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9to5Mac reported Wednesday that an anonymous source sent the site information about the new SKUs. Apple usually adds SKUs, or Stock Keeping Unit identification numbers, to its system shortly before releasing new products, and Apple employees and third party resellers frequently leak that fact to Mac online sites. The two iPhone SKUs have attached to…

The $79 KindleThe new Kindle is 18 percent smaller than its predecessor, and offers faster performance, too. This model doesn’t, however, include the same touch-based interface that the just announced Kindle Touch offers, nor does it include a keyboard like other Kindle models.Amazon kept the familiar 6-inch E-Ink display that it uses on other models,…

Kindle Touch(Click the image for a larger version) The Kindle Touch includes an “X-Ray” feature that lets users drill deeper into books to find people mentioned, interesting phrases, and more. The feature takes advantage of Shelfari to find additional information about the content users search.Amazon said the Kindle Touch offers a two-month battery life, and that…

A photo of the fire sent to MacCast by a listener in China Foxconn is one of Apple’s primary manufacturing partners, but this plant reportedly makes, “PCs, Sony laptops, computer components and printers.” The plant employs a mind-boggling 80,000 people.  China-based M.I.C. Gadget wrote that, “So far as we know, there is no Apple product…

RIM Shot Research in Motion announced some pretty dismal numbers late last week, and one analyst says the next iPhone is only gonna make things worse for the Canadian phone and kind-of-sort-of tablet-maker. I say “kind-of-sort-of tablet-maker” because, last quarter they were only able to ship 200,000 of their PlayBook tablets. Well, they were probably…

We live in a superhero culture. Authority is rolled upwards in corporations and the government until there’s only one person at the top who can make definitive decisions. And then, in a fit of irrational idealism, we reward them for total failure. Except, of course, Apple. One of the best run companies in America is…

The V-moda Vibrato earphones have a lot going for them, and listeners who demand a strong, vibrant bass when listening to music should check them out, particularly since the company offers a 60 day in-home audition that guarantees complete satisfaction. V-modo Vibrato earphonesThe Vibrato is made from Zinc Alloy and features hybrid silicone ear-tips. The…

The group is working to change the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to offer better privacy protection for tech gear that wasn’t addressed when the law was written.Apple joins electronic privacy rights organization“ECPA was passed by Congress in 1986, before the World Wide Web was even invented and when cell phones were still a rarity,” said…

The first shoe Last July, Netflix sent an email to all of its customers, announcing that it was splitting its DVD and unlimited streaming services into two separate plans “to better reflect the costs of each…(thereby giving) our members a choice.” [A longer version of the email message was posted to Netflix’s blog.]  The announcement…

iOS more popular on Boingo Wi-Fi networks than Android“iOS has a commanding market share of mobile devices actively using Wi-Fi in those same venues, representing more than 83 percent of mobile total,” the Boingo report stated. “Android more than tripled its market share from 2010, but is still a distant fourth place to iPhone, iPad…

Al Gore, who is on the Apple Board of Directors, is quoted by the editor of Stuff Magazine, Toby Shapshak, as follows. “Not to mention the new iPhones coming out next month. That was a plug.” Why would Mr. Gore say such a thing when we know that ordinary Apple employees can get fired for…

StreetSpace says Apple’s iAd steps on its patentThe patent in question, 6,847,969, is titled “Method and System for Providing Personalized Online Services and Advertisement in Public Spaces.” The filing stated that by offering targeted ads to potential customers, and by offering a service to sell that ad space, Apple and the other companies listed in…

“Apple’s momentum appears even more resistant to macroeconomic pressures than we previously realized,” Mr. Shope said, according to Barrons. “Wwe believe the stock has significant upside from current levels — even after recent outperformance.”Apple has managed to continually grow its iPhone and iPad user base, and Mac sales continue to rise even as the over…

It leaps tall buildings in a single bound! Oh wait, that’s Superman. But the Griffin Technology Stylus + Pen + Laser, in the right hands, may make the user feel like Superman. It clips to the pocket, functions as a refillable pen, includes a rubber-tipped stylus, and sports a laser pointer. Griffin Technology Stylus + Pen…

“There is no question that nobody but Steve Jobs could have brought the company back to life,” Mr. Sculley said at the event, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal. “It shows there is a thin line between success and failure in technology.” John Sculley (right) at 30th Anniversary of IBM PC Celebration Source: Puget…

Apple and Web apps: Old New School If things go the way Apple originally intended them to go, Apple could get hurt. That’s one possible read of a bit of analysis from Sanford Bernstein research analyst Toni Sacconaghi. Computerworld has the Sack-Man saying that the widespread adoption of HTML5 for Web apps could cut Apple’s…

Near-record closings aside, Friday’s closing high represents a $26.78 gain since August 25th, the first day of trading after Steve Jobs announced he had stepped down as CEO from his company. That represents a 7.2% gain in approximately three weeks, an impressive feat for any stock, but even more so considering the angst that had…

Energizer has introduced the Dual Universal USB Charger for autos and the Dual Universal USB Charger for wall outlets. Both let the user charge two small USB powered devices at the same time. The new Dual Universal USB Charger plugs into any auto cigarette lighter outlet and offers two USB ports, so that you can…

In the after hours-session, the stock was trading at US$24.08, down $5.46 (-18.48%). In the chart below, you can see that the stock traded in a narrow band throughout the day, and then dove off a cliff in the after hours session. After hours trading historically represents a more exaggerated reaction to both good news…

The Flash Tally so FarWindows 8 is the next major version of Windows, and it’s scheduled to be released in 2012. Part of the point of Windows 8 is to deliver a more or less unified operating system and experience to tablets and PCs, all in one fell swoop. Unified or not, however, the company…

Sharp’s Galapagos: Almost extinctSharp plans to discontinue its 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch Galapagos tablets on September 30, but will continue to sell the 7-inch model in Japan, according to the Wall Street Journal.The company had hoped its tablets would pose a threat to Apple’s market dominance with the iPad, but consumers failed to find the devices…

The new Dual Universal USB Charger for wall outlets plugs into any live wall outlet and offers two USB ports so that you can recharge two of your USB powered devices at the same time. It works with most devices, meaning it will not recharge an iPad. The charges measures 2 x 2 x 2-in…

Abhey Lamba Interviewed on Bloomberg The central premise of Mr. Lamba’s research note was to compare the Walt Disney Corporation of the 1960s when Walt Disney lost its founder to the Apple of today, whose cofounder Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO in August. Mr. Lambda noted that Disney’s stock continued to perform very well…