Archive | December 22nd, 2010
Camera + app allowed back into iTunes after 4 month hiatus
This past August, Apple removed an iPhone app called Camera + from iTunes after the apps developers attempted to get around Apple’s app store guidelines by adding a hidden feature wherein users could take photos with the iPhone’s volume keys. Notably, a previous iteration of the app with the same functionality, albeit overt, had previously been rejected […]
Continue reading...National Organization for Marriage calls Steve Jobs “Big Brother”
22. December 2010
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After an app created by the National Organization for Marriage was booted from the app store for being “offensive to large groups of people”, the organization decided to strike back, so to speak, with the following video which could easily pass as an Onion production. They also issued a press release, which reads in part: […]
Continue reading...“World Lens” iPhone app translates from Spanish to English via augmented reality.. sort of
22. December 2010
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Imagine holding your iPhone up to a sign written in Spanish and instantly having it translated back to you in English. Magic, right? Well that’s what the recently released “Word Lens” app purports to do. The video demo below is awe-inspiring, but a perusal of user reviews on iTunes reveals a slew of user complaints. […]
Continue reading...Despite efforts from Amazon, iTunes remains the king of digital downloads
22. December 2010
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Apple scored a Coup d’état recently when they struck an exclusive deal with EMI to sell the entire Beatles catalog of music on iTunes well into 2011. The long-awaited announcement was just the latest chess move in the ongoing battle between Amazon and Apple for digital download supremacy. Well, let’s be clear. It’s not so much […]
Continue reading...Why Gene Munster thinks Apple shares will hit $1,000 within 5 years
22. December 2010
Over the past few weeks, shares of Apple have been on a tear. We seemingly can’t go a week without Apple’s stock price hitting new intraday and closing highs. Just this past Tuesday, shares of Apple closed at 324.20, a new closing high. Yet even with such a high stock price, Apple remains a relatively […]
Continue reading...Original Apple Lisa 1 sells for $15,000 on eBay
22. December 2010
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Earlier this week, an original and purportedly functioning Apple Lisa I computer went up on eBay. There’s no way to tell if the winning bid is legit or not, but the screenshot below indicates that someone did, in fact, it was worth it to shell out $15,000 for this piece of Apple and computing history. […]
Continue reading...Apple looking to expand iOS navigation software team
22. December 2010
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AppleInsider directs us to new job postings from Apple which suggest that the folks in Cupertino are looking to add some navigation software experts to their iOS team. “Seize this ground floor opportunity to help us build the world’s best hosted platforms at massive scale,” it reads. Apple seeks job candidates with “valuable knowledge” related […]
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22. December 2010
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