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This American Life caused a stir on Friday when it announced that it was retracting its coverage of Mike Daisey and his “Mr Daisey goes to the Apple Factory” performance. The presentation was a short excerpt taken from Mr. Daisey’s longer show about the troubling conditions he discovered within the factories of Foxconn, an Apple…
The third-generation iPad launched today and within hours it was jailbroken by the members of the iPhone Dev Team. MuscleNerd posted up the proof of concept screenshots that show the iPad 3 with Cydia on it. He warns that this is “just a first step” and that there’s “still lots of work to do” on the…
Sony, of all companies, is developing a new type of charging outlet that’s described in a report from Ars Technica. It won’t be your standard plug with the Sony name, it’ll include NFC and RFID technology so it can meter and charge you for your usage. It will tie into Sony’s FeliCa smart card system so it…
Apple wants you to enjoy that brand new retina iPad and has compiled a list of apps that are ready for the high-resolution display. It includes many of the big-name apps that were quick to get their app updated after Apple’s iPad announcement last week. The list includes entertainment apps, productivity apps, games, and more.…
Vietnamese site Tinhte.vn has the new iPad and put the tablet device through its paces. The latest tidbit of information to come from the group suggests iPad apps are growing in size . The team writes (Translated from Vietnamese), “For example Keynote was previously only 115MB but its latest version is 327MB. Numbers is up…
Verizon is the nation’s largest 4G wireless carrier and it’ll remain in the number position for the foreseeable future. The carrier said earlier this week that it intends to double its LTE footprint in the upcoming year. Currently, Verizon offers LTE in 203 markets across the US. This number will expand to 400 by the…
Right on time, reviews of the new iPad are starting to hit the internet. As expected, the new retina display and 4G LTE connectivity have gotten high praises from the reviewers. The biggest gripe against the tablet is the “sameness”. The iPad 3 looks and feels a lot like the iPad 2 and the iPad…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission subpoenaed Apple as part of the government’s antitrust investigation into Google says a Bloomberg report. The government agency is interested in the deal that made Google the primary search engine on the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad. The FTC has asked Apple for the documents surrounding this agreement. Google’s competitors, such…
Spotify’s chief content officer Ken Parks talked to The Verge during SXSW and confirmed the streaming music service will begin to offer family plans in the future. He didn’t talk about the pricing or say when they plans would debut, but given the competitive nature of the streaming music industry, it will likely be soon.…
Nokia Maps is a native navigation solution exclusive to Nokia’s Symbian and Windows Phone smartphones. It’s also available to iOS and Android owners as an HTML5 app that was introduced last year. The mobile version is a full-featured web app that give you high quality directions and access to a large directory of local interests. Starting…