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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, March 18, 2012
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "New iPad Retina display to aid Video analysis say MLB stars" T3 8:01 AM
  • "European carriers not impressed with the iPad's 4G branding" iDownload Blog 8:35 AM
  • "The Lesser Known iPad Dealers" App Advice 6:34 PM
  • "Playing at No Cost, Right Into the Hands of Mobile Game Makers" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:26 PM
  • "Mike Daisey gets standing ovation at last N.Y. performance" CNET News 9:26 PM
  • "New iPad linked to two separate robberies this week" Neowin 7:48 AM
  • "West Edmonton Mall Apple Store to Expand by Over 4000 Square Feet" iPhoneinCanada 7:50 AM
  • "Wal-Mart Stores Tries to Play Apple's Game" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:28 PM
  • "Survey: iPad 2 second most popular tablet for first-time buyers" AppleTell 3/17
  • "Apple's New iPad Arrives: Tech Weekly Recap" TheStreet 3/17
  • "Game makers embrace the iPad on launch day" VentureBeat 3/17
  • "AT&T loses unlimited data throttling case, forced to pay iPhone owner $935" Digital Trends 3/17
  • "Los Angeles and Orange County iPad 3 Craigslist scalpers get burned" Examiner 3/17
  • "China Restricts Export of Rare-Earth (Video)" M.I.C. Gadget 3/17
  • "New York Times removes fabricated Mike Daisey allegations in Apple Chinese factory story"  AppleInsider 3/16
  • "This American Life Pulls Mike Daisey's Story about Apple's Labor Abuses in China Because Daisey Played Fast and Loose With the Facts" Slog 3/16
  • "Public radio's 'This American Life' retracts Apple story" St. Paul Pioneer Press [Free Registration Required] 3/16
  • "This American Life retracts hugely popular episode on Apple and China: Well-loved radio show This American Life—spawned from station WBEZ right here in Chicago—has some 'difficult news' about one its most popular shows, an episode on Apple and labor conditions in China. The episode 'contained significant fabrications,' writes TAL host Ira Glass today on the show's blog. He is devoting this week's entire episode, called 'Retraction,' to the story." Ars Technica 3/16
  • "Radio show on Apple's Chinese workers is retracted" Reuters 3/16
  • "This American Life retracts episode on Apple and Foxconn" CNET News 3/16
  • "'This American Life' Retracts Episode on Apple's Suppliers in China" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3/16
  • "What were the 'falsehoods' in Mike Daisey's Apple show?" Fortune 3/16
  • "Mike Daisy guilty of 'numerous falsehoods" Mac.Blorge 3/16
  • "Overnight iPad Prep Includes Glass Stair Repairs" ifoAppleStore 3/16
  • "Crowds storm stores for Apple's next iPad" USA Today 3/16
  • "Lines for New Apple iPad Down 75%: Report" CNBC 3/16
  • "Apple fans snap up new iPad, but response muted" AFP Relax News 3/16
  • "Crowds — big, but not huge — turn out to buy the newest iPad" Dallas Morning News [Paid Membership Required] 3/16
  • "Crowds gather at Bay Area Apple stores in anticipation of new iPad's release" Silicon Valley 3/16
  • "Apple Store staff outnumber queues as new iPad goes on sale" The Register 3/16
  • "Apple fans snap up new iPad as it hits shelves" Newscore 3/16
  • "Even in Paris, buying an iPad can be an event unto itself" CNET News 3/16
  • "Queueing next to the Paris opera" [Slideshow] CNET News 3/16
  • "iPad debut gets 'warm' reception in Ginza" CNET News 3/16
  • "Apple aficionados line up in Canada as new iPads go on sale" Canadian Press [Free Registration Required] 3/16
  • "Hundreds of Apple Faithful Line up in Tokyo for Launch of New IPad" IDG News Service 3/16
  • "Uncle Sam Lines Up Early For New iPad: Department of the Interior plans to buy 20 new Apple tablets to streamline business operations." InformationWeek 3/16
  • "First Person In The UK To Buy The New iPad In Store Is A Startup Guy" TechCrunch 3/16
  • "Exclusive: Steve Wozniak In Line For IPad 3 At Apple Store (Video)" what's trending 3/16
  • "Wozniak Waits for New iPad in Los Angeles" [Video Report] Associated Press 3/16
  • "Videos: Customers queue for the new iPad around the world" Fortune 3/16
  • "iPads bought, unboxed ahead of US launch; Woz waits patiently in LA (Updated)" TUAW 3/16
  • "Collected Video: the whole world wants an iPad in its hand" Computerworld 3/16
  • "Customers, press amass for launch of Apple's new iPad" AppleInsider 3/16
