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Apple integrates Facebook into iPhone software

Ross Reily — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:48:39 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh off a disappointing initial public offering, Facebook is getting a big boost from Apple, which is building the social network deep into its iPhone and iPad software. With the next version of Apple Inc.’s software, users will be able to update their Facebook status by talking to their phones. Users will [...]

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iPad spurs disruption in point-of-sale payment industry

john.stodder — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:01:05 +0000

Apple created and marketed the iPad mobile tablet as a media player for the family, and it is that. But its versatility, coupled with the imaginations of its users, has launched mini-revolutions within some business sectors, as entrepreneurs discover the iPad is a readymade platform for cloud computing. An illustration: App-makers and entrepreneurs are taking [...]

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Read March 14 issue of MBJ

MBJ Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:23:32 +0000

>> NEW VS. DISTRESSED RETAIL Today’s market is tailor-made for shopping center revivalists across Mississippi— By Ted Carter Also in this week’s paper: >> WHERE ARE THE JOBS? State’s economic indicators up but not net job growth— by Ted Carter >> Q&A LIZA CIRLOT LOOSER President, Mississippi World Trade Center— by Clay Chandler >> TECHNOLOGY iPad spurs disruption in point-of-sale [...]

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For the ‘techy’ exec

Laura Smith — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 06:00:21 +0000

Apple’s latest gadget is the take-anywhere, tablet computer iPad, which has a 9.7-inch screen, weighs 1.5 pounds and is a half-inch thick. The device has an LED touch screen and pricing begins at $499. Apple began selling the iPad in April and within 30 days sold 1 million of the devices. Billed as the laptop [...]

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iPad fever hits Mississippi

Laura Smith — Sun, 23 May 2010 06:01:45 +0000

The day Apple’s iPad went on sale in Apple stores nationwide — April 3 —Jimmy Abbott’s was shipped to his home in Indianola. He’d ordered his on March 12, within hours of when Apple began taking pre-orders. As the owner of an iMac, an Apple laptop and an iPhone, he had to [...]

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Let the e-reader wars begin

Stephen McDill — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:01:02 +0000

Apple CEO Jobs’ comeback product Technocrats, Apple aficionados, and the rest of Silicon Valley geekdom continue to bask in the glow of the latest toy to come out of the Steve Jobs universe. The $499, 9-by-7 inch, 1.5 pound, multi-touch screen slate model tablet, dubbed “iPad”, was unveiled in San Francisco on January 27 to [...]

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The Buzz Blog Post: Is iPad a Kindle killer

Stephen McDill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:15:19 +0000

Technocrats, Apple aficionados, and the rest of Silicon greekdom continue to bask in the glow of the latest toy to come out of the Steve Jobs universe. The 9-by-7 inch, 1.5 pound, multi-touch screen “iPad” was unveiled in San Francisco on Wednesday to a boisterous crowd of technology journalists. While millions worldwide tuned in for [...]

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