Archive | October 27th, 2009
Apple intends to fight Nokia patent lawsuit “vigorously”
Last week, Nokia made headlines when it sued Apple over what it claims are infringing iPhone technologies which relate to wireless connectivity, security, and speech coding. Nokia claims that Apple is infringing upon 10 Nokia patents in total, and according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Nokia is looking to collect 1-2% in royalties on […]
Continue reading...The Palm Pre is one smooth playa [Photo]
27. October 2009
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This is a few weeks old, but still a hilarious spoof on the Palm Pre’s ability to sync up with iTunes, and as you might expect, it’s from the talented folks over at Joy of Tech. When Apple released iTunes 9, it broke syncability between the Pre and iTunes, but Palm subsequently issued a WebOS […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple to extend health benefits to part-time employees
27. October 2009
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Macnn reports: Part-time workers for Apple will soon have the same medical benefits as full-time ones, sources say. Equal insurance is expected to become available in January, and apply to anyone working 15 or more hours a week, so long as a person also has at least a year of Apple experience. The company has approximately […]
Continue reading...Apple shops upcoming “tablet” to Australian media companies
27. October 2009
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Hot on the heels of New York Times editor Bill Keller making reference to an Apple publishing device he called a “slate”, comes a report out of the Sydney Morning Herald which states that Apple has been shopping around its tablet device to a number of Australian media companies to see if they’re interested in […]
Continue reading...Microsoft pulls out of Windows 7 themed episode of Family Guy
27. October 2009
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After seeing a rough cut of a Windows 7 themed episode of Family Guy, Microsoft has axed the promotion/sponsorship over concerns that the subject matter of the episode was far too racy and offensive to be associated with the Windows brand. Specifically, the themed episode wasn’t your typical Family Guy episode, but was instead geared as […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple increases iPhone 3GS production by 20%
27. October 2009
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DigiTimes is reporting that OmniVision Technologies, which supplies Apple with the cameras in the iPhone, is experiencing a shortage of CMOS image sensors as a result of higher than anticipated demand for the iPhone 3GS. Specifically, the report notes that Apple has increased production on the latest iPhone model by a whopping 17-20%. This shouldn’t […]
Continue reading...Why freelance iPhone development is becoming more popular, and easier to do
27. October 2009
With well over 85,000 apps and 2 billion downloads, the iTunes App Store holds a commanding lead over every other mobile app store. In many ways, the iTunes App Store has changed the face of gaming, having forced gaming heavyweights such as Sony and Nintendo to re-evaluate their gaming strategy as it pertains to PSP […]
Continue reading...Symbian executive disses Android, implies that Google is evil [Video]
27. October 2009
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Symbian executive Lee Williams recently gave a candid interview where he tears Android and Google to shreds. Take a look below. Regardless of whether or not you agree with him, it’s nice to see someone shoot from the hip and not worry about being politically correct. Basically, Williams has a problem with Google touting the […]
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27. October 2009
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