Additional details regarding Facebook’s dispute with Apple have emerged, suggesting that Apple attempted to connect Ping to the social networking service before both sides negotiated a deal. ... Read More
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Facebook blocking PIng access after negotiations failed?
03
Sep
Additional details regarding Facebook’s dispute with Apple have emerged, suggesting that Apple attempted to connect Ping to the social networking service before both sides negotiated a deal. Although the Facebook Connect APIs are typically open for free use, the company requires an agreement when usage will have a significant impact on infrastructure…. Facebook – Apple – Social network – ITunes – Steve Jobs ... Read More
Jobs: Facebook cut out of Ping because of ‘onerous terms’
02
Sep
Links to Facebook have been excluded from Ping because of “onerous terms,” according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. When Ping was launched yesterday, it was promoted as having Facebook Connect support; the language is still present on Apple’s official page... Read More
Apple, LG, Nokia top green phone makers
02
Sep
A new IDC study today has put Apple at the top of environmental friendliness for phone makers. It managed to challenge other, ostensibly greener companies through the scale of its iPhone efforts. It offers recycling in 95 percent of the countries where the iPhone is sold; the company also has tighter control over the efficiency of its supply chain, and its co-founder Steve Jobs is often directly involved…... Read More
iOS activations trump Android at 230,000 per day
02
Sep
Apple during its September 1 event directly took on Google’s claims of having 160,000 activations per day. ... Read More
Apple TV switches to streaming, gains 99-cent HDTV rentals
02
Sep
Apple today exposed a major overhaul of the Apple TV, long the company’s neglected “hobby” product. The new set-top is roughly a quarter the size of the original, and all black... Read More
Jobs ‘very happy’ with Infineon takeover, says Intel CEO
01
Sep
Apple CEO Steve Jobs isn’t at all worried about the Intel takeover of Infineon, the CEO of Intel suggests. Speaking with Fox Business TV, Paul Otellini says he called Jobs before making the acquisition... Read More