Microsoft Surface tablets may not match iPad battery life

Unlike laptops such as Apple’s MacBook Air and Windows “ultrabooks,” which are often used for long stretches at a desk or near an outlet, tablets are meant to …Find out more from Computerworld



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US accuses Apple of trying to speed its electronic books antitrust …

NEW YORK — The U.S. government says Apple Inc. wants to rush its New York antitrust lawsuit over the price of electronic books by finishing evidence …Find out more from Washington Post

Government: Apple’s Trying to Rush Antitrust Case

The U.S. government says Apple Inc. wants to rush its New York antitrust lawsuit over the price of electronic books by finishing evidence gathering by year’s end, …Find out more from ABC News

Windows Phone 8: Ready For Business?

… and the integrated Wallet application experience (akin to what Apple announced with Passport in iOS 6). During its Windows Phone Summit in San Francisco …Find out more from InformationWeek

Apple store workers get big pay bumps

After months of increasingly loud and public complaints from Apple Store employees about not being rewarded enough for their labor, the Cupertino tech giant is …Find out more from San Jose Mercury News

Does Apple Actually Understand The Export Restriction Laws?

Judging by this story you might think that they don’t. For an Apple store refused to sell an iPad to someone speaking Iranian on the grounds that they might then …Find out more from Forbes

Microsoft Surface: Can it become a viable iPad alternative?

Columnist Joshua Topolsky outlines three things Microsoft needs to do to make this gadget compete successfully with Apple’s: The first is that Microsoft needs to …Find out more from Washington Post

Apple Store Workers to Receive Wage Increases

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is giving some retail workers raises of as much as 25 percent following a review of store operations earlier in the year, according to people …Find out more from Businessweek

iPhone rumors: New Apple dock and cord?

“But Apple wants people to feel they have to buy proprietary accessories from them. Don’t get me wrong. I respect them as marketers and profiteers. I just hate …Find out more from CNN

Acer slates Microsoft’s hardware push

LONDON (Reuters) – Acer, the world’s fourth largest PC maker, has dismissed Microsoft’s chances of becoming a rival to Apple by building its own devices and …Find out more from Reuters

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Apple Launches Improved Employee Hardware Discount Program …

Back in January, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced to employees that the company would begin a new hardware discount program in June, offering employees…More By Eric Slivka

Apple fined $2.29 million over ’4G iPad’ claims in Australia — Engadget

Australia’s federal court has fined Apple for “deliberately” misleading customers on local 4G capabilities of its latest iPad. The Cupertino-based company recently agreed to the terms, which included AU$2.29 million fine and a cool AU$300000 …More By Mat Smith

Senator Charles Schumer asks Apple to consider privacy with new …

Apple and Google are rushing to bring 3D aerial views to their respective mapping solutions. While many view this as a good thing, some people like.More By Kelly Hodgkins

Fiona Apple’s Return: Critics Have Finally Found Their Authentic …

By the time Lana del Rey released her album Born to Die in January, the discourse around her had swirled hard enough that critics merely had to push back for an angle. Many of the reviews served as backlash to the backlash regarding her …More By Rich Juzwiak

Apple Founder “Woz” Visits Kim Dotcom | TorrentFreak

While the U.S. Government portrays Kim Dotcom as a dangerous criminal, others have no problem being associated with the Megaupload boss. Figures in the glitzy world of pop aside, Apple founder Steve Wozniak is a prime example.More By Ernesto