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Now OK in Prison: MP3 Players

Rob Quinn — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:10:05 CST

The music industry will soon have another chart to keep track of: jailhouse rock. The Bureau of Prisons plans to allow many of its 200,000+ federal inmates to own MP3 players and pick their own soundtrack to prison life, USA Today reports. The devices will be sold in prison...

Apple Asks Outside Group to Inspect Plants

Rob Quinn — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:30:00 CST

Apple, facing worldwide protests over conditions for workers who make its gadgets, says it has opened up its supply chain to a level of scrutiny unprecedented in the electronics industry. An outside group, the Fair Labor Association in Washington, DC, has been asked to audit conditions at the plants where...

What Facebookers Plan to Do With Their IPO Riches

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:28:05 CST

When it comes to Facebook, most of us ponder big questions like, "Is my profile picture cute enough?" But for a group of around a thousand people, the big Facebook-related question is more along the lines of, "Do I sail around the world in a hot air balloon or buy...

Gmail Immediately Pulls Buggy iPhone App

Kevin Spak — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:01:10 CDT

Google finally released its long-awaited stand-alone Gmail client for iPhones, iPads, and iPods today—only to immediately pull it down after a flood of complaints over bugs. “The iOS app we launched today contained a bug with notifications. We have pulled the app to fix the problem,” Gmail’s official Twitter...

Apple Directors Discuss CEO Succession: Report

Tim Karan — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:00:00 CDT

As much as Apple fans might believe otherwise, Steve Jobs might not be able to run the company forever. With the company CEO on another medical leave , some board members have held discussions with recruiters and the head of another big tech company to talk about succession, says the Wall...

Apple's iOS Harbors Security Flaw, Germany Warns

Kevin Spak — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:50:18 CDT

IPads, iPhones, and iPods are all vulnerable to “critical weaknesses” that could “allow possible attackers to gain administrator rights and get access to the entire system,” Germany’s IT security agency warned today. Clicking on an infected PDF could allow attackers to install malware without your knowledge, which would then allow...

Vatican Lending iPods to Tourists to Cut Noise

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:45:32 CDT

The Vatican is lending iPods to pilgrims in a pilot program aimed at coupling ancient basilicas with modern technology to lower the noise level from tour guide chatter. From a tiny booth in the back of St. John in Lateran, the Vatican has been quietly asking tourists if they want...

Steve Jobs Unveils iCloud, New iOS

Kevin Spak — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:20:44 CDT

Steve Jobs took a break from his medical leave to show off some major new Apple software today, including its hotly anticipated new cloud computing service. The service, predictably dubbed “iCloud,” lets users keep all manner of data online, including books, apps, and music, syncing it all across multiple devices...

The iBike, and 9 More Exciting Apple Patents

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:42:05 CST

Steve Jobs may be stepping back , but that’s no reason to stop being jazzed about all things Apple: The company snagged a whopping 563 patents last year, some of which are sure to eventually see the light of day. Mashable reports on 10 you should be particularly excited about: iBike...