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Apple Shares Set All-time High of $431, 2nd 2012 Record
Shares of Apple, the world’s most valuable technology company, set a new record high of $431.37 Thursday, as the company introduced a new educational iPad initiative and prepared to report first-quarter earnings next Tuesday.
Apple Revolutionizes Boring EduWorld with iBooks 2, iBooks Author
The much-awaited education event was hosted by Apple on Thursday in New York, as the technology giant took a moment to unveil iBooks 2, which is being touted as a textbook killer.
Apple Education Event: New iTunes U App Helps Teachers and Students Communicate
At the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Thursday, Apple revolutionized the education industry with three new apps, including the new iTunes U app, which lets teachers upload course materials, lessons, syllabi and even books to their students via the iPad.
Apple rolls out digital textbook service iBooks 2
Apple Inc unveiled a new digital textbook service called iBooks 2 on Thursday, aiming to revitalize the U.S. education market and quicken the adoption of its market-leading iPad.
Apple Debuts Interactive iBooks 2, Tools for Textbooks
Apple unveiled their latest attempt at shaking up what it sees as an industry in need of some technological innovation Jan. 19 when it announced iBooks 2, a do-it-yourself publishing kit for digital textbooks. It's meant to turn Apple's iPad into a learning tool and allow schools to begin building their own kinds of content including text, images and video.
iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak: How Will SOPA Affect Jailbreak?
The iDevices users' wait for the untethered jailbreak for their iPhone 4S and iPad 2 is nearing the end as the dream team released jailbroken iPad 2 photos and iPhone 4S jailbreak demo video. Joshua Hill, aka p0sixninja of the Chronic Dev Team, stated briefly that SOPA can make the distribution of jailbreaking software illegal. He also said this move could stop the hacker community from making available to users jailbreak news and tutorials.
AT&T Changes Data Rates, Offers More but at Higher Prices
The move underscores the company's need to provide wireless bandwidth to a customer base increasingly using data-heavy smartphones.
Apple Kills the Textbook with iBooks 2, iBooks Author
At the Guggenheim Museum in New York Thursday, Apple announced it would update its iBooks platform to include textbook capabilities and also added a new platform called iBooks Author, which lets anyone easily create and publish their own e-books.
China's Challenge to the iPad Raises a Red Flag
China Communist Party members can now carry a tablet PC to verify identification cards, read the blogs of cadres and manage state-owned firms without fretting that using a bourgeois Apple Inc iPad will ruin their street cred.
China's challenge to the iPad raises a red flag
China Communist Party members can now carry a tablet PC to verify identification cards, read the blogs of cadres and manage state-owned firms without fretting that using a bourgeois Apple Inc iPad will ruin their street cred.
Sony Ericsson loss heralds tough start for sole owner
Sony Ericsson <6758.T> was sucked back into a loss in 2011 by an industry slowdown and cut-throat competition, leaving new owner Sony facing an uphill struggle to join the top tier of handset providers.
Pre-Market NASDAQ Movers (FFIV, XLNX, RVBD, GLNG, ALTR, LOGI, EBAY, AAPL, NBIX, VOD, RIMM, HBAN)
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: F5 Networks, Xilinx, Riverbed Technology, Golar LNG, Altera, Logitech International, eBay, and Apple. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Neurocrine Biosciences, Vodafone Group, Research In Motion, and Huntington Bancshares.
Samsung's $41 Billion Investment May Shake Apple's Tree
Samsung's $41 billion investment splurge should ring alarm bells at its competitors. It's a bold bet in a slowdown, if its bet pays off Samsung could lengthen its lead over the likes of Apple.
Tech Earnings Thursday: What to Watch for When Intel, IBM, Google, Microsoft Report
Four key technology giants are to report earnings Thursday. Intel, IBM, Google and Microsoft results may provide keys to 2012 progress, while Apple comes next week.
Sony Ericsson Swings to 4Q Loss Before Ownership Change
Sony Ericsson posted a quarterly loss that missed all forecasts after losing in the battle for smartphone sales in the key year-end period, showing the challenge for Sony as it prepares to take full control of the joint venture.
