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Bloomberg: Apple plans to bolster iPad use in schools

by Mike Schramm (Jan 18th, 2012)

Bloomberg adds yet another dollop of confirmation to the rumors about tomorrow's event that Apple will have plenty of educational news to share. Most of the rumors have revolved around a textbook-based system for iBooks, and Bloomberg agrees, saying that Apple will introduce not only more ...

Apple exploring new scratch-proof coating

by Steven Sande (Oct 28th, 2010)

If a new patent application from Apple is any indication, the company is getting obsessive about making sure that future products are highly scratch-resistant. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published Apple's application this week titled "Nitriding Stainless Steel for Consumer Electronic ...

What will the iPhone 5 be made of?

by Steven Sande (Oct 25th, 2010)

The iPhone 4 has had its share of design-related issues. First, the external stainless steel wraparound antenna caused reception hiccups that resulted in the famous "antennagate" Apple event. Now that a much larger number of the phones are in the wild, there was a brief to-do about the relative ...

Macworld 2010: Armpocket cases are a family affair

by Mike Schramm (Feb 15th, 2010)

We stopped by the Armpocket booth at Macworld last week, and while we expected to find just another accessory sales pitch, we found something surprising: a family. The product was actually designed by a couple named Jyette Nielsen and Mark Morgan, and as Mark explained the cases to us (which are ...

McGraw-Hill CEO: "The tablet is going to be just really terrific"

by Mike Schramm (Jan 26th, 2010)

McGraw-Hill's CEO Terry McGraw is obviously very excited that he's been asked to work with Apple on a brand new type of computer, and he just couldn't wait another 24 hours to tell somebody -- he showed up on CNBC today to talk about his company's latest earnings, and he more or less spills the ...

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