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Congress asks for privacy briefing with Apple

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AppleInsider:

In a letter to Tim Cook on Wednesday, members of a U.S. Congress subcommittee requested that Apple send a representative to Washington to brief government officials on what the company is doing to protect the personal information stored on iOS devices.

iFixit’s iPad 3 4G teardown

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iFixIt:

Is it “The New iPad?” “iPad HD?” “iPad 3?” Who cares? All we know is this: It’s here!Our CXO flew to the Telstra store in Melbourne, Australia and was first in line to get the iPad 3 for our deconstructive pleasure.

For your geeky pleasure, here is the traditional iFixIt abuse of a brand new Apple product.

Survey says: iPad most popular tablet for first time buyers

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Dealnews:

A reader survey discovered 55% of current iPad owners said they would update to the third generation.But what about consumers who are currently tablet-free and finally ready to jump aboard the slate train?78% of non-tablet owners who are planning on buying their first device said they’ll spring for the newest offering from Apple. And, of the people who aren’t buying the new iPad (the remaining 22%), almost half will buy a previous generation — specifically, 60% plan on buying the iPad 2 within the next six months. Why? Because the iPad 2 is now cheaper.

Certainly an unscientific, self-selecting survey but it is most likely indicative of desire and demand among potential first time tablet buyers.

Apple shares hit $600

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Jordan Golson for Mac Rumors:

Apple’s share price touched the $600 mark as trading opened this morning, just a month after reaching $500/share for the first time.

Wow.

iPhone become top seller in Japan for 1st time

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Mainichi Daily News:

The iPhone captured the largest share of mobile phones shipments in Japan for the first time in the October-December quarter, accounting for 26.6 percent, due to the popularity of the iPhone 4S smartphone model, research firm IDC Japan said Thursday.

Thanks to Daring Fireball.

Apple begins hiring at Anobit

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Parth Dhebar:

Turns out, after a round of layoffs which took place earlier this year, Apple’s recent acquisition, Anobit, has started to recruit workers. Anobit dismissed dozens of employees in sales, marketing, and sales and administration right after the acquisition and closing its enterprise server activity. Now, Anobit is focused on the development of storage-efficiency chips for Apple’s products.

Jonathan Ive on making new Apple products

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Q: What are your goals when setting out to build a new product?A: Our goals are very simple — to design and make better products. If we can’t make something that is better, we won’t do it.

And that, in a nutshell, is what Apple’s competition doesn’t get.

When Steve Jobs met Andy Warhol

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In his diary, Warhol later wrote, “I said that once some man had been calling me a lot wanting to give me one [a Macintosh], but I’d never called him back or something, and then the kid looked up and said, ‘Yeah, that was me. I’m Steve Jobs.’”

Scroll down the page to No. 11 on the list.

Steve Jobs approached CBS for Apple TV content

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Hollywood Reporter:

CBS CEO Leslie Moonves said Saturday that he was approached about a year ago by Steve Jobs to provide content for Apple’s long-rumored television service but he declined to participate.Moonves told a conference audience that he met with Jobs, the late Apple CEO, and heard a pitch for what was billed as a subscription content service, but ultimately he said he wasn’t interested in providing CBS shows or films to the venture.

The iPad is unbeatable

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Slate:

Imagine you run a large technology company not named Apple.How are you feeling today, a day after Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the new iPad? Are you discounting the device as just an incremental improvement, the same shiny tablet with a better screen and faster cellular access? Or is it possible you had trouble sleeping last night? Did you toss and turn, worrying that Apple’s new device represents a potential knockout punch, a move that will cement its place as the undisputed leader of the biggest, most disruptive new tech market since the advent of the Web browser?For your sake, my hypothetical CEO friend, I hope you’re frightened.

Apple to double Austin, Texas workforce

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Apple’s doubling its workforce in Texas and building new headquarters for them, according to a statement Friday from Texas governor Rick Perry’s office.

RadioShack to sell Apple’s new iPad

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CNET:

Besides Apple, RadioShack is now open to sales of the new iPad.Today the company said it’s taking pre-orders for the new tablet, which was announced at an event yesterday and proceeded to go up for pre-sale only on Apple’s Web site.There is a catch for those who choose to pre-order with RadioShack though, buyers need to purchase a $50 RadioShack gift card, and make the pre-order from one of RadioShack’s retail stores.

No mobile hotspot for the New iPad LTE from AT&T at launch

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The Verge:

An AT&T spokesperson says “We are working with Apple to enable this feature in the future, but we currently do not offer it.” So for the moment, hotspot capability on the new iPad appears to be a Verizon exclusive in the US.

Might make the choice of US carrier easier for some people.

Apple’s new AppleCare+ for iPad

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Apple:

In conjunction with today’s announcement of the third-generation iPad, Apple has introduced its new AppleCare+ protection plan for iPad.The new AppleCare+ for iPad extends both warranty coverage and phone support for the device to two years—normally limited to one year and 90 days, respectively. In addition, the plan adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage for the same $49 service fee as seen on the iPhone.AppleCare+ for the iPad sells for $99 and must be purchased within 30 days of the purchase of the iPad.

Poor Sprint gets nothing as Verizon, AT&T nab 4G iPads

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CNET:

Apparently, Sprint Nextel’s seat at the cool kids’ table got revoked by Apple. As AT&T and Verizon Wireless got their hands on a shiny new 4G-enabled iPad, Sprint got stuck with zilch.“Sprint is not carrying the iPad at this time,” said a Sprint spokesman. He declined to comment on whether the company would eventually get to sell the device.The lack of an iPad could have to do with timing. Sprint is in the middle of rolling out its 4G LTE network, and expects to be in 10 cities by the end of June. That’s nice for Sprint, but Apple was likely looking at that paltry deploying and opting to take a pass.