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When Apple Inc set up its customer service plan for theiPhone, it seems to have had the best intentions of humanity in mind — any phone under warranty can get serviced because it’s the phone that’s tied to the warranty, not the owner. So you don’t have to show up in person at an Apple store to get [...]
Another patent application has surfaced showing Apple’s interest in changing the way people entertain themselves in their living rooms. It may not be the much-anticipated Apple TV set, but it does provide a hint or two about a control system for such a device. Chronicled by Apple Insider this morning, the patent filing details plans for a [...]
A day after a report detailed harsh working conditions at one of Apple’s component suppliers in China, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company cares about every worker in its supply chain and that any suggestion to the contrary was “patently false and offensive.” Yesterday, The New York Times published an exhaustive report that profiled hazardous factory conditions linked [...]
Apple is seeking to ramp up its cloud leadership as the company puts a greater emphasis on how customers store and access their data. The company is looking to recruit executives with backgrounds in Web-based software, according to a Wall Street Journal report tonight. One prominent Internet entrepreneur has already been approached and recruiters have been briefed [...]
Apple is readying a MacBook that would extend the ultrathin Air design beyond the 13-inch market segment, according to reports. Japanese-language site Macotakara says a new 15-inch model has entered the test phase. It’s not clear at this point whether this will be an addition to the MacBook Air series–currently offered in 11- and 13-inch sizes–or a [...]
Former C3 Technologies Product Manager Ludvig Emgard pinches an iPad and zooms in toward Big Ben during a demo of the company’s product at CES 2011. An Apple buy of C3 has reportedly been confirmed. (Credit: Netbooknews.com YouTube video. Screenshot by Edward Moyer/CNET) Apple has bought its third mapping company, beefing up its cartographic portfolio [...]
Walter Isaacson, in his new biography of Steve Jobs, reveals that Apple is planning to introduce its own televisions, attempting to revolutionize that space in the same way it did mobile phones with the iPhone. He quotes Jobs as having said that he had finally cracked the technical issues of controlling such a TV, though [...]
The economics of the consumer electronics industry dictate that on a long enough timescale, all products will become low-margin commodities. The companies that make products household names are destined to fade from the public’s memory. Will Apple suffer the same fate as others before it, such as RCA, who revolutionized television sets in a similar [...]
Steve Jobs had a hand in another lesser-known Apple achievement: more environmentally friendly electronics. Apple and environmental watchdog group Greenpeace waged a public battle over how “green” Apple’s products were over several years while Jobs was CEO. Environmental groups continue to pressure Apple to improve on some issues, but Apple’s products today do not have [...]
Tablet with no support for GSM voice communication, SMS, and MMS. This is not a GSM device, it will not work on any GSM network worldwide. GENERAL 2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Announced 2011, March Status Available. Released 2011, March SIZE Dimensions 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm Weight 607 [...]