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Apple’s $90 billion run

by Philip Elmer-DeWitt on Feb 8, 2012 • No Comments

The company has gained nearly one Facebook in value since Steve Jobs died

On Oct. 4, the day before Steve Jobs passed away, Apple (AAPL) shares closed at $372.50 and its market cap stood at $347 billion.

Four months later, the stock is up nearly $100 and it's market cap is $437 billion. To put that $90...

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While Washington Criticizes Lost Jobs, Apple Creates Hundreds Of Thousands of New Ones

by Ryan Faas on Feb 7, 2012 • No Comments
one-billion-apps-hero-20090418During the past few weeks, one quote from Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography has bounced around the tech and mainstream media. It’s the quote where President Obama asked Jobs about Apple manufacturing jobs that had been shipped oversees and Jobs responds “those jobs aren’t...
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While Washington Criticizes Lost Jobs, Apple Creates Hundreds Of Thousands of New Ones

by Ryan Faas on Feb 7, 2012 • No Comments
one-billion-apps-hero-20090418During the past few weeks, one quote from Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography has bounced around the tech and mainstream media. It’s the quote where President Obama asked Jobs about Apple manufacturing jobs that had been shipped oversees and Jobs responds “those jobs aren’t...
9 to 5 Mac / Publishers

Attention politicians: For every low-wage job shipped to Shenzhen, the App Economy creates a quality job in the US

by Elyse Betters on Feb 7, 2012 • No Comments
American politicians are in a hullabaloo over the 500,000 Foxconn low-wage jobs in China that they claim could be stationed in the United States, but no one seems to pay attention to the booming “App Economy” that created roughly the same amount of decent jobs stateside. Both sides of the aisle have made public statements...
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Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online

by Jacqui Cheng on Feb 5, 2012 • No Comments
Facebook is still working on deleting photos from its servers in a timely manner nearly three years after Ars first brought attention to the topic. The company admitted on Friday that its older systems for...
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Gaming Goes Social (And Streaming!) Like Never Before With Crytek’s GFACE

by Killian Bell on Feb 2, 2012 • No Comments
GFACE-large-mainCrytek, the developers behind the Crysis series of games, are said to be in the advance stages of building a new social gaming network called GFACE that will be capable of some pretty amazing things. In addition to the features you’d expect from any...
ArsTechnica / Publishers

Post-IPO, Facebook will have to make privacy investigations public

by Jon Brodkin on Feb 1, 2012 • No Comments
When it comes to information privacy concerns, Facebook already has a bullseye on its back. That won't change now that Facebook is going public in its highly anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO). But disclosure ru...
ArsTechnica / Publishers

It’s official: Facebook files for $5 billion IPO

by Jacqui Cheng on Feb 1, 2012 • No Comments
Facebook is hoping investors will "like" the social network just as much as its users already do. Following a series of rumors that have multiplied in recent weeks, Facebook filed for Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Wednesday wi...
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Wunderkit Is Facebook For Lifehackers, Now Available On iPhone

by Killian Bell on Feb 1, 2012 • No Comments
Wunderkit-iPhone-1Wunderkit, a new iOS app from 6 Wunderkid, the developers behind the popular Wunderlist task manager, has hit the App Store today, promising to help you organize and accomplish all of life’s projects, however big or small, on your iPhone. The app allows you...
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Sync Your Contacts With Twitter To Add Usernames & Photos To Your Address Book [iOS Tip]

by Killian Bell on Jan 31, 2012 • No Comments
Twitter-contacts-syncWe’ve already shown you how to sync your address book with the Facebook app for iOS to add profile pictures and other credentials, but what if you prefer to use Twitter instead? Well, fortunately for you, you can also sync your address book with...
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If Apple’s Address Book Bugs You, Try Out The Fantastic Cobook Beta Today [First Look]

by Giles Turnbull on Jan 30, 2012 • No Comments
cobook.jpgThere’s been a lot of ohhing and ahhing about Cobook in the last few days, but spend just a few minutes playing with it and you’re likely to be ohhing and ahhing too. I know I am. Cobook is an alternative to Apple’s own...
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Photo Stream is helping a man find his stolen iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins on Jan 26, 2012 • No Comments
We've heard a lot of stories about Find my iPhone helping people track their lost and stolen iOS devices, but here's one of the first stories involving Photo Stream. It all started late last December at the DFW airport in Texas. Ken McLellan had jus...

