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Apple offering in-store iPhone 5 display replacements for $149

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 4th 2013 8:00PM)

MacRumors is reporting that Apple this week began repairing iPhone 5 screens in its retail stores for US$149. The move is significant not only because Apple retail stores are prevalent and easy to find, but also because the price point isn't outrageous. In fact, you might even say that it's a ...

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With over 500 million accounts, Apple is second only to Facebook

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 4th 2013 3:00PM)

According to to a new research report from Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, Apple's base of 500 million active user accounts is higher than any other company, save for Facebook which has 1.05 billion accounts. Amazon, meanwhile, checks in at third place with 200 million accounts. A crucial ...

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Physicians who use mobile apps prefer iPhones and iPads

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 4th 2013 12:00PM)

A recent survey conducted by Black Book Rankings reveals that physicians are increasingly relying on mobile apps in their daily practice. The trend is somewhat attributable to the Affordable Care Act which provides incentives to doctors and hospitals to digitize Electronic Health Records (EHRs) ...

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Obama to propose plan targeting Patent Trolls

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 4th 2013 8:30AM)

With well over $100 billion in the bank, it's no great surprise that Apple, more than any other company on the planet, finds itself on the receiving end of lawsuits initiated by patent trolls. In 2012 alone, Apple was hit with 44 lawsuits from patent trolls, otherwise known as non-practicing ...

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US Justice Department makes opening arguments in e-book price fixing case

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 4th 2013 7:00AM)

Apple's e-book price fixing trial began yesterday in New York and the US Justice Department wasted no time painting a picture purporting to show that Apple, along with five publishing houses, colluded to artificially raise the price of e-books. In a series of 81 slides released on Monday, the ...

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Bill Nye the Science Guy to give a talk at WWDC 2013

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 3rd 2013 6:00PM)

If you were lucky enough to score tickets to WWDC during the 3-minute time frame in which tickets were available, Apple has an interesting session you might want to check out on June 14. Headlining his own session next Friday at noon will be none other than Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye, well-known ...

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iFixit opens up the new 16 GB iPod touch

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 3rd 2013 2:00PM)

Apple last week unceremoniously introduced a new, lower-cost iPod touch model. Priced at US$229, the new iPod touch comes without a rear-facing camera or the recently introduced wrist loop. Aside from that, the model is essentially the same as current fifth-generation iPod touch models. That, ...

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If we stitched together every iPhone screen in existence...

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 3rd 2013 1:30PM)

Here's a question I'm sure none of you have been wondering about. What would happen if we took the screen off of every iPhone ever sold and stitched them together to form one ginormous screen? A mammoth screen to end all screens, if you will. Just how big would this capacative touchscreen ...

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Tim Cook talks leadership, collaboration, intuition and more [Video]

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 3rd 2013 11:00AM)

In late April, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University as part of the school's "Real Conversations with Real Leaders" symposium. Cook, as you may know, earned an MBA from Duke in 1988. A few days ago, Duke posted video vignettes of Cook discussing a number of ...

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Ireland says it has no special "tax deal" with Apple; Senators Levin and McCain dispute claim

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 1st 2013 2:00PM)

Despite claims to the contrary, Ireland Ambassador Michael Collins this past week penned a letter to US Senators Carl Levin and John McCain exclaiming that Ireland has no special tax deal with Apple. The letter reads in part: First, Ireland's tax system is set out in statute - so there is no ...

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