Eastman Kodak Files for Bankruptcy, Gets $950M Credit Line
Eastman Kodak Co, which invented the hand-held camera and helped bring the world the first pictures from the moon, has filed for bankruptcy protection, capping a prolonged plunge for one of America's best-known companies.
Untethered A5 Jailbreak for iPhone 4S, iPad 2 Users: Warning Released for iOS 5.0.1
This is important for users awaiting untethered A5 Jailbreak.
Sony Ericsson makes shock loss before ownership change
Sony Ericsson on Thursday posted a shock loss due to tough competition, the global slowdown and restructuring, marring the final quarter before it is rolled into Japanese consumer giant Sony.
Jailbreaking Older iPhone for Siri: 5 Reasons Why it’s Not Worth the Trouble
Jailbreaking your iPhone for Siri can be a bad card to play.
Nielsen Report: iPhone Wins, Android Loses: Can iPhone 5 Continue Apple Legacy?
The latest figures disclosed by Nielsen reveals Apple Inc.'s amazing performance in terms of grabbing smartphone market share in the fourth quarter of 2011. The credit for this leap should be attributed to the iPhone 4S which was launched in October, opine experts.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Launch: Will it Come With Longer Battery Life?
Samsung has said that the company is looking into ways of bringing out new smartphones with batteries that last an entire day under average to moderately heavy use, according to the latest report. This could be incorporated in the Samsung Galaxy S3, expected to be launched early this year.
Sony Ericsson Seen Improving in Sony Hands
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson will deliver its final quarterly report as a joint venture on Thursday, before pinning its hopes on the consumer clout of its new sole owner Sony Corp to claw its way back into the top tier.
Samsung Denies Interest in Buying BlackBerry Maker RIM
Samsung has been rumored to be interested in purchasing Research In Motion, the company that makes BlackBerry smartphones, but Samsung has now denied it has any interest in the Canadian company. Samsung doesn't want to buy them and they won't be doing any software licensing of BlackBerry software either, a Reuters report said Jan. 17.
Zynga buys four mobile gaming companies
Zynga Inc said it bought four small mobile game companies for an undisclosed sum as the top maker of Facebook games seeks to expand its lineup on smartphones and tablets.
Apple iPhone 4S vs. Android: iPhone Sales Pass Android Sales in Last Three Months
Android powered smartphones are still the top choice overall in the U.S., but over the last three months, Apple iPhones were bought by nearly half of all people buying new phones. A new Nielsen report details a survey the company did, and it says 45% of new smartphone buyers went Apple, up from 25% in October.
Bill Weir's Life Saving Story: Three Other Reporters Whose Assignments Have Saved Lives
Bill Weir, the co-anchor of ABC's Nightline, made a shocking discovery while working on a story about full body scans this week: he himself is at major risk of having a heart attack. Weir's on-air diagnosis is very rare, but he's not the only reporter whose assignment has turned intensely personal: three other reporters have all saved lives with their coverage, and for two of them, their reasons were intensely personal.
Apple Store Coming to Queens, NYC: Why Not Brooklyn?
Apple is reportedly in talks to bring an Apple Store to Queens, New York -- specifically, Forest Hills. This would be the seventh Apple Store in NYC and the second outside of Manhattan, but why wasn't Brooklyn chosen as the next location?
Google's Mobility Plans Cloud Strong Q4
Google Inc's strong holiday-quarter results may take a backseat to growing concerns about long-term margins after it dives into a fiercely competitive smartphone market through its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings.
What will Apple Reveal at Education Event on Thursday?
The tech giant Apple will hold an invitation-only event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Jan. 19. However, reportedly Apple will not launch any gadget this time. Instead, it might be an education announcement.
Bill Weir is at Major Risk of a Heart Attack
Bill Weir, the co-anchor of ABC’s Nightline program, has discovered, to his shock no doubt, he is at major risk of contracting a heart attack.