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Apple Gains, Samsung Drops in Green Rankings*
Posted by Ed Valdez
Wed, Nov 16
After jumping five spots in the 2011 Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, Apple now ranks as the 2nd greenest smartphone manufacturer. Nokia holds a narrow margin to retain the #1 ranking as the greenest smartphone manufacturer among...
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Apple vs. Samsung: Battle of the Green Giants*
Posted by Ed Valdez
Thu, Nov 10
Welcome ladies and gentleman to the green battle of the year. In this corner earning $133 bil./yr. originating from South Korea is Samsung (revenue source: Fortune Global 500). And in the opposing corner is Apple, born and raised in the U...
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Apple’s Green iCloud to be Solar-Powered (Infographic)
Posted by Ed Valdez
Thu, Nov 03
Apple took another step toward being a cleaner, greener company. It received a county permit this week for a solar farm to power its iCloud data center in Maiden, North Carolina (source: Charlotte Observer). According to Forrester Researc...
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The Animated History of the iPhone (Viral Video)
Posted by Ed Valdez
Thu, Oct 27
As a tribute to one of Steve Jobs' monumental inventions, CNET UK released a brilliant Animated History of the iPhone - an infographic video (CLICK HERE for video) and a feat of viral proportions - implicit with a green impact. While it c...
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Is iPhone 4S Greener? Siri’s Answer is...
Posted by Ed Valdez
Wed, Oct 26
Free electricity or an iPhone 4S? What do consumers want? Here's the hint: Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, waited in line for his iPhone 4S at the Apple Store in Los Gatos. Thousands of consumers across the country are waiting in li...
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The Future of iPhone 7: Mind User Interface
Posted by Ed Valdez
Tue, Oct 18
Who is capable of seeing what is invisible, creating modern marvels from divine creativity and knowing what humans want before we want it? While most religious believers would think of the Prime Mover, the mass market of Apple loyalists w...
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Who Will Spark the Future of US Energy?
Posted by Ed Valdez
Tue, Sep 27
Japan's wealthiest man (Forbes), Masayoshi Son, recently announced a visionary plan to target 60% of Japan's energy to be from renewable sources by 2030. So who will help spark the future of U.S. Energy? Son's net worth of 8.1B is just s...
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WWSJD? The Future of the iAppliance
Posted by Ed Valdez
Fri, Sep 16
WWSJD (What Would Steve Jobs Do?) if he were to develop an iAppliance? It has been the ingenuity of Jobs that has driven Apple stock to appreciate over 60X from the time he was named interim CEO to the time he retired in August. Apple's si...
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How to Win in Smart Energy: Study Maslow’s Hierarchy
Posted by Ed Valdez
Thu, Aug 25
With the Smart Grid/Energy market expected to exceed $100 billion in sales by 2015, the stakes are huge for those who take a market leadership position. And it's likely that smartphone companies want to have a big piece of the pie. Apple l...
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Apple’s Future: From iPhone to gPhone
Posted by Ed Valdez
Fri, Aug 05
With the iPhone 5 launch expected by October, we need to ask what's next for Apple which captures 66% of the world's mobile phone profits (source: Asymco). Here are three trends that will play into Apple's roadmap for the future from an i...
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