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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, March 1, 2013
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple's in-app purchase settlement faces approval: The settlement that will give some 23 million iTunes account holders a chance at refunds from in-app purchases by minors is closer to approval." CNET News 3:00 PM
  • "Now even MORE 'interns' make iPhones - Chinese labour watchdog: The number of students forced to 'intern' on iPhone assembly lines has increased, says a new report from a China-based labour rights watchdog." The Register 8:40 AM
  • "Oxford University is working on a self drive car controlled by an iPad" iMore 8:26 AM
  • "Video: iPad is the brain for self-driving car/Oxford University has a robotic car using an iPad to take the wheel." Ars Technica 9:35 AM
  • "Arkansas State's 'iPad Initiative' will require all incoming students to have Apple's tablet" AppleInsider 2:48 PM
  • "iPad Users Like Learning, iTunes U Reaches 1 Billion Downloads" PadGadget 9:38 AM
  • "iTunes refund after Bristol boy's £1,700 spending spree" BBC 8:41 AM
  • "Apple finally refunds family after son's £1,700 app bill" Crave @ CNET 7:44 AM
  • "This Kid Blew $2,500 on In-Game Purchases in Just 10 Minutes" Gizmodo 8:19 AM
  • "Apple Offers Refund After British Boy Spends $2500 on In-App Purchases in 15 Minutes" MacRumors 9:34 AM
  • "One Of Apple's Most Important Early Execs Is Now Helping Google With Android" Business Insider 10:50 AM
  • "Texan contends iPod exploded in her face: Apple is being sued by a Nacogdoches, Texas, woman who claims that her iPod touch exploded in her face." The Register 8:40 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "In a Touchy World, Lenovo Invents a New Twist for Future Notebooks, Tablets & Smartphones" Patent Bolt 2:52 PM
  • "Turn Off, Tune Out: The National Day of Unplugging Is Upon Us" Techland 2:48 PM
  • "Cyberinsurance is lastest small business safety net" USA Today 11:03 AM
  • "Ouya Ships March 28 to Kickstarter Backers, More Exclusives Coming" Techland 11:03 AM
  • "Time Warner exec says you don't want gigabit internet" TG Daily 10:59 AM
  • "Fujitsu designs a virtual tablet keyboard" TG Daily 10:58 AM
  • "Logitech cuts 140 jobs worldwide in efforts to refocus on mobility" ZDNet 11:12 AM
  • "Happy Birthday, Raspberry Pi! A Chat With Creators Eben And Liz Upton, Pi-Friend Limor Fried" TechCrunch 10:54 AM
  • "Wacom Teases Mobile Tablet With Pro Pressure Sensitivity, Multi-Touch And HD Display Coming This Summer" TechCrunch 10:53 AM
  • "MIT panel warns of challenges of hyper-networked world" Network World 10:37 AM
  • "Sprint Adds $50 Force Smartphone to 4G LTE Lineup" PC Magazine 10:32 AM
  • "Mom defends $5,000 payoff for baby name rights" Today 10:29 AM
  • "Five new features coming in OpenSuse Linux 12.3: The next version of the popular Linux OS is coming next month and will feature 'Secure Boot' support and a raft of updates" PCWorld 10:22 AM
  • "Are GIFs The Future For Mobile Video? Vimeo Thinks So" Forbes 10:17 AM
  • "Demand for NAND flash controller market diminishing, says Phison chairman" DigiTimes 10:13 AM
  • "AT&T Goes After T-Mobile With Attack Ads" Bloomberg 10:02 AM
  • "O2's Tu Go aims to challenge Skype and other Voip apps" BBC 10:00 AM
  • "German book retailers team up against Amazon with new eReader" Reuters 9:53 AM
  • "Facebook testing new Timeline design" CNET News 9:50 AM
  • "Google CFO plays down Samsung conflict talk, touts Chromebook mojo" ZDNet 11:13 AM
  • "Google Exec: The Phones We're Making At Motorola Aren't Going To 'Wow' You" Business Insider 10:46 AM
  • "Google compression algorithm Zopfli may lead to faster Internet" CNET News 9:49 AM
  • "BlackBerry 10's first update fixes battery life, third-party app speed, and more on the Z10" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 11:07 AM
  • "Ron Johnson Has Laid Off 19,000 People Since Taking Over JC Penney" Business Insider 10:50 AM
  • "New Tablet Camera Tech Conjures an Invisible Keyboard" Gizmodo 8:33 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Gene Steinberg meets Chrysta Olson of Pheed, Rob Griffiths from Many Tricks, Jeff Erwin and Lysa Myers from Intego, and tech journalist Rob Pegoraro of USA Today, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8:28 PM
  • "YML Interview with Ken Segall on jcp, Apple and Ron Johnson" Your Mac Life 12:40 PM