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“I want to thank Steve Jobs for bringing it to my attention,” the Governor said.Mr. Jobs is keenly aware of the need for organ donors since he was the recipient of a new liver in 2009 following his battle with pancreatic cancer.Steve Jobs at California’s donor registry legislation event“As a transplant recipient, I know how…

We know that Apple has moved from a single point of sale experience at a cash register to the mobile system. That’s when a salesperson scans your credit card with a modified iPhone and then sends you on your way. That avoids lines and makes the buying experience less annoying.Apple Retail Store, Lincoln Road, Miami…

Apple has appealed a judgement handed down against the company in a patent infringement lawsuit launched by Mirror Worlds LLC. The company has asked U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis for an emergency stay, according to Bloomberg, and it is also looking for the judge to modify the monetary award given to Mirror World.The suit alleged…

It doesn’t matter where you use your laptop, there are numerous times when you have to leave it behind. It is just the nature of our everyday lives. Unless I am teaching a class, I use my Mac at home. I have a burglar alarm, but lets face it, if someone breaks into my house…

Apple’s iPadThe iPad is Apple’s multimedia tablet device that runs iOS just like the iPhone and iPod touch. It sports a 9.7-inch multitouch display, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, can play back videos and music, includes an ebook reader and Apple’s iBookstore, supports external keyboards, and more.Apple’s expansion into additional retail channels means there will be…

Adidas had planned on spending US$10 million on its iAd campaign, and it isn’t the first company to pull out of the iAd program. Perfume maker Chanel backed out of iAd in August once it had enough of Apple’s attempts to control its mobile ad campaign.Adidas Souring on iAd ProgramApple introduced iAd as an interactive…

“For fiscal year 2010,” the company said in its filing, “Mr. Ballmer’s Incentive Plan award was $670,000, which was 100% of his target award.” The filing stipulates that his maximum bonus is 200% of his base salary — in other words, he was awarded $1.34 million out of a maximum of $2.01 million. Mr. Ballmer…

Nokia has been steadily losing market share to Apple, Research In Motion, and now to the Android platform, as well, in the smartphone market, though the Finnish company is still the number cell phone (and smartphone) vendor by volume. After Apple immediately saw great success with the App Store, Nokia began working on Ovi Store,…

AirPlay was introduced as standard by Apple during its September 1st media event. It was a minor bullet point during a presentation of many major new products and services, but iSuppli called AirPlay, “one of the most significant announcements of all.” The technology allows users to stream music from iTunes to any AirPlay-enabled speakers, docks,…

Version 2 also added the ability build 3D plots with news and historical data culled from the Internet, offers faster OpenGL graphics rendering, and more.MetaView 2.0 is priced at US$49.95 and is available for download at the MetaView Web site. The MetaView data feed costs $15 a month.

iTunes 10 Red, Yellow, Green Control buttons are reorientedHere’s the procedure: You don’t need to be an administrator. Quit iTunes. Launch the Terminal app in /Applications/Utilities Enter this command, then press return defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -bool TRUE Quit the Terminal app. Relaunch iTunes. To restore the default orientation, repeat steps 2 to 6 with…

Apple introduced its low cost TV show rental program for the iTunes Store during an iPod and media-related press event in early September. ABC, ABC Family, Fox, Disney Channel and BBC America are already on board, but NBC Universal isn’t interested in participating.Time Warner isn’t singling out Apple. Mr. Bewkes doesn’t have any plans to…

In the charts below you can see Apple’s stock beginning the day almost US$17 down, more than a 5% decline, while HP’s stock climbed by more than $0.40, more than a 1% gain. It seems that investors see the hiring of Mr. Cook as a big win for HP and a big loss for Apple.…

To put some numbers to that concept, The Pew center found that from June 2009 through June of 2010, 15.1% of all technology stories in the mainstream press were primarily about Apple. That’s greater than one in every seven stories. About Apple. One is seven (1 in 6.67 to be a little more precise). The…

“Emulating Apple is not part of our strategy,” Mr. Bradley said, according to a CNet report from the event. He said that HP needs to be able to offer custom solutions to Enterprise customers. To this end, his company intends to use WebOS in its own smartphones, tablets, and even printers. Kind of like Apple…

iAd is Apple’s in-app ad system for iOS-based titles. Apple has been pushing the service as a new approach to drawing in potential customers thanks to its interactive features designed to keep consumers engaged.iAd marketshare is gaining on Google’s AdMobAs of June, advertisers had committed some US$60 million to iAd advertisements. Companies such as DirecTV,…

Jeff Zucker, CEO of NBC Universal, will be stepping down from his position once Comcast has finalized its purchase of 51% of the media company. Mr. Zucker, who has often been critical of Apple and argued at one time that Apple should have to pay media companies a portion of iPod hardware sales, told employees…

The Apple Peel 520 is a case with a transceiver, a SIM card slot, and a battery built into it. When coupled with software on your iPod touch, it allows users to send and receive SMS text messages and make phone calls. In China, the device sells for about $78, according to Bloomberg, while Go…

Along with greater coverage area, wireless networks utilizing the white space frequencies would also offer faster data transmission speeds and could pass through buildings and other obstacles far more efficiently than current Wi-Fi networks.“TV white space spectrum is considered prime real estate because its signals travel well, making it ideally suited for mobile wireless devices,”…

The iPod shuffle 4G marks Apple’s return to the classic form of the shuffle 2G. It’s even smaller* and has new features like playlists and VoiceOver that make it better and easier to use. The price is right at US$49, but the product also introduces some new problems that could have easily been avoided. The…

When asked about the possibility of the iPhone coming to Verizon during a Goldman Sachs investor conference, Mr. Seidenberg replied “I think 4G will accelerate the process, and any other decisions Apple makes would be fine with us. Hopefully, at some point Apple will get with the program.”Currently, the iPhone is available only on AT&T’s…

Above and beyond the issue of all these Finnish boys who may be peeing in their pants in the depths of the harsh Finnish winter, Mr. Vanjoki was addressing the question of why Nokia doesn’t adopt Google’s Android OS to replace its own Symbian OS in an interview with The Financial Times. Nokia, which is…

The complaint against Sanho states, in part, “Sanho, the defendants, manufacture, distribute and/or sell products that infringe patents relating to Apple’s proprietary MagSafe connectors used to connect power adapters and other products to Apple’s portable computers, such as the MacBook.”Apple’s filing goes on to claim “Defendants also manufacture, distribute and/or sell products that infringe patents…

Apple’s first place ranking among PC companies marks the seventh year the Mac maker has come in ahead of its competition, and it is also the largest gap between companies in the survey.The second place position turned out to be a three-way tie between HP, Dell and Acer.PC makers climbed in the customer satisfaction rankings,…