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Mr. Gibbs also said, “They discussed American competitiveness and education, especially reforms such as the president’s Race to the Top initiative. They then talked about energy independence and ways to increase job creation.” President Obama was visiting Silicon Valley to attend a $30,000 a plate fund raiser for the Democratic Party that was held at…

In the world of software, the term deprecation is used when a feature is considered to be obsolete or on the way out. In this case, Apple is telling software developers that the version of Java for Mac OS X that is ported by Apple is on the outs, which may or may not be…

“Limited browser support for the HTML5 <video> tag has forced web designers to scramble for a solution that would work across platforms as well as browsers,” Adobe wrote in a blog entry. “To help customers overcome these challenges, Adobe has released an easy-to-use, totally CSS-customizable solution that shifts gracefully from the HTML5 <video> tag to…

One of the biggest changes in the new version of iPhone is a full screen mode where the app takes over your entire screen. Many Windows users will find this mode comforting, and iOS users will find it familiar, as well. Apple has added new slideshow themes that will automatically create slideshows based on places, albums,…

Starbucks Digital NetworkStarbucks Digital Network will offer six different “channels” such as health, entertainment and business, along with access to social networking services. To help personalize the service a little more, Starbucks will also offer a local channel that includes Zagat listings, Foursquare’s location-based service, and Yahoo!’s own Patch news service.To help kick off Starbucks…

Mr. Ozzie was instrumental in pushing Microsoft into cloud-based services on the Internet. Mr. Ballmer said he “helped catalyze our drive to the cloud.”Microsoft’s Ray OzzieMr. Ozzie will help with the transition as he moves on, and he’ll spend some time “focusing his efforts in the broader area of entertainment where Microsoft has many ongoing…

Mr. Rubin’s tweet said:the definition of open: “mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make”The tweet implies that all Android users have access to the platform’s source code via the Git repository.While offering source code access to all Android users implies at least a level of openness, Mr.…

Apple turned in record revenue ($20.3 billion), earnings ($4.34 billion), Mac (3.9 million), iPhone (14.1 million), and iPad sales (4.19 million), and Apple guided for revenue of $23 billion for the December quarter, but after-hours traders weren’t having it and pushed the stock down. For AAPL observers, however, the context is the stock had a…

It only took ten years.Back in 2000, Apple was in the unenviable position of having quarterly revenues that were about the same as Microsoft’s profits. Today, both Apple’s revenues and profits are very much in line with what Microsoft produces – and poised to leave Microsoft well behind. In other words, as Steve Jobs has…

“Google loves to characterize Android as open and IOS and iPhone as closed,” Mr Jobs said. “We find this a bit disingenuius and clouding the real difference between our two approaches.”Jobs calls Android “fragmented”It was open season on the soon to be released wave of 7-inch tablet devices from competitors, too. Mr. Jobs claimed the…

According to GigaOM, video creators will be able to push their own ads into content viewed on iOS devices. Apple will act as an ad network, too, so video publishers don’t have to create their own ad content if the don’t want to.Since the service will give producers and distributors a way to insert their…

SquareTrade Chart Showing iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS Failure Rates The report also stipulated that it has found the iPhone to be, “a very well constructed device, with a non-accident malfunction rate much lower than most other consumer electronics. […] In SquareTrade’s previous study comparing smart phone reliability from November 2008, we found iPhones to…

AAPL traded as high as $301.96 per share just before midday, but spent the rest of the session in an up and down roller coaster ride that saw the stock dip below its newly won $300 mark briefly in the afternoon.Yahoo! Finance AAPL Chart As we’ve noted throughout the week, one catalyst for the stock’s…

HTC Surround Windows Phone 7 (available on AT&T)The OS’s main interface is block oriented, with customizable “live tiles” on a “Start” screen, where users can have quick access to the information they want.For instance, in the image to the left, the HTC device has blocks for phone calls, Facebook updates, text messages, e-mail, streaming pictures…

Apple’s App StoreApple used the “There’s an app for that” line to highlight the diversity of software titles for the iPhone and iPod touch in at its App Store. According to Trademarkia, the trademark covers “retail store services featuring computer software provided via the Internet and other computer and electronic communication networks; retail store services…

Police arrived within a minute of the burglary, but the suspects were already gone.MacPac, with its walls intactThis isn’t the first time MacPac has been hit by burglars. “The last person who did this we put away,” said MacPac co-owner Randy Feldman. “So hopefully this will work the same way.”The suspects were driving a full-size…

the Intellectual Property Office also threatened to shut down Meizu’s production facilities, adding more incentive for the company to halt M8 production.Meizu’s M8 iPhone look-alikeMeizu CEO Jack Wong is claiming that Apple is now pressuring him to stop selling the remaining M8 inventory, which wasn’t a condition of the original deal. Halting sales, he claims,…

MobileMe started life as .Mac“Please note that your content will not be deleted,” Apple said in an email to MobileMe subscribers. “Any photos, movies, or files you have published using HomePage will continue to remain on your MobileMe iDisk in the Movies, Pictures, or Public folders.”MobileMe subscribers that use iWeb to publish content won’t be…

The newspaper’s sources, though unnamed, were both internal employees at at least one of the two companies, as well as outside consultants, all of whom were either briefed on the discussions or are simply familiar with internal goings on. Microsoft wouldn’t comment for the article, telling The Times that the company doesn’t, “comment on rumors/speculation.”…

Picture if you will a classroom of children busy with crayons and paper who have been given an assignment to draw a house. If there are 25 children there will probably be 25 different versions of houses when the task is finished. That’s the creative process that most children have in abundance.   Those who…

Apple found itself in the middle of a Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange investigations in 2006 following the disclosure that some stock option grants had been improperly backdated between 1997 and 2001. Both investigations were eventually resolved leaving Apple’s former general counsel Nancy Heinen facing SEC-related charges.While the DOJ didn’t file any charges…

In a blog post, Mr. Charney laid out the proposal, which he also presented in a speech on Tuesday at the International Security Solutions Europe (ISSE) Conference in Berlin, Germany. His vision is to look at cyber health as a global problem, and to implement a, “global collective defense of Internet health.” Scott Charney Corporate…

“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…