Archive | May 28th, 2010
Analyst: WWDC to showcase web based version of iTunes along with Mac refresh
Digital Daily reports on a rumor that WWDC may see a web based version of iTunes along with a Mac refresh. In an inspired bit of entrail reading this morning, Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu says Apple (AAPL) may have a libretto of big WWDC announcements. “Other announcements we are picking up that could potentially […]
Continue reading...Mozilla to release Firefox iPhone app
28. May 2010
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Following in the footsteps of Opera, Mozilla announced earlier this week plans to come out with an iPhone version of its once mighty web browser, Firefox. We have been working on an application for the iPhone based on the Firefox Sync (formerly Weave Sync) technology. The app is called Firefox Home, and it gives iPhone users […]
Continue reading...You heard of the iPad? Now check out the iPed
28. May 2010
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Accompanying the launch of the iPad in Japan this past Thursday was the release of a knockoff affectionately known as the iPed in Shenzhen, China. Now if that name sounds familiar, it’s because that’s where the Foxconn plant is located. Foxconn, of course, manufactures a bevy of products for Apple and has been in the […]
Continue reading...J Allard’s farewell email to Microsoft colleagues
28. May 2010
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J Allard’s farewell email to Microsoft colleagues reads in part: In response to the curiosity, no chairs were thrown, no ultimatums served, I am not moving to Cupertino or Mountain View, I did not take a courier job and I require no assistance finding the door. I do know that I’m going to help a […]
Continue reading...iPads At Large: 3G Options For The Wifi Only iPad
28. May 2010
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This is a guest post by D. Salmons from TestFreaks. So, you have a nifty new iPad, but you don’t have the 3G model. However, you really want to be able to get online when you are out and about, and a carefully constructed map of available Wifi hotspots just won’t give you the coverage you […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs, a Powermac G5, and “Premature Specification”
28. May 2010
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In late June of 2003, Apple goofed when it posted the specs for its upcoming Powermac G5 up on its website a few days ahead of schedule. So when WWDC finally rolled around a few days later, Steve Jobs had a little bit of fun with the “leak” and noted that, inside Apple, they were now referring […]
Continue reading...Upcoming Apple TV: iPhone OS, Cloud Storage, 1080P HD, $99
28. May 2010
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Just one week after Google announced its Google TV initiative comes word via Engadget that Apple hasn’t forgotten about its favorite hobby, the Apple TV. And not only that, it appears that Apple is ready to transform the Apple TV from an expensive and arguably limited device into a $99 powerhouse. Here’s the scoop. A tipster […]
Continue reading...Report: iPhone to hit Verizon as early as November
28. May 2010
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The Street points us to a research note from analyst Ashok Kumar who anticipates a CDMA version of the iPhone hitting stores as early as November, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Apple has asked its supply and manufacturing partners to prepare for a production rate of 4 million iPhones a month by […]
Continue reading...Apple’s market cap surpasses Microsoft, Apple now only trails Exxon Mobil
28. May 2010
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Earlier this week, Apple’s market cap surpassed Microsoft’s, making it the second largest corporation in the US behind Exxon. 9 to 5 Mac came up with the snazzy chart below which measures Apple and Microsoft’s stock performance under a progression of CEOs. As you can tell, Microsoft started taking a dive almost right when Steve […]
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28. May 2010
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