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iPad lures business users in law, medicine and other fields

Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by admin.

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It’s still not seen as a laptop replacement, however

Apple’s iPad tablet is being used by doctors, lawyers and businesspeople to ease their workloads, but many believe the popular touchscreen device can’t yet replace a laptop for functions such as writing long documents.
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Slow takeup for Apple’s iAd platform

Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by admin.

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Apple has had a slow start with its new iAd platform, the WSJ reports.

Only two of the 17 launch partners announced on 1 July started campaigns in that first month and only three more used it in August. Apple’s tight grip over the creative process is cited as one of the reasons advertisers are being hesitant.
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Dish streams live content to mobile devices

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by admin.

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Dish will be serving up live satellite TV on a variety of mobile devices, including Android smartphones, iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches and BlackBerries.

The service – which is slated to be free for subscribers – will kick off in September-October 2010.
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Apple’s iPad does not appear to threaten the Mac

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by admin.

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Surprising Mac sales lead analysts to reconsider ‘cannibalization’ views

The most notable surprise in Apple Inc.’s third-quarter earnings report was the strong sales from the company’s oldest business line — its Mac computers.
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Apple Takes Hit As IPhone 4 Complaints Get Louder

Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by admin.

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Apple Inc. (AAPL) saw its shares bruised Tuesday as negative chatter spread about reception problems plaguing the company’s iPhone 4–and the possibility of a recall of the device appeared to gain currency.

Apple shares were down 2.7% at $250.34 by midday–making the stock one of the rare decliners in a day that was otherwise strong for the tech sector and the broader market, with the Nasdaq Composite up 1.6% and the Dow Industrials up more than 150 points.
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