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  • What The FBI Had On Steve Jobs - Digits - WSJ
    You’ve heard about things going on your permanent record? Steve Jobs had one, too. Associated PressSteve Jobs, in 1993The Federal Bureau of Investigation just made public its background check on the Apple co-founder. The agency assembled the investigation in 1991 because Jobs was being considered for a presidential appointment by George H.W. Bush to the Pres […]
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    RT @CrisValerio: Want to look through Steve Jobs CIA file? Check it out for yourself: http://t.co/QajCrn5Q What do you find most interes ...0 comments […]
  • Apple announcing iPad 3 first week of March? Anonymous sources think so -- Engadget
    Is the long, treacherous wait for the iPad 3 nearly at an end? That's what anonymous sources tell All Things D. The site caught wind that an Apple event next month will host the announcement of the company's latest tablet. The event is said to be slated for the first week of March at that popular Apple haunt, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in […]
  • Report: Apple To Announce The iPad 3 The First Week Of March | TechCrunch
    Shocking news of the day: Apple is preparing to announce the iPad 3. Crazy news, I know. That announcement, if AllThingsD is to be believed, should come in the first week of March. The next-gen tablet itself is reportedly an upgraded version of the iPad 2, featuring a dual-core CPU and a higher-resolution display. But then again, that’s to be expected. Of co […]
  • Report: Apple to unveil next iPad in March
    Report: Apple to unveil next iPad in March http://t.co/0C3yc6f20 comments […]
  • Google Wants a 2.25% Cut of Every iPhone Sale
    Looking to earn back some of the $12.5 billion it’s spending to buy Motorola Mobility, Google sent a letter to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers looking for a maximum 2.25% cut of sales for phones that use Motorola’s technology, including Apple‘s iPhone.The letter, which went out to the IEEE on Wednesday, outlines Google’s position on Mot […]
  • Apple to Introduce iPad 3 in First Week of March - Mac Rumors
    AllThingsD, which has an accurate track record in revealing Apple's new product media events, is reporting that Apple will hold an event to launch the iPad 3 in the first week of March.Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the iPad 2, and will do so at one of its trademark special events. The event will be […]
  • Apple said to hold 'iPad 3' event first week in March
    Apple will reportedly hold a media event the first week in March in San Francisco to unveil its third-generation iPad, which is expected to go on sale soon after it is unveiled.0 comments […]
  • Apple reportedly to announce iPad 3 in first week of March - The Next Web
    Apple will announce its next-generation iPad in the first week of March, a new report from AllThingsD suggests.Citing sources close to the matter, Apple will likely choose San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to unveil the successor to the iPad 2, coming almost exactly year after the company announced its current tablet model.Specifications of the […]
  • Apple to Announce iPad 3 First Week in March - John Paczkowski - Mobile - AllThingsD
    Apple’s not holding an event in February. But it is holding one in March — to launch its next iPad.Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the iPad 2, and will do so at one of its trademark special events. The event will be held in San Francisco, presumably at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple’s preferred […]
  • Alleged Apple iPad 3 photo sparks rumours - Telegraph
    A photo that appears to show the back of an iPad 3 has ignited rumours about Apple's next tablet.0 comments […]
  • Leaked photo allegedly shows outside back cover of Apple's next iPad
    On the heels of an earlier purported leak of the back panel of the third-generation iPad, new leaked photos have emerged showing an external view of the back panel of the rumored device, as well as magnets for an "iPad 3" Smart Cover.0 comments […]
  • Alleged Foxconn hack allowed bogus orders to be placed for vendors
    A "Greyhat" hacking group announced this week that it had successfully hacked contract manufacturer Foxconn and released usernames and passwords for vendors that could be used to place fraudulent orders for companies like Apple and Microsoft.0 comments […]
  • Stealing Your Address Book by Dustin Curtis
    It's not really a secret, per se, but there's a quiet understanding among many iOS app developers that it is acceptable to send a user's entire address book, without their permission, to remote servers and then store it for future reference. It's common practice, and many companies likely have your address book stored in their database. O […]
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