A few best- and worst-case scenarios for the year ahead, on Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and more.
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Facebook Named Best Tech Company to Work For
Facebook isn’t just America’s favorite social network, it’s also America’s favorite tech company to work for, according to a new study. The company ranked third overall on Glassdoor’s annual Best Places to Work survey, based upon …
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Apple vs. Samsung: Here Come the Retina Display Tablets
Apple and Samsung are preparing tablets for early next year with double the screen resolution of the current iPad and Galaxy Tab, according to a pair of rumors.
The first bit of claptrap comes from Citi analyst Richard …
Cult of Jobs: Bronze Statue of Apple Founder to Be Erected in Budapest
First it was a school in Bulgaria naming a school after him. Now, a man in Hungary is commissioning a seven-foot bronze statue of Steve Jobs to be erected in a Budapest technology park.
Sculptor Erno Toth is basing his work on …
Labor Unrest Hits Apple, Motorola Suppliers in China
It’s almost a guarantee your iPhone was made in China. But thanks to growing economic unrest in China’s factory belt, dissatisfaction among workers has spread, leading to growing conflicts, unflinching demands and week-long …
Judge Denies Apple Request for U.S. Ban on Samsung Devices
Samsung has just won one crucial victory in its legal battle with Apple. It’ll get to keep its products on retailers’ shelves this Christmas. On Friday, a judge denied Apple an injunction that would have allowed the electronics …
Finger-Pointing, Denials and Confusion: Who Put Keystroke-Tracking Software On Your Phone, Anyway?
With U.S. Senators getting involved in the issue about whether or not Americans’ cell activity is being monitored and recorded without their permission, it’s worth asking the most obvious question: How did the offending Carrier …
While Siri Won’t Tell You Where to Get an Abortion, ‘These Are Not Intentional Omissions,’ Apple Says
Despite her many talents, Siri won’t help you if you want to get an abortion. This week women around the U.S. have been reporting that Apple’s new iPhone 4S digital assistant won’t locate abortion providers — but she will …
Siri Is Pro-Life, Apple Blames a Glitch
If you ask Siri where to hide a body, the iPhone’s virtual assistant will happily oblige. But if you ask Siri where to get an abortion? No can do.
For the moment, Siri is pro-life, as Abortioneers and other blogs pointed out …
Black Friday Online Spending Up 26%, Apple and Amazon Increase Sales Fourfold
With being tasered and pepper-sprayed apparently on the menu for those brave and potentially misguided souls who braved the post-Thanksgiving Black Friday sales in person this past weekend, perhaps it’s no surprise that online …
