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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, March 29, 2012
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Google's Android has generated just $550m since 2008, figures suggest: Data provided in response to Oracle claim suggests Google gets more revenue from iPhone use than from Android ads and apps"  The Guardian 11:39 AM
  • "The Guardian's Flawed Android Revenue Fantasy - And The Future Of Newsrooms" Silicon Valley Watcher 7:47 PM
  • "Nielsen: Recent U.S. iPhone sales nearly matched Android's" Fortune 12:37 PM
  • "Tech revolution may scrap app: New Web coding threatens lucrative Apple, Google sales"  Boston Herald 7:54 AM
  • "IDC: Android and iOS set to eclipse PCs by 2016" CNET News 7:44 AM
  • "Apple's supply chain: A profile of a Foxconn factory employee" ZDNet 5:19 PM
  • "Tim Cook's China photo album" Fortune 7:51 AM
  • "World (Patent) War: Apple v. Samsung may be the most prominent, but battles over smartphone and tablet IP are raging around the globe. A glimpse of some of the key cases to go before the International Trade Commission." [Infographic] Bloomberg Businessweek 7:51 AM
  • "Flickr's Digital Camera of Choice? iPhone." AllThingsD 8:32 AM
  • "iTunes scam gang netted 'Madonna-level' royalties: The leaders of an 11-strong gang which scammed iTunes and Amazon out of royalties to a level associated with acts like Madonna have been jailed." BBC 4:56 PM
  • "Is Best Buy following CompUSA, Circuit City to certain doom?" CNET News 8:57 PM
  • "Ubisoft mobile games will have cloud save system to let you swap devices" Pocket-lint 8:31 AM
  • "Best Buy: Grasping at Straws" Forbes 7:54 PM
  • "Best Buy: Caught Between Amazon And Apple" Forbes 7:43 PM
  • "Best Buy to Close 50 Stores, Cut Costs" ["Meanwhile Apple Inc.'s AAPL -1.28% phones and tablets, showcased in its own namesake stores, have eroded the status of specialty chains as the one-stop shop for the latest in gadgetry."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:45 AM
  • "How to get leftover spaghetti to power your iPad: Some Brits were in the Bay Area this week trying to persuade the progressive locals to invest in MuckBusters, which allegedly turn your leftovers into energy." CNET News 8:57 PM
  • "Chinese to burn iPads in upcoming celebrations: Chinese people will burn paper replicas of iPads next week at an annual ceremony called the tomb-sweeping ritual during the Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival, which celebrates the dead." The Register 7:41 AM
  • "Abc - Nielsen Will Rate Ipad Usage" Contactmusic 1:43 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Penney's new CEO receives $53.2 million pay: J.C. Penney Co. gave its new CEO Ron Johnson, who is re-inventing the mid-brow department store retailer, compensation worth $53.2 million in 2011." Associated Press 9:38 PM
  • "After two years on iOS, Zite finally launches Android app" Yahoo! News 7:40 PM
  • "Acer set to unleash 15in fibreglass MONSTER" The Register 1:27 PM
  • "Startups urged to pitch business ideas at InnoTech Summit" Techworld 12:56 PM
  • "Clock is ticking to convert Facebook pages to Timeline" Sacramento Bee 12:39 PM
  • "Amazon Intros Silk Browser Upgrade and More with Kindle Fire Update" PC Magazine 12:31 PM
  • "Amazon to launch 2-4 new tablet PCs in 2012, say sources" DigiTimes 11:42 AM
  • "Nokia Recruits Vespa Rider in Race Against Androids in China" Bloomberg 10:34 AM
  • "Bump Pay: Just Tap Phones to Pay" ABCNews 10:28 AM
  • "Ice Cream Sandwich update hits Nexus, Xoom" TG Daily 12:58 PM
  • "Chrome 18 gets better graphics and more Pwnium bug fixes" V3 1:30 PM
  • "Google opens Campus's doors in London" ZDNet UK 1:42 PM
  • "Google's Autonomous Prius Drives Blind Man to Taco Bell" Wired 1:34 PM
  • "Google Announces New YouTube Vlogger Program and Prizes" PC Magazine 12:31 PM
  • "Google launches Apps Vault for e-discovery" V3 1:30 PM
  • "Blue Jeans Network Undercuts Cisco Video Pricing" InformationWeek 10:16 AM
  • "HTC One series smartphones headed to Germany April 2nd: HTC's much anticipated One X, One S, and One V will hit the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets next week." CNET News 10:06 AM
  • "LivingSocial Launches Takeout And Delivery Service" Associated Press 10:04 AM
  • "Yahoo to Implement 'Do Not Track' Mechanism by Early Summer" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:43 AM
  • "Sophos warns of Twitter scam involving Draw Something" CNET News 11:38 AM
  • "Spotify to Remain Free in U.S." Mashable 11:38 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "iPhone & iPad Live 287: Next iPhone, iPad mini, Draw Something, Angry Birds Space" iMore 7:55 PM
  • "Akos Pfemeter of GRAPHISOFT Talks to Architosh about Open BIM" Architosh 1:06 PM