Apple Sapphire Partner Accuses Apple of Bait-and-Switch

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Wall Street Journal
Apple Accused of 'Bait and Switch'
Wall Street Journal
Apple sapphire partner GT Advanced accuses the iPhone maker of a “bait-and-switch” strategy. Above, the new Apple Watch, which is expected to use ...In a motion seeking to keep Mr. Squiller’s declaration under seal, Apple said the filing was intended to “vilify Apple and portray Apple as a coercive bully.” Apple said Mr. Squiller’s statements were untrue and defamatory...

New York Times
Microsoft, Changing Tack, Makes Office Suite Free on Mobile
New York Times
SEATTLE — Few golden geese in technology have survived as long as Office ...Microsoft's Band contains a display that shows text messages from a cellphone,Facebook alerts and ... A version of Microsoft Excel for the iPad. ... And the company's about-face comes after rivals like Apple and Google and ...
Microsoft Office Offers Free Content Creation And Editing For iOS And Android Apps - Forbes
Microsoft Office gives away apps for iPhone, iPad - CBS News
Microsoft Word mobile app shoots to tops of Apple's charts - CNET


The Fuse Joplin
Apple Pay Vs. Google Wallet: A Digital Wallet Guide
Hartford Courant
What's in your digital wallet, Apple Pay or Google Wallet? ... code readers instead of NFC chip technology favored by Apple Pay and Google Wallet.

CNET
First Microsoft Lumia phone to be revealed next week
CNET
"Microsoft is delivering the power of everyday mobile technology to ... In comparison,Google's Android OS runs on nearly 85 percent of mobile devices ...

TechCrunch (blog)
Unfollow Your Most Annoying Facebook Friends And Pages With “News Feed Settings”
TechCrunch (blog)
Face it. You've accepted friend requests from some weirdos and over-sharers. Luckily, today Facebook's launched a News Feed Settings tool that ...

MIT Technology Review
Google Wants to Store Your Genome
MIT Technology Review
“The opportunity is how to apply breakthroughs in data technology to help with this transition.” ... “Google or Amazon is a back end. They are saying ...

Mashable
Amazon Echo is another step toward commoditizing your personal life
Mashable
The 4-minute video introducing Amazon's Echo seems at first like a parody or a glimpse into some dystopian vision of the near-future. The premise: A ...

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New iPad, Apple Event Oct 16, What Can We Expect? (video)

Apple sent out invitations to an event on Oct. 16, when the company is said to be planning to reveal its latest iPad tablets ahead of the holiday shopping season. Bloomberg’s Tim Higgins reports on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg Oct 8)


Forbes
Apple Announces Special Event: 'It's Been Way Too Long'. Here's What To Expect
Forbes
The clamour surrounding the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Apple Watch may only just be cooling down, but today Apple has announced another ...

Facebook Readies App Allowing Anonymity - NYTimes.com: "The company is working on a stand-alone mobile application that allows users to interact inside of it without having to use their real names, according to two people briefed on Facebook’s plans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the project."


Wall Street Journal
Apple, Others Surprised by GT's Bankruptcy Filing
Wall Street Journal
Apple is expected to use synthetic sapphire for screens on some Apple Watch designs but not for the screen of its latest iPhones. Bloomberg News.
GT Advanced bankruptcy offers warning to Apple suppliers - Reuters


Forbes
Supreme Court To Decide If Amazon Workers Should Be Paid For Security Screening
Forbes
In this Nov. 13, 2002 file photo, an Amazon employee packages an order to be shipped from its Coffeyville, Kan., warehouse. (AP Photo/The Wichita ...


Forbes
Where Does Apple Pay Fall Short?
Forbes
Apple has a long history of making things work that others have previously tried. With the iPod and the iPad, Apple brought ideas to life that many ...


Newsweek
Drone Delivery for Amazon and Google Slowed by Headwinds
Newsweek
Though Google and Amazon have already begun testing, German ... “And the technology has to be adapted and somehow developed so that the ...


CBS News
Justice Dept. will review practice of creating fake Facebook profiles
Washington Post
The Justice Department said Tuesday that it will review federal law enforcement practices in light of an incident in which a federal agent used a ...


CNET
iOS 8.1 beta 2 reveals new Apple Pay screens
CNET
Scoping out iOS 8.1 beta 2, iOS developer Hamza Sood discovered a few new screens related to Apple Pay, the new payment system demoed by ...


CNET
A walk in the park: Google Maps hits the trails in California
CNET
The new views of the state parks underscore the ever-increasing granularity of Google'smaps, as the company invests in technology -- from ...

Teens Are Abandoning Facebook, According To A New Survey
Teens are totally over Facebook, a recent report from Piper Jaffray states, and the kids are flocking to Instagram and Twitter to fill their social media needs....

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