Type of Article: MacNews Web Site

Apple manager pleads innocent to taking kickbacks

Posted by | Aug 16, 2010 | , |

Apple manager Paul Devine pleaded not guilty today to charges that he took at least US$1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers, reports “Bloomberg BusinessWeek” (http://macosg.me/2/pt).

Devine, a global-supply manager, was accused of money laundering and wire fraud in a 23-count indictment unsealed Aug. 13 in federal court in San Jose, California. Michelle Kane, a federal prosecutor, objected to releasing Devine on bail, saying there is a risk he will try to flee, notes “Bloomberg.”

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Aug. 16

iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for Aug. 16

Posted by | Aug 16, 2010 | |

>Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Adduce Studios has announced Evolution Defense 1.0 for iPhone. Using the power of genetics, a free app that brings new possibilities to the Tower Defense genre with DNA-based opponents giving more than 16 million enemies to combat and a multi-player mode that lets you engineer and unleash new viruses on your opponent, it brings almost unlimited possibilities to the game.

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iPad number one on teacher’s top five ‘back-to-school’ tech tools

iPad number one on teacher’s top five ‘back-to-school’ tech tools

Posted by | Aug 16, 2010 | , |

The iPad is number one on American teachers’ list of “top five back-to-school tech tools,” per a survey by tech blog, “ReadWriteWeb” (http://macosg.me/2/ps).

The blog asked educators what is the one new tech tool they are most looking forward to taking into the classroom with them this fall. It could be hardware or software, a new tool, or just one that’s new to their class.

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‘Pure play’ iPhone/iPad investments up 220%

Posted by | Aug 16, 2010 | , |

According to CB Insights, investment in pure play iPhone and iPad startups has grown over 220% over the last year as compared to the previous year, reports “ReadWriteStart” (http://macosg.me/2/pr).

“Pure play” companies are those whose sole focus is building apps for iPhone and iPad. Between 2008 and 2009, there were 11 investment rounds over 10 companies, with almost US$38 million raised.

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Adobe, Typekit collaborate on web fonts

Posted by | Aug 16, 2010 | , |

Adobe and Typekit are collaborating to offer Adobe Web Fonts (http://www.adobe.com/type), which are engineered to work on multiple screens and can be deployed on any website.  

Avoiding the need to convert type to bitmapped image formats, Adobe Web Fonts are delivered straight to browsers via Typekit’s global network. As aweb font service, Typekit not only provides access to a carefully chosen set of over 120 fonts (16 families) from the Adobe Type Library, but also drives more fonts to more web sites than any other company on the web, says co-founder and president, Bryan Mason.

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