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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, August 14, 2014
 

 

Apple/Macintosh
  • "Grading on a Curve: Smartwatches in 2014" ["But Apple faces the same challenges as any other company in this space: the technology fundamentally doesn't seem to be able to deliver on the set of criteria I outlined above without serious compromises. Those watches which deliver better battery life tend to do it with clunky looking, low resolution screens. Those which have brighter screens tend to have quickly draining batteries. All of them are bulky and most are unattractive. Does Apple have the potential to somehow overcome these technical challenges, as it seemed to do with the iPhone in 2007?"]  Tech.pinions 10:38 AM
  • "Here's How Apple Could Make The Smartwatch The Hottest Thing In Tech"  Business Insider 8:34 AM
  • "Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies" ["88. Apple/The law of (really, really, really) large numbers: Velocity of sales rise slows for the maker of the iPhone and iPad." Fortune 11:49 AM
  • "Apple makes Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for 8th consecutive year" 9to5Mac 11:50 AM
  • "The Pain of an Apple Enthusiast: When Will I Be Wowed? The anticipation has been years in the making: a long, slow frenzy of rumor and hope. A smartwatch, a smartband, a device that already has been invented and found lacking... but remains somehow tantalizing. I want to want a watch. I want to use a smartband. But it has to be amazing. It has to look and feel fantastic. It has to work. It has to tap into something primal, with a bit of fashion and the belief of need."  TechNewsWorld 8:47 AM
  • "Focus on toxins: Safe products and healthy work environments" ["Our history proves that the electronics industry can make use of green chemistry. It's time now to do even better, and we are eager to take on this challenge. We'll invest in research on new materials and technologies. We'll assemble a new advisory board composed of leaders in safer chemicals and pollution prevention to advance our efforts to minimize or eliminate toxins from our products and supply chain. And we'll listen — convening roundtables with stakeholders to seek out the best science, data, and solutions."]  Apple 8:10 AM
  • "Apple halts use of two harmful chemicals in iPhone assembly: ?The tech giant bans the use of benzene and n-hexane in the final assembly of its devices and lowers the maximum use in early production phases." CNET 8:08 AM
  • "Apple bans two chemicals from product assembly after protests: Apple has found no widespread use of n-hexane and benzene at final assembly facilities for its products" IDG News Service 8:25 AM
  • "Apple bans toxic chemicals from manufacturing" CNNMoney 8:25 AM
  • "Apple Lays Down Law on Toxic Chemical Use" TechNewsWorld 5:49 PM
  • "Apple bans two dangerous toxins used in your iPhone" Telegraph 8:25 AM
  • "Apple Shareholder Suing Steve Jobs' Estate: The class action lawsuit claims Apple damaged the value of the company by striking a hiring agreement with other firms."  Sky News 8:24 AM
  • "Apple and Steve Jobs estate sued over no-poaching pact" V3 8:38 AM
  • "Apple shareholders sue Steve Job's estate after alleged Californian employment law breach" The Drum 9:46 AM