Archive | May, 2010
Apple exploring deeper Facebook integration in iPhone OS 4
Citing a plugged-in source in the mobile industry, Dan Frommer of Business Insider reports that Apple is planning to integrate a number of Facebook features into its upcoming iPhone OS 4 update. The features, if indeed on Apple’s agenda, would most likely be introduced at this year’s WWDC event scheduled to kick off on June […]
Continue reading...Adobe addresses Apple in new ad campaign as Adobe co-founders publish open letter
13. May 2010
Unless Adobe releases some sort of magical version of Flash that all of a sudden runs swimmingly on mobile devices, you can bet your bottom dollar that Apple will never support it on the iPhone or the iPad. Hell, even if mobile Flash becomes robust and extremely popular, Apple will still probably choose not to support […]
Continue reading...“Lots and lots of blogs does not replace lots and lots of sales.”
13. May 2010
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison explains that the $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun was a talent grab, and in no way an effort snatch up the “vision” of Sun CEO, and regular blogger, Jonathan Schwartz. The underlying engineering teams are so good, but the direction they got was so astonishingly bad that even they couldn’t succeed. […]
Continue reading...Apple unveils new iPad commercial, pays tribute to the Newton in the process
13. May 2010
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Apple on Wednesday night unveiled a brand new iPad ad titled, “What is iPad?” Dare we say that it’s by far the best iPad ad to date. Quick shots, vibrant color, and a great tagline to finish things off – “It’s already a revolution, and it’s only just begun.” Not only is the commercial great, […]
Continue reading...Report: Pegatron tapped as manufacturer of CDMA iPhone
12. May 2010
Wow, these iPhone/CDMA/Verizon rumors just won’t quit, will they? Electronista reports: Pegatron has been contracted to make a CDMA iPhone, insiders claimed today. The scoop is short but would have the ASUS manufacturing arm building phones that would likely go to Verizon and possibly other carriers as well. A deal would help Pegatron take off as a major […]
Continue reading...HTC countersues Apple, seeks import ban on all iPhones and iPods
12. May 2010
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In early March, Apple sued HTC for infringing on 20 of its patents which cover everything from the iPhone UI to the iPhone’s core OS. At the same time, Apple also filed a complaint with the ITC seeking a ruling which would effectively prohibit the import of infringing HTC products. In early April, the ITC […]
Continue reading...Video of the next-gen iPhone 4G
12. May 2010
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Check out this video of the next-gen iPhone 4G, coming from the same source that leaked the photos we posted earlier. Nothing much to see here as attempts to connect the phone to iTunes were fruitless. Nevertheless, enjoy,
Continue reading...Google/AdMob deal may be saved by Apple’s iAd platform
12. May 2010
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The New York Times is reporting the FTC’s investigation into Google’s acquisition of AdMob has been extended for two weeks so that the agency can more accurately gauge the effect of Apple’s purchase of the mobile ad firm Quattro along with the upcoming rollout of Apple’s iAd platform. According to several people briefed on the […]
Continue reading...Another Foxconn employee commits suicide
12. May 2010
Last July, a Foxconn employee committed suicided after reportedly losing one of the 16 iPhone prototypes he was responsible for. Foxconn is one of the largest manufacturers of consumer electronics, and churns out many of Apple’s more popular products along with a number of other well-known devices such as the Nintendo Wii and Amazon’s Kindle. […]
Continue reading...Another iPhone 4G prototype leaks onto the web
12. May 2010
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Just after we post an article detailing how Jobs is back in the swing of things comes a report which can’t be good for his health. Believe it or not, but more photos of the next-gen iPhone 4G have leaked onto the web, this time courtesy of a poster in the Vietnamese forum Taoviet.vn. MacRumors […]
Continue reading...One year after his liver transplant, Steve Jobs is back in the mix
12. May 2010
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In January of 2009, Apple announced that CEO Steve Jobs would be taking a 6-month leave of absense to focus more fully on health issues that had noticably caused Apple’s co-founder to lose a significant amount of weight. A few months later, Jobs was off in Memphis, Tennessee at Methodist University Hospital where he underwent […]
Continue reading...Verizon working with Google to develop Android Tablet
12. May 2010
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon is working together with Google to develop a tablet running on Google’s Android OS. Speaking to the Journal, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam stated: What do we think the next big wave of opportunities are? We’re working on tablets together, for example. We’re looking at all the things […]
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13. May 2010
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