  • "Lines around the corner for new iPad" CNNMoney 3/16
  • "New iPad Miami Mayhem" iMore 3/16
  • "iPad Goes On Sale, Launch Barely Bruised By Anti-Apple Protest" Wired 3/16
  • "iPad launch draws fans and protesters across the U.S. (gallery)" VentureBeat 3/16
  • "Dozens line up for new iPad at Wal-Mart stores" CNET News 3/16
  • "Walmart Midnight iPad Release Success!" iSource 3/16
  • "3rd Generation iPad Launches Around the World" MacRumors 3/16
  • "iPad: Californians Wait While Others Celebrate" Forbes 3/16
  • "Waiting In Line For The New iPad" BYTE 3/16
  • "Blighty's largest iPad reseller formed in biz gobble deal" Channel Register 3/16
  • "Protesters at iPad launch want Apple to 'think different' on worker treatment" VentureBeat 3/16
  • "Gazelle ups iPad 2 trade-in price, but better deals can be had" CNET News 3/16
  • "New iPad may push AT&T to drop restrictions: Tethering feature in new 4G iPad undoes one more customer-unfriendly carrier policy, in a slow but steady pattern" InfoWorld 3/16
  • "Verizon's new iPad can run over AT&T's 3G data network: The new iPad on Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network can also run on AT&T's data network when an AT&T SIM card is inserted in the Verizon device, early buyers have found." Computerworld New Zealand 3/16
  • "So you've got a blockbuster iPhone game. Now what?" Fortune 3/16
  • "For Apple, Pressure Builds Over App Store Fraud" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3/16
Non-Apple News
  • "Disruptions: Time to Review F.A.A. Policy on Gadgets" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:47 PM
  • "Is FAA gadget policy about to change?" CNET News 2:33 PM
  • "Good News: The FAA May Finally Stop Lying About How Your Gadgets Can Cause Plane Crashes And Actually Test The Theory" Business Insider 11:54 AM
  • "Nokia Lumia 610 can double as Wi-Fi hot spot" CNET News 3/16
  • "Fred Amoroso: Is this the man behind Yahoo's patent offensive?" CNET News 3/16
  • "Amazon Sees Further Price Drops in Cloud, Pressuring Microsoft" Bloomberg 3/16
  • "Red Hat pushes out beta of JBoss app update" ZDNet UK 3/16
  • "Marlinspike: Certificates have 'real problems'" ZDNet UK 3/16
  • "Researchers discover 'worrisome' authentication flaws in many online services, sites" ZDNet 3/16
  • "The Hot Spot for the Rising Tech Generation: A bidding war broke out in November when a small house in San Francisco's tightly packed Noe Valley came on the market." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3/16
  • "SourceForge takes down dodgy Anonymous operating system" V3 3/16
  • "The Elder Scrolls will go massively online" TG Daily 3/16
  • "Neo Geo X announced, celebrates vintage gaming" TG Daily 3/16
  • "Yammer offers bonuses to defecting Yahoo staff" TG Daily 3/16
  • "Tech support scammers target antivirus customers with new tactics: Cold-callers impersonating customer representatives from antivirus companies" Techworld 3/16
  • "Pinterest Revamps Profile Pages: Streamlined Content, Cleaner Interface, New Board Layout" TechCrunch 3/16
  • "LibreOffice Gets a Fresh Update" PCWorld 3/16
  • "Facebook is evaluating 'other options' in case Menlo Park doesn't let it expand" Daily News 3/16
  • "Google TV Adds New International Apps, But It's Still Only Available In U.S." TechCrunch 3/16
  • "Google apps on ICS Android tablets crash more often than others" ZDNet 3/16
  • "Android Phones Will Keep Getting Exploited, Researchers Say" IDG News Service 3/16
  • "Android app developers criticise Google for late payment" BBC 3/16
  • "Forget The New iPad: Here Are The Breakthrough Tech Innovations That Happened On March 16" [Slideshow] Business Insider 3/16
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Artists On iTunes: Appletell interviews Ginger Pooley" AppleTell 7:00 PM
  • "Special edition: The new iPad Live! Tonight at 6pm PDT/9pm EDT/1am GMT" iMore 6:40 PM
  • "Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET: New iPads, theatrical revelations, and special guest Christina Warren" TUAW 6:39 PM
  • "Engadget Mobile Podcast 130 - 03.18.2012" Engadget 11:54 AM
  • "CultCast Special Edition Dives Into New iPad And The Agony Of Mike Daisey" Cult of Mac 3/17
  • "Gene Steinberg meets Jim Dalrymple and Peter Cohen from The Loop, and AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 3/16
  • "iPad Eve, Lytro Camera, Old School Keyboards, NCAA basketball (Podcast)" Insanely Great Mac 3/16