Apple Manager Named in Million Dollar Kickback and Money Laundering Scheme

By lisala on 8/15/10 10:36pm
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Paul Shin Devine, a global supply manager at Apple, and Andrew Ang, of Singapore, were named in a 23-count federal grand jury indictment for wire fraud, money laundering and kickbacks. The allegations assert that Devine used his mid-level manager position at Apple to obtain confidential information which he then provided to Apple's suppliers in China, Japan, Hongkong and Singapore. The information he provided potentially gave these suppliers negotiating advantages in securing contracts with Apple that were more favorable than they might otherwise have been. Devine was then handsomely rewarded in monetary payments to a series of bank accounts, some in his wife's name, and by cash payments when he visited Singapore. Devine then shared the money with Ang. Devine, a 37 year-old Sunnyvale resident is being held by the U.S. Marshals Service.

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The iMaxi: The Perfect Case for your iPad

By lisala on 3/19/10 6:37pm
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The jokes started right away; after all, with a name like "iPad" it was pretty much inevitable.

This, though, is not a joke; there really is an an iMaxi iPad case.

Introducing Hip Handmaids’ exclusive iMaxi—the only Apple iPad case made with protective wings!

With its durable vinyl iMaxiiMaxiouter layer and plush, quilted-cotton sleeve, the iMaxi helps keep your iPad clean and dry. Plus, the iMaxi's Velcro-latched, advanced wing design wraps snugly around your device, so your iPad always stays where it should. Best of all, it shields it from all those unsightly and embarrassing data leaks that would make any motherboard worry!

You can read more, and even order one for yourself here.

It comes in colors.

Apple's First iPad Commercial

By lisala on 3/8/10 11:10am
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Movies and books look particularly sweet.

Patrick Stewart on the iPhone

By lisala on 2/5/10 7:02pm
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Stewart confesses that he loves email, travels with his laptop, and loves his "beautiful, beautiful iPhone."

Apple's new iPad Tablet

By lisala on 1/27/10 2:21pm
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At a much-anticipated press conference today, Steve Jobs and Apple revealed the tablet we've all been waiting for. Credit: GizmodoCredit: GizmodoYou can see pictures here. Apple's iPad is in many ways like a larger iPod Touch. It's a thin device, 0.5 inches, with a 9.7 inch multi-touch screen. The screen is 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch, and so it looks pretty sweet, and video and images are very very nice. It runs most of the current iApps for the iPod Touch and iPhone, as well as Apple's own applications for them, like Safari, Mail, and iTunes, though they've all been modified to work with the screen size and gestured touch screen of the new iPad. In addition, Apple has created a new version of the spreadsheet, wordprocessor/page layout and presentation suite iWorks just for the iPad touch, and a new ebook reader, iBooks.

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Apple's iPhone: So Simple it's Childs' Play

By lisala on 1/23/10 9:20pm
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Mac Dashboard Widgets for Travelers

By becksta on 9/8/09 12:02pm
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In my opinion, the best feature on my Apple DashboardDashboardnoteboook is the Dashboard for its sleek design, functionality, and ease of use. My husband, who is lagging behind me in the world of Windows, is envious of many of my Dashboard Widgets, particularly those useful for travelers.  This a list of my top five favorite Mac Dashboard Widgets for travelers:

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MobileMe's Find my iPhone: It Works

By lisala on 8/31/09 5:43pm
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Two days ago an iPhone owner in Pittsburgh was stopped by two men who brandished what he thought was a gun and ordered him to turn over his iPhone, cash, credit cards and PINs. He complied then ran, and contacted his banks and the police. Later, thanks to his MobileMe membership and the new Find my iPhone feature, the police were able to arrest two men in a Walmart parking lot; they had his phone, credit cards, and cash and credit cards from others. The MobileMe feature (which must be turned on) uses GPS to track your phone and present its location on a map. It also allows you to remotely wipe you phone, play a sound (when it's somewhere nearby and you can't find it) or even display a message for those times when you realize exactly where you left it.

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Has it been Two Years? A Look at the First Apple iPhones

By NanoGirl on 6/29/09 1:04pm
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Two years ago today, the first apple iPhones went on sale, hard to believe huh?  Apple had announced in January of 2007 that they would release this new iPhone in June of 2007 and for a ridiculous price of $599 for the 8G.  Of course, consumers jumped at the chance to have this awesome new touch iPhone that not only is a phone, but holds your music, full internet access and several fun apps that you could download, the first of its kind.

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Book Review: Take Control of Syncing in Leopard

By lisala on 5/11/09 1:24pm
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I am very much a fan of the Take Control ebooks from TidBits Publishing. These are ebooks in .pdf format (though they are also available as printed books) designed for people who want to start using Macintosh hardware and software right away to get things done without wasting time looking for the information you need. Take Control books are well-written, accurate, and very easy to use because they're designed for easy navigation. The table of contents, as well as internal references, are all hypertext links. The ease of use begins with the Quick Start page, which lets you find exactly the sections you need to read to do what you need to do, right away, and go there with a single click. Plus, if you register your ebook, and an update to the edition of an ebook you buy is released, you can simply download the updated version.

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