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Apple Beats Out Google, Amazon For Highest Corporate Reputation Score
Apple took the top spot from Google for the highest corporate reputation score, according to the 2012 Harris Poll Reputation Quotient, a survey which measures corporate reputation for brands and companies in the U.S. The poll asks the general public … Continue reading
Fair Labor Association Begins Inspections of Foxconn
CUPERTINO, California—February 13, 2012—Apple® today announced that the Fair Labor Association will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple’s final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, at Apple’s request. A team of labor rights experts led by … Continue reading
After Major Downturn, Global Demand for Polycarbonate Growing Again, Says IHS Chemical Report
Dateline City: HOUSTON After demonstrating phenomenal growth during the 1990s due to its use in the production of CDs and DVDs, polycarbonate, a high-performance engineering resin, saw its demand fall in 2009 and rebound in 2010, but diversification to other … Continue reading
Apple goes after Motorola and Google with legal guns blazing
Seeks billions in damages and an injunction against the flagship Android 4.0 phone One measure of how quickly events are unfolding in the smartphone patent wars is the number of typos appearing in Florian Mueller’s FOSS Patents dispatches. The German-born … Continue reading
Steve Jobs gets his Grammy
“We love music, and it’s always good to do something you love.” Accepting the honorary award — Steve Jobs’ second Grammy — on behalf of his wife, children and “everyone at Apple” (AAPL), senior vice president for Internet software and … Continue reading
Who first called Apple at $500?
Technically, it was Hudson Square’s Daniel Ernst. But we have a few caveats. Ernst on CNBC Eyebrows were raised in October 2010 when Daniel Ernst raised his 12-month Apple (AAPL) price target from $300 a share to $500. But maybe … Continue reading
BEKKINSTOR "Flagship" Website Faithfuldate.com Recently Unveils New Matching System
(AppleNews247.Com, February 11, 2012 ) Sydney, Australia – Christian dating has been the focus of Faithfuldate.com since the websites inception, but now founder Alexander Beskin has introduced a new algorithm to the site that seeks to help more people find … Continue reading
Retina Ready: Apple’s New Year’s Resolution?
In a few weeks, Apple will unveil the next generation iPad, John Packowski of AllThingsD confirms today. If history (and carrier code) is any indication, it should go on sale shortly after that. Maybe even just a few days later. And … Continue reading
63% of iPhones were activated outside the U.S. last quarter
And that percentage is likely to increase sharply now that China has the iPhone 4S Click to enlarge. Source: Asymco.com The chart at right from Horace Dediu’s Asymco blog shows the U.S. share of iPhone activations growing last quarter due, he speculates, … Continue reading
Why did Apple pop Thursday?
Investors search for reasons the company’s market cap grew by $15 billion in one day Charts: Richard Bloch. Click to enlarge. The $16.49 Apple (AAPL) rose Thursday was only its sixth largest one-day dollar gain, according to AAPLInvestors, and in … Continue reading
