The Apple Beat: A Decade of Apple Retail Stores

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It's hard to believe that the Apple Retail Stores have been around for 10 years. Looking at the video above we see Apple CEO Steve Jobs enthusiastically walking viewers through the first Apple Retail Store in Tysons Corner Center in Virginia. The concept back then was novel and downright risky specially since Apple didn't have anywhere the market share it has today. Let's take a look at what makes Apple Retail tick.

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LG Optimus Pad 8.9" Tablet now in Canada on Rogers for $700

LG Electronics  Canada just released the  the Optimus Pad in Canada. We will be featuring a full-review of the device, its features and accessories soon. The Optimus Pad is the latest entrant in the tablet category and brings 3D recording technology with a dual-core processor. With diverse multimedia and productivity features, the LG Optimus Pad features a unique 8.9-inch display for one-handed portability and uncompromising viewability, a variation from the 7 and 10 inch screens in market.

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New Research Shows Cyber Criminals Moving Operations to Canada

Websense uncovers 300 percent increase in hosted crimeware

Cyber criminals are on the move again, and Canada is the preferred relocation haven. Websense, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBSN) recently conducted an analysis of Canada's cyber security risk profile, and all trends pointed to Canada as the new launch pad for cyber criminals. 

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CPCC wants to fine Canadians buying memory cards, even those that aren't copying music

Canadian consumers just can't seem to get a break. It is almost as if we're walking around with a huge bullseye on our rear ends while groups like the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) find new and creative ways to skewer consumers with absurd levies. This new proposed levy targets memory cards, thumbdrives and pretty much any type of writeable media used to make copies.

We're all for compensating artists for their work, but that's not the issue here.

How about consumers who use said memory cards for things other than music or videos like storing original photographs, documents and personal information?

Will all these people be subjected to this asinine blanket levy? This isn't the first time consumers have been targeted by CPCC. The group clamoured for a tax on flash memory cards  back in 2003. In 2007, they proposed for a tax of between $2 and $10 for each flash memory card sold and up to $75 for each Apple iPod or PMP (Personal Media Player) sold to consumers.

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