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Apple donates $2.5 million to Hurricane Sandy relief
In the wake of the Hurricane that ravaged parts of New York and left millions of individuals without electricity for days on end, Apple has stepped up to the plate and donated $2.5 million to the Red Cross in an effort to help out with the relief efforts. The email below was sent from Apple […]
Continue reading...Apple addresses the EPEAT environmental issue
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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A few days ago we reported on how Apple had asked the Environmental Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) to remove its products from their list of green products. The impetus for the request was that as Apple’s products become thinner and thinner, they are simulatenously becoming less easy to recycle, and consequently, are running afoul of […]
Continue reading...Apple removes 39 products from “green electronics” certification
Saturday, July 7, 2012
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It’s no secret that one of Apple’s primary goals when it comes to product design is to strive for thinner, lighter, and more robust products with each passing refresh cycle. And as Apple has gotten successful in this regard, repairing and recycling Apple products has gotten increasingly more challenging, and in the case of the […]
Continue reading...The New York Times’ horrible article on Apple’s design challenges
Monday, April 9, 2012
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A week ago, I clicked onto a New York Times article detailing how Apple might lose its design edge, much in the way that Braun – once the world’s darling of design in the 60s and 70s – became less and less of a player in the design world. The article ostensibly appeared to be […]
Continue reading...Apple looking to build Solar Farm to help power its North Carolina Data Center
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Organizations like Greenpeace routinely love to criticize Apple for alleged environmental improprieties. But in reality, Apple is one of the more environmentally conscious companies around and is often the target of Greenpeace because they want to attract as much public attention as possible and, well, there’s no better way to spice up a headline than […]
Continue reading...Apple aluminum chassis supplier to re-open for business by end of the month
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Last week, one of Apple’s primary suppliers of the unibody aluminum chassis it uses on its line of MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs was ordered to close down one of its factories following reports from local residents of foul odors emanating from its plants. The company in question is Catcher Technology, and the plant ordered […]
Continue reading...Time Lapse video of the Aurora Borealis
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Shot by Norwegian photographer Terje Sogjerd, this video of the Aurora Borealis was taken in the regions of Kirkenes and Pas National Park which borders Russia. The approximate temperature while filming was -25 degrees Celsius. Yikes.
Continue reading...Video impact of the Tsunami in Japan
Monday, March 14, 2011
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Unbelievable footage of the destructive Tsunami that struck Japan in the aftermath of a massive Earthquake. The resulting humanitarian crisis in Japan has left thousands dead and hundreds of thousands without homes.
Continue reading...Renowned architect Norman Foster tapped to design new Apple campus
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
In late November, Apple purchaseda 98-acre lot of land from Hewlett Packard, effectively doubling the size of their Cupertino campus. And now it appears that Apple is planning on employing famed British architect Norman Foster to design a new campus on its recently purchased lot of land, according to a recent report in the Spanish business […]
Continue reading...Greenpeace piggybacks on Apple iPad hype, rallies against coud computing
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Let’s be clear – Greenpeace does good work and their environmental efforts should be applauded. No one’s disputing that. But at the same time, Greenpeace figured out long ago that the best way to get into the news was to somehow find a way to mention Apple products in their reports, regardless of whether the […]
Continue reading...Hittin’ you with some late night Apple links
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Mac sales grow 11.8% as Apple takes 94% U.S. market share – AppleInsider Mac Pro to get exclusive on six-core, 32nm Xeons? – Electronista ‘Wi-Fi Direct’ to simplify peer-to-peer wireless networking – MacRumors Over 1.5 million devices using pirated iPhone apps – iPodNN Apple’s departure from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce puts green politics over […]
Continue reading...Whadya know, Greenpeace praises Apple
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Greenpeace has been using Apple as a scapegoat to attract more attention to its environmental causes for some time now, and after many years of seemingly non-stop critiques, Apple finally seems to be in the groups good graces. Following Apple’s public resignation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the non-profit groups strategy on tackling […]
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
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