Archive | April, 2009
McDonald’s isn’t impressed with 1 Billion iTunes App Downloads
1 Billion downloads from the iTunes App Store might seem like a lot, but not everyone is fawning over Apple. McDonald’s has sold well over 100 billion hamburgers, and basically stopped counting when they hit 99 billion years ago. Needless to say, they’re not impressed.
Continue reading...Does Forbes have an anti-Apple conflict of interest?
24. April 2009
Forbes recently unearthed a 3 hour deposition of Steve Jobs relating to the Apple backdating scandal he was involved in a few years ago. Now some are asking if Forbes had any inside help in obtaining those transcripts. 9to5Mac lays out an interesting case in the affirmative: – Forbes is partially owned by Elevation Partners […]
Continue reading...Pangea iPhone and iPod Touch apps on sale for $.99, including Enigmo and Cro-Mag Rally
24. April 2009
Pangea Software, the development house behind popular iPhone and iPod Touch apps such as Enigmo and Cro-Mag Rally is conducting a short-term spring cleaning sale whereby all of its iPhone apps will be available for only $0.99. Stock up if you’re so inclined and need a few more excuses to waste some time. Incidentally, Apple […]
Continue reading...Microsoft reports drop in revenue for first time in 23 years
23. April 2009
The New York Times reports: For the first time in Microsoft’s 23-year history as a public company, its sales dropped year-over-year. Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, said Thursday that its revenue fell 6 percent, to $13.7 billion from $14.5 billion, in the quarter that ended March 31. And it reported net income of $3.0 […]
Continue reading...BabyShaker App in Action [Video] and Apple issues apology
23. April 2009
In case you missed it, an app called Babyshaker made its way into the iTunes App Store yesterday. What did it do? Well, it displayed drawings of babies accompanied by “annoying” sounds such as crying and screaming. The stated purpose of the app was to see how long you could endure the “annoying” sounds before […]
Continue reading...iTunes App Store officially hits 1 Billion downloads
23. April 2009
It’s official. Today at approximately 1:52 PM Pacific Standard Time, the Billionth application was downloaded from iTunes. And it only took 9 months. By way of comparison, it took nearly 3 years before the Billionth song was downloaded from iTunes. Granted, a good number of app store downloads are free, but that’s still damn impressive. […]
Continue reading...Why Android has failed to take the world by storm
23. April 2009
Pardon the above joke, but I thought the following quote was pretty on point regarding Androids inability to live up to its initial hype. To date, there has only been one phone released running Android, and the one that does, the G1, has had a somewhat mediocre showing. Is it Android itself or the lack […]
Continue reading...“I Love You Man” goes heavy on the Apple product placement
23. April 2009
Anyone* who saw the hilarious comedy “I Love You Man” (starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segal, and Rashida Jones) probably noticed a lot of Apple product placement going on. Rudd whipped out his iPhone quite a bit, and interestingly enough, his ringtone was the original ringtone demoed in some of the first iPhone commercials from AT&T. […]
Continue reading...Apple surpasses earnings expectations, stock up nearly 4 pts in after-hours trading
22. April 2009
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 […]
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24. April 2009
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