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When the late Steve Jobs stepped down from Apple in 2011, many wondered how well his successor, current CEO Tim Cook would be received by Apple employees. Today, that question has been answered in a big way. Tim Cook is waking up in Cupertino this morning as the highest rated CEO in 2012, according to…
Apple and Foxconn have come to an agreement that would finally improve worker conditions in Foxconn’s iDevice-producing factories in China. The move will result in fewer overtime hours for Foxconn employees, which will force Foxconn to hire tens of thousands of new employees to fill in the gap. Foxconn has assured Apple that the current…
Amidst an abysmal quarterly earnings report, which saw former CEO and Chairman Jim Balsillie tender his resignation from the company, one thing became painfully clear: Blackberry 10 is not going to save RIM. Unless RIM unveils a completely revamped strategy alongside Blackberry 10, RIM’s attempt to get back on top of the smartphone market will…
The iPhone 4’s reign as the most-used camera on Flickr has come to an end. Apple’s iPhone 4 has been unseated at the hands of Canon’s 5D Mark II DSLR, ending an impressive 9 month stint at the top. The Mark II’s successes are likely attributed to the $300 price cut the Mark II saw…
Nokia has taken the wraps off a new tool to help users of Nokia’s Windows Phone devices figure out whether or not a software update is available for their smartphone. The tool was inspired (or, perhaps, commissioned) by Microsoft, who once offered a “Where’s My Phone Update?” tool of their own but abandoned it once…
Apple has found itself under increased scrutiny in light of the public finding out that social service Path was storing contact data without first obtaining user permissions. The concerns weren’t about Apple’s lack of policy, as the App Store Review Policy states that an application must obtain user consent before collecting personal data, but rather…
Amazon has a stock of refurbished Kindle Fires up for grabs on their site. The 7″ e-Reader/tablet hybrid is the second best-selling tablet behind Apple’s iPad, and at the extremely discounted price of $139 is a no-brainer for anyone who has an investment in Amazon’s ecosystem. The Kindle Fire allows you to consume Kindle Books…
To say Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform has failed to take off in the mobile OS market would be a huge understatement. In a year and a half since its debut, the Windows Phone platform has still not yet managed to achieve greater than a 5% adoption. Aside from an exclusivity deal with Nokia, Microsoft’s partners…
Cellular customers in Europe will soon be paying less for roaming charges incurred while roaming in other European countries. A preliminary deal has been struck between the European Parliament and representatives of the Council and the European Commission that will set EU roaming rules that carriers must abide by starting July 1st. The agreement will…
Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Beijing this week, marking the first time the newly-minted CEO has personally made the trek to China. While it was originally believed the visit would focus on carrier meetings, Cook has been actually meeting with key government officials to discuss economic development and intellectual property rights. According to an…