Archive | December, 2009
Apple unveils new layout for app pages on iTunes
On Friday evening, Apple made some significant changes to the way individual apps pages are laid out on the iTunes App Store. As you can tell from the screenshot above, the app icon is now featured more prominently in the upper left-hand corner. Moreover, instead of having to click ‘next’ to view another screenshot of […]
Continue reading...References to iPhone OS 3.1.3 and OS 4.0 discovered
13. December 2009
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The BoyGeniusReport writes that they’ve found references to both iPhone OS 3.1.3 and iPhone OS 4.0 in their logs. Let the rumor-mongering begin.
Continue reading...Apple delays shipment of 27-inch iMacs due to faulty graphics cards
13. December 2009
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It ain’t easy being 27 inches. Following a number of reports that Apple’s new 27-inch iMacs were showing up either DOA or with cracked screens, comes news that Apple is delaying shipment of the behemoth computer for 2 weeks due to faulty ATI graphics cards. Unfortunately for Apple, the timing couldn’t be any worse, what […]
Continue reading...A few interesting details about the app store
13. December 2009
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Writing for VentureBeat, Paul Boutin lists a few interesting tidbits he picked up from speakers at the DiscoveryBeat 2009 conference, an event focused “on the secret recipe for application discovery.” The majority of app developers don’t pay for market research before they design and build their apps. Yet this kind of research is inexpensive and […]
Continue reading...Leaked HTC roadmap hints at more bad news for Windows Mobile
13. December 2009
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In just a matter of months, the discourse surrounding Windows Mobile has seemingly shifted from “Can it make a comeback?” to “Who the hell still runs Windows Mobile?” Though Microsoft is relying on the upcoming 2010 release of Windows Mobile 7 to help it recapture some of the marketshare it lost to Apple, RIM, Palm […]
Continue reading...Palm Pre sales get off to disappointing start in the UK
12. December 2009
After striking a 2-year exclusive deal with Palm to sell the Palm Pre in England, O2 is scrambling to increase sales after an extremely lackluster and disappointing launch. Mobile Exec writes that “O2 is sending specialist training staff into its stores in an attempt to boost faltering sales of the Palm Pre.” We’re curious, though, […]
Continue reading...Report: Google Phone confirmed – sports OLED capacitive touchscreen
12. December 2009
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Google earned its stripes focusing on search and advertising, but now it’s on the cusp of branching out into smartphones – and we’re not just talking about Android. The first coherent rumblings of a Google branded smartphone started sprouting up a few weeks ago. At the time, Gizmodo wrote that it was only a matter […]
Continue reading...Fake Apple Tablet video makes the rounds
12. December 2009
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Check out the following video which claims to show the rumored Apple Tablet in action. The video originates from the French website NowhereElse and has been branded a fake for a variety of reasons. Still, we thought we’d post it anyways in order to give the masses more fuel for procrastination. Curiously, there seems to […]
Continue reading...Apple countersues Nokia for patent infringement
11. December 2009
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Well this is certainly getting interesting. In late October you’ll recall that Nokia sued Apple for infringing on a number of patents pertaining to technologies that help make devices compatible with wireless LAN standards and GSM and UMTS networks. Nokia argues that Apple’s iPhone has been infringing on their patents since it was first released in […]
Continue reading...How to tabulate a word count in TextEdit
11. December 2009
TextEdit is a great text editor that comes standard with OS X. While it obviously doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of, say Microsoft Word, it’s a quick and seamless way to be productive without any of the headaches or complexity that sometimes accompany large word processors. You see, for certain tasks, sometimes less […]
Continue reading...Report: Google was in serious talks to acquire Lala before Apple pulled the trigger
10. December 2009
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Last week, Apple purchased Lala, a company that allows users to purchase and download songs or stream them from the web for just $.10 per song. Apple’s purchase of the online music site, in conjunction with the massive data center it’s planning to build in North Carolina, seems to suggest that Apple is planning to […]
Continue reading...Nokia plans to close Chicago and New York retail stores, and why it’s not a surprise
10. December 2009
Just days after Nokia decided to close down its high-end retail shop on Regent Street in London comes news that Nokia stores in New York and Chicago will also be closing up shop in early 2010. Nokia’s attempt to emulate Apple’s retail success began in 2006, and despite attempts to drape the stores with translucent […]
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14. December 2009
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