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Former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich defends Apple

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Apple isn’t the problem, says Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor. Big banks are the problem.

“Why is the Federal Trade Commission threatening Apple with a possible lawsuit for abusing its economic power, but not even raising an eyebrow about the huge and growing economic (and political) muscle of JP Morgan Chase or any of the other four remaining giant banks on Wall Street?” asks Clinton’s former advisor.

“Our future well being depends more on people like Steve Jobs who invent real products that can improve our lives, than it does on people like [Chase CEO] Jamie Dimon who invent financial products that do little other than threaten our economy.”

More here.

iPod widget and orientation lock coming to OS 4

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Update: It looks like Apple has pulled the update temporarily.

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A big new feature has been added to the multi-tasking user interface in iPhone OS 4, and that appears to be a widget interface for the iPod app. If you flick to the left of your first window of open apps, you are greeted with a few new buttons.

A stationary iPod button to quickly launch the app, iPod music controls, and Orientation lock. The orientation lock is just like on the iPad, but instead is controlled via this new menu. Tap once to lock in portrait, and again to unlock. The iPod music controls are similar to the ones that used to appear when you double clicked the home button. 

This could be the beginning of mini-widgets coming to iPhone OS 4. We’ll update if we find anything else.

Video: This iPad puts the 'i' in Kitchen, (or something)

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Here’s something silly: An iPad built into a kitchen. Ideal for showing off, recipes and simple kitchen surfing, presumably.

The maker shows the simple wooden mount that he used to embed the iPad into a kitchen cabinet, which makes it easy to remove for use around the home and for the removal of kitchen grease. Also for confidential emails you don’t want the kids to see, conceivably. 

“My wife thought I was nuts – until she saw the results,” the creator told TUAW.

 

 

Apple may change the iPhone deal to avoid FTC investigation

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Apple may avoid any possible antitrust investigation on behalf of US regulators by making a change in the terms of the iPhone 4.0 SDK, industry insiders suggested late last night.

Regulators are unlikely to investigate the company if it finds some way of letting developers use other tools to write apps for the platform.

As we reported citing the NY Post yesterday, both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department Of Justice (DOJ) are currently negotiating to decide under whose jurisdiction this case might lie. Neither party has issued comment at this time.

Adobe has allegedly complained at Apple

Video: What happens when you put an iPad in the microwave

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Early in the morning and some time to waste? Then sit still and stare in wonder at the latest iPad destruction meme to show itself on YouTube – yes, sit back and watch the must-have Apple device get microwaved. No need to watch the whole clip – it is too long – skip forward to 3:30 for the microwaving and 6:30 for the, well, wait and see.
Below, just in case you missed it, is the last iPad desctruction meme – the iPad in a blender.

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Via: Mashable