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According to a new corporate study by Harris Poll (via TechCrunch), Apple has scored a Reputation Quotient® (RQ) of 85.63 which is the highest ever achieved by any firm. Harris Poll RQ is basically a survey which measures corporate reputation for brands and companies in the U.S. Apple's RQ displaces Google's second-ranked score of 82.82 with only 8 companies ever crossing...

Apple has initiated the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to start inspections of Foxconn factories in Shenzen and Chengdu, China, as announced earlier this morning in a press release. Inspections are to begin on Monday morning in Shenzhen by teams of FLA experts. “We believe that workers everywhere have the right to a safe and fair...

ThinkGeek is set to unveil its newest product, iCADE 8-Bitty, at the 2012 Toy Fair in New York City.  Its big brother, the iCADE gaming cabinet, began as an April Fool’s joke and soon became the most anticipated ThinkGeek product to date.  The iCADE 8-Bitty will bring the magic of the iCADE to the pockets of...

There is no denying the success of Angry Birds. It's hard to go anywhere these days without seeing those birds and pigs. They're on shirts, they're toys, they're fruit snacks, pretty much they've taken over the world. So it shouldn't come as a surprise there are those trying to capitalize on that success. Siege Hero...

Last night, Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, accepted a Special Merit Grammy Award for Steve Jobs awarded in honor of his outstanding contributions to the field of music with the iPod and iTunes Music Store (via MacRumors). The Recording Academy had already announced that it would be honoring Steve Jobs with a Trustees Award at the...

Update 1: The Verge reports ITV is denying any of these claims by The Telegraph: "The Telegraph's piece is entirely speculative, and there has been no recent dialogue between ITV and Apple. ITV has no further comment on the matter." Interesting. Maybe this denial actually adds more fuel to the fire. == Adam Crozier, the CEO of...

When will the carriers make the popular 6GB/$30 data plan permanent, instead of running it constantly as a promo that emerges randomly? An internal Bell posting reveals the 6GB plan is back for smartphones such as the iPhone. The plan will typically require a three year contract, and no expiry on the plan is noted....

Just recently, CocoaNuts updated Celeste, the first bluetooth file sharing app to support iOS 5 releasing its initial public beta on the Cydia store and today, we have yet another bluetooth file transfer app for iOS 5 jailbroken iPhones, iPods and iPads. Called AirBlue Sharing, the app allows you to share all common types of files including photos,...

According to a report published by Reuters, Apple has sued Motorola in a U.S court alleging that they have breached an agreement with Qualcomm in their efforts to get Apple's iOS devices banned from selling in Germany. Today's lawsuit is related to the iPhone 4S which utilizes Qualcomm's MDM6610 baseband chip, and Apple claims that Qualcomm's...

Facebook has reportedly hired Rebecca Van Dyck, a former Apple executive, as its head of global marketing (via Edible Apple). The news was revealed last week at Facebook's Initial Public Offering (IPO) filing. Before joining Facebook, Van Dyck was employed at Levi’s and before that she was with Apple since January 2007 where she played a role in...

The Instagram team has posted an update as announced on their blog, and the latest version 2.1. This update brings a new featured called Lux to help brighten photos, the new filter Sierra, and an improved user interface. What's New in Version 2.1 New: - Lux: a new way to enhance your photos - Simplified...

Telus has announced their 2011 Q4 earnings. The company had increased data revenue based on further smartphone and tablet adoption, voice revenues have declined, and they added 148,000 wireless subscribers (74% were smartphone adopters), to a total of 7.3 million. Here are the detailed stats: Data revenue increased by $140 million or 43 per cent to...