Archive | May, 2009
Lame Apple article of the day
And the award goes to “The iPhone’s secret silicon: A need to know?” from CNET. The article starts off with a simple question: The precise specifications for many iPhone chips are murky. Should Apple be more open about its secret ingredients? Answer: Who cares. The article continues, Here’s my point: Am I getting a smartphone […]
Continue reading...Google’s Schmidt sees nothing wrong with serving on Apple’s board
9. May 2009
Last week, the FTC began “discussing” whether or not the close ties between Apple and Google might run afoul of anti-trust laws contained in Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act. The reason for the concern was rooted in the fact that two of Apple’s board members, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former Genentech CEO […]
Continue reading...Court to Psystar: Hand over the missing docs
8. May 2009
A few days ago, Apple filed a motion with the court seeking to compel Psystar to hand over financial documents pertaining to revenues, profits, purchase receipts, and invoices. Psystar responded by saying that it wasn’t in possession of the documents sought by Apple, and that some of mentioned financial records didn’t even exist.
Continue reading...RIM co-CEO on the iPhone and how RIM differs from Apple
8. May 2009
RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie on the iPhone: The iPhone did great benefit to the market; it really helped having this validation that you should listen to music on your cellphone. We’ve seen a whole market develop. I could never have marketed and created that – Apple validated it and that was a huge advantage. Look how […]
Continue reading...The Success of novelty apps in the App Store
8. May 2009
The Wall Street Journal on the abundance and success of crap-apps in the iTunes App Store: A classical piano player in Christchurch, New Zealand decided to see how quickly he could make an app for Apple’s iPhone. Reuben Bijl, 22 years old, took 30 minutes and came up with a pointless one called “Sound Grenade.” […]
Continue reading...Report:Digital Compass in next iPhone model confirmed
8. May 2009
BoyGeniusReport has unearthed some screenshots which seem to confirm that the next iPhone model will include a Magnetometer, otherwise known as a digital compass. As for the ‘Kitchen Sink’ menu visible in the second screenshot, well, we have no idea what that is.
Continue reading...Nokia app store to debut with 20,000 titles
8. May 2009
Nokia is planning to roll out its Ovi Store later this month as it tries to emulate the success Apple has had with the iTunes App Store which reached its 1 Billionth downloaded app just a few weeks ago. Forbes reports: As the world’s largest handset maker, Nokia is used to big launches. The store, […]
Continue reading...Apple approves NIN iPhone App
7. May 2009
Apple created quite a stir in the blogosphere when it recently rejected an update to NIN’s iPhone app due to “objectionable content.”
Continue reading...Report: AT&T looking to implement $10 price cut for monthly iPhone plans
7. May 2009
Analyst Michael Cote, an industry pricing strategist from Cote Collaborative, says there’s a “strong possibility” that AT&T will implement a $10 price cut in its monthly iPhone rate plan. This price cut, says Cote, will coincide with Apple’s upcoming WWDC. But before you jump for joy and start plotting how you might want to spend […]
Continue reading...Apple seeds iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 to developers
7. May 2009
MacRumors reports: Today’s release is a bit of a surprise, coming just eight days after the release of the fourth beta when Apple had consistently been releasing beta versions to developers at two-week intervals. With only a month to go until Apple’s sold out Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco where the iPhone OS 3.0 […]
Continue reading...CNBC reporter is pissed at Amazon for introducing new Kindle
6. May 2009
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera of CNBC is pretty pissed that Amazon had the audacity to come out with a new and improved Kindle after the second model was released just 3 months ago. And because she hates buying tech products that will inevitably be supplanted by superior models, she writes that she hasn’t bought an iPod in […]
Continue reading...Rolando 2 Trailer looks impressive
6. May 2009
Ngmoco yesterday released a trailer for the second installment of Rolando, a game some people refer to as the Super Mario Brothers of the iPhone. It’s scheduled to drop sometime this summer, and from what we can gleam from the video below, it looks like Ngmoco has upped the ante in an impressive way.
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10. May 2009
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