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Should Apple heed Chrysler's, GE's Super Bowl make-it-here message?

One of the salient themes in Super Bowl ads was bringing manufacturing back to America. A lesson for Apple?

Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

Posted on 5 February 2012 | 11:21 pm

iPad, Kindle Fire are not post-PC, says IDC analyst

Sorry Steve, it's not post-PC, it's PC-plus, says IDC analyst Bob O'Donnell.

Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

Posted on 5 February 2012 | 5:19 pm

Should Apple stop holding its big launch events?

The big Apple launch event was made for Steve Jobs. But now that he's not around, should Apple think of a different, more modern way of launching its products?

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect

Posted on 5 February 2012 | 12:43 pm

Why Apple's A5 is so big--and iPhone 4 won't get Siri

Noise-reduction technology from a start-up called Audience accounts for the size of the iPhone 4S chip and keeps Siri off the iPhone 4, analyst Linley Gwennap concludes.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Posted on 4 February 2012 | 3:39 pm

iPad-like MacBook Air now unlikely? Was it even necessary?

A research note from Citigroup says Apple CEO Tim Cook is not leaning toward a future MacBook Air with iPad-like features. So, now what?

Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

Posted on 4 February 2012 | 12:07 pm

iPhone 5 rumor roundup

CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors--from the likely to the crazy--that we've heard so far in 2011 and 2012.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

Posted on 3 February 2012 | 6:30 pm

Apple cleans App Store of high-profile lookalike apps

Apple has quietly removed a number of iOS games that could readily be mistaken for their popular counterparts and that had climbed up the charts as a result.

Originally posted at Apple Talk

Posted on 3 February 2012 | 5:59 pm

Explained: Apple's not-so-secret favorite patent argument

What the heck is "frand"? No, not "fraud" but "frand." CNET breaks down what this obscure legal term means, and why it's so important to companies such as Apple and Samsung.

Originally posted at News - Mobile

Posted on 3 February 2012 | 2:43 pm

Apple tweaks fine print behind iBooks Author software

Apple has changed a controversial section of its iBooks Author end user license agreement, saying that users who want to sell outside of Apple's digital stores can do so, as long as they save in a different format.

Originally posted at Apple Talk

Posted on 3 February 2012 | 2:13 pm

iPhone 4S sales resume online in China, shipments by March 2

Ater implementing a lottery system for ordering the iPhone 4S, Apple's online store has resumed selling the device online and will ship by March 2.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

Posted on 3 February 2012 | 1:26 pm