Apple lays out carbon footprint data
Apple on Friday published an extensive breakdown of its greenhouse gas emissions, adding more information to the debate over what it means to have an environmentally-friendly company. More: continued here
Day: September 27, 2009
Apple partners with Intel on new standard, could abandon USB
Not only is Apple complicit in the development of the Light Peak standard, but the company actually brought the concept to Intel and asked them to create it. More to the point, the new connector will play a hugely important role in upcoming products from Cupertino. More: continued here
Mac News Briefs: BoinxTV, Cinematize add Snow Leopard compatibility
Boinx added Snow Leopard compatibility to its BoinxTV video podcasting tool, while Miraizaon did the same for its Cinematize DVD movie clip extraction offerings. Also, Werck unveiled Checkout 3, and Zervix released the new PDF Checkpoint. More: continued here
Apple: We’re Coming Clean on the True Cost of Green
Plenty of technology and IT vendors tell you they’re the greenest companies on the planet. Apple, though, recently updated its Web site to reveal in great detail exactly where its greenhouse emissions come from — and to provide information about the the environmental impacts of its products. More: continued here
C4 notes: Is AppleScript dead?
At a developer conference in Chicago, several Mac developers suggested that AppleScript should be replaced by a JavaScript-based scripting language. Jason Snell’s not convinced. More: continued here