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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Not only is Apple’s newest MacBook Pro with Retina Display the “least repairable laptop” on the market today, (or possibly ever) it could also be the reason why Apple is no longer seeking the approval from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) program. This certification — in either a gold, silver or bronze rating — is given to products which are found to be environmentally friendly, recyclable and...

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 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 Narrow is the gap ‘twixt Mac and Windows machines. The narrowest since the 90s, in fact, when the Windows platform completely dominated the Mac platform. As such, the Mac has always been seen, in one way or another, as an alternative platform, a better option than the basic Windows PC. Even when Apple was pushing their “switch” ad campaign—with Justin Long acting as “Mac” and John Hodgman acting as “PC”—the numbers...

Big trouble in not-so-little China Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Just as they wrap up one legal brouhaha in China, another one begins. Apple is now the target of a new suit in Shanghai as a voice application developer, Zhizhen Network Technology, is reportedly suing Apple over their Intelligent Digital Assistant, Siri. Zhizhen is alleging that Apple has infringed upon a patent they hold related to "a type of instant messaging chat bot system" they call...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It’s official: The iPad mini rumors simply refuse to die. I’m not entirely sure why these rumors live on, or why anyone would want an iPad mini, but here we are. You, in front of your computer (or full-sized iPad, the way god intended), and me once again waxing philosophical about electronics on the day of our countries birth. It’s a topsy turvy world we live in. These rumors last popped up in April, not long after the 3rd...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Microsoft is pulling another page out of Apple's playbook, by offering its users a cheaper upgrade to its Windows 8 operating system. The company announced it will be offering users who already are running Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 the professional version of Windows 8 for $39.99. The price is considerably cheaper than its previous operating system's price point, which was Windows 7 at $199.99. The $39.99 price will only be...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online You can’t have too much of a good thing. Therefore, when Steve Jobs first showed us the beautiful Retina display on the iPhone 4, we immediately wanted every Apple device to be given the same treatment. Retina on iPads, Retina on MacBooks, Retinas Retinas Everywhere! Of course, Apple has been busy rolling out these gorgeous displays to these devices. Now, the iPad and a MacBook Pro have been sufficiently Retina’d. Surely Apple...

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...