Apple is conducting environmental audits of suppliers of components for its equipment and Foxconn.
Apple’s PR ‘problem’ is media self-entitlement
Apple PR has taken a few knocks this past week from journalists with an enormously inflated sense of self-entitlement.
Congressmen request FTC probe of Google Safari cookies
Three congressmen on both sides of the aisle want the FTC to investigate Google for allegedly violating Mobile Safari users’ privacy.
Zynga devs love their own Tiny Tower clone
Eli Hodapp for TouchArcade: Unsurprisingly, so far the game has been met with overwhelmingly negative iTunes reviews as users who are wise to this whole fiasco post their feelings on the game. Not everyone hates the game though. Zynga Senior … Continued
OS X Mountain Lion vs. Real Mountain Lion
OS X Mountain Lion vs Mountain Lion, full of LOLs.
iPad: 15.4M sold vs Kindle Fire: 3.9M
Philip Elmer-DeWitt at CNN Money: By the time Christmas sales were over, Apple had shipped more than 15.4 million iPads and Amazon nearly 3.9 million Kindle Fires, passing the Samsung’s Galaxy Tab and Barnes & Noble’s (BKS) Nook to take … Continued
PAX East video game event to stay in Boston for ten more years
PAX East will remain in Boston until at least 2023, according to an agreement reached by the show’s organizers and the local convention center authority.
Fair Labor Association says Apple plants better than sweatshops
Terril Yue Jones for Reuters: Working conditions at Chinese manufacturing plants where Apple Inc’s iPads and iPhones are made are far better than those at garment factories or other facilities elsewhere in the country, according to the head of a … Continued
Apple seeks to sue bankrupt Kodak for patent infringement
Joel Rosenblatt for Bloomberg Business: Apple Inc. asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to sue Eastman Kodak Co. over allegations it’s infringing patents that Apple says cover technologies used in printers, digital cameras and digital picture frames. Kodak is looking … Continued
Realmac releases Clear list management app for iPhone, iPod touch
Realmac’s new Clear is a 99 cent task management app for iPhone and iPod touch.
Sony blames ‘mistake’ for Whitney Houston iTunes price hike
Sony executives are blaming the Whitney Houston album price hike on iTunes UK on an employee error.
Beastie Boy Mike D helps force AT&T’s hand on net neutrality
An investment company representing Beastie Boy Mike D has forced AT&T’s hand to let shareholders vote on a Net Neutrality position.
Amazon Prime attracts half the subscribers analysts thought
Bloomberg: As of October, 3 million to 5 million people subscribed to Prime, a program begun in 2005 that provides two-day shipping for $79 a year, said the people, who asked not to be named because the figures are private. … Continued
Dan Lyons goes postal on Michael Arrington and MG Siegler
Dan Lyons, on his own blog: Yet now Arrington and Siegler have appointed themselves the watchdogs of tech journalism, eager to point out the irresponsible and inaccurate reporting that they see all around them. This might ring a little less … Continued
8-bitty controller for iOS devices channels Nintendo
The 8-Bitty is a new NES-style controller that works with iCade-compatible games.
iPad holds value longer than Kindle
A study finds that the iPad holds its resale value longer than Amazon’s Kindle.
Valve offers more details about Steam break-in
Valve Software has updated Steam users regarding a security problem first reported in November.
Apple: Fair Labor Association to conduct special Foxconn audits
Apple said the Fair Labor Association is going to inspect facilities at Foxconn and other suppliers and perform interviews with employees.
Sony tries to cash in on Whitney Houston’s death via iTunes
Sony hiked the wholesale price of Whitney Houston’s digital albums after the singer was pronounced dead.
The sorry state of tech reporting as seen by one veteran
TechCrunch’s MG Siegler weighs in on the need for tech bloggers to constantly churn more page views on their sites.
The Darkness II coming to Mac, available for pre-order
The Darkness II is now available for Mac pre-order. It’s a hot new first person shooter, a sequel to a 2007 hit.
Apple and RIM compared
Horace Dediu offers an interesting observation about Apple and RIM.
Tassimo coffee makers recalled
Tassimo is recalling its one-cup coffee makers after 140 reports of problems involving people getting doused with the contents of the “T-discs.”
All-electric SUV has “falcon wing” doors
Tesla’s newest electric car model is an SUV with “falcon wing” doors in back that open like a DeLorean.
Dad shoots daughter’s laptop after reading her Facebook rant
Tommy Jordan decided to uphold his second amendment rights after his daughter mouthed off to him on Facebook.
Motorola fails to win German injunction against Apple
Motorola has failed to win its third injunction against Apple in German courts.
Kickstarter kicks into overdrive with two million-dollar ideas
In the past 24 hours, two Kickstarter projects have crossed the million dollar threshold – including one that’s been up for barely a day.
Mass Effect Infiltrator headed to iOS
ShackNews: EA has just announced Mass Effect Infiltrator for iOS, a companion app that will help boost your “Galactic Readiness” in Mass Effect 3. Increased readiness will help enable players get the best ending possible in the trilogy’s finale. It’s … Continued
Kodak’s no longer in the (consumer) camera business
Eastman Kodak Co., struggling to reinvent itself in the wake of bankruptcy, announced Thursday plans to “phase out dedicated capture devices” as part of a refocus of its consumer business. That means that Kodak will no longer sell its own … Continued
Hackers hit Foxconn, but not because of worker conditions
PCWorld: The user names and passwords clipped from Foxconn on Wednesday can be used to place fraudulent orders from the company’s clients, the hackers said in a statement accompanying a torrent file containing the stolen data. Foxconn has taken its … Continued