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Dear Apple: Do something about Chinese working conditions
CNET
by Molly Wood January 27, 2012 11:48 AM PST Follow @mollywood Open letter to Apple: You have the power to force good working conditions across the consumer-electronics industry, and it's time to make it happen. Over the past year or so, stories about ...
Apple's Tim Cook responds to accounts of poor factory conditionsLos Angeles Times
Apple says it is 'attacking problems' with conditions at factoriesWashington Post
Apple Accused of Ignoring 'Human Cost' of ManufacturingPCWorld
TechNewsWorld -Reuters -CBS News
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mediabistro.com

Apple iPad: Happy 2nd Birthday
InformationWeek
Thomas Claburn 01/27/2012 Apple changed the way we think about computing and digital devices--again--when it introduced the iPad tablet in early 2010. Take a look back and a peek ahead. Apple's iPad turns two on Friday, assuming we accept the late ...
Two Years of Apple's iPad: Happy Second Birthday, Innovative Tablet!PCWorld (blog)
Android Becomes Tough Competitor for Apple iOS in Tablet MarketITProPortal
Happy 2nd Birthday, iPad. What Will This Toddler Be When it Grows up?Mashable
mediabistro.com -PC Advisor -Mobiletor.com
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ZDNet (blog)

Apple Rules Q4 but Samsung Takes 2011 Smartphone Sales Crown
eWeek
Killer Apple iPhone 4S sales enabled Apple to take back the distinction of No. 1 smartphone seller during the fourth quarter. Samsung, however, was the overall 2011 winner. Apple and Samsung continued their neck-and-neck race as the top smartphone ...
Samsung Beats Apple as 2011's No.1 Smartphone MakerPC Magazine
Apple grabbed Q4 global smartphone lead, Samsung wins 2011ZDNet (blog)
Apple is the No. 1 smartphone vendor again, say research firmsComputerworld
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Sacramento Bee -Economic Times
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The Mary Sue

Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers
Reuters
By Dan Levine (Reuters) - Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's job, according to a court filing.
Apple, Google, Intel Worker Poaching Case Will Go Forward, U.S. Judge SaysBloomberg
Apple, Google poaching case will go forwardgulfnews.com
Judge lets hiring suit against Google, Apple, others proceedSan Jose Business Journal

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TPM

Apple Textbook Controversy Isn't About Books—It's About Teaching
Xconomy
—Roger Rosner, vice president of productivity applications, Apple Whenever a company as powerful as Apple, Facebook, or Google announces a big new product push, it evokes wonder and acclaim from some observers, head-scratching and horror from others, ...
Apple takes on textbooksFlagler College Gargoyle
Textbook or iPad? Apple has big plansEvansville Courier & Press
Apple expands education offerings on iPad and iPhoneThe Daily Tar Heel (blog)
TPM -Crookston Daily Times -The Economist (blog)
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Product Reviews

Apple's iPad turns 2
CBS News
Two years ago today, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs took to the stage to unveil what was perhaps one of the most-rumored devices the company had ever concocted. The iPad, or as it had been imagined the "iSlate," was unveiled this day in 2010 at an ...
Enterprise Mobility: Apple iPhone 4S: 10 Alternatives to Consider Before You ...eWeek
Apple iPhone 4S Was Hottest iPhone Yet at 89% Of Sales MixTechnorati
Apple Earns $400000 Per Employee, Still Won't Make iPhones In The USALegit Reviews
PadGadget -Barron's -Product Reviews
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The Mac Observer

Former Apple exec and Palm chief Jon Rubinstein leaves HP
Apple Insider
Prior to joining Palm, Rubinstein played an important role at Apple as the head of the company's iPod division. Rubinstein was instrumental in the creation of the iPod and discovered the portable hard drives that were used in the first models.
Former Apple exec Rubinstein leaves HPMacworld
Palms Down: Mobile Hardware Guru Jon Rubinstein Leaves HPWired News (blog)
Former Apple and Palm Exec Rubinstein Leaves HPThe Mac Observer
Chicago Tribune -Register -tuaw.com
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Financial Times

Apple Juggernaut Gets Little Investor Respect
NewsFactor Network
By Peter Svensson Why are investors seemingly lackadaisical about Apple's stock? There's a big discrepancy between Apple's earnings and its stock price, which became glaringly apparent after Apple reported results for its latest quarter.
Should consumers boycott Apple?Los Angeles Times
Analysis: Asia may not be such easy pickings for AppleReuters
Apple breaks Microsoft's 'lock' on enterprise workers, argues analystComputerworld
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Financial Times
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Business Insider

Apple eyeing move to 'programmable magnets'?
CNET
by Eric Mack January 27, 2012 4:30 PM PST Follow @ericcmack Apple's MagSafe magnetic connector system is one of those nifty little design touches that's cool but not necessarily earth-shaking. Or is it? According to an Apple patent application ...
iPhones, iPads May Get Magnetic ChargersPC Magazine

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New York Times (blog)

Innovation High, Attendance Dips at Macworld 2012
eWeek
Despite all the fresh new ideas on display for the Apple world from exuberant third-party companies, it matters quite a bit that the Apple mothership isn't here with her children. SAN FRANCISCO--For the third consecutive year since the event began way ...
More scenes from Macworld 2012 (photos)CNET
Macworld iWorld Expo: photo galleryPC Advisor
Welcome to the New MacWorldPC Magazine
USA TODAY -New York Times (blog) -VentureBeat
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