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The Apple Store Is Updating [Apple]
The Apple Store is currently closed for business. It is very unlikely that Apple could introduce the MacBook Pro 2012 overnight, especially when everything indicates that it would be a heavily redesigned model. We will see what happens, but most probably it is some kind of routine database maint...
Cable Cutting Intensifies [Blip]
Bad news for cable TV. According to a new report, some 2.65 million subscribers have abandoned cable or satellite TV since 2008 in favor of Internet and over the air delivery. Nearly half of that, 1.05 million, came in 2011 alone. Another million or so customers are expected to do so by the end o...
Amazon Pulls 5,000 eBooks From the Kindle Store [Amazon]
Almost 5,000 eBooks have been pulled from the the Kindle Store because of a change made to Independent Publishers Group's contract with the online seller. The move is a result of Amazon's demand for upfront payment from publishers, required to host their books on the store. [Paid Content]More &ra...
Apple Is So Big That Financial Analysts Are Ignoring It [Apple]
Well, not quite. The Wall Street Journal reports that in order to understand how the financial market is faring, analysts are cutting Apple out of the picture because their dominance skews things too much. In fact, discounting Apple shows that the market isn't as strong as thought. Still: iPad 3,...
Siri Will Soon Handle Japanese, She Even Admits It [SIRI]
Go ahead and ask Siri what languages she speaks. Unlike a few weeks ago, her reply will now include Japanese. We mentioned that extra languages were going to be coming to the app soon — looks like Japanese will be the first to arrive. [9to5Mac]More »
Google's Very First Employee Is Leaving [Google]
It's the end of an era: Google's very first hired employee is leaving the search giant. Craig Silverstein — the first Google employee, Page and Sergey Brin aside — is heading off to the new online learning concept, the Khan Academy. Before you ask: no, it's not acrimonious. " I am as ...
Google Plans to Snatch 2.25 Percent of Every iPhone Sale [Google]
There have been plenty of legal wranglings between Motorola and Apple, and with Google buying Motorola that doesn't show signs of stopping. Now, Google plans to grab 2.25 per cent of every iPhone sale because of the patents it owns through the purchase of Moto.More »
Apple TV Now Has Genius Recommendations [Apple]
Apple has recently integrated its Genius recommendation system, already an iTunes staple, into the Apple TV environment via a silent update. The service will be available for both episodic content as well as movies, based on your previous content purchases. It's accessible from the new Genius men...
Google Is Laying Gigabit Fiber In Kansas City, Starting Today [Google]
There's been talk of Google rolling out a gigabit fiber network across Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri for a while. But it's now official: Google engineers are laying cable as of today. That will bring with it not just high-speed browsing but probably Google's own cable TV, too. [Go...
Refurbished Motorola Xoom Tablets Still Held Original Users' Data [Motorola]
When Motorola sent a batch of refurbished Xoom tablets to Woot last year for them to sell, someone had forgotten to erase the old user data. That meant that new users had access to account information, photographs and documents of the previous owner. Users who returned tablets can get free credi...
