Archive | June, 2009
The first ever TV commercial for Apple [Video]
This might be the first TV commercial for Apple that ever aired, well sort of. It’s for an Apple II, but the 1977 ad was produced by High Technology Inc. Anyways, its atrocious no matter how you look at it, and funny enough, the narrator for the commercial seems like he was the inspiration for […]
Continue reading...New iPhone sports 600 Mhz processor and 256 MB of RAM, according to T-Mobile Netherlands
10. June 2009
Even though Apple won’t give you the goods regarding the internal specs of the upcoming iPhone 3G S, T-Mobile Netherlands is apparently quite accommodating. On their iPhone page, they list all of the specs that Apple won’t. As had been rumored for about a month now, the new iPhone 3G S sports a 600 Mhz […]
Continue reading...Phil Schiller takes potshot at Palm during WWDC Keynote
10. June 2009
Usually when Apple takes a jab at a competitor during the WWDC, it’s a safe bet that Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s Senior VP of Software Engineering, is somewhere close by. But in a change of pace, it was keynote presenter Phil Schiller who delivered a keynote zinger by taking a jab at the just released Palm […]
Continue reading...Former Apple exec Jon Rubenstein to assume CEO position at Palm
10. June 2009
In less than 2 years time, former Apple executive Jon Rubenstein went from sipping margaritas on a beach in Mexico to helping Palm deliver what some consider to be a worthy competitor to the iPhone in the form of the Palm Pre. And now, Rubenstein is poised to assume the CEO position at Palm in […]
Continue reading...Ocarina developer shares his thoughts on iPhone OS 3.0
10. June 2009
Smule co-founder Dr. Ge Wang shared his thoughts about Apple’s WWDC announcements in a recent interview done by the good folks over at The Apple Blog. Smule, of course, is the development company behind the popular iPhone music apps Ocarina and Leaf Trombone.
Continue reading...Analysts raise Apple estimates in wake of WWDC
10. June 2009
Financial analysts responded with enthusiasm to Apple’s announcements at the WWDC keynote on Monday. Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu upped his 12 month price target for Apple Stock to $176, up from $160 Ben Reitzes of Barclay’s upped his price target of Apple Stock to $173, up from a previous target of $155 Staying strong […]
Continue reading...Apple doesn’t reveal internal specs on new iPhone 3G S, and that’s just the way they like it
9. June 2009
Jason Snell over at Macworld has an interesting article up discussing how Apple isn’t the type of company that sells its products, in this case the new iPhone, based on geeky spec sheets. Naturally, though, once the new iPhone is released, you can be sure that the geekiest among us will leap at the opportunity […]
Continue reading...Apple Design Award winners announced
9. June 2009
What are the Apple Design Awards you ask? Apple explains: The Apple Design Awards recognize technical excellence, innovation, and outstanding achievement in iPhone and Mac software development. Each year, winning products set new standards for usability, performance, technology integration and adoption. This year’s winners raise the bar even higher. 2009 winners for iPhone software include: […]
Continue reading...Is AT&T stalling on MMS and tethering because it knows the iPhone won’t stay exclusive for long?
9. June 2009
At yesterday’s keynote, Scott Forstall discussed many of the cool features in the upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 update, chief among them support for MMS and data tethering. Support for those 2 technologies, however, are wholly dependant on carrier approval, and noticeably absent from the list of cooperating carriers was AT&T. AT&T recently stated that MMS […]
Continue reading...SanDisk pleasantly surprised by inclusion of SD card slots on MacBook Pros
9. June 2009
Somewhat flying under the radar yesterday were Apple’s upgrades, and price cuts, to its entire line of MacBook Pro notebooks, with one of the more interesting add-ons being the inclusion of an SD card slot. SD cards are used quite ubiquitously on cellphones and digital cameras, and the presence of an SD card slot in […]
Continue reading...Apple puts up cool “App Wall” at WWDC [Video]
9. June 2009
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At the WWDC yesterday, Apple put up this very cool “App wall” display comprised of thousands of app icons. Each time someone purchases an app from iTunes, the corresponding icon pulsates. Though its not technically being updated in real-time, it’s still amazingly cool. A nice twist is that the icons are grouped together by color, […]
Continue reading...Bitching about the iPhone 3G S upgrade in today’s entitlement culture
9. June 2009
Apple yesterday took a serious step towards increasing the iPhone’s market share when it announced that the current 8GB iPhone 3G would now be available for $99. The caveat is that that price only applies to new AT&T customers and AT&T customers nearing the end of their contract. For everyone else who bought an iPhone […]
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10. June 2009
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