New Apple prototype scientist to work on wearable computers?
In January, Apple hired Richard DeVaul as a senior prototype scientist, apparently to work on wearable computers.
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Type of Article: MacTech Blog
Donovan’s Views: Fleishman vs Enderle — mano a mano
By Gaurang Donovan
As alluded to in the late January 2009’s article, “Donovan’s Views: distorted grudges” (http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/donvans_views_distorted_grudges), I have a strict reading policy. I hope tech journalists, editors and reporters should note it when doing their job.
Read MoreHigh tariffs nix Apple retail store in Brazil?
Steve Jobs has allegedly told a Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) government official exactly why no retail store is planned for the country — ”super crazy” import taxes, he wrote in an e-mail, according to to the “ifoAppleStore” site (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2010/03/15/no-to-retail-store-in-brazil-high-tariffs/).
Read MoreABI Research: smartphone market ‘reborn’ in 4Q 2009
Fourth quarter mobile handset sales almost always outpace the performance seen in the rest of a year. But according to the latest market data from ABI Research (http://www.abiresearch.com), the final quarter of 2009 was remarkable for the strength of smartphone shipment growth compared to the rather lackluster preceding nine months.
IDC: computer market rebound will drive double-digit growth through 2014
After a severely constrained first half, steeply discounted computers along with improving economic conditions steered the global computer market back into the black in the latter half of 2009. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) “Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker,”the yearly growth rate for the worldwide computer market in 2009 was 2.9%.
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