Tuesday Recap: Apple Befriends Motorola, Genius Training Manual, AirPlay Direct
Source: www.maclife.com - Tuesday, August 28, 2012
A sort of slow, but rumor-filled, Tuesday. Just as we learned of alleged philosophy changes within Apple retail stores, the Genius training workbook leaked right into the hands of the media. Sure, it's kind of a weird look at the internal Apple corporate message, but the company's focus is elsewhere; like Germany. Apple and Motorola Close to Licensing Deal in Germany Sure, anyone with a bit of tech industry knowledge is well aware the Apple v. Samsung case was part of a larger proxy war between Apple and Google. But spats over mobile OS supremacy notwithstanding, the two companies are about to do business; albeit indirectly. CNET is reporting Apple and Motorola (a unit of Google) are close to making a deal after squaring off over -- you guessed it -- Motorola's patents. We're only talking about Germany, though. The two could still duke it out in the U.S. 'Secret' Genius Training Workbook Leaks One way or another, Gizmodo has acquired a training manual for Apple retail employees. The book, featuring some rather lame cover artwork, contains references to "banned" words, psychological profiling tips, and feigned empathy. Genius' are apparently instructed to replace words like "crash," with phrases like, "stops responding." While reading through the documentation is a bit odd -- "use three Fs: Feel, Felt, and Found" -- it's not really any more weird than most corporate training material. OK, well maybe it's super weird -- but it coulSay Hello to the Ultimate Backup Tool that Doesn’t Require Root
Source: forum.xda-developers.com - Monday, August 27, 2012
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