Archive | January, 2010
Microsoft, always aiming for second place
Despite what some people have been saying, Microsoft did little to nothing to steal any of Apple’s tablet thunder when it unveiled a slew of new Tablet PC’s running Windows 7. In fact, Microsoft’s gameplan regarding tablet PC’s exemplifies Redmond’s typical focus on quantity over quality. While outlining Microsoft’s vision of a world filled with […]
Continue reading...Tablet OS to include advanced multitouch gestures along with multitouch version of iWork
9. January 2010
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Apple has been working on a tablet in one form or another for years, and now that Steve Jobs is sufficiently satisfied to release one out into the wild, it’s a good bet that the device will blow users away much like the iPhone did when Jobs first unveiled the iconic smartphone back at Macworld […]
Continue reading...Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein has never used an iPhone
9. January 2010
At CES 2009, Palm stole the show when it showcased the Palm Pre. At last, people thought, a true competitor to the iPhone. Though the Pre hasn’t done much to steal the iPhone’s thunder, it was enough to keep Palm afloat at a time when its days seemed numbered. Spearheading the development of the Palm […]
Continue reading...Keep warm with Pocket Heat for the iPhone? Not bloody likely
9. January 2010
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App developers certainly don’t lack an imagination when it comes to putting up gimmicky and utterly pointless apps up on iTunes. Case in point – an app called Pocket Heat which touts itself as being able to turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a portable heater by running the CPU at maximum capacity. The description […]
Continue reading...CEO of mobile ad firm Quattro Wireless will now be Apple’s VP of mobile advertising
9. January 2010
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Earlier this week, Apple raised the stakes in its ongoing and nascent rivalry with Google when it entered the mobile ad space with its $275 million purchase of Quattro Wireless. As part of the acquisition, Quattro CEO Andrew (otherwise known as Andy) Miller will now take on the role of VP of Apple’s Mobile Advertising […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple Tablet with aluminum casing to ship in Q2 of 2010
8. January 2010
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A new report from Reuters notes the touchscreens and aluminum casings for Apple’s impending tablet have already begun shipping, indicating that the device will eventually launch sometime in the second quarter of 2010. This echos similar reports which anticipate the tablet launching either in late March or early April. AVY Precision Technology Inc, a Taiwanese manufacturer […]
Continue reading...Apple products – A popular choice for thieves
8. January 2010
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Apple products are known for their sleek and elegant design, and you’d be hard pressed to go out in public and not see someone somewhere using either an iPhone, iPod, or MacBook. The unique design of Apple’s products, however, make them highly visible (white headbuds, anyone?) and subsequently an inviting target for thieves. Most recently, a group […]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s lame attempt to preempt Apple with the HP Slate
8. January 2010
When Apple released the iPod and the iPhone, it not only succeeded in markets where others had failed, but managed to essentially set the bar so high that competing companies are still struggling to play catch-up years later. It should therefore come as no surprise that everyone is trying to hop on the tablet bandwagon […]
Continue reading...Apple snatches 16 domains names from domain squatter
8. January 2010
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TechCrunch reports that Apple recently obtained, via a court order, 16 domain names from a domain squatter who used url’s relating to Apple products to drive traffic to websites that sold competing products Specifically, Daniel Bijan, a Los Angeles-based “mega producer, singer, and entrepreneur,” owned 16 domains that Apple wanted. Apple filed a complain to […]
Continue reading...Will the Apple Tablet bring sexy back?
7. January 2010
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Here’s the latest tablet rumor to get you amp’d up for Apple’s January 27th media event. Citing a source who has seen Apple’s tablet OS (but not the actual device), Silicon Alley Insider reports that the UI “has a good bit of new sexy to it.” New sexy, huh? I’m reminded of Puff Daddy’s interesting commercial for Pro-Active […]
Continue reading...Hilarious! Google Nexus One is the perfect “F-you iPhone” Phone [Video]
7. January 2010
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Now this is some comedy nerd gold courtesy of Landline TV.
Continue reading...Report: Qualcomm to supply 3G EV-DO chips for upcoming CDMA iPhone
7. January 2010
TheStreet has a dubious track record when it comes to Apple rumors, and we’ve been so blunt as to call Scott Moritz an idiot before, but the latest report from Moritz and co. is worth noting. Citing Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar, Moritz writes that Qualcomm will provide a 3G EV-DO chip for a CDMA […]
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10. January 2010
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