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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The new iPad has already been around long enough in the rest of the world to stir up trouble. There was a quick slip up early on when the Consumer Reports made hay over a little “over-warming.” In Australia—and almost the UK—the iPad was found to be incompatible with local 4G networks, a case which ended with a hefty $2.25 million fine to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Now, thanks to a recent scuffle in...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online One of Apple’s many idiosyncrasies is the way in which they change: Always quick to kill and slow to adopt. Examples of this behavior dot Apple’s history, from killing the iPod Mini (one of their best-selling products) just a year and a half after its introduction to adding USB 3.0 two years after other companies started employing the technology in their machines. They’re cautious, slow approach to adding new features (especially...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Take the lime and the coconut and mix it all up. It’s time for your Applesauce, complete with a side of relaxation. Belly on up, partner. I’ve already poured you a bowl. No More Runnin’ Finally, It’s over. The bloody battle lasted arguably longer than it should have, but now, it’s all over, and it only took Apple forking over $60 million. What can be said of the Apple v Proview copyright infringement case that...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Apple has been earning billions of dollars in recent years, thanks to best-selling products like their iPad and iPhone, generous profit margins and a tightly integrated supply chain, not to mention their own chain of retail stores, which are the envy of retail chains everywhere. Now, as Apple sits on their massive pile of cash, they’ve turned their eyes eastward, looking upon China lustfully as their next great conquest. This...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online There’s an unfortunate situation that’s been created with the rising popularity of Apple’s iPhone. The Cupertino company has sold millions and millions of these smartphones to millions and millions of people. People, as you may very well know, can be clumsy creatures, capable of doing some very silly things and dropping precious, expensive items in sinks, toilets, rivers and even washing machines. When these little accidents...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online If you haven’t been to an Apple store lately, say in the past 8 months, I suggest you take a visit next time you’re near one. Yes, they may be busier than you remember, what with the increasing population of Apple buyers and Apple users, but they are still a thing of wonder. A couple of weeks ago, while I was waiting to meet an old friend and fellow redOrbit staff writer, I decided to pop in for a moment. After all, I hadn’t...

NEW YORK, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A consumer study of America's leading brands has shown that the retailers driving economic and sector growth are doing so by creating a sense of theatre around their in-store experiences. Half of the top 100 companies overall are retailers. Within the Top 10, four - Wegman's - 4th, Publix - 5th, Trader Joe's - 6th and HEB - 10th - were set apart by creating what the report describes as "dramatic, theatrical experiences for...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Apple patents are a dime a dozen and cover a very wide swath of products, processes and technologies. What’s more, Apple often patents products, processes and technologies that will never become a reality. It’s smart business, really: If Apple patents every good idea, another company will eventually have to fork some money over Cupertino’s way to build their dream product. Of course, said company will also have to march...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online If you buy any Apple product in America, you are instantly given a one-year warranty on the device. So, if for some reason your iPad starts to malfunction or go on the blink within that first year, you can take it back and have it replaced, easy as pie. However, if you want a little extra coverage, or if you want someone to call for tech support when Google Chrome starts crashing your MacBook Air, you can purchase AppleCare, an...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online As one season passes, another begins, and so goes the setting to rest of Apple’s MobileMe and iWork.com as iCloud takes over syncing duties for Apple devices. Often regarded as a mistake and one of Apple’s rare failures under the reign of Steve Jobs, MobileMe, the service which synced calendars, emails and photos between devices, was supposed to be Apple’s victorious entry into the cloud. Instead, the service was often...