Archive | December, 2009
New app lets older iPhone models shoot video
Apple recently approved an app which allows original iPhone and iPhone 3G owners to capture video with their devices. Up until recently, the iPhone 3GS was the only model cable of recording video, that is of course, unless you decided to go the jailbreak route.
Continue reading...Psystar is dead. Judge grants Apple’s motion for sweeping permanent injunction
15. December 2009
After months of contentious litigation, Judge Alsup today granted Apple’s request for a permanent injunction and ruled that the injunction encompasses not only Snow Leopard, but Psystar’s Rebel EFI software as well. As a quick reminder, Rebel EFI is a piece of downloadable software available on Psystar’s website that allows users to install OS X […]
Continue reading...Israeli Airport Security pop a few caps into a MacBook Pro
15. December 2009
If there’s one security force you don’t want to mess with, or at least take any chances with, it’s Israeli security. A point one girl unfortunately had to learn the hard waywhen Israeli airport security dropped a few bullets into her MacBook Pro thinking it might be a bomb. I went inside to check on […]
Continue reading...5 Questions with Steve Wozniak
15. December 2009
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An interesting interview with Woz talking about Fusion-IO, technology, Apple, and his days growing up in Silicon Valley. Woz is always a great and engaging interview and it’s well-worth checking out. via BusinesWeek
Continue reading...Newly announced 64GB NAND Flash module from Toshiba may soon end up in the iPhone
15. December 2009
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Toshiba announced today its plans to launch a 64GB NAND flash module in the first quarter of 2010. The Japanese-based corporation noted that the module is comprised of “16 pieces of 32-Gbit NAND flash memory ICs fabricated in a 32-nm manufacturing process plus a data controller IC.” The new 64GB flash module comes with a […]
Continue reading...Photos of a young Steve Jobs
15. December 2009
Pictured below is a young Steve Jobs at age 14, standing front row and center. The photo was taken in 1969 and is of the Electronics Club at Homestead High School in Cupertino, California. And as luck would have it, it’s the same high school fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak graduated from one year earlier. […]
Continue reading...Dan Lyons’ plan to bring down AT&T is pretty lame
14. December 2009
Ever the attention whore, Dan Lyons, who you might know better as the Fake Steve Jobs, is trying to organize a mass protest of sorts against AT&T. Subject: Operation Chokehold On Friday, December 18, at noon Pacific time, we will attempt to overwhelm the AT&T data network and bring it to its knees. The goal […]
Continue reading...Creating a song in GarageBand using OS X system sounds
14. December 2009
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This video has been around the block before, but in case you haven’t seen it, it’s well worth checking out. It’s a song comprised in GarageBand using system sounds from OS X. Not too shabby.
Continue reading...JP Morgan ups target for Apple stock to $230
14. December 2009
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JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz recently raised his stock target for Apple up to $230, up from a previous targt of $220. For the current quarter, Moskowitz anticipates Mac sales of 3.29 million, iPhone sales of 8.18 million, and iPod sales of 21.97 million.
Continue reading...Report: iPhone sales may reach 10 million in Q4 of 2009
14. December 2009
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Digitimes reports that recent iPhone sales have been much higher than expected, with sales of the iPhone 3GS “expected to reach 10 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.” If the 10 million figure turns out to be accurate, Apple’s earnings will be through the roof. By way of comparison, during the fourth quarter of 2009, Apple […]
Continue reading...Windows Mobile 7 now delayed until late 2010
14. December 2009
Windows Mobile 7 just can’t catch a break. Originally scheduled to drop in 2009, the release of Windows Mobile 7 was then pushed back to early 2010. Not long after that, the release was pushed back to the second half of 2010. And now comes word that Microsoft’s effort at an advanced and modern smartphone […]
Continue reading...iPhone off to a blazing start in South Korea
14. December 2009
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Since going on sale in South Korea 2 weeks ago, the iPhone has stormed out of the gate in impressive fashion, racking up about 90,000 new subscribers for KT Corp, South Korea’s second largest mobile carrier. On launch day alone, reports indicate that over 60,000 units were sold, with 53,000 of those being pre-orders. The […]
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16. December 2009
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