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Apple’s already sharing (some of) that cash pile
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As Apple announces another record quarter, commentators inevitably ask what it plans to do with its growing cash pile which now stands at around $90bn. Clearly some of it is being kept for Apple’ s periodic acquisitions and to safeguard its supply chain. But that still leaves an awful lot of cash, enough bail out…
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Apple announces record quarterly profit
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Apple sold more than 37m iPhones in its last financial quarter, 128 percent up on the same quarter last year. The period, which covers the 14 weeks to December 31, 2011, earned Apple $46.33 billion in revenue and a net profit of $13.06 billion, a record for the company. Almost 15.5m iPads, 5.2 million Macs…
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Kobo goes Dutch – eBook platform announces new retailer partner
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Canadian-based ebook retailer Kobo has announced a new partnership with Dutch retailer Libris Blz. The company will offer Kobo’s Touch eReader in select stores and online from the end of this month. The device will cost €129.00 with free shipping. Kobo has similar deals with WHSmith and ASDA in the UK and also offers reading apps…
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Will a RAM upgrade speed up Lion on your Mac Mini?
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Ever since I upgraded my Mac Mini to Apple’s Lion operating system it’s suffered from sluggishness and crashing browsers. After putting up with it longer than I should, I decided it was probably worth boosting the RAM (the Mini’s memory) from the default 2GB to the maximum of 8GB. I already knew I could get…
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Netflix’s Facebook sharing ‘would be illegal in the US’
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When video streaming service Netflix launched in the UK earlier this month, it decided to promote Facebook over all other sign-up options. Users already logged into their Facebook page were presented only with a ‘Sign up using Facebook’ option. Only those who do not use the social network, or who were not logged in, are…
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Pre-order Hammer’s Dracula Prince Of Darkness on Blu-ray
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Following last week’s report on Hammer’s project to restore its classic movie library, Dracula Prince Of Darkness is now available to pre-order on Blu-ray. Starring Christopher Lee and Andrew Keir, the film is being released in the UK in conjunction with STUDIOCANAL in March 2012 as a Blu-ray Double Plat edition which includes a copy…