DealNN: 1.5TB Samsung Story Station, now $99 (MacNN)
Today's deals from DealNN include a variety of items from iPods to portable storage devices. Newegg.com's Shell Shocker deal of the day for today is on the Samsung Story Station 1.5TB USB 2.0 external hard drive, now $99.99 after a $40 price cut. The Samsung Story Station features 1.5TB of storage space with two ways of backup; scheduled or in real-time SecretZone....
Survey: 75% of iPhone Users Have a Wholly Inappropriate Relationship With Their Phones (Fast Company Magazine)
Today in insane, hilarious push polls: Apple iPhone addiction among college students. Conducted by Stanford University researchers, this poll actually asked whether respondents feel that their iPods are jealous of their iPhones. However, it missed a golden opportunity to ask if the students felt that their iPhones are jealous of their 30-racks of Natty Light (my estimate: 13.2% say yes). The ...
Vers Audio Wood Finished iPad Case (Coated)
Vers Audio can almost be considered as the IKEA of the gadget world, the big difference being that with most Vers products, assembly is not required. Past creations from Vers have included handcrafted wooden casings for alarm clocks, iPods and of course their specialty, audio speakers. This time around, with the April 3rd US release [...]
Apple iPad may stall move to SSDs (MacNN)
Apple's impending launch of the iPad may hamper the ability of other companies to use solid-state drives, those within the hard drive business claimed on Friday. The company reportedly already consumes as much as a third of all supplies of NAND flash memory to make iPhones and iPods, and the addition of a third primarily flash-based product could tighten supplies further. By reducing ...
Apple CEO Jobs favors flexibility of cash hoard (Asbury Park Press)
CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Apple Inc., buoyed by the success of the iPhones, iPods and computers it churns out to breathless buyers, could give some of its $25 billion in cash back to shareholders. But CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday that he thinks Apple is better off keeping that money stockpiled.
Review: CableJive duaLink Sync Splitter Cable for iPod + iPhone (iLounge)
Unlike the other cables, which have been done before, duaLink offers something new—it combines a miniature two-port USB hub with twin Dock Connector cables, enabling a single USB port to provide power and synchronization capabilities to two iPods or iPhones at the same time. From metal end to metal ends, the cable is only one foot long, or roughly 1/3 the length of a standard Apple Dock ...
Compliant Media Help Apple Skirt Child Labor Scandal (TechNewsWorld.com)
You don't have to search very hard on Apple.com to find the 2010 Supplier Responsibility Report, the company's internal audit of how workers are treated on the assembly lines at the overseas third-party companies making its Macs, iPhones and iPods. "Read about Apple's continuing commitment to social responsibility" says the link on the lower right-hand corner of the home page.
Apple Urged to Disclose Suppliers After Worker Report (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. should disclose more details about its suppliers, workers’ rights groups said after the maker of iPhones and iPods revealed some of its contractors had hired underage employees.
Apple Urged to Disclose Suppliers After Worker Report (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. should disclose more details about its suppliers, workers’ rights groups said after the maker of iPhones and iPods revealed some of its contractors had hired underage employees.
Apple Urged to Disclose Suppliers After Worker Report (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. should disclose more details about its suppliers, workers’ rights groups said after the maker of iPhones and iPods revealed some of its contractors had hired underage employees.