[Technology] Apple mea culpa earns China praise

Apple mea culpa earns China praise
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-mea-culpa-earns-china-praise-02276105/
Apple's public apology in China over its confusing warranty policy has prompted a rapid turnaround by the country's state-controlled media, with newspapers previously decrying the iPhone maker now describing it as an example for American firms to follow.

12 Google April Fool's Day Jokes
http://techland.time.com/2013/04/01/google-april-fools/
Google Nose, Gmail Blue and the shutdown of YouTube show that the search giant has a sense of humor. 3 Comments. Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Thomas Claburn | April 01, 2013 03:37 PM.

Google's Privacy Director Is Stepping Down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22000414
When Alma Whitten was tapped to be Google's first director of privacy in 2010, CNet declared hers the “hardest job at Google.

Facebook plans mobile phone takeover
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9966395/Facebook-plans-mobile-phone-takeover.html
The company's 'new home on Android' will put “Facebook first”, sources told the Wall Street Journal. It is widely expected to centre around a new Facebook homescreen that will turn the social network's Android app into a core smartphone component.

Next two iPhones 'designed under Steve Jobs'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/steve-jobs/9966447/Next-two-iPhones-designed-under-Steve-Jobs.html
Jobs died of a rare pancreatic disease in October 2011, but according to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, he had already finalised designs for two as-yet unreleased iterations of the iPhone.

Windows 8 Momentum Sputters
http://techland.time.com/2013/04/01/the-hardware-companys-dilemma/
Windows 8 keeps gaining users but its growth is losing steam. With Windows Blue and new hardware still months off, Microsoft's newest OS isn't likely to rebound right away.

The major anniversary Apple just missed
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/04/02/the-major-anniversary-apple-just-missed/
FORTUNE -- As if a plunging stock price, slowing earnings growth and customer-service woes in China weren't enough, Apple hasn't released a new product since October, when it released the iPad Mini.

Google Glass, Oculus Rift 'big' gaming deals?
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/hometech/virtual-reality-goggles-and-all-attempts-return-20130401-2h2ds.html
SAN FRANCISCO -- The next evolution of gaming could stick the action right on your face. Why not? After all, the video game industry could use a little change.

Apple scheduled to release Q2 2013 results Tuesday, April 23
http://www.macworld.com.au/news/apple-announces-q2-financial-call-for-april-23-90441/
FORTUNE -- There should, in theory, be fewer surprises than usual three weeks from now when Apple (AAPL) releases the results of its second fiscal quarter of 2013.

First ARM Cortex-A57 processor taped-out
http://www.itproportal.com/2013/04/02/arm-tsmc-tape-out-first-cortex-a57-cpu-first-commercial-devices-land-q2-2014/
arm-logo ARM and TSMC have announced that they have completed the tape-out of the first ARM Cortex-A57 processor. The processor was taped-out on TSMC's 16nm FinFET technology.

Chevy Silverado, Impala Become Ballpark Ornaments
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2013/04/02/chevy-silverado-impala-become-ballpark-ornaments/
Chevrolet said it will display its new 2014 Silverado pickup truck and Impala full-size sedan at Comerica Park when the American League Champion Detroit Tigers play their home opener on Friday against the New York Yankees.

AT&T says HD Voice is coming to its LTE network later this year
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/att-says-hd-voice-is-coming-to-network-later-this-year/
AT&T customers with friends and family in noisy cities may soon be able to eliminate from their phone chats interjections such as, “What?

Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm Review
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/smartbuy/gaming/starcraft-ii-heart-of-the-swarm-review/article4573227.ece
What happens when space colonists and two alien races fail to see eye-to-eye? Endless war! And that is what you can expect from the latest addition to the Starcraft franchise.

$25 Model A Raspberry Pi now officially available in the U.S.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/25-raspberry-pi-us-launch/
Want an even cheaper Raspberry Pi computer? The $25 Raspberry Pi Model A variant that's $10 cheaper than the Model B released last year is now officially available in the U.S.

Kindle Fire HD 8.9 LTE comes to AT&T April 5
http://hothardware.com/News/Kindle-Fire-HD-89-4G-LTE-Lands-at-ATT-April-5/
AT&T is the first wireless provider to offer the Amazon tablet with a two-year contract. Scott Webster. by Scott Webster. April 1, 2013 9:56 AM PDT Follow @swebster77.

Why you saw a Google Doodle of Cesar Chavez this weekend
http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/google-ruined-easter-with-cesar-chavez/
Why didn't this weekend's Google Doodle feature the Easter Bunny instead of Cesar Chavez's? For starters, it was Chavez's birthday, and Easter isn't a holiday that Google likes to celebrate.