Archive | April 22nd, 2009
Apple surpasses earnings expectations, stock up nearly 4 pts in after-hours trading
Did somebody say ‘recession’? If so, Apple apparently didn’t get the memo. As a number of tech companies continue to struggle to stay afloat in this tough economic environment, Apple has once again exceeded expectations with its latest earnings report. Apple handily beat Wall Street earnings estimates by a whopping 24 cents!, reporting EPS of […]
Continue reading...Trying to Swallowan iPod Shuffle [Video]
22. April 2009
Swallowing an iPod Shuffle – can it be done? Check out the video below. If you tend to get queasy, watch with caution! Heather Holiday, the girl in the above video, is a professional sword swallower, so you might think that swallowing an iPod Shuffle would be a piece of cake. Not so fast. According […]
Continue reading...Lifehacker Interview with Steve Wozniak
22. April 2009
As always, an interesting and enlightening interview with the Woz over at Lifehacker. Here’s a snippet: Lifehacker: If you were to give advice to someone starting their own technology-focused business right now, as opposed to when you built Apple as a young man, what advice would you give them? What would be different than from […]
Continue reading...Apple approves “Babyshaker” app.. WTF!
22. April 2009
Update: Apple acted fast and removed the application earlier today. Is anyone at Apple actually paying attention to what goes into the iTunes App Store these days? Babyshaker is an app that displays drawings of babies, accompanied by “annoying” sounds such as crying and screaming. The stated purpose of the app is to see how […]
Continue reading...Leaked AT&T chart puts the hurt on the Palm Pre
22. April 2009
The Palm Pre, and perhaps rightfully so, is being hyped as the first true competitor to the iPhone. In anticipation of the Pre’s release, an internal AT&T talking points memo has leaked which points out some of the Pre’s flaws relative to the iPhone. The Pre, of course, will be exclusive to Sprint and not […]
Continue reading...AT&T activated 1.6 Million iPhones last quarter
22. April 2009
AT&T disclosed its earnings today, and revealed that it activated 1.6 Million iPhones during the past quarter. Amazingly, 40% of those activations were to new AT&T subscribers. During the last quarter of 2008, AT&T activated 1.9 Million iPhones, but that number was undoubtedly bolstered by the shopping-friendly holiday season. AT&T’s EPS for the quarter came […]
Continue reading...Remember these items from Apple lore?
22. April 2009
A little bit of Mac nostalgia never hurt anyone. With that in mind, the following photos are just a sample from a huge selection of Apple memorabilia being sold by a guy looking to generate some extra cash to help pay his wife’s medical bills. You can check out a complete listing of all the […]
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22. April 2009
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