Archive | July, 2009
Apple Stores now able to fix damaged iPhone screens
The Loop reports: The Loop has confirmed that if your iPhone has a broken screen and you take it to an Apple retail relocation, they have the capability to fix it on the spot. The machine (think big suction cup), which is located out of customer view in the back of the store, reportedly separates […]
Continue reading...Internal AT&T email claims iPhone 3GS launch day was “best-ever sales day”
2. July 2009
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MacDailyNews has obtained an internal AT&T email which sheds some light on just how successful the iPhone 3GS launch was for Ma Bell. Not only did sales of the iPhone 3GS on launch day surpass first day sales of the original iPhone 3G last year, it had already surpassed it by noon Central Time. 1. […]
Continue reading...Unfazed Psystar releases new computer, promises to keep fighting “Goliath”
2. July 2009
Say what you will about Psystar, but you can’t deny that they have balls. Hot on the heels of their bankruptcy filing and yet another court defeat to Apple, Psystar recently unveiled a new Nehalem-based Mac clone for $1,499, a setup it touts as as its fastest and quietest configuration to date. And in an […]
Continue reading...New iPhone commercial touts video recording and editing
2. July 2009
Check it out.
Continue reading...How much would it cost to advertise an app into the top 100 on iTunes?
2. July 2009
About $1875 a day in ad campaigns, according to a recenty study from AdWhirl. I really don’t buy this figure at all, unless you’re referring to brute forcing a semi-crappy app into the top 100, in which case maybe its semi-accurate. While there’s been a lot of talk about how it’s becoming impossible for apps […]
Continue reading...Trouble in Paradise for Apple and NVIDIA?
2. July 2009
Apple’s inclusion of NVIDIA graphics chips in its products might soon be coming to an end, according to a recent report in SemiAccurate. Word has it that during negotiations, NVIDIA’s demands were so outrageous and “arrogant” that Apple kicked them to the curb, so to speak. While details surrounding NVIDIA and Apple’s supposed falling out […]
Continue reading...Another Laptop Hunters Parody – Gimme the loot!
1. July 2009
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Who would have thought that when Microsoft first unveiled its series of “Laptop Hunter” ads it would spawn what seems like an endless number of comedic spoofs and parodies. But we sure as hell can’t complain as the vast majority of them are hilarious. In the latest parody from Almost Twins, Brad is looking for […]
Continue reading...Apple seeds iPhone OS 3.1 and updated SDK to developers
1. July 2009
Apple yesterday seeded an updated SDK and iPhone OS to developers. Some of the reported changes include: The ability to save a trimmed video clip as a standalone copy, rather than being forced to over-write the original Voice Control now works with Bluetooth headsets Some developers report that the updated OS seems even snappier New […]
Continue reading...Old perv uses iMac to look at porn in an Apple Store
1. July 2009
Check out this photo of an old perv looking at porn in public at an Apple Store, reportedly in London. And if you study the picture closely, you can clearly tell that this isn’t his first offense. Note the hunchback resulting from years spent hovering over a laptop, and how he slyly angles his head […]
Continue reading...So THAT’S what Mark Papermaster looks like
1. July 2009
Mark Papermaster (again, how cool is that name?) was embroiled in a much-publicized controversy a few months ago when he left IBM to take up a position at Apple and oversee their iPod and iPhone engineering teams. IBM took exception to MP leaving to work for what it deemed a “competitor” and sued Papermaster shortly […]
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2. July 2009
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