Daily Archives: February 23, 2012

POGUE: Apple’s Foxconn Factory Jobs Are Way Better Than The Alternative — Rice Farming And Prostitution

February 23, 2012
POGUE: Apple’s Foxconn Factory Jobs Are Way Better Than The Alternative — Rice Farming And Prostitution

ABC News (screenshot of a report) A big step up. See Also A Tour Of The Foxconn Factory Where Teenagers Are Making Your iPhone For $1.78 An Hour Foxconn Allegedly Hid Its Underage Workers Before Getting Inspected By The Fair Labor Association THE COUNTRY’S PROBLEM IN A NUTSHELL: Apple’s Huge New Data Center In...

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And Now There’s A Kickstarter For Porn

February 23, 2012
And Now There’s A Kickstarter For Porn

Well, Kickstarter, it looks like you’ve finally arrived. And I don’t just mean that you launched 27K projects, saw $99 million pledged, or attracted 30 million+ visitors last year — all of which equalled a sizable increase in activity on your compared to the year prior. No, I mean that your winning crowdfunding model...

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Apple’s China iPad trademark dispute arrives in the US, as Proview files new suit

February 23, 2012

Apple’s iPhone trademark battle in China may be about to grow a whole lot larger for the firm after Proview, the company that courts have ruled is the owner of the iPad trademark in the country, launched a legal case in the US. According to Reuters, Proview has taken its claim to a Californian court,...

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Proview Thwarted In Chinese iPad Trademark Suit, Brings Case To U.S. Shores

February 23, 2012
Proview Thwarted In Chinese iPad Trademark Suit, Brings Case To U.S. Shores

The dispute between Apple and Proview over the “iPad” trademark has just gotten a lot more domestic. Proview, which owned the “iPad” trademark in several countries until they sold the rights to Apple, has been alleging shenanigans, specifically that part of the company never authorized the sale. Apple, for their part, says that everything...

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Daily Wrap: The Facebook Class Action Lawsuit and more

February 23, 2012
Daily Wrap: The Facebook Class Action Lawsuit and more

Facebook Faces Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Murphy P. A. a Baltimore law firm, filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook, alleging that Facebook tracked user data after logging off of Facebook. Facebook ceased the process in September. While there are several similar state-level suits pending, this is the first nationwide suit that could encompass every...

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Circadia is a devilishly tricky audiovisual puzzle game for iOS

February 23, 2012
Circadia is a devilishly tricky audiovisual puzzle game for iOS

Circadia, created by IGF nominated game designer Kurt Bieg, is a devilishly tricky audiovisual iOS game for iPhone and iPad. What starts as one of the simplest games you’ll ever play ends up becoming a unique “ear bending” experience, with puzzles meticulously designed to challenge your senses. As Bieg explains, the premise of the 99 cent game...

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What Apple’s Chomp Acquisition Means For the Future of the App Store

February 23, 2012
What Apple’s Chomp Acquisition Means For the Future of the App Store

Whenever somebody we know gets their first iPhone, it seems the first question out of their mouths is always the same. “What apps should I get?” It’s seldom anything about how the phone’s user interface works or how to do certain day-to-day tasks. That much tends to be obvious once even the least tech-savvy...

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Being Stuck On A Bus At 60 Miles Per Hour For 3 Days Changed Their Lives

February 23, 2012
Being Stuck On A Bus At 60 Miles Per Hour For 3 Days Changed Their Lives

Screenshot See Also Check Out The Lengths ZocDoc Will Go To For Their Patients Princeton Dropout Relaunches His Startup And Attracts Twitter’s Evan Williams and Betaworks’ John Borthwick Here’s A Socially Acceptable Way To Stalk People Around You South by Southwest is known as the techies’ spring break, where exclusive parties are thrown and...

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This Serial Startup Dude Once Gave His Seed Money Back To The VC

February 23, 2012
This Serial Startup Dude Once Gave His Seed Money Back To The VC

Flickr/DieselDemon See Also Princeton Dropout Relaunches His Startup And Attracts Twitter’s Evan Williams and Betaworks’ John Borthwick These Engineers Left Google And Cisco To Sell Search Secrets To You Twitter Founder Biz Stone Gives 7 Rules To Live By It’s been a long road for former Cisco exec Raj De Datta to get his...

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Chill: It’s Like Pinterest For Video

February 23, 2012
Chill: It’s Like Pinterest For Video

“As we see it, video has many tributaries: short form, television, motion pictures, UGC, etc.,” says Norgard. “In order to build world class experiences for customers, video needs a dedicated platform.” Using Chill is quite simple. Login with Facebook, find a video that you enjoy and repost it to your account. Then choose a...

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