Tim Cook Takes a Dig at Facebook, Preaches Apple’s Patriotism

Apple CEO Tim Cook had some harsh words for Facebook and defended his company’s manufacturing practices during an interview with Recode and MSNBC on Wednesday. The full interview won’t air until April 6*, but Recode published some excerpts on its website. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Justice Department scolds Apple while seeking lighter ebook penalties

Even as federal antitrust lawyers proposed a slight reduction in their proposed penalties in the Apple ebook case, they stepped up their criticism of the company for continuing to insist it did nothing wrong.     Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. takes new tack on digital advertising

News Corp.—which now includes The Wall Street Journal but not 20th Century Fox—is adopting a new strategy for making money from digital advertising: It will no longer sell inventory through outside ad networks but will handle those automated sales itself.The news and information company, which... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Tweaks Third-Party App Login Requests

Facebook on Thursday rolled out changes to the way third-party apps request permissions from users when connecting to Facebook. Now, the app must request separate permission to "read" and use some of your Facebook information, as well as to "write," or publish your app activity back to Facebook.... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook eyes making local connections with mesh networks

Facebook has designed a system that would allow individuals and advertisers to make direct connections to those physically nearby that share similar interests or are open to receiving certain advertisements. The company’s work was outlined in a U.S. patent filing for a “wireless social... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Damages in Apple E-Book Case to Be Decided in May

U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, the jurist who ruled last month that Apple illegally conspired with five major publishers to raise prices of ebooks, has set a date for the trial that will determine the damages Apple owes. In an order issued this week, Cote said that barring some earlier... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gill family takes ownership of Ireland's Gill & Macmillan

The Gill family has taken full ownership of the Irish publisher Gill & Macmillan Science and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook reveals 20m mobile users in June

Facebook has published UK-specific user data, broken down for the first time into daily and monthly, and total and mobile user numbers. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book trial: judge has suggestions for enforcing the guilty verdict against Apple

A DOJ lawyer shot down the objections of publishers over suggested measures for Apple, while the judge involved in the ebook price fixing case offered a modified version of the DOJ proposal. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Mobile App Hooks Up With OpenTable

Facebook on Monday announced a new integration with restaurant reservation network OpenTable, which will allow Facebook users to book reservations directly through the Facebook mobile iOS app. The update, which will go live on Monday, will also include TV listing information on TV show pages,... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge scolds Apple for lack of remorse in ebook antitrust case

A federal judge took Apple to task on Friday for showing no contrition about potentially defrauding its customers of hundreds of millions of dollars. "None of the publishers nor Apple have expressed any remorse" about colluding to fix electronic book prices in 2010, said District Judge Denise... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DOJ defends Apple ebook price fixing injunction, says publishers had it easy

The US Department of Justice isn't buying publishers' arguments that proposed injunctions against Apple for alleged ebook price fixing are excessive and contradictory. DOJ attorney Lawrence Buterman claims in a response letter that the penalties against Apple are necessarily harsher, since it... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge denies Apple's request to suspend ebook antitrust ruling

Apple, in its ongoing battle over an ebook price fixing scandal, has been dealt yet another setback. Last month, Judge Denise Cote ruled that Apple had violated antitrust laws in conspiring with publishers to raise ebook prices. Cupertino asked for a temporary suspension of her ruling while it... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers join Apple in objecting to proposed measures by the DOJ

Following the ebook price-fixing trial, the Department of Justice wants to impose measures on Apple, but publishers say they'll be the ones hurt by the rules. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers fight Apple ebook ruling

Five major publishers are challenging restrictions imposed on Apple after it was found guilty of ebook price-fixing. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers object to DoJ Apple ruling

Publishers have united to object to new Department of Justice constraints against Apple,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers say ebook restrictions would hurt them, not Apple

Five book publishers have objected to restrictions that would be placed on Apple's business after it was found guilty last month of conspiring to fix prices for ebooks.A New York federal judge ruled in July that Apple conspired with the publishers to fix prices for ebooks, snuffing out... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers object to U.S. punishment for Apple

Publishers who have settled an electronic book pricing dispute with the federal government say they object to penalties the government wants to impose on Apple Inc.A judge ruled in an antitrust case last month that Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple had joined a conspiracy to drive up the price of... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers object to proposed Apple ebook remedies

As Apple returns to court on Friday to fight with government lawyers over proposed restrictions on its ebook business, the company is getting a little belated help from its alleged co-conspirators.     Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book publishers side with Apple, ask DoJ to scrap new price-fixing rules

Apparently Apple isn't the only company thinking the US Department of Justice's recently imposed remedies against it were "draconian." US publishers HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and others have also ganged up on the DOJ with a legal brief opposing the punitive restrictions. In... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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