Archive | April 16th, 2009
Tweetie app coming to the Mac this Monday
Tweetie is not only the most popular Twitter client for the iPhone, it’s also one of the popular iPhone apps period. And now a Mac version is set to drop this Monday. If you recall, a version of Tweetie was once rejected from the App Store (if only for a few hours) because a trending […]
Continue reading...Verizon CEO says iPhone more likely with rollout of 4G network
16. April 2009
The iPhone is currently an AT&T exclusive, but it won’t necessarily stay that way forever. Verizon may have rebuffed Apple’s initial offer to sell the iPhone (or so goes the legend), but that doesn’t mean that a deal won’t be worked out in the future.
Continue reading...Apple looking into motion-aware iPhone software
16. April 2009
Recently unearthed patents suggest that Apple is exploring the possibility of implementing iPhone software with motion-awareness capabilities, which would enable the iPhone to manipulate the UI on the fly, and thus make interacting with the device easier in the process.
Continue reading...Apple smugly responds to Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunter” ads
16. April 2009
In a somewhat atypical move, an Apple spokesman issued a few statements regarding Microsoft’s seemingly popular (or at least much-discussed) series of “Laptop Hunter” commercials. Speaking to BusinessWeek, Apple spokesman Bill Evans had this to say: “A PC is no bargain when it doesn’t do what you want. The one thing that both Apple and […]
Continue reading...iWork and CS4 Trojan designed to create first ever Mac Botnet
16. April 2009
Remember a while ago when pre-release copies of iWork ’09 showed up on P2P networks? And remember how those copies were later found to contain a pesky little trojan? Well, researchers at Symantec are reporting that infected P2P copies of both iWork ’09 and Adobe CS4 contained a malicious trojan designed to create the first […]
Continue reading...EA founder thinks gaming on the iPhone is “freaking out Sony and Nintendo”
16. April 2009
EA founder Trip Hawkins recently sat down for an interview with VentureBeat where he made a number of interesting insights and observations about gaming on the iPhone. Hawkins on the effectiveness and profitability of gaming on the iPhone: It’s by far our most effective platform. We make as much money with these games on one […]
Continue reading...Does Apple’s Mighty Mouse Suck?
16. April 2009
A recent article in TechCrunch takes Apple’s Mighty Mouse to task, and we have to agree that they raise a lot of good points. Before getting into the aesthetic of the mouse, and the whole form-or-function debate, we have to address the trackball. When the trackball works, it’s great. Scrolling up and down, and side […]
Continue reading...More analysts up estimates on Apple
16. April 2009
With Apple’s earnings conference call fast approaching, a slew of analysts have been releasing revised earnings estimates and price targets for Apple. Most recently, Goldman Sachs analyst David Bailey upped his price target for Apple Stock from $105 to $125. For the quarter Baily anticipates EPS of $1.07 on revenue of $8 Billion. The general […]
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16. April 2009
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