Archive | September, 2009
Apple poised to announce ready made ringtones
As if the iPhone doesn’t do enough already, CNET reported today that Apple has obtained the rights to offer ready-made ringtones, and “if managers can get them ready in time to sell”, Apple will make an official announcement at their special media event scheduled for September 9th. Users have always had the option to create their […]
Continue reading...Why Apple doesn’t trust Psystar to keep its financial information private
3. September 2009
Wow, the ongoing litigation between Psystar and Apple is getting jucier by the day. In addition to Psystar’s recent lawsuit regarding Apple’s tying of Snow Leopard, it also filed a motion in the current case seeking the court to compel Apple to disclose sensitive financial information pertaining to Apple’s profit margins. If you recall, Psystar was […]
Continue reading...The strategy behind Apple’s efforts to standardize technology
3. September 2009
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Apple often plays an integral role in getting certain core technologies it believes in standardized across the industry. Recently, we discussed Apple’s growing role in WebKit development, and how its work on establishing HTML 5 standards also serves the purpose of making it that much harder for Flash to become a de-facto standard across browsers and […]
Continue reading...Gameloft hits 6 million downloads on the iTunes App Store
3. September 2009
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Earlier this week, French based game development company Gameloft announced that they had sold over 6 million iPhone games on Apple’s iTunes App Store in the past 13 months. Gameloft, well-known for titles such as Assasins Creed and Real Soccer, has thus far released 35 games for the iPhone platform, many of which have been critically acclaimed […]
Continue reading...Thieves rob Apple Store in 31 seconds flat [Video]
3. September 2009
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In a scene straight out of a movie, a team of crooks busted into an Apple Store in Marlton, New Jersey and snagged handfulls of MacBooks, iPhones, and iPods in 31 seconds flat.
Continue reading...Palm Pre sales slumping?
2. September 2009
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Barrons reports: Town Hall Investment Research analyst David Eller asserted in a research note this morning that sales of the Pre “are continuing to slow,” and “likely will come in dramatically below” Sprint’s reputed target of 1 million to 1.5 million customers for the year. Eller now sees the company selling 416,000 units in the […]
Continue reading...Psystar now selling computers with Snow Leopard
2. September 2009
Hot on the heels of their lawsuit against Apple over the tying of Snow Leopard to Apple hardware, Psystar recently announced that it’s line of Open computers will now come equipped with Snow Leopard installed. Psystar, of course, attempted to differentiate its new lawsuit with the ongoing litigatin with Apple by arguing that it uses different […]
Continue reading...Everything you ever wanted to know about MacHeist
2. September 2009
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MacHeist, in case you haven’t heard of it, is a once-a-year promotion where consumers can purchase a bundle of Mac software for a highly discounted price – and by discounted we mean $900+ worth of apps for less than $50 bucks. So yeah, it’s an unbelievable deal for consumers, but Simone Manganelli has been particularly […]
Continue reading...Karl Rove is a Mac user [Photo]
2. September 2009
Turns out that Karl Rove, the controversial former advisor to President George W. Bush, is a Mac guy with Apple roots that stretch all the way back to 1983. Rove’s role as an effective political consultant for Republicans left him with a reputation for being one of the more polarizing figures in D.C. But we […]
Continue reading...Apple responds to Psystar lawsuit, calls it a delaying tactic
2. September 2009
Last week, Psystar filed a lawsuit against Apple in the state of Florida alleging that Apple’s tying of Snow Leopard to Apple hardware is anti-competitive, restricts trade, and is ultimately in violation of anti-trust regulations. If this sounds familiar, it’s because similar arguments regarding OS X Leopard were already put forth by Psystar and were […]
Continue reading...The iPhone and letting apps run in the background
2. September 2009
Kicking it ADB, a great blog who we wish would publish more often, directs us to the fact that the third most popular app on Blackberry’s App World is an app called “Aerize Optimizer – Memory booster – cleaner utility”. As you might have guessed, the app helps eliminate memory leaks, improve sluggish performance, and […]
Continue reading...The case against an Apple HDTV
1. September 2009
This past February, analyst Gene Munster predicted that an Apple branded HDTV was on the horizon. We expect Apple to design a connected television over the next two years (launching in 2011) with DVR functionality built in. These recorded shows could then sync with Macs, iPhones and iPods over a wireless network. The device would […]
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3. September 2009
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