Archive | December, 2010
National Organization for Marriage calls Steve Jobs “Big Brother”
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 […]
Continue reading...Apple legal now goes after eBay auctions of Steve Jobs figurine
21. December 2010
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]
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22. December 2010
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