Archive | April, 2010
Gray Powell was “devastated” after misplacing iPhone prototype
Overall, it’s been a good and bad week for Gizmodo. On the plus side, they can now lay claim to one of the biggest gadget leaks in tech history. Their detailing of the upcoming iPhone 4G months before its release not only seeped into the mainstream media, but also resulted in an unprecedented number of […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs email: “Life is fragile”
23. April 2010
In late March, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage with Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Lucile Packard’s Children’s Hospital to help drum up support for a proposed bill in California that would require individuals receiving their license to indicate whether or not they would like to be organ donors. As it stands now, drivers in California have to […]
Continue reading...Ryan Block on the Gizmodo/iPhone fiasco – are we overreacting?
23. April 2010
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Ryan Block, former editor-in-chief of Engadget provides a balanced opinion on what he calls the “greatest gadget scoop” he’s ever seen. Without getting into my own interpretation of the (supposed) events that led to the greatest gadget scoop I’ve ever seen — and whether it was indeed ill-gotten — I think it bears noting that […]
Continue reading...Nokia shares drop as company still lacks high-end smartphone competitor
23. April 2010
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Nokia shares dropped nearly 15% this week after the Finnish handset maker released earnings that, despite increasing from the same quarter a year-ago, failed to meet analyst expectations. For the first quarter of 2010, Nokia announced earnings of $0.09 a share on revenue of $465 million, a marked increase from the $160 million in revenue […]
Continue reading...How Apple concealed the iPhone 4G in a modified iPhone 3G case [Video]
23. April 2010
For as secretive a company as Apple is, there’s no getting around the fact that prototype iPhones need to be thoroughly field tested to ensure a modicum of bugs and network glitches. Pre-release iPhones also need to be well-disguised so that field testers can go about their business in complete anonymity. The solution? A custom […]
Continue reading...David Letterman tries, and fails, to make fun of the leaked iPhone 4G
22. April 2010
What the hell is David Letterman still doing on television? Dude just isn’t funny, and watching him try to make a joke is nothing short of painful. Yesterday, Letterman tried to cash in on the leaked iPhone 4G story with a typically bland top-10 list whose topic was, “Top 10 excuses for the guy who […]
Continue reading...ARM Holdings CEO dispels Apple buyout rumors
22. April 2010
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In light of yesterday’s rumor that Apple was considering a mammoth $8 billion acquisition of ARM Holdings, which sent shares of ARM through the roof, company CEO Warren East told the Guardian today that the utility of such a deal would be minimal, if not downright pointless. Exciting though it is to have the share […]
Continue reading...99 year old lady uses an iPad, calls it “addicting” [Video]
22. April 2010
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When you get to be the ripe old age of 99, are you a woman, or a lady? Hmmm, we’ll go with lady. Regardless, this video of 99 year old Virginia Campbell using her first computer, an iPad no less, is pretty neat. She’s reportedly read 2 books on the device thus far while writing […]
Continue reading...Hulu prepping $9.95 subscription service for May 24, iPad app to follow?
22. April 2010
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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Hulu is putting the final touches on a new subscription service that TV networks hope will bring in another stream of revenue to go along with Hulu’s current advertising based model. According to people familiar with the company’s plans, the Hulu that we all know and love will […]
Continue reading...Prototype iPhone obtained by Gizmodo was late pre-production model
22. April 2010
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Well, we sure hope you liked the leaked photos of the next-gen iPhone, because the device obtained by Gizmodo appears to be what the next iteration of the iPhone will look like when it presumably goes on sale later this summer. Even when it was clear that the leaked photos of the iPhone 4G were […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs personally approves employees allowed to carry pre-release iPhones off campus
22. April 2010
When word first broke that Gizmodo had a next-gen iPhone in their possession, a lot of people initially questioned the veracity of the story, or at least Gizmodo’s explanation as to how they acquired the device. After all, why would the notoriously secretive Apple entrust one of its most closely guarded prototypes to a 27 […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple considering purchase of ARM holdings
21. April 2010
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There are rumors, and then there are doozy’s. This one’s a doozy. The London Evening Standard reported late Wednesday night that there is speculation that Apple is considering purchasing ARM Holdings, the Cambridge-based company that licenses the chip designs for almost any mobile product you can think of – iPhones, iPods, Blackberries, HTC phones, Nokia […]
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23. April 2010
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