Archive | July 15th, 2009
Apple falls to 5th in US computer sales, maintains 7.6% market share
While maintaining its market share of 7.6%, initial reports from IDC suggest that Apple has dropped to 5th place in terms of US computer sales. Preliminary reports peg Apple as having moved 1.21 million Macs during the past quarter, representing a 12% decline from the same quarter a year ago when it shipped 1.38 million […]
Continue reading...Can the new iPhone compete with the Flip camcorder?
15. July 2009
Fortune writes: The iPhone can do almost everything the Flip can, and in some cases, even more. In spite of this, tech and camcorder industry analysts don’t believe it’s a threat. Ironically, they say that many consumers are attracted to the Flip precisely because it lacks the iPhone’s panoply of functions and add-ons. “Much of […]
Continue reading...Apple finally breaks ability of the Palm Pre to sync up with iTunes
15. July 2009
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It was reported shortly before the Palm Pre release that Pre users would be able to sync up their devices to iTunes to transfer media content. Now, a little over a month later, Apple has finally tweaked iTunes to preclude the Pre from syncing up. Earlier today, Apple released iTunes update 8.2.1, which according to […]
Continue reading...Midday Link Roundup
15. July 2009
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How I Ended My Affair With BlackBerry And Eloped With The iPhone – Business Insider Seeking Fame in Apple’s Sea of Apps – WSJ Big game publishers muscle in on iPhone’s upstarts – Reuters 10 Mac Apps that make Windows users Drool – Fast Company The MacBook Air is Doomed – The Apple Blog The […]
Continue reading...Credit Suisse anticipates Apple earnings of $1.13 per share
15. July 2009
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A few days ago, Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope wrote in a note to clients that he expects Apple to report earnings of $1.13 a share on revenue of $8.14 Billion. Shope expects Apple to report 4.24 million iPhones sold for the quarter, with shipments of 2.4 million Macs. The consensus among analysts for Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Latest Snow Leopard developer release brings more minor UI tweaks
15. July 2009
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Just days after seeding Snow Leopard Build 10A402, Apple yesterday released Snow Leopard Build 10A411 to developers. MacRumors writes on some of the reported changes noticed thus far: The user controls in QuickTime X now have a more glossy look, as evidenced below. Also, the developer build from a few days ago implemented a charcoal […]
Continue reading...Apple designer Jonathan Ive sends friend an oversized iPod
15. July 2009
Famed Apple designer Jonathan Ive is notoriously elusive, but he apparently knows how to give a kick-ass birthday present. About a week ago, Ive gave, as a birthday present, an oversized iPod Nano to his good friend Paul Smith. We can only hope that the iPod was specially made for Smith and not an old […]
Continue reading...“How a year with the iPhone Changed my Life”
15. July 2009
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Dan Frommer writes for Silicon Alley Insider about the positive effects the iPhone has had on his life: The biggest difference between the iPhone and previous mobile devices I’ve owned — Palm Treo, Dell Axim, Palm V, various Sony Ericsson and Nokia cellphones — is the sheer amount of time I spend using it: At […]
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15. July 2009
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