Michael Grothaus

European Editor

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I'm a novelist, journalist, published author and former screenwriter. Look for my novel about the world of sex trafficking soon. Until then read more about me at michaelgrothaus.com and follow me on Twitter @michaelgrothaus where I always say profound and life changing things.

Michael Grothaus's Latest Posts

Tim Cook to testify at Senate hearing on offshore tax practices

by Michael Grothaus (May 15th 2013 8:00PM)

Political is reporting that Tim Cook is set to testify at a Senate hearing next week that is investigating the offshore tax practices of American corporations: Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to testify at the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation's hearing Tuesday, POLITICO has ...

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EA's Frostbite engine could improve iOS games

by Michael Grothaus (May 15th 2013 1:00PM)

EA has announced that its Frostbite game engine, used to power popular game like Need for Speed and Battlefield 4, is coming to iOS. Dubbed Frostbite Go, the game engine is set to give a big graphics and performance boost to cutting-edge iOS games. From the Frostbite website where the engine was ...

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Buycott lets you boycott evil companies while you shop

by Michael Grothaus (May 15th 2013 10:00AM)

An app called Buycott is giving iPhone owners the chance to make a political statement each and every time they shop. The concept behind the app is simple: when you're in a store, scan an item's UPC code to see what parent company owns the product. "What company owns the product?" you might ask. ...

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Coffee with Tim Cook auction closes at $610,000

by Michael Grothaus (May 15th 2013 9:00AM)

The CharityBuzz auction for coffee with Tim Cook closed at US$610,000 yesterday. The high bidder will meet Tim Cook on a mutually agreed-upon date for 30 to 60 minutes. On the last day of the auction the high bid sat at $605,000, but in the last 30 minutes someone who had not placed a bid before ...

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Groupon launches mobile payments iPad app to challenge Square

by Michael Grothaus (May 13th 2013 12:00PM)

Groupon has launched a new iPad app called Groupon POS (perhaps not the best name) in an attempt to enter the iPad mobile payments arena and take on current leader Square. As of the time of this writing, Groupon has not made an official anouncement, but the app is now live in the App Store. Here ...

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Revamped AppleCare means changes for Genius Bar employees

by Michael Grothaus (May 13th 2013 11:00AM)

When my iPad 3 was acting funny –– and by that I mean a sleep/wake button that would only work on every third press -- I made an appointment at the Genius Bar at my local Apple Store. Fifteen minutes later I walked out with a brand-new replacement iPad. Many readers who have owned a ...

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Review: Phonesuit's Flex Pocket Lightning Charger

by Michael Grothaus (May 13th 2013 10:00AM)

I use my iPhone 5 so much throughout the day that its battery is often nearly drained by 4 PM. That's why I'm constantly carrying around and trying out new external battery packs to keep my iPhone charged. The latest battery pack I've tried is the Phonesuit Flex Pocket Charger. I've reviewed ...

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Bill Gates talks about the last time he saw Steve Jobs

by Michael Grothaus (May 13th 2013 9:00AM)

Last night Bill Gates was interviewed by Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes. Though the interview covered many subjects, it inevitably turned to Gates' relationship with Steve Jobs. In the part of the interviewed that aired, Gates understandably teared up when he talked about the last time he saw Jobs, at ...

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Yahoo acquires Astrid task manager

by Michael Grothaus (May 2nd 2013 2:00PM)

The team at Astrid has announced the company has been purchased by Yahoo. Astrid is a popular iOS and Android to-do manager with over 4 million users. In a blog post, Astrid CEO Jon Paris said: We are thrilled to announce that we have been acquired by Yahoo. When we set out to build Astrid, we ...

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Adobe previews Lightroom for iOS

by Michael Grothaus (May 2nd 2013 1:00PM)

Adobe's Lightroom product manager Tom Hogarty has shown off an early beta of Lightroom for iOS, according to CNET. Hogarty made the semi-announcement on an episode of The Grid this week. Here's what CNET's Stephen Shankland had to say: He wouldn't promise when the app would ship or what exactly ...

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