Too sensitive: Apple prohibits masturbation game from App Store | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff Grubb

Too sensitive: Apple prohibits masturbation game from App Store | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff Grubb: "She will instead move forward and build the game on HTML5 and Javascript, which will enable it to work on any phone through a browser. She will also take that version and release it as an app for Android."

Apparently, she's never heard of Apportable which would allow her to port to Android quickly and freely.

German Apple Store staff being blocked from September vacations | MacNN

German Apple Store staff being blocked from September vacations | MacNN: "German Apple Store workers are being blocked from taking vacation days in September, according a source for local website iFun. The reason for the restriction hasn't been made public, but since September/October is typically when Apple releases new iPhones, that's believed to be reason why. It is however unusually early for a such a window to be imposed; normally Apple and other vendors will only institute blocks a few weeks in advance of a product launch."

I think it's safe to say a new iPhone comes September.

Cue health tracker brings molecular-level testing to iOS

Cue health tracker brings molecular-level testing to iOS: "The culmination of four years of research and development, Cue's eponymous device is a small, modular, noninvasive hardware solution that unlocks key health information previously available only from specialized diagnostics laboratories. "

The NeXT wave of health care reform. Ready or not, here I come!

Facebook yanks Poke and Camera standalone apps in bid to consolidate titles

Facebook yanks Poke and Camera standalone apps in bid to consolidate titles: "The removal of Facebook's widely panned Poke and Snapchat rival Camera came without warning and little fanfare. Facebook confirmed the apps' removal to The Verge, but declined on commenting on the matter.

It's that old thing about brand-line extension that nobody ever believes.

Apple reportedly nearing $3.2B acquisition of Beats Electronics

Apple reportedly nearing $3.2B acquisition of Beats Electronics
In a somewhat surprising move, Apple is rumored to be in talks with Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics that could see the audio accessories and music streaming service acquired for $3.2 billion."

It's not surprising. In urban environs, beats products are EVERYWHERE. They are the de riguer for DJs and musicians. Kind of like Macs are.

GT Advanced provides update on Apple Arizona partnership in latest earnings results | 9to5Mac

GT Advanced provides update on Apple Arizona partnership in latest earnings results | 9to5Mac
Apple struck a deal with GTA last year to manufacture the sapphire displays that are expected to appear in the next-generation iPhone at a new plant in Mesa, Arizona. Earlier this year the plant was outfitted with enough sapphire crystal furnaces to create an estimated 100-200 million displays. "

Looks like the iPhone6 will be big and indestructible.

Coding bootcamps will graduate 6,000 people in 2014 -- 3x as many as last year | VentureBeat | Dev | by J. O'Dell

Coding bootcamps will graduate 6,000 people in 2014 -- 3x as many as last year | VentureBeat | Dev | by J. O'Dell - That’s almost three times as many graduates as last year, and it’s one-tenth as many graduates as will emerge from undergraduate computer science programs.

And you'll need three times as many coders to maintain that ever-expanding mass of spaghetti otherwise known as spazware.io.

$899 MacBook Air taps Apple into massive $63B-per-year notebook market

$899 MacBook Air taps Apple into massive $63B-per-year notebook market
With the launch of its updated MacBook Air models on Tuesday with a new, lower entry price of $899 for the 11-inch model, Apple has firmly placed itself in that massive segment of the notebook industry. The 13-inch variety of the MacBook Air has also dropped to $999, and both new models sport slightly faster Intel Haswell processors boasting all-day battery life."

Yay! Was hoping this would be a refresh with Retina, but whatevs.

NBC's 'Today' offers rare look inside Apple's iCloud data center in feature on environment

NBC's 'Today' offers rare look inside Apple's iCloud data center in feature on environment
In a brief news package for Today, NBC chief environmental correspondent Anne Thompson gave a rundown of Apple's green initiatives, including the company's huge solar panel installation at its iCloud data center."

It's a catchy little phrase "Apple Farm"