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March 19th, 2012 - 7:15 am § in Misc.
North Korea … Apple Logo?
Recent image from The Ave’s North Korean correspondent.[...]
China Attacks Apple for Piracy
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) — A group of Chinese writers have filed a claim against Apple, alleging that the company’s App Store sells unlicensed copies of their books and seeking 50 million yuan (7.9 million U.S. dollars) in compensation. The claim, filed on behalf of 22 famous writers, [...]
March 16th, 2012 - 12:35 am § in Misc.
Curious Signage in North Korean Photo
Analysts examining a photograph from North Korea’s celebration on last Valentine’s Day have made an odd discovery. The motto on the building in the background “think differently” has been adopted by the new leader Kim Jun Un. (The words atop the building,) More surprising[...]
March 14th, 2012 - 11:15 am § in Misc.
More Evidence of North Korean Approaches to Apple
Celebrating the Apples in Arirang – Pyongyang North Korea September 2011. Eric Lafforgue reports from Pyonggang that all over the capital, the Arirang adverts (« Grand mass gymnastic and artistic performance », « Welcome to Pyongyang » and so on) warn the profane…Between August and Octob[...]
March 10th, 2012 - 5:20 pm § in Misc.
New iPad Gets North Korean Acclaim
Rumors swirl as Apple releases its first post-Jobs, 2012 products. Apple announced the new iPad at an event for March 7, 2012 at its typical time (10:00 a.m. PST) and at its typical place (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco), with its typical hyperbole and secrecy around what more is c[...]
March 9th, 2012 - 2:18 pm § in Misc.
Breaking News: Korea
To Korean To KNS Photo Service News FromKOREANCENTRALNEWSAGENCY of DPRK(Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) HOME Past News Introduction to KCNA E-MAIL March 6. 2012 Juche 101 Kim Jong Un Sends Congratulations to Apple’s New Leader Kim Jong Un Extends Special Thanks to Mansudae Art Stu[...]
March 8th, 2012 - 12:53 am § in Misc.
More Odd Stories About Apple and the Koreas
While The-Ave has reported rumors about Cupertino expressing interest in the new regime in North Korea, law suits between Apple and Samsung suggest a reason that could add another reason that Steve Job’s successors and the young leader of North Korea might find common cause …. Hong Kon[...]
Woz Disses the iPAD
Steve Wozniak disses iOS from engadget According to The Daily Beast, the Apple co-founder (and connoisseur of Segways) goes on record as preferring many aspects of Android’s fussier-but-deeper UI to iOS’ one size fits all, simplified approach. Citing improvements in voice command softwar[...]