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Report: Retina MacBook displays to cost Apple more, but will it affect the customer?
9to5Mac first revealed that Apple is readying Retina-displays for its computer lineup (MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and iMacs) that were previously only available to iOS devices, but new reports claim those high-resolution displays within the supply channel will debut on Apple’s notebooks at an increased cost.
According to DisplaySearch Senior Analyst Richard Shim (via CNET), the panels are becoming a “premium [...]
‘Details matter at Apple. A Lot’
On the award given to employees who’ve been at Apple for 10 years:
Details matter here. A lot. http://t.co/KdKyFTm4
— Mark Kawano (@markkawano) May 16, 2012
Re: my last tweet, that was not my award. I've only been at Apple 6 years
— Mark Kawano (@markkawano) May 16, 2012
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Samsung & Apple take half of global smartphone market, Android & iOS hit 80 percent
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Samsung loses $10B market value due to Apple order rumor
Samsung’s shares dipped more than 6 percent yesterday, erasing $10 billion from the manufacturer’s market value, due to a rumor that claimed Apple ordered large amounts of chips with rebounding Japanese chipmaker Elpida.
According to Reuters, Taiwan tech website DigiTimes reported that the Cupertino, Calif.-based Company requested huge orders for dynamic random access memory chips with Elpida’s Hiroshima, Japan plant. Unnamed [...]
‘Who Was Steve Jobs’ Children’s book hits store shelves
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This looks great (via theLoop).
The “Who was” books aim to teach kids about important people in history.
Some pages via Amazon.
Apple defends Siri’s performance in class-action lawsuit
In the middle of March, a slew of lawsuits were filed against Apple claiming the Cupertino, Calif.-based Company misadvertised Siri, which is the company’s intelligent personal assistant software announced on the iPhone 4S in October of last year. The lawsuits said Apple used its commercials to convey a “misleading and deceptive message” about Siri. However, [...]
World’s largest carrier China Mobile in talks with Apple to carry the iPhone
The world’s largest carrier, China Mobile, confirmed that it is in talks with Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple to bring the iPhone to its network, according to Bloomberg. Speaking to investors in Hong Kong yesterday, China Mobile’s Chairman Xi Guohua said, “China Mobile and Apple both have the will to strengthen cooperation. When there is more specific news, we will disclose [...]
WSJ: Next iPhone to feature at least a 4-inch screen, production to begin in June
Mockup
Update: Reuters backed up the WSJ’s report and claimed sources have indicated, “The new iPhone screens will measure 4 inches from corner to corner.” It also said that early production began at LG Display, Sharp Corp, and Japan Display, Inc., which would allow the device to hit production by August.
According to The Wall Street Journal, which cited “people familiar with the situation,” Apple [...]
Aaron Sorkin to write screenplay for Sony’s Steve Jobs biopic
Sony hired Academy and Emmy award-winning screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay for its upcoming Steve Jobs biopic (not to be confused with the one Ashton Kutcher is starring in), reported Variety. Sony’s biopic will cover the life of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and will be an adaptation of the official biography “Steve Jobs,” which is written by famed author [...]