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Apple Says It Was Targeted By The Same Hackers That Hit Facebook, Will Release Protection Software Tuesday
Apple has revealed that it was attacked by the same group that went after Facebook in a recent attempt to break that network’s security. The company says a “small number” of its employees’ Macs were affected, but there is “no … Continue reading
Sri Lanka Announces New Exploration Licensing Round; IHS will Facilitate Road Shows
Dateline City: HOUSTON Round to offer 13 blocks in the Sri Lankan sectors of the Cauvery and Mannar basins The Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat (PRDS), the government agency responsible for overseeing all petroleum exploration and production-related activities in Sri Lanka, … Continue reading
IHS Accepting Nominations for 2013 IHS SPECTRUM Excellence Awards
Dateline City: ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Industry award program welcomes entries that spotlight proven leadership in the use of information systems and best practices to achieve EHS and sustainability business goals ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information … Continue reading
As Stores Quickly Sell Out, This Is The Last Call For Mac Pros In Europe
The Mac Pro is an endangered species in Europe. Apple decided to withdraw its towering desktop behemoth from the market after new regulations concerning power supply design hit the books. So, instead of immediately redesigning the aging desktop, Apple intends … Continue reading
Apple’s new subliminal TV ads
Samsung has been teasing Apple on TV. The latest iPad ads don’t rise to the bait. FORTUNE — Samsung has been having some fun at Apple’s (AAPL) expense lately, mocking iPhone line-sitters and hiring Hollywood celebrities to crack wise about … Continue reading
The NY Times wins a prize, but not for its Apple reporting
The paper’s controversial “iEconomy” series went home empty handed Monday FORTUNE — With a record 108 Pulitzers under its belt, no American newspaper is better at winning journalism awards than the New York Times. And by the publication of the second … Continue reading
Google spent $18M lobbying D.C. in 2012. Apple spent $2M
While Mountain View stepped up its political efforts, Cupertino cut back FORTUNE — The last time we looked at Silicon Valley’s lobbying efforts, Google (GOOG) was the big spender and Apple (AAPL) the piker. (See For every $1 Google spends lobbying, … Continue reading
The Pros And Cons Of A WebKit Monoculture
The news that Opera is shutting down the development of its own browser rendering engine and moving to the open source WebKit engine caused quite a stir earlier this week. With WebKit powering the built-in browsers of Google’s Android and … Continue reading
Apple v. Samsung: Justice delayed is justice denied
Judge Koh wants a 2014 trial frozen until appeals from a 2011 complaint are exhausted FORTUNE — In July 2011, Motorola (GOOG) filed a complaint in Germany’s Mannheim District Court charging that Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox was infringing two of its video-coding patents. … Continue reading
The best and worst Apple analysts: Nine-quarter edition
Wall Street makes a comeback FORTUNE — As long-time readers of this blog know, we’ve been running for more than four years a friendly competition we call the Apple Earnings Smackdown. Here’s how it works: Each quarter, in advance of … Continue reading
