Senator writes STRONGLY WORDED LETTER to tech companies

May 26, 2011
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) sent a letter Wednesday to Apple and Google saying he wants the companies to have privacy policies for all apps sold for...

Foxconn closes Chengdu facility

May 24, 2011
Not something that I love talking about because it seems so crass but the explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu factory in China looks to have a big...

Apple approves 500,000th app

May 24, 2011
Or half a millionth app if that sounds better to you. We've known for a while that Apple was the king of apps, at least in terms of most available,...

Third Foxconn worker dies

May 23, 2011
An explosion of combustible dust at a Foxconn manufacturing facility has resulted in a third death. The victim was a worker at the Foxconn plant in...

Apple's new big thing turns out to be iPads

May 23, 2011
Last week we told you about some kind of special event happening overnight at Apple stores over the weekend. Employees were sworn to secrecy,...

Rockefeller goes after Google and Apple some more

May 19, 2011
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) continues to plant his flag squarely on the territory of online privacy. His latest play is to send a letter to...

Apple gets labels on board for streaming music

May 19, 2011
The long anticipated Apple streaming music service is reportedly ALMOST here. It's been almost here for a while, maybe we should call it...

For public good, not for profit.

You've heard of the Cult of Apple? There's something to that

May 19, 2011
British researchers have found that the brains of Apple computer fans react to their preferred brand in the same way that deeply religious people...

Apple: What are they building in there?

May 17, 2011
Thursday is the 10th anniversary of the Apple retail store and something seems to be up to mark the occasion. BGR.com says that it's going to go...

More privacy hearings in Washington

May 17, 2011
Sounding like a broken record here, I know. Last week it was a Senate Judiciary subcommittee holding hearings on what Apple and Google were doing...