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As Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber states, the following is “from a guy who’s so anti-Apple that he gives credit for the desktop interface to the Xerox Alto, not the Mac.” Philip Greenspun blogs, “Suppose that you are an expert user of Windows NT/XP/Vista/7, an expert user of an iPad, and an expert user of an…
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“Two days ago, Mumbrella posted an article pondering whether Samsung was responsible for the embarrassing Wake Up campaign that featured a paid for protest in front of the Sydney Apple store,” Peter Wells reports for Macworld. “According to Slashgear, Samsung publicly denied they were responsible for the stunt. So who is behind it? James Croft,…
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Distimo analyst Gert Jan Spriensma has published the “iPad – Two Years In Review” (March 2012) report. The report offers an extensive analysis of the Apple App Store for iPad. It dives into the general characteristics of the app store and aims to give developers better insights to base their strategy upon. All data covers…
“Police said on Saturday they suspect four or five people were involved in the theft of almost $2 million in electronics when a truck driver discovered his tractor trailer missing from a rest stop,” Susan Guyett reports for Reuters. “Chesterfield, Indiana police officer Mike Milbourn said the cab of the missing truck was found within…
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“Research In Motion Ltd.’s commitment to keep battling Apple Inc.’s iPad even as demand for its BlackBerry PlayBook slumps means the company will likely have to sell the tablet at a loss. Its strategy depends on it,” Hugo Miller reports for Bloomberg. “The company said on Dec. 2 that it would book $485 million in…
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“Best Buy raised questions on Thanksgiving weekend after it suddenly started cancelling Blackberry PlayBook orders,” Electronista reports. “Shoppers have frequently reported orders being dropped, even if the order had already been charged and was virtually ready,” Electronista reports. “Those on Best Buy’s forums have mentioned the retailer being ‘overextended,’ while our own checks had one…
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“Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie revealed on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that RIM would soon be dropping prices on its BlackBerry PlayBook tablets,” Zach Epstein reports for BGR. “While the new price points have not yet been disclosed, it looks like the first move in carriers’ efforts to clear their shelves actually started…
