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∞ Apple sued for sharing iPhone information with advertisers

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Apple is being sued by two iPhone users who accuse the company of sharing identifying information from their iPhones with third-party advertisers.

Filed in the District of Puerto Rico by Natasha Acosta and Dolma Acevedo-Crespo, the lawsuit claims that Apple and a number of app developers capture the iPhone’s Unique Device ID (“UDID”) — the unique identifying number that Apple assigns to each of its iPhones and iPads — and transmits that information along with the device’s location data to third-party advertisers.

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∞ Apple wins $625 million patent lawsuit appeal

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A federal judge overturned an earlier ruling that would have cost Apple $625 million.

Apple filed the appeal in October 2010 after losing the patent case to Mirror Worlds. The jury found that Apple infringed on three patents and awarded over $200 million per patent, but the judge didn’t agree, according to a Bloomberg report.

“Mirror Worlds may have painted an appealing picture for the jury, but it failed to lay a solid foundation sufficient to support important elements it was required to establish under the law,” wrote U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis.

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∞ Man shot in the head trying to rob Apple Store

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One of three people who tried to rob an Apple Store on Monday morning was shot dead by a security guard.

The Apple Store, located in the Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista, was the scene of an apparent smash and grab by two men and one woman, according to Police. According to 10news.com, a private security guard interrupted the trio in the middle of the robbery.

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∞ The Macalope lists the 'Fools of the Year'

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Macworld’s mythical horned creature, the Macalope, listed its “Fools of the Year” on Friday and it’s quite a list. There are many lists that you don’t mind being a part of, but this isn’t one of them. I am mentioned, but thankfully it’s in a good way. Much respect to the Macalope.

Let the Macalope start off by saying that he’s sure most if not all of the individuals on this list are probably very nice people. (Except for Rob Enderle—he’s actually a kind of fish.) So, don’t confuse calling them fools with thinking that they’re somehow bad in general. It’s just that, when it comes to Apple, their opinions seem, well, foolish.

∞ GarageBand 6.0.2 supports GarageBand for iPad projects

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Apple on Thursday released an update to GarageBand, its music making software for Mac that’s included with iLife ’11. It corrects a problem that The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple first identified on March 10th.

GarageBand 6.0.2 makes fixes that improve overall stability and correct minor issues, according to Apple, but one change was worth breaking out – it now supports the ability to open projects imported from GarageBand for iPad.

The new release, GarageBand 6.0.2, can be downloaded either from Apple’s Web site or from the Software Update system preference.

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∞ Apple marketing VP leaves company

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Apple’s Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Communications, Allison Johnson, is leaving the company. She is apparently leaving to start a marketing firm — seems kind of odd to me, but everyone has different priorities. John Paczkowski has the scoop on … Continued

∞ Apple's WWDC sold out

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Apple starting selling tickets for its Worldwide Developers conference earlier today and its already sold out.

∞ Apple delays iPad 2 launch in Japan

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Apple will delay the launch of the iPad 2 in Japan following the enormous earthquake, tsunami and ensuing devastation of last week, Reuters has learned.

∞ Apple stores now take iPads for teacher donations

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Apple is working with Teach for America to encourage customers buying iPad 2s to donate their original iPads for a teacher’s use in low-income community, reports MacNN. You can donate your old iPad at Apple retail stores, and they’ll coordinate … Continued

∞ Safari 5.0.4 improves stability, security

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Apple has released Safari 5.0.4, an update to its Web browser for Mac OS X and Windows. The new version is available for download through the Software Update system preference and through Apple’s Web site.