Archive | October, 2010
Goldman Sachs takes Microsoft off of their “buy list”, lowers stock target down to $28
With Windows Phone 7 devices set to hit the market in just a short while, it’s do or die time for Microsoft and their efforts to re-establish a foothold in a smartphone market where they now find themselves on the outside looking in. But even so, Microsoft’s revenues and profits continue to grow. Apparently, though, […]
Continue reading...New Apple ad highlights iPhone 4’s Retina Display
5. October 2010
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After focusing exclusively on FaceTime, Apple’s new iPhone ad takes things in a different, and welcome, direction by touting the iPhone 4’s Retina Display.
Continue reading...Netflix app update adds support for video out for iPhone 4 and 4th gen iPod Touch
5. October 2010
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Rejoice Netflix users. A recent update to the Netflix app for the iPhone 4 and most recent iPod Touch now includes support for video out. via 9to5Mac
Continue reading...Who’s suing who in Mobile – [Graphic]
5. October 2010
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With Microsoft now suing Motorola for patent infringement over its use of Google’s Android OS, the mobile landscape seems as littered with lawsuits as ever before. The chart below, courtesy of the Guardian, provides a handy visual chart detailing who’s exactly suing who. While Apple’s legal department is clearly staying busy, the most telling aspect […]
Continue reading...Sharp IS03 to offer 960×640 “Retina Display”, slated for Japan-only launch
5. October 2010
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One of the key selling points of the iPhone 4 is its 960×640 Retina Display, which Apple touts as “the highest resolution ever in a phone.” Now, according to Engadget, the iPhone is about to get some company in that department with the introduction of the Sharp ISO3 which will run on Japan’s KDDI au […]
Continue reading...LG says Android 2.2 “Froyo” not up to snuff for a tablet
5. October 2010
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LG Electronics announced earlier this week that it was abandoning its plans to release a tablet computer running Android 2.2, otherwise known as “Froyo.” “We plan to introduce a tablet that runs on the most reliable Android version,” an LG official explained. “We are in talks with Google to decide on the most suitable version […]
Continue reading...Analyst puts $430 price target on Apple shares; cites promising iPhone and iPad growth
5. October 2010
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Over the past few days, Apple’s share price has steadily retreated from the brink of $300. At the close of trading on Monday, Apple shares were trading at $278.64 (though today it’s up 8 points). This fluctuation is of course part of the natural ebb and flow of the stock market, but in the grand […]
Continue reading...Sintek Photronics spokesman denies sending Apple capacitive touchscreens
5. October 2010
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A few days ago, Digitimes reported that Apple ordered a number of large capacitive touch screens from Sintek for potential use in an upcoming multi-touch iMac. Coupled with the above image of a multi-touch iMac from an Apple patent filing, the rumor seemed to have legs. Or so it seemed. Sintek Photronics spokesman Barry Wu […]
Continue reading...Google acquires BlindType, text input software company
5. October 2010
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Google recently acquired BlindType, a text input company whose software purports to help users type easier and faster. Promising an experience not possible with auto-correct software, BlindType “adjusts” to a user’s typing style and helps translate sloppy typing that would otherwise show up as mumbo jumbo on a user’s device. Moreover, BlindType enables users to […]
Continue reading...Upcoming Microsoft Store at Mall of America is huge, and located directly across from an Apple Store
5. October 2010
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It’s hard to deny that Microsoft’s retail initiative borrows/relies/steals heavily from Apple’s own line of retail stores – from the layout, to the “answer bar”, right down to the materials used. And now apparently Microsoft is creepin’ in on Apple’s retail space in the Mall of America. Check out the video below and peep Microsoft’s […]
Continue reading...Apple paid $1.7 million for less than 1 acre of land for its North Carolina Data Center
5. October 2010
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For the past few months, Apple has been ramping up activity in anticipation of opening up its planned 500,000 square foot data center in North Carolina, one of the largest of its kind in the world. All told, Apple is planning to invest approximately $1 billion into the data center, a dollar amount which easily […]
Continue reading...Actor Tony Curtis buried with his iPhone
5. October 2010
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Well this is an odd bit of news. Recently deceased actor Tony Curtis, who is arguably best remembered for hsi work in the comedic film Some Like it Hot, was buried yesterday with a few notable items accompanying him in his coffin, one of which was his iPhone. MSNBC reports: Actor Tony Curtis was buried […]
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6. October 2010
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