Archive | April 29th, 2010
The 21 year old who sold the iPhone 4G to Gizmodo – Revealed!
The grizzled face, the devious smile – what you’re looking at, folks, is evil incarnate. Well not really, but given the firestorm of controversy surrounding the ongoing iPhone 4G/Gizmodo story, you might have thought otherwise. As it turns out, the person who sold the iPhone 4G to Giz for $5 grand is just a regular […]
Continue reading...Why the Newton failed, and the iPad is poised for success
29. April 2010
Note the 2 photos above. While familiar in appearance, and arguably similar in function, the two products couldn’t be further apart in terms of their mainstream success. On the left is Apple’s Newton, a handheld PDA adored by geeks that ultimately failed to garner mainstream success. The Newton project was eventually axed by Steve Jobs […]
Continue reading...Pianist Lang Lang plays “Flight of the Bumblebee” on an iPad [Video]
29. April 2010
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Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang recently gave concert goers in San Francisco a little extra bang for their buck when he delivered an encore, not with a piano, but with an iPad. In the video below, Lang plays “The Flight of the Bumblebee” using Smule’s Magic Piano iPad app. via WSJ
Continue reading...Apple’s iAds will be premium priced
29. April 2010
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WSJ reports that Apple has lofty goals in mind with its upcoming iAd platform: Setting a high bar for its debut in the advertising business, Apple Inc. aims to charge close to $1 million for ads on its mobile devices this year and perhaps even more to be among the first, ad executives say. Apple is hitting […]
Continue reading...Daily Show’s Jon Stewart takes on Apple, the iPhone 4G, and Gizmodo
29. April 2010
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As usual, Jon Stewart of the Daily Show delivers the goods with this hilarious segment on the missing iPhone that landed in the lap of Gizmodo and subsequently created a firestorm of controversy. The pertinent portion of the video starts at around 2 minutes in, so forward on, gentle readers. The Daily Show With Jon […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs pens thoughts on Flash
29. April 2010
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Steve Jobs today penned a letter detailing why Apple doesn’t allow Flash on its line of mobile products. Jobs’ arguments aren’t necessarily, but they’re straight from the horses mouth, so take heed, people! “Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial garage. Apple was […]
Continue reading...Russian President Dimitry Medvedev has an iPad
29. April 2010
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TUAW writes: Medvedev had the iPad with him at a recent meeting of the presidium of the State Council, the Council on the Arts, and the Council for Science and Technology. At the retreat, Medvedev expressed his support for electronic book readers, although he told the press that he found paper books “much more pleasant.” […]
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29. April 2010
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