Wednesday, July 8, 2015



Greeks Max out credit cards for Macs as the Financial Crisis Continues


Natasa, a 33 year old shop assistant at the Greek electronics retailer Plaisio Computer SA in central Athens stated that "People are spending the money they have in the bank because otherwise they're afraid they won't get it out. A Mac is something that keeps its value," she added, pointing to a gleaming 27-inch screen.







Here's why Apple is gaining on Android in China






Apple Watch 'collapsing sales' report actually shows Apple is crushing smartwatch sector






iOS accounts for 18% of all online sales






Apple turns on patent trolls with vengeance

Judge tosses Smartflash's $533M victory against Apple, damages to be retried






Showtime's new cord-cutter channel launches on Apple TV with 30-day free trial






Construction worker from Campus 2 says Apple has raised US building standards


The site, shaped like an O, is split into nine "wedges," and there are Apple employees assigned to each "specific geographic location." Employees from Foster + Partners, the architectural firm behind Apple Campus 2, are also on-site to supervise.






Campus 2 raw 4K video on vimeo and stills from the video







Apple Watch case study

Penn State researchers to investigate Apple Watch as learning tool


An upcoming research program to be conducted by Penn State University staff is exploring the effect wearables like Apple Watch have on human behavior, with an eye on turning the device into a learning tool. 






Just say Nyet!

Russia wants to stop your next selfie from being your last






Right, they just want to protect us, just like Russia protects their citizens. 

US law enforcement officials to argue for encryption backdoors before Congress






Apple launches new webpage to detail how it tests accessories sold in its retail stores






Apple now requires cases protect devices from one meter drops






This is on top of the 18,000 job cuts in second half of 2014 for a total of 26,000 jobs lost over the period of a year

And things at MS are probably much worse than they are announcing, especially going forward

Microsoft to cut 7,800 jobs, write down Nokia $7.6 B phone business 







No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.