Built up expectations boiled over into an all out egg fight, complete with shoving matches, when Apple’s Beijing store told customers they wouldn’t be selling the iPhone 4S as scheduled. You keep people away from their shiny toys, and that’s what you get — food rage. [More]
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When A Mac Cultist Traveled To The Apple Factory
By 1.11.12
You may have idly wondered where it is that your favorite gadgets come from…for a few seconds, and then gone right back to your game of Fruit Ninja. But writer and performer Mike Daisey took that curiosity to a whole other level. He traveled to the “special economic zone” of Shenzhen, China, to see where it is that all of our crap comes from. UPDATE, 3/16/12: This American Life has issued a retraction of this story after reporters tracked down Daisey’s interpreter and learned that much of the material presented in the show was made up. [More]
Apple Doesn't Want You To Own An Eerily Lifelike Steve Jobs Action Figure
By 1.5.12
As much as you might be yearning to snuggle up at night with an action figure version of Steve Jobs that is creepily akin to the real person, Apple doesn’t want Jobs fans to get their hands on any such dolls. They’re reportedly planning to sue the makers of a new extremely lifelike figure of the late CEO. [More]
Kid In Store Asks Demo iPhone A Question, Siri Tells Him To "Shut The (Bleep) Up"
By 1.3.12
We knew it was just a matter of time before Siri got fed up with the whole nice, iPhone voice-activated assistance thing and showed her true colors. A young boy in London was trying out one of the phones in a store and asked Siri, “How many people are there in the world?” and got quite the potty-mouthed response. [More]
Apple Gives Thief A Replacement iPhone When The One He Took From Me Wouldn't Work
By 1.2.12
Apple’s policy of not intervening in the theft of their products from customers is costing them a wad of cash, after store employees in Toronto handed over a new iPhone to a thief. [More]
Report: Two New iPad Models Will Be Unveiled In January
By 12.29.11
The buzz over the next Apple product usually starts about 24 hours after the newest toy is introduced, so devotees might be happy to hear that two new iPad models could be announced as soon as January 26, 2012. [More]
Apple Wins Small Victory In Patent Battle Against Android Smartphones
By 12.20.11
There are so many patent battles going on around the globe between Apple and various smartphone companies, it can be hard to keep track of all the suits and countersuits. In one small but important battle decided recently, Apple has come out on top of HTC, in a ruling that could also affect the way Google’s Android operating system works. [More]
Apple Working On Its TV Technology In Bid For Complete & Total Domination
By 12.19.11
In a move to make everything iFriendly, Apple is moving ahead with developments in TV, in an effort started by late CEO Steve Jobs. Those in the know say the goal is for their TVs to work wirelessly with other Apple devices like the iPhone. [More]
Apple's iPhoto Store Won't Let Me Order My Holiday Creation, Holds Money Hostage
By 12.14.11
So you’ve been tinkering away on iPhoto, creating your own personal holiday card, family calendar or thoughtful photo book for a loved one, and finally get to the part where you put your order in to send it on its way. But wait, no card/calendar/book for you, says iPhoto, and we’ll still take your money hostage. [More]
Apple Removes App That Let Users Make Fake Driver's Licenses
By 12.12.11
Well, that was quick. On Friday, we wrote about the iOS app that allowed users to craft fake driver’s licenses — for the sole purpose of entertaining and amusing their friends, of course — and how one U.S. Senator had appealed to Apple CEO Tim Cook to have it removed from Apple’s online store. Looks like that may have been sufficient, as the app has is no longer on sale. [More]
Motorola Wins Patent Battle And Potential For Injunction Against Apple In Germany
By 12.9.11
Apple is having a tough go of it over in Europe, as they’re involved in various lawsuits in several countries, including one they just lost. Motorola Mobility just scored a big hit against Apple, winning a patent infringement suit against them in Germany. [More]
European Officials Investigate Possible E-Book Cartel Involving Apple
By 12.6.11
In a page ripped from the script of Scarface, except switch out drugs for e-books and Tony Montana for Apple, European Union anti-trust officials are looking in to whether five publishers of e-books have colluded with the makers of the iPad, offering them lower book prices than they do for everyone else. [More]
Buying A Kindle Fire Might Make You More Likely To Own An iPad Eventually
By 12.5.11
The attractive lower price tag of Amazon’s Kindle Fire might be luring in plenty of customers, but according to some analysts, owning the Fire is akin to a “soap box derby” car and eventually, customers will upgrade to an iPad. Burn! [More]
European Cell Phone Regulators Worried About War Between Apple And Samsung
By 11.22.11
Look, Apple, Samsung — your fight over patents and intellectual property could affect all of Europe. Think about that, while you’re locked in battle over intellectual property rights! And now you’ve gone and upset EU regulators. [More]
Apple Will Replace First-Gen iPod Nanos For Overheating Risks
By 11.14.11
If you have an iPod nano sold between Sep ’05 and Dec ’06, you could be eligible for a replacement under a new worldwide recall issued by Apple to deal with battery heating issues. [More]
Reader Gets AT&T To Admit It's Their Towers That Suck, Not The iPhone
By 11.11.11
Melissa couldn’t get any reception around her home on her iPhone, despite living only 25 miles from downtown Chicago. Zero bars. It wasn’t just annoying to always miss calls, it was also damaging her rental business. But thanks to a detailed, and snarky, email to the CEO of AT&T, she was able to get the wireless provider to reset its towers and fix the service around her house. [More]
Apple Replaces Frayed Magsafe Adapter Cables For Free
By 11.9.11
Apple will replace or refund out-of-warranty frayed Magsafe adapters, according to the terms of proposed class action lawsuit settlement. [More]
