The Wall Street Journal reports on recent moves Apple has made to increase sales in India, one of the fastest growing markets in the world. Recently the company has launched the iTunes Store and the Apple TV there, and it was rumored that Apple Retail Stores were coming to the subcontinent as well. Apple is sidestepping wireless carriers to seize greater control over marketing in India and...
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Bloomberg reports that Apple is among 60 companies that have signed on to a filing that will be presented to the Supreme Court backing gay marriage in the United States. The court is currently weighing the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, in which voters barred gay marriage in 2008. Apple had publicly opposed Proposition 8 at the time. “No matter how welcoming the...
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Hedge fund manager Doug Kass tweeted (via 9to5Mac) a short time ago that he is hearing rumors of an announcement regarding a stock split coming at Apple’s shareholder meeting scheduled for tomorrow at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. The stock has reversed course since Kass’s Tweet, moving from down $5 to up $5. Many observers, such as...
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Hedge fund manager Doug Kass tweeted (via 9to5Mac) a short time ago that he is hearing rumors of an announcement regarding a stock split coming at Apple’s shareholder meeting scheduled for tomorrow at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. The stock has reversed course since Kass’s Tweet, moving from down $5 to up $5. Many observers, such as...
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Rovio has sold millions of copies of the games in its Angry Birds series, turning a simple game into a thriving franchise. The company has released several variants of its original Angry Birds app, including Angry Birds Space, Angry Birds Rio, and Angry Birds Star Wars, among others. Today Rovio debuted its upcoming Angry Birds cartoon, titled “Angry Birds Toons.” As described by...
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Realmac Software, the company behind popular gesture-based task list Clear, today announced that Clear for Mac will work with the Leap Motion controller. Leap Motion’s controller is a touch-free device that allows users to control their computers via hand gestures in three dimensions. It works in conjunction with the Leap Motion software, and development units have been sent to 10,000...
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