Archive | January 27th, 2011
Egypt shuts off the Internet
Renesys report that Egypt’s attempts to quell rising strife within its borders have taken a disturbing turn: Confirming what a few have reported this evening: in an action unprecedented in Internet history, the Egyptian government appears to have ordered service providers to shut down all international connections to the Internet. Critical European-Asian fiber-optic routes through Egypt […]
Continue reading...Eric Schmidt wasn’t always “in the know” as Google CEO
27. January 2011
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Though Eric Schmidt will no longer be responsible for handling day-to-day CEO duties at Google, an old 2009 interview with the former CEO reveals that even as the head honcho, he wasn’t always aware of what good ole’ Larry and Sergey were up to. Reporter: Please talk about M&A plans and goal of one acquisition […]
Continue reading...Apple releases iTunes 10.1.2 with CDMA iPhone syncing support
27. January 2011
Apple this afternoon released iTunes 10.1.2, an update which brings with it syncing support for the upcoming CDMA iPhone 4 set to launch on Verizon on February 10. iTunes 10.1.2 syncs music, movies, and more with iPhone 4 (CDMA model) and provides a number of important stability and performance improvements. iTunes 10.1 came with several new […]
Continue reading...Apple and News Corp to unveil “The Daily” on February 2nd
27. January 2011
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Apple has begun sending out invites to a media event set to be held next Wednesday at the Guggenheim Museum where Apple exec Eddy Cue and News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch will unveil the first iPad-only newspaper dubbed The Daily. Confirmed to cost $0.99 a week, The Daily will be the first app to make use of an […]
Continue reading...AT&T offers unlimited data plan to existing iPhone subscribers ahead of Verizon launch
27. January 2011
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The iPhone landing on Verizon is great news not only for Verizon customers, but also for AT&T customers who will for the first time reap the benefits that inevitably accompany increased competition. Back in June, AT&T did away with their unlimited data plan and its place implemented a tiered plan. Under the new plan, users […]
Continue reading...With feature phones still the dominant mobile device, the room for iPhone growth remains substantial
27. January 2011
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It’s easy to look at the astronomical growth of the iPhone and conclude that the room for growth, while still substantial, is closing. That, however, couldn’t be further from the truth. The market for the iPhone in the US is illustrative. The reality is that most cellphone users today still use feature phones. This point […]
Continue reading...More users watch Netflix via the AppleTV than via the iPad
27. January 2011
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Netflix on Wednesday released their quarterly earnings report and revealed that users watch more streamed content (measured in hours) via their AppleTV than they do via the iPad. This is a surprising revelation for two reasons. First, the ability to stream Netflix content to the Apple TV was only implemented this past September. iPad users, […]
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27. January 2011
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