Archive | April, 2009
Leaked AT&T chart puts the hurt on the Palm Pre
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 […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Next iPhone to support HD?
21. April 2009
We’re a little late on this one, but some reports earlier this week suggest that Apple’s next iPhone model will sport an HD screen and will support HD out capabilities. According to Electronista: Apple is reported today as phasing out its video cables in what may be a sign of a broader move to HD […]
Continue reading...Apple’s Celebration Page for the Billionth Download App Leaked
21. April 2009
If you set your computers date forward by a few days and go to www.apple.com, you’re greeted with the splash screen Apple’s planning on using on its homepage once the billionth app is downloaded from iTunes. For those of you who are interested, we did a bit of trial and error testing, and it appears […]
Continue reading...Apple Earnings Conference Call Preview – Analyst Predictions
21. April 2009
Tomorrow afternoon at 5 PM Eastern Standard Time, Apple will release its 2Q results. Apple’s EPS guidance ranges from 90¢ to $1 on revenue of $7.8 Billion. For the year, the Wall Street consensus is EPS of $5.78 on revenue of $36.59 Billion. For the quarter at hand, the general expectation on Wall St. is […]
Continue reading...iTunes price increase = More $ but less exposure for artists
21. April 2009
Sometime last week, a few reports emerged detailing how quite a few number of songs whose price was increased from 99¢ to $1.29 experienced a sales decline. From the vantage point of the record labels, this is hardly a reason for concern as they can sell a significantly lower number of songs and actually end […]
Continue reading...The Evolution and History of the Apple Logo
20. April 2009
The Newton Crest: 1976-1976 The first Apple logo was designed in 1976 by Ronald Wayne, sometimes referred to as the third co-founder of Apple. The logo depicts Isaac Newton sitting under a tree, an apple dangling precipitously above his head. The phrase on the outside border reads, “Newton… A Mind Forever Voyaging Through Strange Seas […]
Continue reading...Tweetie Review Roundup – People are digging it, and so are we
20. April 2009
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 available for an introductory price of $14.95. An ad-supported version, if that’s your style, is also available as a free download. So, is it worth the price of […]
Continue reading...US Military puts iPods to use on the battlefield
20. April 2009
Newsweek has an interesting article about how soldiers in the US military are increasingly using the iPod Touch in the course of battle and interrogations. It’s main appeal? It’s adaptability and its ability to merge the functionality of many separate devices into one. The iPod also fulfills the U.S. military’s need to equip soldiers with […]
Continue reading...Report: Microsoft to offer crippled version of Windows 7 for netbooks
20. April 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports: Microsoft Corp. is taking an unusual approach with its new Windows 7 operating system: Customers buying many of the least-expensive laptops with the software are likely to be limited to running three applications at a time and miss out on other key features, or pay for an upgrade. The strategy […]
Continue reading...Some of the features in Windows 7 have been a long time coming
20. April 2009
Yahoo reports on the development process of Windows 7: To design Windows 7, Microsoft analyzed billions of pieces of data. It studied exactly what PC users do in front of their screens. It tallied hundreds of thousands of Windows surveys. It got feedback from people all over the world who tried different versions of the […]
Continue reading...
22. April 2009
0 Comments