Author Archives: Miyoko Yamada

Deja Scoop: Apple Stores to be rebranded as Church of Apple

Scoopertino is closed for the holidays. In the meantime, we’ll recycle a couple of stories from our dusty ... Get the Scoop
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Apple takes heat for children’s book initiative

Cupertino, CA — Reading, writing … and tapping into daddy’s credit card? Just in time for the holidays, Apple ... Get the Scoop
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Authorized Ballmer bio sets record, selling 4 in first week

Redmond, WA — Two years in the making, the authorized Steve Ballmer biography has hit the shelves. Judging by initial ... Get the Scoop
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HP kills more biz units, relocates to Sunnyvale strip mall

Palo Alto, CA — Move over, Freddy Krueger, there’s a new slasher in town. Just two weeks after killing HP’s ... Get the Scoop
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Apple Stores shut down after lawsuit by China’s fake Apple Stores

Cupertino, CA — There’s a frightening similarity between Apple’s retail stores and the fake stores ... Get the Scoop
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Twitter swallowed by Apple, relaunched as Twapple

Cupertino, CA — Out with the Tweets, in with the Twapps. In one of its more surprising moves, today Apple announced ... Get the Scoop
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EXPOSED: The iMac disaster that almost was

San Francisco, CA — It’s easy to appreciate iMac’s place in Apple history today. Not so much back in ... Get the Scoop
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Campaign 2012: President Jobs would rename USA

Cupertino, CA — According to presidential candidate Steve Jobs, the Founding Fathers had a talent for writing ... Get the Scoop
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Donald Trump questions Steve Jobs’ birth certificate

New York, NY — Faced with diminishing news coverage following the release of Obama’s birth certificate, Donald ... Get the Scoop
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Apple-Google conflict erupts into full-scale war

BULLETIN: Cupertino, CA — Tensions between Apple and Google have erupted into open warfare, with both sides suffering ... Get the Scoop
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