Apple stock briefly surpassed the $600 mark in early Thursday trading, tracking shows. The milestone was reached during the pre-market period, with a peak of $600.01, but shares have since slipped significantly, down to about $593 each as of this writing. Nevertheless, today signifies the highest value Apple stock has ever achieved... Read more...
Woman’s quest could mean Medal of Honor for dad (AP)
AP - It was bravery at the highest level: William Shemin defied German machine gun fire to sprint across a World War I battlefield and pull wounded comrades to safety. And he did so no fewer than three times. Read more...
Rumor: Apple may be mystery retailer coming to Halifax mall
Canada may get as many as four new Apple stores in 2012, but if reports from Nova Scotia are true, however, one store may go against Apple's trend of placing stores in the highest population centers and will instead land in Halifax, the provincial capital but home to only 400,000 people. The rumor, which has circulated in various forms for years, is recently supported by unusual renovations and unusual secrecy from the main mall in town, iPhoneinCanada claims.... Read more...
Rumor: Apple MacBook Pro with 2880×1800 display for 2012
Digitimes is reporting that Appleís expected refresh, and possibly redesign, of its MacBook Pro line in 2012 will feature display resolutions up to 2880x1800 pixels. Currently, the highest resolution on the 15-inch MacBook Pro line is 1680x1050 pixels, while the 17-inch model tops out at 1920x1200 pixels Read more...
iPod Nano Watch Breaks Kickstarter Fundraising Record (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Just 16 days ago, Chicago designer Scott Wilson requested $15,000 on Kickstarter to fund a multi-touch watch that uses the iPod Nano as the face. In a short amount of time, more than half a million dollars have been pledged, making Wilson's TikTok and LunaTik watch kits the highest funded Kickstarter project ever. Read more...