Archive | July 14th, 2009
“The Amazing World of Version Numbers”
Harry McCracken of Technologizer has a great read up about, you guesed it, the use of version numbers when marketing software. Believe it or not, it’s a great read and well worth checking out. Trust me, your inner geek will be glad you did. Regarding Apple’s use of version numbers, or lack thereof, McCracken writes: […]
Continue reading...How to crack open an Apple Mighty Mouse and clean the trackball
14. July 2009
Apple’s Mighty Mouse works great most of the time, but there are times when the trackball simply stops working. Sometimes you can scroll up but not down, down but not up, and sometimes, you can’t even scroll at all. There are a number of ways to fix this, but not all of them work swimmingly. […]
Continue reading...Apple offers cheap music bundles on iTunes in honor of the vinyl 45 record
14. July 2009
In the latest sign that Apple is becoming more comfortable with variable pricing on iTunes, the Cupertino-based company today unveiled a new pricing scheme that should satiate the music appetite of music lovers. In honor of the 60th anniversary of the 45 single record (which offered 2 songs at a low price), Apple and the […]
Continue reading...Another music video shot entirely with an iPhone 3GS
14. July 2009
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In what seems to be a growing trend, here’s yet another music video shot using the new iPhone 3GS. The song is called “Play” by BGSR, and it’s actually pretty good. And below, here is some behind the scenes footage which shows how the crew filmed the video, iPhone mount and all. It’s definitely worth […]
Continue reading...Apple expected to report stellar earnings next week
14. July 2009
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Apple’s next earnings conference call is scheduled to take place on Tuesday July 21, 2009 and initial rumblings suggest that Apple is going to announce a blowout quarter. In a televised segment for CNBC last Friday, Jim Cramer predicted that Apple will report numbers that will “blow your socks off.” Take that one for what […]
Continue reading...iTunes App Store surpasses 1.5 Billion downloads, over 65,000 apps
14. July 2009
The iTunes App Store is a force that seemingly can’t be stopped. Today Apple announced that the app store had surpassed over 1.5 Billion downloads and now contains more than 65,000 apps from over 100,000 developers. Impressively, downloads from the iTunes App Store aren’t just growing, they’re accelerating. It took Apple about 6 months to […]
Continue reading...Survey: 60% of IT administrators not planning Windows 7 upgrade
14. July 2009
In a survey sent out to 20,000 information technology administrators, 60% of respondents noted that they will not upgrade to Windows 7 when it’s released this October, with 34% of those surveyed planning to upgrade to Windows 7 by the end of 2010. Windows 7 is scheduled to be released on October 22, 2009, but […]
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14. July 2009
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