The Apple Beat: Reviewing the First Year under Tim Cook

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

With the unenviable task of successfully steering Apple Inc. to new heights just a year after he took over from late founder Steve Jobs,  CEO Tim Cook has delivered on Apple's most eventful product year yet while continuing to make the tough decisions that keep Apple ahead of the competition.

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Apple Japan's "Lucky Bag" sale to surprise buyers on Jan 2

Lucky Bag photo from TheNextWeb.comHoliday shopping traditions vary the world over. In Canada we have Boxing Day on January 26th and in Japan they celebrate Lucky Bag sale on January 2nd. Apple is offering Lucky Bags for 33,000 Yen or around CAD $390. Shoppers will line up to buy surprise bags with accessories, special Apple t-shirts, possibly iPods, headphones and cases. Some very lucky shoppers will find iPads and even MacBook Airs in their loot bags which is a really cool way to start the new year. Apple will be having the Lucky Bag sale in 7 of its Japanese Retail Stores.

Review: Nexus 4 Android smartphone

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Since the first Google Phone came out in 2008, I’ve been extremely interested in the potential that Android could bring to the market place.  Now the dominant and fastest-growing mobile OS has a lot rooted into its Nexus devices which have traditionally broken new ground in terms of hardware specs and features.

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Instagram faces class action lawsuit due to Terms of Service fiasco

By all accounts, Instagram has had a landmark year. Massive adoption throughout 2012 as Instagram boosted its user base by 1,100% since it was purchased in April for $1billion. Instagram has even recently surpassed popular microblogging service Twitter in terms of daily users. Twitter had 6.9 million daily users in August, while Instagram had 7.3 million. Yet, Instagram ends the year on a sour note with backlash resulting from their revised Terms of Service (which they reverted) and now a class action lawsuit from users.

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