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  • MacSurfer, TechNN to cease operations, offer refunds to subscribers

    Two good Mac news sites have closed up shop.

    MacSurfer and TechNN’s owners sent along the following notice to readers regarding their business model and subscription rebates.

    MacSurfer:

    Dear MHN Readers:

    Not seeing a viable future with subscriptions, MacSurfer and TechNN will cease operations effective immediately. Please allow a few weeks to process forthcoming refunds. If need be, subscription inquiries can be addressed to the Publisher at the bottom of the Homepage.

    Thanks kindly for your support, and thanks for the memories…

    MacSurfer’s Headline News Team

    It’s hard to remember a time before these web sites, and MacSurfer has been publishing since 1995. A 25-year run is definitely admirable, and they’ll be missed.

    Via Daring Fireball, MacSurfer, and TechNN

  • Apple announces U.S. expansion, forthcoming $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas

    If you were hoping for Apple to bring new jobs to the United States, your wish is about to come true.

    Apple announced on Thursday that the company is building a new 133 acre, $1 billion, campus in Austin, Texas. The company also stated that it will build new spaces in Seattle, San Diego, and Culver City. Furthermore, it will expand its operations in cities such as Pittsburgh, New York and Boulder, Colorado over the next three years.

    The Austin campus will be located less than a mile from its current Austin base and have an initial staff of 5,000 employees working there, with the capacity to eventually accommodate 15,000. Staff at the new facility will have jobs in engineering, R&D, operations, finance, sales, and customer support with Apple investing $1 billion into the project.

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