Archive | September 27th, 2010
Apple gets disproportionate amount of attention from tech media
There’s no shortage of Apple related websites on the web. You’ve got sites dedicated to rumors, news, gaming, history, and a slew of other niches. Meanwhile, if you want to find a similar ecosystem of websites and blogs dedicated to companies like Dell and HP, you’re in for quite a disappointment. In light of that, […]
Continue reading...Amidst 200,000 pre-orders, China Unicom struggling to meet iPhone 4 demand
27. September 2010
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This past weekend, the iPhone 4 debuted in China to thousands of Apple fans who couldn’t wait to get their hands on Apple’s new toy, antenna issues be damned. China Unicom, which for now is the exclusive iPhone carrier in China, noted that it had already processed 50,000 iPhone 4 pre-orders leading up to this […]
Continue reading...iAds on target to take 21% of mobile ad market this year; Google’s share poised to drop
27. September 2010
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It’s hard to know, exactly, just how successful Apple’s foray into mobile advertising is going thus far. On one hand, Apple has been able to ink deals with top companies such as Campbell Soup and Nissan, and indeed, some advertisers are reporting much higher than average user interaction with Apple’s more engaging iAds. Yet still, […]
Continue reading...UK Med School to hand out iPhones to students
27. September 2010
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Leeds University announced plans to give its fourth and fifth year medical students iPhone 3GSs to help them access progress files, assessment modules, and other pertinent course and patient information on the go. All told, over 520 med students will be given iPhones and Leeds notes that it’s the first medical school to institute such […]
Continue reading...European FaceTime ads strike emotional chord without using any dialogue
27. September 2010
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With Louis Armstrong’s “When You’re Smiling” as the backdrop, Apple’s FaceTime ads strike an emotional chord by showing how the iPhone 4 can help bring people together even when circumstances put them in different cities. Below are FaceTime ads making the rounds in Europe and not for broadcast here in the US. The commercials follow […]
Continue reading...Is Apple ignoring its professional users for the same of the average consumer?
27. September 2010
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Is Apple ignoring its loyal cadre of professional users? Brook Willard seems to think so. In a long write up from this past July, Willard writes in part: For the sake of argument, there are two types of users of Apple’s professional lineup. First, there are the users that I will shamelessly lump into “Group […]
Continue reading...Justice Department puts an end to non-solicitation agreements for Apple and co.
27. September 2010
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The Justice Department on Friday announced that it reached a settlement with Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit, and Pixar that effectively precludes them from entering into non-solicitation agreements with one another. Not too long ago, it came to light that Apple and Google, for example, had both agreed not to poach one another’s employees. As […]
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27. September 2010
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