Apple adds new iTunes 10.6 parental controls for Asian possibly signalling iTunes Store expansion

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Apple has greatly expanded the number of countries mentioned under the Parental Preferences pane in iTunes 10.6. The newly added countries include Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and South Korea. However, the “Parental Preferences” list isn’t restricted to these.
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Another ProView plea against Apple

Another ProView plea against Apple

ProView is belonging to the category of trolling companies. The main activity of these shells of production entities is to receive as much money as possible out of trademark assizes. Impudently trolls keep on claiming massive legal fees and penalties out of Apple for the infringement of trademark rights to use the ‘iPad’ name. Even a mere observation gives a strong confirmation that this eagle-eyed model slightly looks like an old iMac of 1998 year of production.
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New ‘Catalog’ category appears in App Store, allegedly aimed at iPad 3 users

New Catalog category

Ahead of the iPad 3 launch, Apple added a new category for catalogs to the App Store. Since the key feature of the next-gen tablet is believed to be upgraded visuals, catalog apps might need to be broken out into their own category, showing off high-resolution graphics and offering a more visual way of purchasing third-party titles.
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Verizon said to be installing LTE networks at Apple Stores to showcase iPad 3’s 4G capabilities

Verizon said to be installing LTE

A new report claims that Verizon has been upgrading the network infrastructure at major Apple retail stores. The carrier is reportedly struggling to upgrade as many outlets as possible to LTE networks so that it is possible to show off the allegedly LTE-compatible iPad 3 in-store. 
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FLA head approves of Foxconn plant conditions

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Auren van Heerden, the president of the Fair Labor Association, has already concluded that working conditions at Foxconn factories are much better than those at many other plants in China. The inspection of Apple’s major eight suppliers in the country, of which Foxconn is the tech giant’s key manufacturing partner, has just started. After a series of initial visits to Foxconn facilities, van Heerden is arguing that “the factories are first-class, the physical conditions are way above average.”

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