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∞ Apple stops renting TV shows
AppleInsider: The option to rent episodes of TV shows is no longer available on either the Apple TV, or when browsing content via Apple’s iTunes application. Previously, participating networks offered users the ability to rent a TV episode for 99 … Continued
∞ Tim Cook signs 10 year, 1 million share deal
The Next Web: Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook got more than just a job at the biggest tech company in the world when he signed on with Apple. He also got 1,000,000 shares of Apple stock, a bonus worth $383 … Continued
∞ The Onion: Cook bets the farm on printers
The Onion: Cook concluded his remarks by assuring investors the release of upcoming Apple products such as the iPhone 5 would be postponed for at least four years so the company could throw all its time and resources into the … Continued
∞ Tim Cook: Apple's not going to change
Ars Technica: (An e-mail purportedly sent by Tim Cook to Apple employees) I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change. I cherish and celebrate Apple’s unique principles and values. Steve built a company and culture … Continued
∞ Cheers Steve
In the last 12 hours I have been called by everyone from friends to MSNBC wondering what I thought of Steve Jobs’s resignation from Apple. I’ve read thousands of words that have been written about him, and realized that my … Continued
∞ Jobs's greatest creation
John Gruber: Jobs’s greatest creation isn’t any Apple product. It is Apple itself. Indeed.
∞ Best quotes by Steve Jobs
WSJ: “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” [The Wall Street Journal, May 25, 1993] There are so many good … Continued
∞ Here’s to the crazy ones
Think Different Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. … Continued
∞ Steve Jobs: "Unfortunately, that day has come."
In a letter addressed to Apple’s Board of Directors and the Apple Community, Steve Jobs explained his decision to step down as CEO.
∞ Steve Jobs resigns, Tim Cook appointed new Apple CEO
Apple’s Board of Directors on Wednesday announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO. The board has named Tim Cook, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the new CEO.
∞ Apple leads all retailers in sales per square foot
Electronista: Apple is the top US retailer, at least in terms of sales per square foot, a RetailSails analysis indicates. The firm recently surveyed the last four quarters of over 160 retailers, and remarks that Apple’s sales were about $5,626 … Continued
∞ Apple offers iMac firmware graphics update to fix Lion hanging problem
Apple on Wednesday posted iMac graphic firmware update 3.0, available for download on its Web site.
∞ Dutch court stops Samsung Galaxy phones
FOSS Patents: The Rechtbank ‘s-Gravenhage (a Dutch court in the city of The Hague) today issued a formally Europe-wide preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Ace smartphones — but not the Galaxy tablets — at Apple’s … Continued
∞ iTunes 10.4.1 fixes problems
Apple has released iTunes 10.4.1, an update that’s available for download through the Software Update system preference.
∞ It's not just China – Apple knockoffs in New York, too
Reuters: Court records reveal that Apple has already seized unauthorized iPod, iPhone and iPad accessories sold by two stores in the Flushing neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens, and is now demanding the names of its customers … Continued
∞ Study: Fanboys confuse brands with self-image
Ars Technica: You may think you’re defending your favorite platform because it’s just that good. But, according to a recently published study out of the University of Illinois, you may instead be defending yourself because you view criticisms of your favorite … Continued
∞ Apple's newest target in patent war: InterDigital
The Next Web: Apple and Nokia, along with Qualcomm and several other companies, are weighing bids for InterDigital Inc in order to scoop up its trove of patents for wireless tech, reports Reuters. The company is up for sale and is … Continued
∞ Apple releases OS X 10.7.1 update
Apple on Tuesday released an update to OS X Lion to version 10.7.1 – the update is available through the Software Update system preference, and is recommended for all Lion users.
∞ New Apple HQ could swallow Pentagon
The Mac Observer: Given that comforting sanity check, I measured the diameter of the Apple spaceship as 1615 ft, plus or minus a few ft., depending on where one places the ruler. That’s a radius of 807.5 ft. So, if … Continued
∞ Balls
John Gruber on Dan Lyons’ crap story: Another way to look at this story, then, is that maybe Google really did want those Nortel patents, and when they didn’t get them, they knew they were in a worse position than … Continued
∞ HTC sues Apple for patent infringement
Reuters: Smartphone maker HTC Corp sued Apple Inc, claiming infringement of three patents through Apple’s sale of Macintosh computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones and other devices. Back and forth, back and forth. Repeat.
∞ Pictures: Apple begins work on Grand Central retail store
The Loop reader, Mike Defrancesco, sent in a few pictures of Apple’s new retail location as workers begin construction. He also put together a nice panorama, so you get a better view of the store’s location.
∞ New renders of Apple's mega-campus available
AppleInsider: The city is currently in the midst of its review process of Apple’s plans. The first step of the review involves an environmental impact assessment that will evaluate traffic, noise, air quality and will provide the public with an … Continued
∞ Twenty-two more fake Chinese Apple stores shuttered
Reuters: Authorities in China’s southwestern city of Kunming have identified another 22 unauthorized Apple retailers weeks after a fake of the company’s store in the city sparked an international storm. China’s Administration for Industry and Commerce in the Yunnan provincial … Continued
∞ Apple leads notebook market, if you consider the iPad
AllThingsD: Among the top six notebook vendors — Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Samsung — Apple ranked last in global market share in the second quarter of 2011, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore. But that’s without the iPad. … Continued
∞ $999 iMac for education sacrifices power for low price
Apple on Monday began to offer a 21.5-inch iMac computer tailored specifically for educational institutions. The model cuts a bunch of features available in the base model iMac, which is priced $200 more at $1199 ($150 more with the education … Continued
∞ Should Google really 'whine like a bitch?'
Brian S. Hall: If you have a monopoly business and generate monopoly profits and take those monopoly profits to another industry and *gave away* what your competitors (must) charge for, which led you to quickly capture the *dominant* maret share, … Continued
∞ RIM needs to focus and think like a leader
Harry Marks talking about Steve Jobs’ ability to say no: RIM needs to take the same approaches to their products – learn to say “No” and focus resources where they’re needed. The PlayBook was a disaster, but it didn’t have … Continued
∞ Apple sues fake retail stores
AppleInsider: After a number of fake Apple retail stores in China gained publicity online, Apple appears to have taken legal action, undoubtedly looking to shut down the counterfeit locations designed to look like its own operations. Apple has gone on … Continued