Apple ’s data centers are soon to stretch from ocean to shine sea , even as iPhone thief give out to coronate their goodness with trades union . And the iTunes Store is fill up with amber soundwaves of metric grain . The remainders for Wednesday , February 22 , 2012 are above the fruited plain .

Oregon House OKs Tax - Break Fix for Data Centers(KTVZ.com )

Do n’t let the headline fool you ; it ’s not just about tax open frame . Turns out Apple has confirm that it ’s purchase land to build a new data center in Prineville , Oregon — coincidentally , not far from one of Facebook ’s own data centers . Apple ’s participation in the Crook County property was maintain under wraps thanks to the company ’s exercise of the codename “ Project Maverick . ” Well , in that grammatical case , Apple , you may be my wingman any time . ( We ’ve obtain more reportage of Apple ’s data center program elsewhere on Macworld.com . )

Apple Store stealer ca n’t bear out for iPhone 5(NetworkWorld )

From Crook County to plain quondam crooks . A Charlotte , North Carolina Apple Store is only the belated site of iPhone - come to offense : 25 phones were remove from the shop ’s Genius Room between December 1 and January 11 by a “ known defendant ” who had access to the room . in reality , that is kind of brilliant : Every day you just take the air out with a new phone , and guess it ’s yours . I reckon we know what materialise when geniuses turn to a lifespan of law-breaking .

’ 21 ’ Surpasses 2 Million Downloads On iTunes Store In The U.S.(PRNewswire )

Singer Adele ’s album 21 has rack up more than 2 million downloads on the iTunes Store , arrive at her the first creative person to go dual platinum on Apple ’s online entrepot . 8 million more downloads and she ’ll be the first creative person to ever goadamantium .

single Beatles Ringtones Now Available(iTunes Store )

That ’s right , the iTunes Store is the only place to go for Beatles ringtones . By which I have in mind “ only place to go if you do n’t want to make them yourself . ”

Platform wars(The Economist )

Are we in the thick of the latest weapons platform warfare ? Thanks to data from numeral cruncher Asymco , one can paint a pretty picture of the current smartphone marketplace , which certainly bears a sure resemblance to the early days of the personal computer . Then again , it also bears a sealed resemblance toMissile Command .

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