Archive | November, 2009
Video of Bill Gates praising Steve Jobs
Here’s the video clip we mentioned earlier of Bill Gates praising Steve Jobs for his work in turning around Apple from the brink of irrelevancy and extinction.
Continue reading...How Steve Jobs is different from most other CEO’s
13. November 2009
Last night, CNBC aired a program called “Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Keeping America Great”. Buffett and Gates are two of the wealthiest men in the world, and part of the program featured direct questions from the audience. At one point during the show, an audience member asked Gates for his thoughts on Steve Jobs and […]
Continue reading...Apple Stores continue to thrive as Apple plans more iconic storefronts
13. November 2009
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Apple yesterday dropped the curtains on its latest Apple Store on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where Apple retail guru Ron Johnson dropped a lot of interesting tidbits about the current state of Apple stores and in what direction Apple is planning on going with them. Sales wise, Apple Retail Stores have grown in conjunction with Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Nokia still top dog, but iPhone marketshare and sales volume continue to grow at an impressive rate
13. November 2009
The Palm Pre. The BlackBerry Storm. Windows Mobile. Miss Cleo. These are all things that are powerless to stop the ever growing success and ubiquity of the iPhone. According to the most recent report from Gartner, which covered the third quarter of 2009, the iPhone accounted for 17% of all smartphone sales worldwide. Last year […]
Continue reading...Apple unveils new retail store on the Upper West Side in NYC
13. November 2009
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Apple today removed the curtain on its upcoming retail store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. You can check out some snaps of the new store courtesy of Gizmodo. As you can tell from the photos, the actual space occupied by the store is ginormous, with impressively high walls that are conspicuously barren. Gizmodo […]
Continue reading...From the Vault: Promo video of the Twentieth Anniversary Mac
12. November 2009
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In 1997, Apple released a limited edition Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh. Sales of the machine were pretty sluggish, in large part due to its exorbitant $7,499 price tag. When Apple discontinued production about a year later, the asking price had dropped all the way down to $1,995. You might also remember that the twentieth anniversary mac […]
Continue reading...Apple’s growing boatload of cash [Photo]
12. November 2009
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Apple has a shit ton of cash ($34 billion to be exact) and it’s itching closer and closer to the $40 billion mark. Below, check out the nifty graphic, courtesy of BusinessInsider, which shows just how quickly Apple’s hoarde of cash has grown over the past few years.
Continue reading...Thursday morning Apple links
12. November 2009
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Apple patent points to tablet with pen support – Electronista How iPhone apps are raking in cash from virtual goods – Yahoo The iPhone’s slow start in China is no reason to worry – MarketWatch Snow Leopard offers important advantages to enterprise administrators – Tech Republic Apple grabs 17% of worldwide smartphone sales in Q3 of […]
Continue reading...Windows 7? Yeah, that was Apple’s idea
11. November 2009
Windows 7 has gotten off to a much smoother start than Vista, and indeed, many are calling Windows 7 the most Mac like version of Windows to date. Now that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone well aware of Microsoft’s penchant for copying all things Apple, but what is surprising is that Simon Aldous, […]
Continue reading...Too bad Apple Geniuses don’t all look like THIS! [Photo]
11. November 2009
Hard at work, tinkering away.
Continue reading...Lady Gaga set to release iPhone Kareoke app
11. November 2009
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Lady Gaga has teamed up with iOki to develop a new iPhone kareoke app featuring a selection of her more popular songs. The app is scheduled to drop on November 23, in conjunction with the release of her upcoming album. via TechCrunch
Continue reading...Video Electronics Standards Association issues standards for Mini DisplayPort connector
11. November 2009
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The Video Electronic Standards Association (VESA) announced today that it has officially drawn up standards for the Mini DisplayPort connector initially developed by Apple, and now present on its Cinema Displays and line of MacBooks. MacRumors writes: Apple had initially offered the standard on its own as a no-fee license in order to encourage adoption, […]
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13. November 2009
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