that will…
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TwistedWave: Audio Editing & Recording on iOS With a Twist
TwistedWave Audio Editor is a perfect solution for podcasters, musicians, or anyone looking to add portability to their audio editing…
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Where’s That BIG Cash Opportunity Steve Jobs Promised us?
When Steve Jobs was alive and Apple had a mere $25 billon in cash assets, he claimed that Apple wanted…
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Mountain Lion: Using VIPs to Sort Mail
Mountain Lion’s version of Apple Mail has a new way to keep track of messages from your most important contacts.…
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Steve Jobs’s Stolen iPad Used By Kenny the Clown
A former California mayoral candidate and clown performer unknowingly had possession of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s iPad for several…
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New Twitter Guidelines and APIs Squeeze Third Party Apps
Popular social communication tool Twitter announced big changes to its policies and APIs late Thursday. New restrictions on the way third-party applications…
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Tim, We Need to Talk About John Browett
Apple’s relatively new SVP of Retail John Browett is having a bad week. Conflicting reports about whether a disruptive workforce…
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Samsung’s Alleged Patent Infringing Devices Not Very Profitable
Samsung rested its case Thursday in its bitter patent dispute with Apple in U.S. Federal Court. The two sides are…
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AAPL Closes Thursday at All-Time High of $636.34
Apple (AAPL) stock closed at an all-time high Thursday, valued at the closing bell at US$636.34 per share. The day…
