For years, the world has had trouble wrapping its head around that behemoth known to us all as Foxconn. Not helping matters has been the fact that Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group is actually a name given to a collection of...
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"Terry" Gou Tai-Ming, chairman and president of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd., speaks in his office building at the Foxconn City complex in Shenzhen, China, in 2010.
Foxconn Doesn’t Want to Be Confused With Foxconn, So It’s Changing Its Name
Apple Just Hired One of its Outspoken Critics
It’s an old adage that Kevin Lynch can surely appreciate now: If you can’t beat them, join them. Lynch, who is leaving Adobe to work at Apple, spent the past eight years at the software company, including the last five...
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The Inner Balance app coaches you through breathing exercises designed to reduce stress.
Inner Balance Promises Stress Relief for IPhoners: Rich Jaroslovsky
In a classic “Seinfeld” episode, George’s father adopts what’s supposed to be a stress-reduction technique. Except that, instead of reciting it softly to himself, he bellows to the rafters: “Serenity now!” The Inner Balance Trainer is a $99 device from...
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The listing for Google Maps in Apple's App Store contains a plug for the San Francisco Italian restaurant Delfina.
Nice Location: Italian Restaurant Promoted on Google Maps App
When the Google Maps app for the iPhone arrived last night, it was greeted with cheers by those who were literally lost without it. But perhaps no one was more excited about the new application than the staff of an...
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Moshi, formerly an Internet telephony company, has found a big business in selling accessories for devices such as the iPad.
Moshi’s Mega Pivot: From Web Telephony to Apple Accessories
Technology startups are notorious for making dramatic product changes, whether that means moving from hardware to software or from an ad-supported business to one based on subscriptions. In Silicon Valley, it’s called the pivot. But few companies have pivoted the...
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Apple has more than 435 million iTunes accounts stored in the company’s database, according to Talal Khan, an analyst.
Apple’s ITunes Would Be One of World’s Biggest Media Companies
Google, Facebook and even Yahoo have been hailed as visionary companies that aren’t just disrupting old media, they’re replacing it. That conjecture hasn’t applied as readily to Apple, which after all deals in high-end hardware, not eyeballs or advertising. A closer look, however, reveals...
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The new iPad has a faster microprocessor — Apple’s new A6X chip — with enhanced graphics and improved Wi-Fi antennas.
Apple’s 4th-Gen IPad Is a Refresh, Not a Revamp: Review
Oh, yeah, there’s a new iPad. Normally, the release of a new version of Apple’s tablet is the occasion for mass salivation on the part of the faithful. But it’s safe to say there won’t be lines of fans outside...
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Played at a high volume, the Pill has much less distortion than the Jambox.
Beats Moves From Headphones to Listening Out Loud — Really Loud
Ever since its release, Jawbone’s Jambox has set the standard for grab ‘n’ go mobile-device speakers. Now it has a new competitor: the Pill from Beats Electronics, purveyors of the ubiquitous Dr. Dre-endorsed stereo headphones. It’s an interesting time for Beats,...
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The latest iPod touch borrows liberally from both the iPhone 5 and 4S.
New IPods Offer Music and More, With Emphasis on the ‘More’
Maybe a new point-and-shoot camera and a new portable FM radio aren’t the most scintillating of tech products these days. But what if the camera also let you conduct video chats and play games, while the radio allowed you to...
Read more »IPhone Creator’s Nest Labs Turns Up the Heat With Latest Thermostat
As one of the creators of the iPod and iPhone, Tony Fadell raised eyebrows when he announced last year what he’d be doing for a second act. “A thermostat?” was the collective response from Silicon Valley. Fadell, along with fellow...
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