Archive | January, 2009
Dan Lyons and Jim Goldman spar over Steve Jobs leave of absence [Video]
Video from CNBC of Dan Lyons and Jim Goldman sparring over whether or not Apple was concealing anything in the weeks preceding Steve Jobs announcing that he would be taking a leave of absence from Apple. Check it out below and see what you think, but I first want to say this: Steve Jobs has […]
Continue reading...J.P. Morgan analyst lowers Apple’s 2009 earnings estimate
14. January 2009
An analyst at J.P. Morgan cut his 2009 Apple estimates to $4.75 a share on $34.7 billion in sales, down from his initial estimate of $4.86 a share on sales of $35.6 billion. Consensus estimates for Apple 2009 are $5.05 a share on sales of $36.2 billion. In other financial related news, Apple is set […]
Continue reading...Apple at CES 2010 – Could the rumors be true?
14. January 2009
There have been rumors floating around suggesting that Apple is planning to attend CES in 2010, and according to sources at AppleInsider, Apple’s attendance is a done deal. On its face, this rumor is absurd for a variety of reasons. After all, Apple left Macworld, which also takes place in January, precisely because it became […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs will take leave of absence from Apple until June, citing health concerns
14. January 2009
Steve Jobs wrote a letter today informing Apple employees that he will be taking a leave of absence from Apple until June due to a health condition that is more complex than he initially thought. In his place, Tim Cook will run the day to day operations at Apple. View the letter from Steve Jobs […]
Continue reading...Wednesday Morning Link Roundup
14. January 2009
Schedule DirectTV Recording directly from your iPhone – TUAW 5 Reasons to continue to use iTunes over Songbird – SmokingApples Colleges now offering iPhone App making courses – iPhoneSpies Chipotle App comes to the iPhone, and then it leaves – MacRumors Apple’s mini connector set to be part of DisplayPort standard – AppleInsider Mr. T […]
Continue reading...Apple approves 3rd party browsers into the iTunes App Store
14. January 2009
MacRumors is reporting that Apple is now letting in 3rd party browsers into the iTunes app store. Over the past 24 hours, Apple has begun to approve 3rd party web browsing applications for the iPhone. A number of new web browsing apps have suddenly appeared with original submission dates ranging as far back as October. […]
Continue reading...15 years later, Microsoft starts to get it. Kind of.
13. January 2009
It only took Microsoft until 2009 to make a startling realization. When talking about Windows Mobile, Microsoft Senior Product Manager Greg Sullivan noted: You used to hear Microsoft brag about the density of information on the home screen: I want to see my appointments and how many emails I have, a very dense display of […]
Continue reading...Digitimes: iPhone Nano coming in June?
13. January 2009
Digitimes, citing the Chineese language Economic Daily News, is reporting that chip orders for the rumored iPhone Nano might come in March, with two Taiwanese corporations having already been chosen to handle those chip orders. According to the Economic Daily News, the iPhone Nano is expected to be released in June at the earliest. On […]
Continue reading...Tuesday Morning Link Roundup
13. January 2009
iPhone Nano still enroute, but in China? – Electronista Apple to own 40% of Smartphone market by 2013? – DigitalTrends Apple Dock vs. Windows 7 Taskbar – ITwriting The Story Behind Apple’s 1984 Ad – LowEndMac Google Chrome coming to the Mac in first half of 2009 – AppleInsider Mike Huckabee Praises Apple [Video] – […]
Continue reading...Free online screening of “Welcome to Macintosh” – Monday night at 9:30 PM EST
12. January 2009
Tonight at 9:30 P.M EST, there will be a free online screening of “Welcome to Macintosh”. The film has won numerous film festival awards, though it doesn’t have any interviews with Woz or Jobs, it does contain interviews with a number of other influential figures (such as Andy Hertzfel) who were an instrumental part of […]
Continue reading...Does Apple have anything to fear from the Palm Pre?
12. January 2009
With CES behind us, one of the biggest surprises was the announcement of the Palm Pre, Palm’s latest entry in the smartphone market. Designed in part by Jon Rubenstein, a former Apple executive, the Palm Pre is a multi-touch screen phone with a pull out QWERTY keyboard that some pundits think has the best chance […]
Continue reading...Dan Lyons gets paid to write for Newsweek?! Pt. III
11. January 2009
Newsweek columnist Dan Lyons is up to his old tricks again with a new article about Apple that is more about tabloid-esque personal attacks against Steve Jobs than actual substantive reporting. I’m not a tech-industry insider, so I can’t shed any light on why Dan Lyons seems to have a personal vendetta against Steve Jobs, […]
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14. January 2009
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