Archive | June, 2009
Will Synergy on the Palm Pre be more of a hassle than a feature?
With the Palm Pre set to launch in just 3 days, a lot of people are wondering if the Pre will be able to give the iPhone a run for its money. Our take, in a word, is “no”. At this point in time, almost everything the Pre offers is already available on a number […]
Continue reading...Windows 7 will ship on October 22
3. June 2009
In a somewhat uncharacteristic move, Microsoft has announced a solid ship date for one of its products! Kidding aside, Windows 7 is poised to ship on October 22. ComputerWorld has more on the story over here.
Continue reading...First banners appear from WWDC 2009 [Photo]
3. June 2009
With less than a week to go before Apple kicks off WWDC 2009, Flickr user Adam Jackson has posted a slew of photos which showcase some of the banners Apple’s been placing in the Moscone West event center. And a look from the outside..
Continue reading...Brian X. Chen isn’t excited about the new iPhone.. maybe he’s in the wrong business
3. June 2009
Brian X. Chen, of Wired, on the upcoming iPhone: Apple could sleepwalk through its next iPhone release and competitors still couldn’t catch up, analysts say. In fact, that’s what Apple seems poised to do, with only minor hardware updates likely for the third-generation iPhone… Apple’s sleepwalking through the next iPhone release? As Eminem might say, […]
Continue reading...Fifth Avenue Apple Store rakes in the dough to the tune of $440 Million a year
2. June 2009
In an article otherwise focused on the competition for retail space on New York’s famed 5th avenue, the New York Post dropped an interesting tidbit showing just how successful and profitable the Cubed shape Apple Store on 5th avenue has been for Apple. Before the GM Building was sold to a Boston Properties partnership last […]
Continue reading...North Carolina approves tax cuts, paving the way for Apple server farm investment
2. June 2009
A few weeks ago, it was reported that the North Carolina legislature was contemplating offering Apple a number of tax breaks in the hopes that Apple would set up a server farm in the state, an investment which North Carolina lawmakers speculate will surpass $1 Billion over the course of 9 years. This past Monday, […]
Continue reading...Leaked photo suggests 4GB iPhone for $99 on the way
2. June 2009
Hot on the heels of reports that we might soon see a 4GB iPhone model comes this snapshot courtesy of BoyGeniusReport which appears to be an ad for a 4GB iPhone for the low low price of $99. Interestingly, one of the advertised features includes video chatting. Not too shabby.
Continue reading...Report: Apple receives approval for 4 iPhone capacities, from 4GB to 32GB
1. June 2009
Apple recently received PCS Type Review Certification Board approval for iPhone models that range in capacity from 4GB to 32GB, according to a trusted source cited by Engadget. Since the iPhone was first released, analysts have been clamoring that Apple needs to release a cheaper iPhone model if it wants to maintain significant growth. This […]
Continue reading...Volleyball playing robot, Mac Style [Video]
1. June 2009
Check out this video of a robot playing Volleyball, well sort of. While the robot doesn’t exactly have the talent to play along with Tom Cruise in Top Gun, or even with Screech in those summer beach house episodes of Saved By The Bell, it uses an iSight camera and a Mac mini to get […]
Continue reading...“Brushes” app sees boom in sales after profile in The New Yorker
1. June 2009
Last week we posted a video showing how artist Jorge Columbo used the iPhone app Brushes to draw the cover of The New Yorker. He was also profiled, naturally, in The New Yorker itself and in a number of other publications as well. Since then, Brushes has seen a significant increase in sales to the […]
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3. June 2009
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