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• Video ads to land in your Facebook feed later this week
• Qualcomm employee claims 64-bit A7 hit company ‘in the gut’
• Apple’s new holiday commercial will leave you teary eyed
• AT&T criticized for shamelessly whining about the ‘burden’ of subsidizing the iPhone
• Mac sales up 29% year over year due to weak supply of 2012 iMac models
• Apple supplier Pegatron uses Face Recognition to screen for underage workers
• BEYONCÉ sets new iTunes record as the fastest selling album ever
• Apple releases OS X 10.9.1 with Mail fixes, stability improvements
• Sprint expands 4G LTE coverage to 70 more cities, including San Diego, St. Louis and Green Bay
• Report: iPhone could grab 68% market share in the US by 2017

Video ads to land in your Facebook feed later this week Posted: 16 Dec 2013 10:51 PM PST Be prepared for an onslaught of noise and distraction in your Facebook feed as video ads are coming and they are coming soon. As soon as this week, claims a report in the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading →

Qualcomm employee claims 64-bit A7 hit company ‘in the gut’ Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:03 PM PST Earlier this year, a Qualcomm executive said the 64-bit processor in the Apple iPhone 5s was a marketing gimmick and pointed out how the chip did nothing to help consumers. Qualcomm eventually retracted those comments and said it was working on its own 64-bit chip. That is only part of the story — new details suggest the A7 took Qualcomm by surprise, and the company is in a panic as a result. Continue reading →

Apple’s new holiday commercial will leave you teary eyed Posted: 16 Dec 2013 06:42 PM PST Apple is known for its once-a-year holiday commercials that showcase its flagship products in a holiday setting. Two years ago, Apple focused on the iPhone 4s and Siri, while last year the iPad and FaceTime took center stage. This year’s clip features the iPhone, its movie making capabilities and the convenience of AirPlay streaming to an Apple TV. Continue reading →

AT&T criticized for shamelessly whining about the ‘burden’ of subsidizing the iPhone Posted: 16 Dec 2013 06:14 PM PST Last week, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson told attendees at a NYC investor conference that the era of subsidizing phones is coming to an end as carriers can no longer “afford” to foot up the bill. If you think this sounds ridiculous coming from the same carrier that crows about its record smartphone sales and increasing wireless revenues, then you are not alone. Continue reading →

Mac sales up 29% year over year due to weak supply of 2012 iMac models Posted: 16 Dec 2013 04:02 PM PST NPD Group published it sales estimate for October to November and Mac sales in this period are up year over year. This jump in sales is not due to extraordinary interest in the Mac this year. Rather it is the result of inventory shortfalls during the same period last year, says a report in AppleInsider. Continue reading →

Apple supplier Pegatron uses Face Recognition to screen for underage workers Posted: 16 Dec 2013 02:16 PM PST Apple supplier Pegatron is using face recognition to combat the problem of underage workers in its factories in China, The Wall Street Journal reports. Continue reading →

BEYONCÉ sets new iTunes record as the fastest selling album ever Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:52 PM PST Beyoncé's self titled album, BEYONCÉ, rocketed to the top of the iTunes album charts, breaking records left and right as it climbed to the number one slot in the US and other countries worldwide. Continue reading →

Apple releases OS X 10.9.1 with Mail fixes, stability improvements Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:26 PM PST Apple today released OS X 10.9.1, the first update to OS X Mavericks since its release, with a number of bug fixes and stability improvements. Continue reading →

Sprint expands 4G LTE coverage to 70 more cities, including San Diego, St. Louis and Green Bay Posted: 16 Dec 2013 01:08 PM PST Sprint, the third-largest carrier in the US, announced on Monday that it has expanded its 4G LTE network to 70 new cities, bringing its total number of supported cities to 300. Continue reading →

Report: iPhone could grab 68% market share in the US by 2017 Posted: 16 Dec 2013 12:02 PM PST The US smartphone market is expected to reach its saturation point in 2017, according to estimations and calculations performed by Asymco analyst Horace Dediu. The iPhone is expected to hit 68 percent market share by then, based on the assumption that its growth mirrors that of the overall US smartphone market. Continue reading →

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