Archive | December, 2009
Time releases mockup video depicting how Sports Illustrated would appear on an Apple Tablet
A few weeks after the New York Observer detailed the publishing industry’s efforts to create a new publishing platform for Magazine content comes this mockup video from Time Inc. which showcases how an issue of Sports Illustrated might appear on Apple’s rumored tablet. In the video below, a man with a voice that almost puts […]
Continue reading...Alex Albrecht says pricepoint for rumored Apple tablet is shockingly cheap on recent episode of Diggnation
2. December 2009
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John Hodgman, who plays the “PC” on those ubiquitous “I’m a Mac” commercials, was a special guest star on the most recent episode of Diggnation, a weekly tech-oriented podcast hosted by Digg founder Kevin Rose and former TechTV host Alex Albrecht. During the course of the show, Rose asks Hodgman if he knows anything about […]
Continue reading...Apple even patented the box the iPhone comes in
2. December 2009
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Apple’s products are as much about utility as they are about design, and indeed, for Apple those too considerations are often one and the same. Apple’s attention to design detail is legendary, and it should therefore come as no surprise that Apple’s focus on design extends beyond the products themselves and includes the packaging of […]
Continue reading...Predicting the iPhone to fail – how everyone got it wrong
2. December 2009
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Terry Gregory from AAPLinvestors has compiled an exhaustive list detailing all of the quotes from all of the naysayers who predicted that the iPhone wouldn’t have a chance. Here’s a sampling of some of the more memorable quotes from the bozos who uttered them. “We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out […]
Continue reading...AT&T drops Verizon lawsuit
2. December 2009
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In light of its inability to get an injunction to prevent Verizon from running commercials lambasting AT&T’s network, AT&T has decided to drop its lawsuit against the largest mobile carrier in the country. AppleInsider writes: In November, AT&T had asked the court to pull what it felt were “misleading” advertisements from Verizon, criticizing AT&T’s nationwide […]
Continue reading...Psystar halts sales of Mac clones, but did Apple let them off the hook?
2. December 2009
Psystar yesterday stopped selling Mac clones via its website. Well, sort of. All of Psystar’s OSX-based systems were listed as out of stock on their website, and given that they’ve only sold 768 systems in about 19 months, I sincerely doubt their shelves are empty. But don’t think Psystar will be going down without a […]
Continue reading...Analyst says iPhone on Verizon in 2010 is “wishful thinking”
2. December 2009
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Analyst Shaw Wu of Kaufman Brothers recently issued a not to investors outlining why the iPhone hitting Verizon’s network in 2010 is not likely to happen. In short, Wu correctly points out that both Apple and Verizon demand an exorbitant amount of “customer control” and that neither of them are likely to budge during negotiations. […]
Continue reading...Voice Recognition on Windows 7 is dirty! [Parody Video]
2. December 2009
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We decided to have a little bit of editing fun with one of the Windows 7 launch videos. Controlling Windows 7 by talking to your genitalia? Now that’s innovation! And in case you missed it, check out our first effort which details how Windows 7 helps the elderly get it on.
Continue reading...Court rules that Psystar owes Apple $2.66 million in damages
2. December 2009
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Judge Alsup handed down a ruling on Monday stating that Psystar owes Apple $2.66 million in damages for infringing upon Apple’s OS X copyrights and violating provisions in the DMCA.. The $2.6 million figure is undoubtedly high, and is somewhat surprising because it’s higher than the $2.12 million figure actually requested by Apple. Still, Apple […]
Continue reading...Clips from Windows 7 themed episode of Family Guy surface
1. December 2009
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In early November, Fox was planning to run a Windows 7 themed/sponsored episode of Family Guy, only to have the entire thing axed by Microsoft once they saw how crass the content on Family Guy actually was. A few of those cancelled Windows 7-centric spots have nevertheless surfaced, and not surprisingly, they’re not terribly exciting […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs steps in and reverses app rejection for live streaming iPhone app
1. December 2009
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After having their app rejected from the iTunes App Store for employing private API calls, an iPhone developer from Pointy Heads Software penned a letter to Steve Jobs imploring him to re-consider the decision. The app in question is called Knocking Live Video and enables iPhone 3G and 3GS owners to stream live video streams to […]
Continue reading...How Steve Wozniak invented the Personal Computer [Video]
1. December 2009
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Check out this extremely enthusiastic and informative video of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak discussing how he developed the Apple I and the Apple II. Woz goes into interesting detail regarding his thought process at the time and how he and Steve Jobs up and decided to create Apple Computer. What’s also interesting is that the […]
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3. December 2009
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