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Apple Hardware SVP Bob Mansfield to Retire

Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, is retiring. The company’s top accounting executive is also leaving.


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RIM Earnings: Oh, the Humanity!

It’s no secret that Research In Motion’s latest earnings were going to be terrible, but my God these are bad enough for Canada to declare June 28 a National Day of Mourning.
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Thank God: iTunes Set for Major Overhaul

Apple’s iTunes media software is long overdue for an overhaul, and before the end of the year it will get one.
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RIM Earnings Preview: “Terrible With a Scoop of Worse”

Why the long face, Thorsten?
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Android Activations More Than Doubled in Past Year

Twelve new Android devices activated every second of every day.
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Epic’s Most Profitable Game Ever? Infinity Blade for iOS

Infinity Blade is more profitable than Gears of War, in terms of man-years invested versus revenue.
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Howard Stern’s Google TV Butt Bongo Fiesta?

Howard Stern saved Sirius XM Radio from near oblivion. Can he do the same for Google TV, the search giant’s disappointing smart-TV platform? That’s its hope. Google has inked a deal with Sirius XM that will make all of the satellite radio provider’s programming available on Google TV, King of All Media included. The agreement, which was first reported by Reuters, is expected to be announced at Google’s I/O developers conference today.

Apple Wins Injunction Against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab

Happy Google I/O, Samsung!
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Apple’s iTunes Store Goes Live in Hong Kong, Singapore and Ten Other Asian Countries

Apple debuted its iTunes Store to a dozen new markets in Asia today, bringing it to Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. This is the company’s first big iTunes push into Asia since it launched the store in Japan back in 2005. The iTunes Store is still not available in China, Apple’s fastest growing market.

Apple Putting More Chips Into Reno

Apple mulls Northern Nevada as the site of its next data center.
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Amazon’s Kindle Is Finally Headed to Japan

“Coming soon.”
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Sprint iPhone Sales Stronger at Big-Box Retailers Than at Apple Stores

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Let’s Face It, RIM Is a Total Disaster

Download Demand for Steve Jobs at D Podcasts Strong

Apple vs. Motorola Dismissed With Prejudice

Microsoft Partner Acer Says Surface Will Sink

Mongolians, Micronesians Rejoice: iTunes App Store Reaches 32 More Countries

Apple vs. Samsung Smackdown Headed to Jury Trial

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Texas Sues Google to Get at “Privileged” Documents

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There won’t ever be a mass-market record industry again, and that’s fine with me because that industry didn’t operate for the benefit of the musicians or the audience, the only classes of people I care about.

— Music legend Steve Albini on Reddit