May 12 2012
Mark Shields, the man who circulated a petition in January that demanded Apple improve conditions at iPad-assembly plants in China, is an experienced public-relations executive with a history of organizing protests. Shields (left) speaks with CNN about his Apple petition. at right is an interview he gave in 2007 when he was a spokesman for [...]
May 12 2012
BURLINGTON, Mass. & PRAGUE & BUCHAREST, Romania, may 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Nuance Communications, Inc. /quotes/zigman/98548/quotes/nls/nuan NUAN +0.04% today announced that its Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search applications for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are available for free in the Czech Republic and Romania App Stores. Supporting the Czech and Romanian languages as part [...]
May 11 2012
Scan of today’s Fry’s Electronics weekly advertisement… Nokia today quietly initiated sales of the Nokia N9 in the United States. the phone joins the PureView 808 as being a non-Windows Phone being slated for sales in the American market. After Nokia’s controversial switch to all-Windows Phone models, the company committed to not releasing any non-Windows [...]
May 11 2012
More and more I find myself needing to take control of my PDF files. Whether it’s forms from school that were once sent home as paper that now need to be downloaded from the Internet, contracts requiring digital signatures, or documents I’ve taken from scanned originals that need to be converted to something I can [...]
May 11 2012
Sony (NYSE:SNE) has reported a record annual net loss of $5.7 billion in fiscal year 2012. This represents its fourth consecutive year of losses thanks to problems in its TV division. a strong yen had consolidated sales dropping 9.6 percent to YEN6.5 trillion ($8.2billion). Looking for a bright spot, Sony foresees a recovery this fiscal [...]
May 11 2012
Published: 12:00 AM EST (09:00 PM PST) Tencent founder Pony Ma on Thursday called the openness of Google’s Android mobile operating system a “mixed blessing,” while noting that Apple’s iPhone is more secure than Android. Ma, whose company produces the popular Chinese IM service QQ, made the remarks during a keynote presentation and fireside chat [...]
May 10 2012
Apple is the world’s most valuable company. The Dow Jones industrial average is probably the world’s best-known stock index. So don’t they deserve each other? Consider this: If Apple had been added to the Dow in June 2009, the last time there were serious rumors that it would happen, the average would be about 2,500 [...]
May 10 2012
* TVcheck app enhances your live TV watching experience by allowing you to check in to your favourite programmes and connect with friends to create a fun, social TV experience * Once checked in you can unlock games, earn badges and chat about your favourite TV programmes with friends on social networks * the app [...]
May 9 2012
The big reveal that Research in Motion promised last week amidst its Apple Store “Wake Up” flash mob was unveiled today, but it consisted mainly of a push to brand BlackBerry as a no-nonsense platform “for people who mean business.” The “Wake Up. Be Bold” campaign was unveiled today at wakeupbebold.com by BlackBerry Australia & [...]
May 9 2012
APPLES are back on the menu at Harcourt. Travellers can again sample the delicious products of the state's most famous apple-growing region. The Apple of the Valley has re-opened after trying and failing over the past two years to find a more exposed location on the Calder Highway bypass. Nick Petropoulos and his family have [...]