SmartMeter customers pay out to opt out

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The CPUC approved the opt-out plan of SmartMeters that allows PG&E’s customers to choose either a new SmartMeter or a traditional analog meter. But the opt-out customers have to pay fees…

Mobile Apps – VIPorbit

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VIPorbit is a mobile contact manager designed for managing business relationships on the iPhone…

More Chinese cities seize iPads over trademark

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Authorities have seized iPads from more Chinese retailers in an escalating trademark dispute between Apple Inc. and a struggling local company that could disrupt global sales of the popular tablet computer…

iPad sales halted in some Chinese cities

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Apple removed its iPad products from shelves in its stores in cities across China due to court rulings regarding trademark infringements…

Chinese company to seek ban on iPad import, export

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A Chinese company said Tuesday it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple’s iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark…

Jeremy Lin- Nick of Time

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Rapper MC Jin, who is also an Asian American, composed a song called Nick of Time for Jeremy Lin…

Oakland’s public works app

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Oakland city leaders are encouraging residents to report illegal dumping, graffiti, broken street lights and other problems, and are incorporating a new mobile app…

Independent group inspecting Apple suppliers

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Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started looking into working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled…

Petition to demand ethical iPhone

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250,000 signature petition to Apple…

Internet television

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Syncbak unveiled its mobile app at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas