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WALTHAM, Mass., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with its quarterly financial results news release, Mac-Gray Corporation (NYSE: TUC), the nation's premier provider of laundry facilities management services to multi-family housing, plans to broadcast its second-quarter 2012 financial results conference call live over the Internet on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. ET. During the call, Stewart G. MacDonald, Mac-Gray's chief executive officer and Michael J. Shea,...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online During Apple’s Q3 earnings call Tuesday night, Tim Cook casually let it slip that they had sold 17 million iPads in the last quarter before he casually announced that Mountain Lion would be released Wednesday. It’s an impressive number, to be sure, but a new report from market research firm Strategy Analytics released Wednesday shows that Apple isn’t exactly new to being the tablet industry leader. In the second quarter...

Entrepreneur David Wu Finds Inspiration For eyeCLICK Charlotte, N.C. (PRWEB) July 25, 2012 Hong Kong-based entrepreneur David Wu finds inspiration for new products in many different places. His latest product creation, a remote control and HD lens to improve iPhone photography known as the eyeCLICK, was born out of his admiration for Steve Jobs as well as his youth spent working a family-owned Chinese restaurant in London. Wu, 44, was born in Hong Kong but emigrated to London, England as...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Yesterday’s Q3 earnings call wasn’t just a fancy, dressed up platform with which to launch Mountain Lion, Apple also, you know, discussed their performance over the last quarter. Bloggers and journalists alike were able to trot out their doom and gloom headlines they’ve been preparing since Jobs came back in ’97 as Apple missed Wall Street’s expectations. The Wall Street Journal, for example, began their piece with “The sky...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online For all the positive aspects of Apple and their products, there are many people who have multiple complaints about the company and the way they handle certain issues, particularly when it comes to matters of security. Though their “walled garden” approach aims to keep most harmful elements of internet computing out of their systems, there are some who clearly see gaping holes and have become frustrated with Apple’s response...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Just like that, Mountain Lion will be available through the Mac App store today for just $19.99. Predictions for Mountain Lion’s release had been lining up for a few weeks, and during last night’s third quarter earnings call, Apple made it official. Mountain Lion will only be available through the Mac App Store as Apple continues to push its users to upgrade to the newest versions of their Mac OS X platform. Last year, Apple...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A man as legendary as Steve Jobs is due a monument or three. After all, he did revolutionize not only the computer industry, but the music industry as well. No matter how you feel about Steve Jobs, one cannot deny him his accomplishments. Now, some Jobs fans in Russia are preparing to install a monument to him in St. Petersburg. According to RT.com, a private foundation has announced a competition to come up with the best monument...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Apple and the Department of Justice have been exchanging harsh words in the ongoing ebook price-fixing investigation. In May, Apple accused the DOJ of siding “with monopoly, rather than competition” when they sued Apple and 6 other publishers for allegedly adjusting their prices to beat out Amazon’s $9.99 e-book price point. Today, the DOJ has released a document, calling Apple’s actions “self-serving” and...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online As Apple prepares to release their third quarter earnings tomorrow, analysts the world over are gathering their predictions on the state of AAPL. Their most obvious prediction thus far? iPhone sales have slowed as people wait for the new, redesigned iPhone to be released in the next few months. Some analysts are even saying this slowed growth in the iPhone market could help deliver a less-than-spectacular earnings review, normally...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Why don’t you go try on that new swimsuit? I’ll pack us a picnic of beer and chilled Applesauce… Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind iPad Mini. It’s the name that’s on everyone’s lips and yet, it’s still not a thing. The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have all thrown their weight behind it, and yet, it seems many Apple bloggers and watchers are only now convincing themselves that we’ll see such a...