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Cupertino, CA — iPhone signal bars still leave you wanting? Super-size them. Thanks to Apple’s new MegaBars accessory, puny signal bars are a thing of the past. Like the bigger bars in Apple’s recent software fix, MegaBars has no actual effect on iPhone reception. However, those taller/beefier signal bars will make you brim with new
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August 23, 2010 | By Roland Greenfellow
San Francisco, CA — Here’s something David Copperfield can’t make disappear: a lawsuit filed by Apple in California Northern District Court. At issue: the word magic. Apple claims ownership of magic, demanding that Copperfield immediately cease using the word, and seeking $4.2 million in punitive damages. No question, magic has been in the air in Cupertino.
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August 15, 2010 | By Lucas Meppen-Negal
Cupertino, CA — With so many Steve Jobs emails making the rounds on the Internet this year, many wonder how the world’s busiest CEO finds the time. The short answer: he doesn’t. Caught in the act last week, Apple was forced to admit that all customer and developer emails from Steve are actually written by
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August 8, 2010 | By Stephanie Weehawk
Cupertino, CA — Only two weeks after Apple released Magic Trackpad, the other shoe has dropped. Or should we say foot. Now comes Magic Footpad, which brings the joy of Multi-Touch to the ten lower digits. Magic Footpad measures 2.5′ x 2.5′, fitting perfectly under your desk, and connects via Bluetooth. Though it looks similar
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August 1, 2010 | By Lucas Meppen-Negal
Cupertino, CA — Apple today expanded its line of iPhone 4 performance enhancement products with iDish, the world’s smallest satellite dish. Designed to integrate beautifully with iPhone 4, it’s perfect for those who wish to improve reception without covering the device’s sleek design. Like Apple’s popular iHand, iDish solves iPhone reception woes, but does so
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July 25, 2010 | By Roland Greenfellow
Cupertino, CA — Just when you thought it was safe to put a free bumper on your iPhone 4, Apple has announced one little “gotcha.” To help defray the $175 million cost of the giveaway, those free bumpers will be emblazoned with promotional messages from a variety of companies — a list that currently
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July 19, 2010 | By Miyoko Yamada
Cupertino, CA — Buoyed by the upbeat response to its decision to give free Bumpers to iPhone purchasers, Apple is seriously expanding the scope of the initiative. Beginning today, free Bumpers will be shipped to every man, woman and child on earth. “We love our customers,” said CEO Steve Jobs — repeatedly — at
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July 15, 2010 | By Mario Bitensky
Cupertino, CA — According to sources, Apple will not only stun the audience at Friday’s press conference, it will make them disappear — along with all traces that iPhone’s antenna problem ever existed. Steve Jobs will use the occasion to introduce Time Machine Pro. Slightly larger than Apple’s original wireless backup disk, Time Machine
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July 11, 2010 | By Miyoko Yamada
Shanghai, China — Surprising critics who’ve complained that Apple isn’t doing enough to stem rising suicide rates in factories of its Chinese suppliers, the company has taken bold action. Today Apple announced HappyApp, an iPhone app designed specifically to lift the spirits of depressed factory workers of all cultures. Suicide prevention goes mobile with Apple's
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