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Ron Johnson, former Apple retail chief, rebuilding Apple staff at JC Penney

by Mike Schramm (Nov 9th, 2011)

Ron Johnson left Apple as head of retail at the beginning of this month to run J.C. Penney, and apparently he's wasting no time rebuilding an Apple-style shop over there. The Wall Street Journal reports that he's aiming to bring both former Apple executives Daniel Walker and Michael Kramer on ...

Apple donates iPads for Oregon pilot program to help the disabled vote

by Mike Schramm (Nov 7th, 2011)

Apple has donated some iPads to Oregon for use in a pilot program to deliver votes with Apple's magical tablet. A new movement to reach disabled and home-bound voters will head out to nursing homes and other places, armed with iPads, and then use those devices to record and register votes in ...

Apple files trademark for "Startup" retail store program

by Mike Schramm (Apr 24th, 2011)

Apple has filed a new application for a trademark on the word "Startup," centering around the category of "[r]etail store services featuring computers, computer software, computer peripherals, mobile phones, and consumer electronic devices, and demonstration of products relating thereto." ...

Analyst: Apple's Bumper case program a win-win for customers and shareholders

by Mike Schramm (Sep 14th, 2010)

Analyst Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros. says that, while Apple is likely taking a hit by giving away free cases and bumpers to iPhone 4 buyers (and the company is even extending the offer after the deadline to anyone who calls AppleCare), the program will likely be a win in the long run. Obviously, ...

Reminder: Get your free iPhone case by September 30th

by Mike Schramm (Sep 11th, 2010)

Apple's iPhone 4 case program page reminds you that if you haven't jumped on the free case they're offering for the Antennagate issue, you're running out of time. The free case program will expire on September 30th, so if you haven't yet, run on over there, download the app to your iPhone, and ...

Report: Apple developing exclusive iTunes purchase tracking for iAds

by Mike Schramm (May 6th, 2010)

TechCrunch has the word that Apple may be implementing a "VIP" ad program within its upcoming iAd service. An email reportedly sent from a Quattro sales representative mentions a "Verification of iTunes Purchase" program, in which an advertiser for a certain app would be able to see his or her ...

iAds could make a billion dollars, help Google make their deal

by Mike Schramm (Apr 12th, 2010)

There's not a lot of details out about Apple's upcoming mobile advertising program, iAds, quite yet, but Broadpoint Amtech is already convinced it's a moneymaker. Analysts there say that the program could generate a whopping US$4.67 billion in revenue in just one year's time. Of course, that's a ...

Sony cuts price of Reader Pocket Edition, tries to duck iPad

by Mike Schramm (Mar 24th, 2010)

Even amateur prognosticators could have seen this one coming on the day that the iPad was announced. With Apple's hardware being so pretty and so full of excellent features, the only way any e-reader competitors could ever hope to beat them was with price. That's exactly what Sony is doing with ...

Report: RIAA pressured Apple into creating iTunes LP

by Mike Schramm (Mar 9th, 2010)

This feature over at GigaOM has quite a few interesting insights about the iTunes LP program -- while Apple sells it wholeheartedly as "the visual experience of the record album," it appears the story behind the story is not quite so clean. According to an anonymous source in the industry (note, ...

iSimulate brings iPhone apps to the big screen

by Mike Schramm (Aug 7th, 2009)

Apple's iPhone simulator built into Xcode is nice, but it doesn't completely replicate the actual feel of playing with an iPhone (not to mention that things like multitouch and accelerometer info can't be tested on screen). Enter iSimulate, a new app from a company called vimov. In conjunction with ...

Guide to becoming a Certified Mac Professional

by David Chartier (Nov 6th, 2006)

If your love of Apple's products is evolving into a desire to work for or with them to some degree, informit.com has a nice roundup of the various Apple certifications one can earn, ranging from consulting, system administration and even getting trained to train. The individual articles provide nice ...

NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta released with Early Access Program

by David Chartier (Aug 1st, 2006)

NeoOffice, everyone's favorite implementation of OpenOffice in java, has released a v.2 beta of their suite with a new and improved Aqua-friendly interface. This new version is based on a recent version of OpenOffice (2.0.3), which includes apps for word processing, databases, spreadsheets, drawing ...

Tips on removing apps from the Sync Services database

by David Chartier (Apr 27th, 2006)

If you've ever installed an app that can take advantage of .Mac syncing services and then stopped using it or removed it for one reason or another, you might have noticed that its listing in the .Mac System Preferences pane still lingers. This could be a nuisance to neat-freaks, but it could also ...

MailTags 1.2.1 available, 1.3 to feature IMAP syncing

by David Chartier (Apr 6th, 2006)

Dave Caolo posted about MailTags last August, but in case you're unfamiliar: MailTags is a fantastic plugin for Mail.app that allows you to both tag your messages and create iCal todos right from within Mail. MailTags' abilities go far beyond simply adding a few keywords though; you can also set ...

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