Archive | September, 2010
A Falcon nosedives at 150mph with a camera attached to its body [Video]
This has nothing to do with Apple but is too cool to pass up. Check out what it’s like to fly, swerve, maneuver, and nosedive like a Falcon from the bird’s point of view. Unbelievable. Scientists examining these images have concluding that no aircraft invented comes anywhere close. The type of birds in the video […]
Continue reading...Apple prepping Newspaper subscription plan via the iPad – Report
19. September 2010
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The iPad hasn’t quite yet saved the starving publishing industry like initially imagined, but Apple apparently still has a few tricks up its sleeve. According to a recent report in the Mercury News, Apple might soon announce a new iPad subscription plan for newspapers where it will reportedly take a 30% cut of all subscriptions […]
Continue reading...Is Facebook secretly building a phone?
19. September 2010
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That’s what Michael Arrington of TechCrunch is asserting. Facebook is building a mobile phone, says a source who has knowledge of the project. Or rather, they’re building the software for the phone and working with a third party to actually build the hardware… It was a little less than a year ago that we broke […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs is a Ninja, and then he’s not
19. September 2010
A pretty wacky story emerged last week, and if it hadn’t been sourced from Bloomberg, no one might have believed it. Citing a Japanese magazine called SPA!, Bloomberg reported that Steve Jobs, while vacationing in Japan with his family, had attempted to board his private plane carrying Ninja Stars he purchased in the country. As […]
Continue reading...Warner Brothers CEO fears $0.99 TV episode rentals will chip away at full season sales
17. September 2010
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With the amount of control Apple wields over music with its iTunse/iPod combo, it’s understandable that Television networks are wary of jumping into bed with Apple. Recently, Steve Jobs announced $0.99 Television episode rentals from iTunes but noted that available shows will, for the time being, only be available from Fox and ABC. While Jobs […]
Continue reading...Best Buy CEO – iPad cannibalizing notebook PC sales by as much as 50%
17. September 2010
Apple released the iPad into a marketplace that had notoriously been unwelcoming to all previous tablet devices. Though Apple scored hits with the devices like the iPod and iPhone, the potential for success with the iPad was particularly questionable given that no one was quite sure whether there was a market for such a device […]
Continue reading...Apple stock closes at all-time high of 276.57
16. September 2010
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Apple stock today closed at $276.57 a share, marking an all-time closing high for the stock. Related: Analyst anticipates AAPL shares might hit $400 by early 2011 via 9to5Mac
Continue reading...AT&T eyeing LTE launch for mid-2011
16. September 2010
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FierceWireless reports: AT&T Mobility will launch commercial LTE service by mid-2011, and will cover between 70 million and 75 million POPs by the end of next year, a top executive said. Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference, AT&T Operations CEO John Stankey said the company is actively […]
Continue reading...Yahoo! CEO says iAds will “fall apart”
16. September 2010
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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz opines on why she feels Apple’s iAd initiative will fall flat. “That’s going to fall apart for them,” Bartz said, “Advertisers are not going to have that type of control over them. Apple wants total control over those ads.” A few weeks back, we reportedthat Apple’s thirst for complete control over […]
Continue reading...AutoCAD for OS X promo video
16. September 2010
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In late August, Autodesk announced that it would soon be bringing its AutoCAD design software to the Mac for the first time in almost 20 years. The software is scheduled to ship by October, and you can check out a nifty promo video of AutoCAD for OS X below.
Continue reading...A closer look at Foxconn CEO Terry Gou; his thoughts on employee suicides and doing business with Apple
15. September 2010
If you look at the back of any iPod or iPhone, you’ll see a small imprint that reads, “Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China.” Specifically, many of Apple’s products are manufactured by Foxconn, a Taiwanese based company with a workforce that numbers in the hundreds of thousands. Earlier this year, Foxconn was unwillingly […]
Continue reading...Turn your iPhone into a 45x Microscope for $11
15. September 2010
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Now this is a do-it-yourself project that you can actually do yourself. The camera on the iPhone 4 is absolutely remarkable, but why not make a great camera that much more powerful? Case in point: For just $11 you can purchase an SE Mini 45x Microscope with an illuminator from Amazon, hook it up to […]
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20. September 2010
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