Archive | February 2nd, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg, and all of Facebook it seems, are Mac users

2. February 2012

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Earlier today, Faceboko CEO Mark Zuckerberg uploaded a photo of his desk to Facebook. Seems like the Facebook wunderkind is a fan of the MacBook Air. And taking a look around the office, seems like Facebook HQ is quite Mac heavy. All in all, this isn’t too surprising. It was revealed during Facebook’s IPO filing […]

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From the Jobs playbook – Zuckerberg to take just $1 in salary

2. February 2012

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Following all of the hoopla surrounding Facebook’s IPO announcement comes this interesting nugget from Electronista: The SEC filing behind Facebook’s long-expected IPO has seen company founder Mark Zuckerberg take an Apple cue in his pay. The CEO earlier this month requested that, as of the start of 2013, his base pay be cut from as […]

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Apple hire Xbox marketing manager

2. February 2012

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AppleInsider reports: In an update to hisĀ LinkedIn profileĀ spotted by several European publications, Microsoft’s marketing manager for Xbox UK and head of product marketing for all of Microsoft UK, Robin Burrowes, reveals he’s jumped ship for Apple, where he’s been hired to help grow Europe’s App Store marketing segment. Burrowes tenure at Microsoft saw him work […]

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Apple will announce the iPhone 5 at WWDC 2012

2. February 2012

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Relaying a report from Daiwa Securities in the Commercial Times, Digitimes reports that Apple will unveil its next-gen iPhone at WWDC 2012, scheduled for June 2012. The iPhone 5 will continue to utilize glass to glass (G/G) touch panel technology which will benefit current touch panel suppliers TPK Holding and Wintek, the paper quoted the […]

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Foxconn receives tax breaks in Brazil; iPad production slated to commence soon

2. February 2012

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Foxconn, Apple’s largest manufacturing partner, recently received a few sought after tax breaks that will result in the Asian-based company opening up a plant in Brazil and manufacturing iPads. The Brazil-based Folha website reports: The determination provides for exemption or reduction of the IPI (Excise Tax), PIS and Cofins for companies investing in research and […]

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