Archive | December 21st, 2010
Apple legal now goes after eBay auctions of Steve Jobs figurine
Apple’s legal team just won’t let up. Now comes word via AppleInsider that the company contacted eBay to ask, or shall we say ‘demand’, that the online auction site cancel any pending auctions involving what is now becoming an infamous Steve Jobs figurine. After initially sending a cease and desist letter to MIC Gadget who […]
Continue reading...Google asks hardware partners to hold off on Google TV at CES 2011
21. December 2010
Comments Off on Google asks hardware partners to hold off on Google TV at CES 2011
You might say it’s becoming a pattern, but it appears that Google has bitten off more than it can chew. Again. The latest story invovles Google TV, Google’s well-intentioned yet poorly executed effort to improve the way users experience and watch Television. Already beseiged by TV Studios unwilling to make certain content available on Google […]
Continue reading...Motorola hypes up upcoming tablet, criticizes iPad for being a “giant iPhone”
21. December 2010
Comments Off on Motorola hypes up upcoming tablet, criticizes iPad for being a “giant iPhone”
In an effort to hype up (and we use the word loosely) the CES 2011 unveiling of their upcoming Android tablet (rumored to run Android 3.0), Motorola released a video teaser chronicling the evolution of the tablet, comically going all the way back to the Egyptian Hieroglyphic Tablet. With each successive tablet, the video explains […]
Continue reading...Apple releases 6 free books on iOS development on the iBookstore
21. December 2010
Comments Off on Apple releases 6 free books on iOS development on the iBookstore
If you’re an iOS developer looking to shore up your skills, or an aspiring developer looking to get into the game, Apple has an early Christmas present for you. On Monday Apple published 6 different books on iOS and Mac OS X development and made them available for free on the iBookstore. Well before you […]
Continue reading...Apple TV sales to hit 1 million units this week
21. December 2010
Comments Off on Apple TV sales to hit 1 million units this week
It’s like Steve Jobs likes to say – when a company sells a lot of a certain product, they have no problem announcing their sales figures. That said, Jobs has taken Amazon to task in the past for touting impressive Kindle sales without divulging specific details. Likewise, Apple hasn’t been entirely forthright in the past […]
Continue reading...China completely sold out of the iPhone 4
21. December 2010
Comments Off on China completely sold out of the iPhone 4
Apparently you just can’t beat the real thing. Despite a rightfully deserved reputation as a place overflowing with counterfeit and knockoff iPhones, the legit iPhone 4 is selling like hotcakes in the land of Yao. The iPhone originally went on sale on September 25th in China and generated long lines at both Apple retail stores […]
Continue reading...Rovio releases Angry Birds HD 1.5, 15 new levels
21. December 2010
Comments Off on Rovio releases Angry Birds HD 1.5, 15 new levels
The cat’s already out of the bag. I’m an Angry Birds addict. Luckily, my nights as a hermit recently came to a joyous conclusion having defeated the last of all the missions on that pesky and frustratingly addictive iPhone app. But alas, I spoke too soon! For you see, Rovio recently released Angry Birds HD […]
Continue reading...Apple posts new holiday themed iPhone 4 commercial – “Under the Covers”
21. December 2010
Comments Off on Apple posts new holiday themed iPhone 4 commercial – “Under the Covers”
Going back to its roots, Apple on Monday releaesd a brand new iPhone 4 commercial focusing on the device’s highly heralded FaceTime video chat feature with a Dad dressed up as Santa talking to his son. Cute.
Continue reading...
21. December 2010
Comments Off on Apple legal now goes after eBay auctions of Steve Jobs figurine