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<title>Cook talks iOS 6 Maps plans, executive firings</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/06/claims.executive.shakeup.was.about.collaboration/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354810586_timcookcloseup.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In the Business Week interview in which he talks about US manufacturing plans, Apple CEO Tim Cook also addresses several other topics, such as the firings of iOS head Scott Forstall and recently-hired retail chief John Browett, which forced a reorganization of duties.  Although not referring to the other executives by name, Cook claims that the shakeup was meant to foster "collaboration," which he...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tony Fadell:  Scott Forstall 'got what he deserved'</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/29/father.of.the.ipod.slams.forstall.in.interview/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1205/Nest-Faddel-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Often referred to as the ëFather of the iPod,í former Apple senior vice president Tony Fadell has gone on the public record stating emphatically that the recently sacked iOS chief Scott Forstall ìgot what he deserved.î In an interview the BBC (embedded below), Fadell is asked about his relationship with Forstall, which was reportedly rocky and was instrumental in Fadellís departure from Apple. Alt...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Forstall left out of Ive's iPhone design meetings</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/02/sources.illustrate.extent.of.conflict.between.executives/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1111/apple-scottforstall.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple's former head of iOS, Scott Forstall, was left out of iPhone design meetings held by lead designer Jonathan Ive, according to Bloomberg sources.  Despite the importance of software to the iPhone platform, the previously-known conflict between Ive and Forstall is said to have been so deep that the two executives were rarely in the same room.  The absence from Ive's design meetings allegedly...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mansfield's return to Apple paved by Forstall's departure</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/01/mansfield.allegedly.tried.to.avoid.forstall/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1204/bobmansfield-new.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Bob Mansfield's return to Apple was partly enabled by the departure of Scott Forstall, a source described as close to the company tells AllThingsD.  "The timing of Bobís return is not coincidental," the person explains, elaborating that Mansfield didn't like Forstall's confrontational management.  Several sources say that Mansfield generally tried to avoid Forstall; this may be backed up by a...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple allegedly in 'quiet jubilation' over Forstall's exit</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/30/workers.said.to.have.been.caught.off.guard.by.news/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1110/scottforstall-new.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Scott Forstall's firing from Apple was greeted with "quiet jubilation" at the company, especially among engineering teams, according to GigaOm.  The site quotes anonymous sources, one of whom claims that a number of workers were going out to celebrate with drinks.  Forstall's exit is also described as being "fairly last minute," with many people on the iOS and OS X teams only hearing about it minu...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor: Forstall dumped over refusal to sign Maps apology</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/30/former.apple.head.of.ios.sacked.over.refusal.to.accept.maps.blame/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1111/apple-scottforstall.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[According to unnamed sources, it is possible that the reason Appleís former head of mobile software, Scott Forstall, was forced to resign is because he refused to sign the Maps app apology, reports CNN. Instead, the rare public apology from Apple was undersigned by its Apple CEO Tim Cook. Two of Appleís most public missteps in recent times came under Forstallís leadership of the mobile OS division...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple: iOS head Forstall, Retail chief Browett to depart</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/29/mansfields.role.defined.others.expand.duties/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351552155_Apple-Browett-Forstall-out-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In a surprise announcement on Monday, Apple has confirmed that SVP of iOS Scott Forstall and SVP of Retail John Browett are leaving the company. Craig Federighi will take over heading up both iOS and OS X, though Forstall will stay on with the company into next year as an advisor. Apple CEO Tim Cook will run the retail side of Apple until a replacement for Browett, who started the job just nine mo...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iOS head Scott Forstall to testify in Apple v. Samsung case</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/01/will.follow.marketing.exec.phil.schiller/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/news/1111/apple-scottforstall.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple's senior VP for iOS software, Scott Forstall, will soon testify on behalf of his company in the ongoing Apple v. Samsung patent trial, AppleInsider notes.  The executive is set to testify as soon as this Friday, after worldwide product marketing head Phil Schiller, who wasn't able to complete his own testimony on Tuesday due to the end of the court session.  The information was made public i...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple wins photography, predictive text patents</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/31/photography.tech.reacts.to.object.recognition/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1343753129_dehumanizing.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has won several new patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office.  Two of these are specifically related to digital photography; the first, Dynamic exposure metering based on face detection, describes a system through which a device can adjust automatically to best expose the faces in a scene.  The other, Auto focus speed enhancement using object recognition and resolution, also revolves ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple iOS head Scott Forstall sells $38.7 million in shares</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/02/wipes.out.95.percent.of.personal.aapl.holdings/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1110/scottforstall-new.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The senior VP of iOS software at Apple, Scott Forstall, sold 95 percent of his available company stocks last Friday, an SEC filing reveals.  In total 65,151 shares were sold off, valued at $38.7 million.  The remaining 2,988 shares were worth $1.8 million at the close of Friday trading....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:16:37 GMT</pubDate>
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