Week after week we hear Foxconn horror stories, but Apple’s gadget metropolis is just one place inside an enormous country. Detractors say it’s inhumane; defenders say it’s way above the norm. …
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Apple: developers now have until June 1 to sandbox apps for the Mac App Store
February 22nd, 2012
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Back in the fall, Apple gave developers an ultimatum: sandbox your applications, or see yourself out of the Mac App Store and sell your apps elsewhere. Originally, devs had until March 1st to make the change, which limits the resources apps can acces…
Samsung’s Learning Hub demonstrates a commitment to education, profits
February 22nd, 2012
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Samsung’s R&D department has been working overtime as it strives to break the idea it copies wholesale ideas from its competition. Yesterday we heard word about its planned new cloud service and today it’s announced that it’ll be unveiling a uniq…
Inside Foxconn: TV Crew Enters Apple’s Factories for the First Time Ever
February 22nd, 2012
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ABC News’ Nightline program delivered what they claimed would be an unprecedented look inside the Foxconntroversy: their TV crew would have unfettered access to facilities and people. So what…
Microsoft files EU antitrust complaint against Motorola Mobility, claims unfair licensing practices
February 22nd, 2012
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Early last week, the European Commission gave Google its blessing regarding the purchase of Motorola Mobility. But the honeymoon has been anything but relaxing for the search giant and its latest power-play acquisition, after Apple filed an antitrust c…
Google updates Flight Search for Android, iOS
February 22nd, 2012
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Remember when Google launched its desktop-only Flight Search service back in the fall? Well, now it’s made the travel checking tool both Android and iOS friendly. All the key flight-finding features of the desktop version are present: search, discover…
Twitter’s Android and iOS app get updates; out on Kindle Fire now, Nook soon
February 21st, 2012
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The official Twitter app has just received an update on iOS and Android, bringing new features to both platforms, plus an “optimized” Ice Cream Sandwich experience as seen above. The app is also currently available on Amazon’s Appstore for the Kindle …
Nokia’s social apps coming to Android and iOS: lions expected to lie down with lambs shortly
February 21st, 2012
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Nokia’s Pulse app looks and smells familiar to anyone who’s ever used Google Latitude. The difference being that the Finnish handset maker has the benefit of Navteq’s $8 billion geolocation technology that it picked up back in 2008. Now the Haus of El…
Microsoft says Office for iPad story is based on ‘inaccurate rumors and speculation’ (updated)
February 21st, 2012
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The Daily got a lot of folks hopes up earlier today with a rumor that Office would soon be making an appearance on the iPad, but Microsoft is now throwing a bit of cold water on that news. While it’s not exactly an outright denial that such an app is…
Microsoft Office for iOS gets blurrycam treatment in weird party-room
February 21st, 2012
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What you see before you is a single image purporting to be Microsoft’s new Office app for iOS. We can certainly believe such an app exists, and according to The Daily, the UI is similar to OneNote with an added dash of Metro. You’ll be able to produc…
Office for iPad Is Reportedly Imminent (Updated)
February 21st, 2012
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This is not a surprise, but a welcome confirmation for the millions of business citizens and students of the world who have already adopted Apple’s tablet as a work tool: Microsoft Office could…
China Telecom to get the iPhone 4S, stores brace themselves for March 9th chaos
February 21st, 2012
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The last time the iPhone dallied into eager Chinese hands there was more than a spot of bother. Hopefully, China Telecom’s announcement that it’ll be getting the 4S on March 9th will give retail stores enough time to prepare. It’ll be up for pre-order…
Samsung’s iCloud rival delayed after in-house service deemed ‘unsuitable’
February 21st, 2012
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Korean newspaper ETNews is developing a reputation for bold claims, the latest being that Samsung’s “answer” to iCloud, S-Cloud has been significantly delayed. SDS, the conglomerate’s IT infrastructure division had originally been tasked to build the…
Leaked iOS 5.1 Build Shows Off a Camera-Slider and Expanded Siri Functionality (UPDATED)
February 21st, 2012
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The Portuguese-language blog BlogdoiPhone has somehow gotten its hands on a Pre-GM build of the upcoming iOS 5.1 update. Here’s what could be in store for the expected March 9th-ish update. …
Apple’s 2012 environmental report reveals giant solar array
February 20th, 2012
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Apple just released its 2012 environmental report, detailing all the ways it’s conserving energy and working to make Mother Earth a slightly cleaner place. A highlight of that effort is clearly the company’s data center in Maiden, North Carolina. The …
How to Get a Refund from the App Store
February 20th, 2012
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There are something like a bazillion apps in the App Store. Do you know what that means? A lot of craptacular apps that should never be put on your iPhone. But sometimes you download an app not…
Apple patent shows designs for more accurate water damage sensors
February 20th, 2012
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Without a doubt, the purveyance of personal electronics has changed our lives — not only have they put oodles of information at our fingertips, but they’ve also made pushing fully-clothed friends into the pool a warranty-voiding social faux pas. If y…
Here’s How Much Better an iPad 3 Retina Display Would Be
February 20th, 2012
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Short of kidnapping Tim Cook and waterboarding him, we couldn’t be more sure the iPad 3 will boast a mega-pretty retina display resolution. But buzzwordiness aside, just how much better will th…
This Fake Pokemon App That Doesn’t Even Work Is the Dumbest Thing to Ever Happen to the App Store
February 20th, 2012
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A fake, completely unofficial and totally illegal port of Pokemon popped up on the App Store the other day and has been blazing through the App Store, even reaching the height of #2 in Top Paid…
ABC’s Nightline goes inside Foxconn’s Apple factory (video)
February 20th, 2012
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Nightline’s Bill Weir managed to get his feet inside manufacturing behemoth Foxconn: the infamous plant where iPads, Xboxes and Kindles are constructed. Following multiple explosions and employee suicides, the factory is being inspected by the Fair L…
