Archive | June, 2010
Why iPhone 3G owners can’t change their iPhone background with iOS 4
If you own an iPhone 3G and happened to update to iOS 4 earlier today, you were probably already aware that you wouldn’t have access to all of the OS’s new features, such as multitasking. What you probably weren’t aware of, however, was that you also wouldn’t be able to change the iPhone background to […]
Continue reading...Gene Munster raises stock target on Apple shares to $348
21. June 2010
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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster issued a note to investors last Wednesday upping his target price for Apple shares to $348, up from a previous target of $330. Regarding the iPhone, Munster now expects Apple to sell 9.5 million units in the June quarter alone, up from a previous estimate of 8.5 million units.
Continue reading...Palm confused about the delay in porting Flash over to WebOS
21. June 2010
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Electronista reports: Adobe hasn’t given any signs that it’s close to porting Flash to webOS, Palm said in an AT&T online app development seminar on Thursday. When asked about the multiple delays, a representative said that Palm didn’t ‘know what the hold-up is’ with getting it ready. Adobe itself hasn’t commented on the state of the […]
Continue reading...Does Steve Jobs actually love buttons?
21. June 2010
When Jobs first unveiled Apple’s white Front Row remote control in 2005, he used a Keynote slide to compare it to a large remote with well over 40 buttons. “I don’t know that there’s ever been a slide that captures what Apple’s about as much as this one,” Jobs quipped. You can make a strong […]
Continue reading...Wasting no time, Pandora update adds multitasking support
21. June 2010
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Well that was quick. iOS 4 is barely hot off the press and Pandora has already issued an update to its popular music streaming app with support for multitasking. Pandora keeps playing after you press press the home button. You can go surf the web or use Facebook and the music won’t stop. (Available only […]
Continue reading...iOS 4 for the iPhone and iPod Touch now available for download
21. June 2010
Right on schedule, and a few days before the iPhone 4 drops, Apple released iOS 4 this afternoon. The latest update to Apple’s mobile OS brings with it over 100 new enhancements, with multitasking and unified mail being a few of the more anticipated features. If you want to download the update, simply hook up your […]
Continue reading...Toshiba unveils the Libretto W100, a netbook with two touchscreens
21. June 2010
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Toshiba earlier today announced the Libretto W100, a netbook sporting two touchscreens that some critics assert might challenge the iPad. Toshiba’s latest creation runs Windows 7 and there’s been no word on an official pricepoint yet (though rumors point to $1000). That said, we don’t think Apple has anything to worry about. Check out specs […]
Continue reading...NPR CEO Vivian Schiller: “I would never bet against Apple”
21. June 2010
At last week’s Big Money Untethered conference, a number of big name publishers and business leaders converged to discuss the fast changing world of digital media. Naturally, one of the hot button topics was the iPad and its influence on the publishing world, for better or worse. TechCrunch was lucky enough to get a few […]
Continue reading...iAds begin to appear on the App Store
21. June 2010
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iAds aren’t scheduled to go live until July 1, but iLounge is reporting that apps supporting Apple’s upcoming ad platform are already sporting iAd placeholders. Avantar, developer of mobile search applications such as OneTap Movies, Showtimes, Munch and Yellow Pages, has updated several of its applications integrating the new mobile advertising platform.
Continue reading...FaceTime video calls won’t eat up carrier minutes – Report
21. June 2010
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With all the bad news surrounding iPhone pre-order fiascos, and more recently, cancelled iPhone pre-orders, it’s nice to finally have something good to report. Apple’s new mobile video-chat feature, dubbed FaceTime, is one of the key selling points on the new iPhone 4, and now comes word that using the feature won’t count against a […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4 reservations are also trending upward
20. June 2010
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Watch out iPhone pre-orders, you’re not the only game in town. Also making a strong showing last week were the number of people who made iPhone 4 reservations to pick up the device in-store. Boy Genius Report was able to obtain a breakdown on iPhone 4 reservations across three retail stores. A “large” New York […]
Continue reading...TiPb posts exhaustive overview of new features in iOS 4
20. June 2010
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With iOS 4 dropping tomorrow, Rene Ritchie of TiPb has an exhaustive overview of all the new features users can expect to find in the latest iteration of Apple’s mobile OS. The total number of changes, improvements, and tweaks is extensive, and while everyone is familiar with the big boys like multitasking, some especially exciting […]
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21. June 2010
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