Archive | November, 2010
iPhone 5 features unveiled! [Comic]
The iPhone 4 by all accounts is headed to Verizon in early 2011, but come summertime, Apple will no doubt unveil the 5th iteration of the iPhone since the original first took the smartphone market by storm in 2007. So what features will this magical device have? An RFID reader? Mobile payment options? It’s still […]
Continue reading...CD album sales fell over 52% in last 9 years
10. November 2010
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With the rise of iTunes and fast proliferation of digital downloads, brick and mortar music outlets have been struggling to stay relevant while CD sales continue to decline. That, of course, isn’t too surprising, or even news really, but the following blurb colors just how fast CDs appear to be becoming a vestige from the […]
Continue reading...Google gives employees $1,000 bonus along with 10% raise for 2011
10. November 2010
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With the holidays upon us, Google is apparently swimming in so much advertising cash you almost imagine their main lobby looks like Scrooge McDuck’s swimming pool. BusinessInsider is reportingthat all Google employees will receive $1,000 in cold hard cash as a “holiday bonus”. With approximately 20,000 employees, that amounts to $20 million. Not exactly chump […]
Continue reading...RIM looks to price its PlayBook tablet below the iPad
10. November 2010
Where Apple goes, the tech minions will follow. In the three years since the iPhone debuted, Apple’s revolutionary smartphone has become the de-facto form factor for nearly all smartphones while simultaneously influencing the functionality and software handset makers put into their products. In a similar vein, Apple’s iPad stormed out of the gate with a […]
Continue reading...Make sweet harmony with Smule’s new Magic Fiddle iPad App
9. November 2010
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Make no mistake about it, Smule has the music category for iOS devices on lockdown. From Ocarina to the popular T-Pain app, Smule is constantly pushing the envelope and coming up with creative and exciting ways to create and experience music on Apple’s line of iOS devices. Their most recent creation is called “Magic Fiddle”, […]
Continue reading...Apple to release iOS 4.2 this Friday, along with updates to OS X and iTunes
9. November 2010
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Citing an inside source at AT&T, MacStories is reporting that Apple will release iOS 4.2 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch this coming Friday at 10AM. Also of note is that Apple may also release an update to iTunes and OS X (10.6.5). Many users expected iOS 4.2 to be available today: iOS 4.2, however, […]
Continue reading...Apple acquires Wi-Gear, maker of acclaimed iMuffs A2DP stereo headphones
9. November 2010
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9to5Mac is reportingthat Apple, two months ago, acquired Wi-Gear, a boutique design company well regarded for their line of A2DP stereo headphones dubbed iMuffs. Based out of San Francisco, Wi-Gear not only manufacturedheadphones but also designed a Bluetooth 2.0 adapter for older iOS devices that don’t support Bluetooth 2.0. The sum payed by Apple for […]
Continue reading...Verizon airs first iPad commercial
9. November 2010
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In late October Apple announced that Verizon would begin selling wi-fi models of the iPad. Despite the lack of 3G, Verizon is offering an iPad+Mifi 2200 mobile hotspot bundle at the same pricepoints as the iPad 3G via AT&T. Users, of course, can also choose to purchase a wi-fi iPad from Verizon unbundled. Yesterday, Verizon unveiled […]
Continue reading...Does the real money in mobile reside with in-app purchases?
9. November 2010
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While mobile advertising remains a burgeoning business with billions of dollars in play, new data from Flurry suggests that the real money in mobile may be in-app purchases. The chart below tracks advertising revenue vs. revenue derived from the sale of virtual goods across iOS devices. Note that because Android still doesn’t support in-app purchases […]
Continue reading...Find iOS apps in a jiffy with “App of the Day”
9. November 2010
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In the spirit of Google Instant Search, which has since been emulated in countless ways on a number of other websites, App of the Day is a super quick way to find apps on the iTunes App Store.
Continue reading...Why Google won’t be buying Twitter
9. November 2010
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An interesting blurb in light of the recent rumor that both Apple and Google are engaged in high-level talks with mobile payment startup BOKU. One former senior executive at Google says that Google never buys anything unless it thinks it’s going to be made to look stupid by allowing someone else to buy it first. […]
Continue reading...When a MacBook Air hooks up with some M1000 dynamite [Video]
8. November 2010
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When introducing the new MacBook Airs, Apple CEO Steve Jobs described the new design as what might result if an iPad and MacBook hooked up. Well now we see what happens when a new MacBook Air hooks up with a piece of M1000 dynamite. The result? A trip straight to juvie. via Break
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10. November 2010
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