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AppleInsider (19.05.2012): Steve Jobs biopic to begin filming in garage where Apple was born
It was announced on Friday that the made for TV movie "jOBS," which will chronicle the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, is set to begin principal photography in the original garage that was the humble home to what would one day become the world's most valuable tech company.
AppleInsider (19.05.2012): Sprint offers $100 trade-in credit for iPhones from competing carriers
In an effort to drum up subscribership and advertise its unlimited data plan for the iPhone 4S, Sprint revealed on Friday that it will begin offering a $100 credit to any customer who trades in an iPhone from another carrier.
AppleInsider (19.05.2012): Apple sends out sandbox deadline reminder email to developers
With Apple set to flip the switch on its Mac App Store sandboxing system, the company sent out an email to registered developers on Friday reminding them that enforcement of the new rules will being on June 1, 2012.
Rumor (18.05.2012): Apple in talks to build Russian R&D facility
Apple and a handful of other tech companies are said to be in talks with Russia's Skolkovo Innovation Centre about building research facilities in the organization's "Technopark," which is at the heart of a larger initiative looking to bring high-tech innovators into the country.
AppleInsider (18.05.2012): iOS warning messages hint at 3G support for Apple's FaceTime
Warnings contained in the latest version of iOS suggest that Apple plans to bring support for 3G wireless data connections to its FaceTime video chat feature.
Steven Sande (18.05.2012): Daily Update for May 18, 2012
It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player requires Flash or the non-Flash link below. To subscribe to the podcast for daily listening through iTunes, click here. No Flash? Click here to listen. Subscribe via RSSDaily Update for May 18, 2012 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 18 May 2012 ...
Kelly Hodgkins (18.05.2012): Motorola, RIM offer Apple a nano-SIM compromise
The battle over the nano-SIM standard is heating up with Apple on one side and a group that includes Nokia, Motorola and RIM on the other. In the latest series of developments reported by The Verge, Motorola and RIM are countering Apple's nano-SIM proposal with a revised design of their own. This newest design is a compromise which includes elements from both their design and Apple's. It's about "80 percent Apple and 20 percent RIM / Motorola" writes Chris Ziegler for The Verge. We should hear more about the nano-SIM standard when the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI meets at ...
AppleInsider (18.05.2012): Amazon planning to sell ads on Kindle Fire welcome screen
Amazon has reportedly begun pitching to advertising agencies the opportunity to advertise on the welcome screen of its Kindle Fire tablet for a price of $600,000.