World AIDS Day & Giving (RED)

By Sonya Davidson

You may have heard some of the buzz around the recent (RED) Auction at Sotheby's in New York -- a collaboration between Sir Jonathan Ive, designer Marc Newson and Bono. On the auction block were high-end, one-of-a-kind items with design and innovation in mind. An incredible amount of over $12.8 million was raised from the event with all proceeds going to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Africa. 

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The Apple Beat: First gen iPod Nanos replaced with latest model, Apple wins infringement case against HTC

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple recalled its first generation clickwheel iPod nanos around a month ago due to battery overheating issues. It seems that they are running out of replacement refurb or new units so they are instead shipping users in the program the latest touch-enabled version of the iPod Nano. That is, iff the serial numbers are to be believed.

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Apple refreshes iPods, shrinks AppleTV into streaming terminal

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The buzz and buildup leading to yesterday's Apple event was apparently justified. Announcements on the continuing iOS strategy, iPad software updates and the usual sales figures were quickly obscured by a series of big announcements in the personal media player space.

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