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Apple Store Employee Joins Foxconn Worker Abuse Protest In San Francisco

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The protest at Apple's San Francisco store, via Cory Moll.
The protest at Apple's San Francisco store, via Cory Moll.

Tourists wandering into Apple Stores in six cities around the globe found themselves in the middle of a media storm about the Cupertino company’s labor policies in China.

Members of two protests groups, who say they represent Apple customers, delivered petitions they claim are 245,000 signatures strong. Change.org and SumOfUs delivered petitions  to Apple Stores today in Washington, DC, New York, San Francisco, London, Sydney and Bangalore.

Though the San Francisco protest appears as tiny as the one in New York, it did have one participant of note: Apple retail worker Cory Moll, who works at the downtown store.

 

iPhone 5 Will Get Traditional June Unveiling At WWDC 2012 [Report]

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Apple broke from its traditional June unveiling for the iPhone 4S, choosing instead to launch the device at a dedicated “Let’s talk iPhone” event in October. But we may not have to wait until October of this year to see the iPhone 5.

According to one analyst, the sixth-generation device will get back its traditional June announcement at Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference in 2012.

Macworld/iWorld 2012 Preview: What You’ve Got to See

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MacWorld/iWorld 2012 is being held at Moscone West, the same venue as Apple's WWDC. CC-licensed photo by Shemp65:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/shemp65/5397469991/
Photo by Shemp65 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/shemp65/5397469991/

This year’s edition of Macworld, taking place January 26-28, is shaping up to be a bit of a departure from Macworlds of the past. 2012 is a year of evolution for the event, now branded as Macworld/iWorld.

And that evolution begins tonight with a blast.

Greg Joswiak Isn’t The Only Apple Employee At CES — There Are 249 More Of Them

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Apple’s vice president of worldwide iPod, iPhone, and iOS product marketing, Greg Joswiak, was spotted roaming the show floor at CES in Las Vegas yesterday, despite no official appearance from the Cupertino company. Joswiak admitted he was there “scouting the competition,” but it seems he’s not the only one. According to one report, more than 250 Apple employees altogether are in attendance this year.

Buy Your Latest Apple Gadget Online, Pick It Up At Your Local Store

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Following Monday’s report detailing a new Apple pilot program that will allow online shoppers to collect their Apple order from their local retail store, the Cupertino company has now rolled out the service to stores in San Francisco, California. Orders made online can now be collected — often on the same day, if in stock — from the Chestnut Street, Stonestown and San Francisco Apple stores in San Francisco.

AT&T Might Demo LTE Network On The iPhone 5

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The new iPad can run on AT&T's 4G LTE network in select areas of the United States.
The new iPad can run on AT&T's 4G LTE network in select areas of the United States.

This image of an AT&T van parked outside an Apple store in San Francisco has sparked speculation over whether or not the upcoming fifth-generation iPhone will have 4G/LTE capabilities. Why? Because that Apple store is closed for refurbishment, set to reopen on October 5 — a day after the rumored unveiling of Apple’s new iPhone — and is thought to be having AT&T’s LTE base stations installed inside

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Apple’s October 4 iPhone Event to Take Place at its Cupertino Headquarters [Report]

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We’re already expecting this year’s iPhone event to be a little different to those that we’re familiar with. Not only will it take place in October, rather than June, but Tim Cook will take Steve Jobs’ place on stage, and the event won’t take place at the Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Instead, it will be held on Apple’s campus in Cupertino.