Daily Archives: March 29, 2012

Remains of the Day: The music, man

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Tim Cook takes a stroll down the Foxconn production line, smartphones and feature phones meet halfway, and Spotify keeps pumping those tunes for free. Continue reading →

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RIM claims to ETSI that Apple is ‘cheating’ on nano-SIM vote

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RIM made accusations in a letter (below) late Wednesday that Apple was unfairly trying to stack the upcoming ETSI vote on the new nano-SIM format. The BlackBerry maker alleged that Apple was having staff vote by proxy, presumably to inflate support for Apple’s definition of how the card would look. Three employees for Apple had jumped from the UK division to representing international carriers, including Bell, KT, and SK Telecom…. Continue reading →

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Apple updates iPhoto, Adobe posts Lightroom 4.1 RC1

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Apple and Adobe both chose Thursday to offer minor updates to each company’s most well-known photo-management programs. Apple has boosted iPhoto to v9.2.3, addressing a specific multiple-user bug and overall stability, while Adobe has issued the first Release Candidate of Lightroom 4.1, which fixes a number of issues including possible lost book layouts, performance in certain situations, and properly opening external apps for further editing…. Continue reading →

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Google may directly sell, subsidize Android tablets

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Google is expecting to start selling Android tablets directly, sources claimed Thursday night. It would run an online store that would carry third-party devices from companies like ASUS and Samsung, the Wall Street Journal said. Some of these would be Google co-branded, but that was a reference to regular third-party devices that had met the terms for the branding and not part of an official Google-designed tablet…. Continue reading →

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RIM claims Apple using proxy votes to win nano-SIM standard

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In a letter sent to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute on Thursday, RIM alleges that Apple is trying to sway the nano-SIM standard vote by having company representatives change their affiliation to cast proxy votes. Continue reading →

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Digital magazine sales double in 2011; print still dominates

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Digital magazine circulation has reportedly doubled in the second half of 2011, reaching 3.29 million from 1.46 million in the same period in 2010, according to data collected by trade group Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). Digital sales still represent a fraction of total publishing, however, taking one percent share in a market that is still dominated by print circulation…. Continue reading →

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Apple rolls out iPhoto 9.2.3 update

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Apple released an update for iPhoto on Thursday, bringing minor improvements and bug fixes to the picture editing and management program. Continue reading →

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First Look: Paper has big potential, several flaws

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Paper is infuriating yet special: It has the potential to be brilliant, but it’s too flawed to earn a permanent spot in my iPad’s dock. Continue reading →

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Google plans to launch online store for Android tablets

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In an attempt to boost disappointing sales of tablets using its Android OS, Google is reportedly planning to rollout an online storefront by the end of 2012, with some of the devices expected to be co-branded. Continue reading →

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FLA publishes finished report on labor conditions at Foxconn

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The Fair Labor Association has announced the results of its investigation into labor problems at Apple’s major manufacturing partner, Foxconn. The full probe is said to have taken almost a month, and found “excessive overtime and problems with overtime compensation; several health and safety risks; and crucial communication gaps that have led to a widespread sense of unsafe working conditions among workers,” according to the FLA…. Continue reading →

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