Year: 2010

Another day, another lawsuit. A man named Stephen Vale is suing Apple because his iPod shuffle isn’t sweat resistant. Or make that wasn’t sweat resistant as it’s bitten the dust, it seems.

According to a “Gizmodo” report (http://gizmodo.com/5494573/ipod-shuffle-owner-files-lawsuit-against-apple-for-not-being-sweat+resistant), Vale is suing for five breach of warranty counts, one of false advertising and one of unfair competition, “all after Apple gave him a replacement cord and everything.” It’s not known whether he was using the third-gen iPod shuffle (pictured) or the previous version.

BiddingForGood (http://www.biddingforgood.com), a cause-related e-commerce platform connecting affluent consumers and marketers to online fundraising auction events, has announced the top performing brands and categories in its platform. And Apple is in the top 10.

Our favorite tech firm places number six on the list. Ahead of it are the Hillton family, the Marriott family, Starbucks, the Starwood family and Nintendo. Trailing it in the top 10 are Mary Kay, Four Seasons Hotel, Ritz-Carlton and the Cheesecake Factory.

Pragmatic Bookshelf has released “Beginning Mac Programming” (http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781934356517/?utm_content=em-pb-pr-Beginning+Mac+Programming&utm_campaign=Pragmatic+Bookshelf&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email&imm_mid=0571a7&cmp=em-pb-pr-Beginning+Mac+Programming) by author Tim Isted. The US$34 book teaches non-programmers how to move from idea to application.