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Former Apple Global Supply Manager Paul Devine receives one year in prison, $4.5 million fine in insider information case

The lesson learned is not to mess with Apple’s legal department and don’t sell inside information about upcoming Apple products. Per MacRumors and the Associated Press, former Apple Global Supply Manager Paul Devine will face a year in prison and a hefty US$4.5 million fine for leaking secrets of the company to various accessory manufacturers […]

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Twitter to beef up reporting, blocking features

You’re about to get more controls for your Twitter account. Last Tuesday, Twitter issued a blog post stating that the company would be enhancing its in-product harassment reporting and making improvements to “block.” Everything that happens in the world, happens on Twitter – to the tune of more than 500 million Tweets every day. That […]

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FCC releases report on millions of smartphone thefts, recommends installing tracking software on devices

In a quick note on Twitter, the FCC reported that 59 percent of robberies in San Francisco involved theft of a smartphone. The report also stated that in 2013, 3.1 million Americans had smartphones stolen, up 93 percent from 1.6M in 2012. In addition, only 22 percent of smartphone users installed software that can locate […]

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iPad music

The sickest drummer in metal right now uses an iPad

You’ve got to check out this video os a sick drum solo by Appleman, a drummer without enough room for a full drum kit in his house. According to the description in his YouTube video, he improvised with a copy of GarageBand ($4.99) running on his iPad. Appleman does his thing on a third generation iPad and GarageBand’s Live Rock […]