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OnLive Launches Premium ‘Desktop Plus’ with Flash and PDF-Enabled Web Browser

Last month, OnLive introduced its free OnLive Desktop service that allows users to run virtual instances of Microsoft Office apps streamed from OnLive’s remote PCs to the users’ iPads. The company has now added Adobe Acrobat Reader support to the serv…

Apple Begins Hiring for First Swedish Retail Store [Mac Blog]

Even as Apple is preparing to open its first Dutch retail store in Amsterdam on March 3, the company is moving closer to expanding its international reach even further as it has updated its Swedish jobs site with new postings for the complete range of …

Apple and Other Mobile App Distributors Agree to New Privacy Policy Notification Standards

The California Attorney General’s office today announced that Apple, Google, and other companies running mobile app marketplaces have agreed to implement new standards for notifying users of privacy policies associated with apps offered in their stores…

Foxconn Accused of Hiding Underage Workers During Audits

AppleInsider reports on an interview with a representative of Hong Kong-based nonprofit Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) claiming that Foxconn used advance knowledge of recent audits by the Fair Labor Association to hide undera…

Japanese iTunes Store Enhancements: iTunes Plus, 3G Downloads, Ringtones, Complete My Album

Yesterday, we noted that the music component of iTunes in the Cloud was rolling out to Japanese users, allowing them to freely download any music content previously purchased from the iTunes Store. But as now summarized by 9to5Mac, various reports in …

Apple and Proview Face Off in Shanghai Court Over iPad Trademark

While Proview has had some success in its battle against Apple’s use of the “iPad” trademark in China with minor court decisions against local retailers, the two companies are now going directly head-to-head in a higher-profile case underway in Shangha…

The Beatles Launch Exclusive Ringtones Through iTunes Store

Continuing their close relationship with the iTunes Store following a landmark deal to launch their music in the store in late 2010, The Beatles today announced the release of their first official ringtones, available exclusively through the iTunes Sto…

Apple Confirms March 3 Opening for Amsterdam Retail Store [Mac Blog]

Following reports yesterday that Apple would open its first Dutch retail store in Amsterdam on March 3, the company has confirmed that date today with emails to customers and a new dedicated store page on its website.

The new store will open at 10…

$16,000 Worth of iPhones Stolen from Charlotte Apple Store in Apparent Inside Job [iOS Blog]

The Charlotte Observer reports that a total of 25 iPhones valued at over $16,000 have been reported stolen from Apple’s Northlake Mall retail store in Charlotte, North Carolina. While smash-and-grab robberies are not terribly unusual at Apple reta…

Nightline’s Look into Apple’s Foxconn Factories

ABC aired their Nightline special tonight where they took an inside look at Apple’s Foxconn factories. Apple allowed Nightline access to the Foxconn factories that produce iPhones and iPads. Foxconn is the world’s largest electronics manufacturing co…