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Apple Stores underway in US, Canada, France, UK

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin

On the heels of last week’s opening of the Murcia, Spain Apple Store, various sources have reported stores underway or near opening around the world. The next most likely international store is thought to be in Paris, France in the La Defense district, which is scheduled to open on May 26. Also coming later in the year is a new story in Salt Lake City, Utah; one near Bakersfield, California; a planned expansion of the existing store in Calgary, Alberta in Canada, and Apple has allegedly taken over a lease on a store in Plymouth, England…. Continue reading →

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Rumor: Amazon to launch 10.1-inch Fire, delay 8.9-inch plans

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Amazon may delay the rumored 8.9-inch Kindle Fire and launch a 10.1-inch model instead. According to DigiTimes, sources speculate that the larger screen will help compete with the iPad, whereas the 8.9-inch variant was said to be designed to go against the Samsung Galaxy Note…. Continue reading →

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Amazon planning to sell ads on Kindle Fire welcome screen

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Amazon has reportedly begun pitching to advertising agencies the opportunity to advertise on the welcome screen of its Kindle Fire tablet for a price of $600,000. Continue reading →

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Apple refurbs: Mac minis from $519 and more

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Today at Apple’s online store save on Mac minis, iMacs and more. Starting at $519 is the refurbished Mac mini with a 2.3GHz Intel dual core i5 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. Or for $699 is the refurb. Mac mini with a 2.5GHz Intel dual-core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive…. Continue reading →

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RIM, Motorola submit compromise nano-SIM design

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

RIM and Motorola have submitted a new, compromise nano-SIM design based on a concept from Apple, reports say. The new design has the same outline and contacts as Apple’s proposal, but with a notch on one side making space for what RIM calls a “push-push” mechanism; pushing in the card once secures it, pushing it in again pops it out. Apple’s idea may have been less practical, requiring a tray to hold a card steady…. Continue reading →

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Samsung said to have 9 million Galaxy S III pre-orders

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Samsung is reported to have notched up 9 million pre-orders for its Galaxy S III smartphone ahead of its launch. According to Reuters, the pre-orders have been made from over 100 global carriers, not customers, ahead of its release. Customers will be able to get their hands on the device starting May 29 in Germany, before it begins rolling out across other countries…. Continue reading →

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Report: Windows Phone edging iPhone in China?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

The burgeoning Chinese smartphone market stands to earn companies billions of dollars in coming years. Though this has not been independently confirmed, Microsoft now claims that Windows Phone has edged out the iPhone with a seven percent share compared to Apple’s six percent, despite Apple’s emphasis on the emerging market…. Continue reading →

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Simon & Schuster settles with states in price fixing suit

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

One of the defendants dealing with multiple antitrust lawsuits has settled the overall complaint filed by many states’ attorneys general. As a result, Judge Denise Cote granted a motion on Tuesday to dismiss Simon & Schuster from the federal complaint. The terms of the settlement have not been provided…. Continue reading →

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Users report iCloud accounts may have been compromised

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

A small number of users in the Apple Support Communities have reported that their iCloud e-mail accounts may have been compromised by spammers, even in cases where the user had a strong, randomized password. Reports began flowing in of mostly little-used iCloud accounts sending out spam messages, replies to which alerted users of the problem. Apple has not commented on the issue thus far…. Continue reading →

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Rumor: new MacBook Pros could get faster SSD option

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Unconfirmed reports of Apple testing Ivy Bridge-based MacBook Pro prototypes with latest-generation SSD storage may suggest that the company is considering making the faster drives part of the standard configuration of the new machines, which are expected to utilize a super-thin redesign like the MacBook Air and debut sometime in the near future. Whether the machines would continue to offer room for traditional notebook HDDs is unknown…. Continue reading →

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