Archive | January, 2010
Apple delivers killer earnings AGAIN, iPhone sales soar 100%
You know, it’s almost becoming old hat. Analysts speculate what Apple’s earnings and revenue will come in at, and Apple proceeds to blow those expecations out of the water. A short while ago, Apple released its earnings statement for the quarter gone by, and posted revenue of $15.68 billion and a net profit of $3.38 billion. […]
Continue reading...Mobile analytics firm finds evidence of Apple Tablets in the wild running new iPhone OS
25. January 2010
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With Apple’s Tablet announcement about 48 hours away, a mobile app analytics company called Flurry is reporting that they’ve seen evidence of Apple’s tablet show up in their data logs, running the as-of-yet unreleased iPhone OS 3.2. Using Flurry Analytics, the company identified approximately 50 devices that match the characteristics of Apple’s rumored tablet device. […]
Continue reading...Report: New York Times working with Apple in Cupertino for upcoming Tablet app
25. January 2010
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In a write-up on how the upcoming Apple Tablet will “write the next chapter in publishing”, the Los Angeles Times reports that the New York Times has been working closely with Apple to develop a largescale version of the iconic paper for Apple’s latest and greatest device. Apple has been slowly amassing digital reading material […]
Continue reading...Earthquake victim uses iPhone app to survive and apply first-aid
25. January 2010
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A Colorado Springs man who was trapped under a load of rubble following last week’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Haiti was able to use a first-aid app on his iPhone to treat his wounds, giving him enough of a window to survive until he was finally rescued. Trapped under the collapsed Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on the Apple Tablet: “This will be the most important thing I’ve ever done”
25. January 2010
Just when you think the hype machine behind the Apple Tablet can’t get any higher, TechCrunch comes along and writes that Steve Jobs, in reference to the Tablet, stated to a number of confidantes – “This will be the most important thing I’ve ever done.” Senior Apple execs and friends of Jobs are telling people […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple to announce end of iPhone/AT&T exclusivity on January 27th
24. January 2010
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Citing an inside source, presumably at AT&T, HotHardWire is reporting that Apple on January 27th will announce the end of their exclusive relationship with AT&T. Supposedly, the bandwidth problems posed by data hungry iPhone users has caused AT&T so much grief, that they are no longer even fighting to keep the iPhone as an AT&T […]
Continue reading...The importance of realism in UI Design
24. January 2010
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A solid and enjoyable piece by Lukas Mathis on the importance of realism in UI design. A breezy and enlightening read on a Sunday afternoon.
Continue reading...Andy Ihnatko on the Nexus One
24. January 2010
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Chicago Sun-Times columnist and MacBreak weekly mainstay Andy Ihnatko recently penned a review of the Google Nexus One. As with every other “iPhone killer” to come down the pipeline, Ihnatko found the Nexus One to be the best of the Android bunch, but far from a true threat to the iPhone. Here are a few […]
Continue reading...Despite growing rivalry, Google CEO Eric Schmidt still has a special place for Apple in his heart
23. January 2010
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Following a report that Apple is considering making Microsoft’s Bing the default search engine on the iPhone, Jim Goldman, citing a source familiar with the situation, said that Steve Jobs hates Google CEO, and former Apple board member, Eric Schmidt. And given Apple and Google’s growing rivalry over the past few months, this shouldn’t come […]
Continue reading...Vodafone moves 100,000 iPhones in just 8 days
22. January 2010
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Vodafone just announced that in the first 8 days since it began selling the iPhone in the UK, it has already sold over 100,000 units. Impressively, over 50,000 iPhones were sold on the first day of sale, with another 50,000 sold during the next 7 days. Vodafone’s UK CEO Guy Laurence commented on his company’s auspicious […]
Continue reading...Steve Ballmer signs a MacBook Pro [Video]
22. January 2010
Check out this video of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer autographing a MacBook Pro at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tenessee. Say what you will about Ballmer (he’s crazy, a bad CEO), but he seems to have a good sense of humor about things. Ballmer comically signed the MacBook Pro with a note stating, “Need a […]
Continue reading...Apple in talks with McGraw-Hill and Hachette to provide titles for Apple Tablet
22. January 2010
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You know, we’re gonna look pretty stupid once Apple comes out with a tablet device and calls it something like the iSlate or iPad, all the while we’ve been referring to it as the Apple Tablet for months. But we digress.. The tablet rumors used to trickle down like a leaky faucet, but now they’re […]
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25. January 2010
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