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Apple Lands Important Deal for 30,000 iPads in LA Schools

3:45 PM, Jun. 19th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

iPad in Education

Apple has landed a US$30 million deal to supply 30,000 iPads to Los Angeles schools. The Los Angeles School Board of Education approved the deal Tuesday evening as part of a program to equip all of its students with a tablet iPad over the next 14 months. Bryan Chaffin explains the deal and examines the ramifications.

Apple Offers Retail Employees Early Access to OS X Mavericks

8:38 PM, Jun. 18th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

Mavericks

Apple has offered some of its retail employees early access to OS X Mavericks. Genius Bar and floor staff at the company's chain of Apple Stores have been invited to install, test, and report on their experiences with Mavericks, and Bryan Chaffin argues this is good for everyone, including Apple's customers.

Apple Expands Jony Ive’s Title to Cover All ‘Design’

7:05 PM, Jun. 17th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

Sir Jony Ive

Sir Jonathan Ive's title at Apple has been simplified—flattened, if you will—from "Senior Vice President, Industrial Design" to "Senior Vice President, Design." By dropping the qualifier, Apple has officially recognized that his role at Apple has greatly expanded.

Apple’s Eddy Cue Details Steve Jobs Interest in iBooks

6:26 PM, Jun. 17th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

Chosen by Steve Jobs

Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Services, took the stand one more time on Monday in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust suit against the company. Mr. Cue was questioned by Apple's attorneys about the process of building the iBooks app, the iBookstore, and he talked extensively about the role of the late Steve Jobs in those processes. Bryan Chaffin walks us through what we learned.

Microsoft Phones in an iPad Attack Ad

6:20 PM, Jun. 14th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

Lazy

It's like the company isn't even trying any more. Microsoft has released another iPad attack ad—this time supporting a Dell Windows RT tablet—but as far as attack ads go, this one was phoned in. Maybe they were using a Windows Phone device and were simply too bored to care?

USPTO Reverses Course, Confirms Apple’s ‘Overscroll Bounce’ Patent

1:18 PM, Jun. 14th, 2013 · Bryan Chaffin

Apple & the USPTO

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) reversed a "final" ruling from April that invalidated key claims in Apple's "overscroll bounce" patent. The USPTO informed Apple that it would be issuing a reexamination certificate for the patent that confirms four key claims, including claim 19 that a jury found Samsung infringed in 2012.