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Help Key: Put Display Settings Back In The OS X Mountain Lion Menu Bar Where They Belong

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON I like my Retina MacBook Pro, in part because I have the option to switch to extremely high-resolution display modes when I’m way from my home Thunderbolt monitor and want as much screen real estate as I can get. But Apple did a curious thing in OS X Mountain Lion: They removed the option to put a display preferences item in the OS X menu bar. Luckily, third-party developers…

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9to5Mac: Apple preparing another 4th gen iPad SKU, signs point to 128GB model

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As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Still waiting for a 128GB iPad? One could come sooner than you think. According to9to5Mac, Cupertino is preparing to add a new SKU to its fourth-generation tablet line up, slotting next to the existing 16GB, 32GB and 64GB configurations as a premium model. A source at a well known US retailer shared the devices’ SKU information with the outlet, marked up with internal Apple terminology that described both WiFi-only and cellular-capable slates…

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Unlocking Your Phone Without Permission Becomes Illegal Tomorrow: Here’s Why You Should Care

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Kevin Purdy After this upcoming weekend, you have to ask your phone company if you want to use the phone you (kind of) bought from them on any other carrier’s network. You used to be able to ask for, or purchase, or hack your way to an “unlocked” phone, but that will be illegal after Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. The Librarian of Congress believes cellphone companies are doing a good enough…

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Good Deal: $200 off all MacBook Air models at Best Buy

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As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Ingraham Apple’s MacBook Air remains one of the finest laptops we’ve reviewed here, though they do come at a cost. If you’re interested in Apple’s most portable portable, Best Buy has a good deal going on today and tomorrow — all four standard MacBook Air models are $200 off and come with free shipping.That means the entry-level 11-inch model costs $799 right now, which gets you an 11.6-inch screen, 64GB of…

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Apple drops supplier over underage labor violations, hails ‘high compliance’ with reducing excessive work hours

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Apple’s latest Supplier Responsibility Report has just been published, detailing 393 audits focused on the plants and suppliers that help make all that hardware. The audit number is a 72 percent increase in what it covered in its last annual report, whileApple was also quick to highlight its contracting companies’ high compliance (92 percent) with a maximum 60-hour work week. Senior vice president of operations Jeff Williams told Reuters that underage workers and limiting working hours…

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Instantly share screenshots on your Mac for free (how-to)

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As reported on The Verge. by Zenonas Kyprianou Have you ever wanted a speedy way to share screenshots, that is free, and doesn’t require you to give away your privacy? I have been on the market for a product that fits these criteria. I’ve gone through multiple sharing apps, such as GrabBox, puush, or Slingshot — some worked fine, some didn’t, others wanted me to pay, or register to a service. I never really managed to…

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Apple’s Tim Cook Sees “Huge Opportunity” For iPad In Mac Cannibalization

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Apple CEO Tim Cook responded to questions about the issue of potential cannibalization of Mac sales by iPad devices on today’s earnings call, a question made more timely by the fact that Mac sales were down considerably on the quarter. He reiterated that supply constraints are leading to fewer sales, but also tackled cannibalization as a broad topic, noting that there is opportunity there for the iPad in a couple…

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With Apple, What A Difference A Week Makes

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MG SIEGLER You know the drill, Apple posts a record $54.5 billion in revenue… …and the stock tanks 10 percent in after-hours trading. I mean. Fifty four and a half billion dollars. I went ahead and did the math: that’s an annual run-rate of $218 billion dollars (yes, I know Q1 is the holiday quarter, so it tends to be much larger than the others — but don’t underestimate the possibility of a new iPhone earlier…

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Apple Now Has $137.1 Billion In Cash, More Than HP’s Annual Revenue And Vietnam’s GDP

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ROMAIN DILLET Let’s put Apple’s amazing cash on hand numbers into perspective once again. The company now has $137.1 billion in cash — a 12.9 percent increase from the last reported number, $121.3 billion. With such a big figure, it’s hard to realize how big it actually is. In 2012, HP had $120.4 billion of annual revenue. Apple slightly edges HP’s revenue with its cash. Even more impressive, Apple has slightly more cash…

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The no-hire paper trail Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt didn’t want you to see

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As reported on The Verge. By Jeff Blagdon Steve Jobs threatened patent litigation if Palm wouldn’t agree to stop hiring Apple employees, says former Palm CEO Edward Colligan in a statement dated August 7th, 2012. The allegation is backed up by a trove of recently-released evidence that shows just how deeply Silicon Valley’s no-hire agreements pervaded in the mid-2000s. Apple, Google, Intel, and others are the focus of a civil lawsuit into the “gentleman’s agreements,” in which…

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