From Property Week | Mark Simms, an associate director from CB Richard Ellis who joined CBRE in April from Cushman & Wakefield, will join computer giant Apple’s property team.
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Dec. 23, 2010 at 7:33 a.m.
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Filed under: Chicago executives, Personnel moves, Real estate Apple poaches director from CB Richard Ellis
Apple tosses out WikiLeaks application
Apple joined a growing number of U.S. corporations that have cut ties with WikiLeaks, removing an application from its online store that gave users access to the controversial website’s content and Twitter feed because it violated guidelines. Get the full story »
Apple TV sales expected to rise to 1 million
Apple expects sales of Apple TV to top 1 million units this week, showing that the device is gaining traction in bringing the Web to TV. Get the full story »
Smartphone rivalry plays out in patent suits
Competition among smart phone makers is heating up at retail, in advertising and, increasingly, in the courtroom as handset and software makers wield patent lawsuits to protect their turf and slow down their rivals.
Though Apple’s iPhone changed the categoryin 2007 and still leads the market, there are a flood of rivals and copy cats making it difficult for smart phone makers to stand out to consumers or persuade them to pay more for their devices.
In turn, that has prompted a slew of patent disputes over all aspects of basic phone use, from the way a user swipes a touch screen to perform an action to the method a phone uses to extend battery life. Nokia is suing Apple, Apple is suing HTC, Microsoft is suing Motorola and more. Get the full story »
Dec. 20, 2010 at 1:50 p.m.
Filed under: Cell phones, Computers, Entertainment, Telecommunications, Wireless ‘Smurfs’ Village’ app adds warnings of real costs
The publisher of the popular “The Smurfs’ Village” game for the iPhone and iPad has added a warning that virtual items such as “Smurfberries” cost real money – as much as $100 with just two taps on the screen.
An Associated Press story this month revealed how easy it is for kids to buy such virtual items and have them billed to their parents without their knowledge. Like many other free games, “Smurfs’ Village” makes money by selling the virtual goods to advance play. Get the full story »
Apple to take app approach with Mac software
Bloomberg News | Starting Jan. 6, Macintosh users will be able to purchase and download software from an online store much like they do music apps for their smart phones, Apple announced Thursday. Available in 90 countries, the Mac App Store will offer paid and free applications in education, games and design.
iTunes begins offering 90-second song samples
From Bloomberg News | Starting today, Apple Inc. will let iTunes consumers listen to some songs at no charge for as long as 90 seconds, three times the previously allotted 30 seconds, a spokesman for Cupertino, California-based Apple, said today. Get the full story>>
Apple suppliers: Look for camera-toting iPad in 2011
Component suppliers for Apple Inc.’s iPad are gearing up for a new round of production in the first quarter, sources said on Friday, with one saying the product will be a revamp of the popular tablet computer including front- and back-mounted cameras.
Touchscreen chip designer Wintek Corp., battery maker Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. and AVY Precision, an unlisted maker of covers for electronic products, are among suppliers for the next batch of iPads, four people familiar with the situation said. Get the full story »
Dec. 9, 2010 at 6:57 a.m.
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Filed under: Advertising/Marketing, Computers, Pharmaceuticals, Software Abbott, others using iPad in medical sales
Medical-sector companies are passing out thousands of iPad tablet computers to salespeople to spruce up their pitch to doctors, and at the same time giving Apple Inc. a crucial foot in the door to business customers.
Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp. are among the drug and medical-device firms making the move, while others say they are testing out the devices. Get the full story »
How free iPhone games can get expensive
“The Smurfs’ Village,” a game for the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, was released a month ago and quickly became the highest-grossing application in the iTunes store. Yet it’s free to download.
So where does the money come from? Kelly Rummelhart of Gridley, Calif., has part of the answer. Her 4-year-old son was using her iPad to play the game and racked up $66.88 in charges on her credit card without knowing what he was doing. Get the full story »
Rumors fly: iPad 2 to be shipped in 100 days?
From the Huffington Post | Multiple reports and rumors are trickling out of Apple’s manufacturing base in China about its planned next-generation iPad, informally known as the “iPad 2.” On Tuesday, DigiTimes released a report stating that Chinese manufacturing plants located in Shenzen and owned by Foxconn Electronics will build between 400,000 and 600,000 iPad 2 units, to be shipped out “within the next 100 days.”
The Huffington Post rounds up this and other rumors, so far:Get the full story>>
Apple buys HP land to accommodate growth
Apple is expanding the size of its Cupertino, California, home base, acquiring nearby facilities from computer pioneer and competitor Hewlett Packard Co. Get the full story »
Nov. 26, 2010 at 1:31 p.m.
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Filed under: Advertising/Marketing, Entertainment, Government, Internet, Video PR firm settles FTC suit over iTunes game reviews
The Federal Trade Commission said Friday that it has settled charges that a California public-relations firm posted fake video game reviews on Apple Inc.’s iTunes Store.
According to an FTC complaint, employees of California-based Reverb Communications Inc. allegedly engaged in deceptive online advertising by having paid employees and company managers pose as consumers and write glowing video game reviews of clients’ games. Get the full story »
Nov. 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
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Filed under: Airports, Cell phones, Government, Telecommunications, Wireless TSA app gives airport do’s and don’ts
It won’t save you from “enhanced patdowns,” but an iPhone app from the TSA tries to ease the pain of air travel by offering guidance on prohibited items, security wait times and packing tips. Get the full story »
Nov. 19, 2010 at 3:58 p.m.
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Filed under: Computers, Semiconductors, Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless Analysts: Thinner iPad in works
Bloomberg News | Analysts say Apple is working on a thinner iPad for introduction next year with a camera for video calling and global wireless capabilities.
