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Yahoo’s Flickr Gets Major Design Overhaul, 1TB of Free Photo Storage Space

temp — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:22:02 +0000

Following this morning’s acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo today hosted an event in New York City to detail changes to its popular photo sharing site Flickr . Flickr on the web has been given a major design overhaul, with a focus on full resolution pictures. In addition to eliminating much of the white space on the site, Flickr is now displaying in-line photo streams that encompass the majority of the screen and detailed photo-centric profile pages

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Yahoo’s Flickr Gets Major Design Overhaul, 1TB of Free Photo Storage Space

U.S. Senators Claim Apple Has Avoided Paying Billions in U.S. Income Taxes Ahead of Tim Cook Testimony

temp — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:52:19 +0000

A Senate subcommittee has released a 40-page memo accusing Apple of not paying billions of dollars in federal taxes through “extensive tax-avoidance strategies”. Apple CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer, and Apple’s head of tax operations Phillip A.

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U.S. Senators Claim Apple Has Avoided Paying Billions in U.S. Income Taxes Ahead of Tim Cook Testimony

Apple and Sony ‘iRadio’ Negotiations Stalling Over Skipped Songs

temp — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:58:17 +0000

Earlier today a report suggested that the launch of Apple’s upcoming streaming music service deemed “iRadio” may be delayed due to difficult negotiations with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. CNET is offering some additional information on Apple’s trouble with Sony Music, explaining that the fees to be paid for skipped songs have become a point of contention between the companies. Apple and Sony Music, the world’s second largest music label, are still trying to hammer out details over how much Apple would pay for songs that people listen to a fraction of and then skip, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

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Tightening MacBook Air Supplies at Resellers Hint at Upcoming Refresh

temp — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:31:22 +0000

As noted by AppleInsider , MacBook Air supplies are beginning to dry up as Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference approaches. Currently, the 13.3-inch 256GB 1.8Ghz MacBook Air is out of stock at Amazon.com, with a listed one to two month waiting period.

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Tightening MacBook Air Supplies at Resellers Hint at Upcoming Refresh

U.S. Department of Defense Approves iOS 6 Devices for Military Networks

temp — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:56:16 +0000

Following a report from earlier this month indicating that the U.S. Department of Defense was preparing to approve Apple devices running iOS 6 for use on military networks, Bloomberg now reports that the department has officially issued the authorization, opening the door for greater use of Apple’s products

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U.S. Department of Defense Approves iOS 6 Devices for Military Networks

Tim Cook to Testify In Front of Senate Committee Over Apple’s Tax Practices

temp — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:09:32 +0000

Apple CEO Tim Cook will testify in front of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation next week, Politico is reporting . The subcommittee is attached to the U.S

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Apple’s App Store Reaches 50 Billion Downloads, Now on Pace for 20 Billion Apps Per Year

temp — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:54:00 +0000

Apple’s App Store today reached 50 billion downloads since its inception in 2008, and along with the milestone comes the end of the company’s “50 Billion App Countdown” promotion launched thirteen days ago .

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Apple’s App Store Reaches 50 Billion Downloads, Now on Pace for 20 Billion Apps Per Year

Apple Blames Book Publishers in E-Books Antitrust Lawsuit

admin — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:26:14 +0000

Reuters is reporting that Apple has responded to the Justice Department’s accusations that the company colluded with publishers to increase e-book pricing, saying that it negotiated with the publishers separately and reached different agreements with each. But Apple said the publishers had decided, independent of Apple, to eliminate discounts on wholesale book prices of e-books, to sell lucrative hardcover books first to bookstores in a practice called windowing and to take other measures to push Amazon to raise prices. In a court filing dated April 26 but released on Tuesday, Apple said it had approached publishers to create an online bookstore that would eventually become the iBookstore and had demanded a 30 percent commission, that publishers would not undercut prices paid to Apple, and that “windowing” be scrapped

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Messaging App LINE Ordered by Apple to Remove Paid Sticker Gifting

admin — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:11:35 +0000

Popular free messaging app LINE was forced to remove one of its key sticker features today, eliminating the ability for its users to purchase and send sticker sets as gifts to friends.

PayPal Executive Looks for Apple to Adopt Fingerprint Sensors, Lead Charge Away From Passwords

admin — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:09:33 +0000

CIO reports on an Interop keynote presentation yesterday by PayPal chief information security officer Michael Barrett in which he discussed the future of account security and suggested that passwords and PINs will soon be a thing of the past. Barrett currently serves as president of the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance that is seeking alternatives to these traditional security methods. The FIDO Alliance protocol allows users a choice of authentication method while shifting control to providers who can make authentication user-transparent and limit the risk of fraud

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