Archive | January, 2011
CDMA iPhone involved more than 1,000 prototypes
As if you really needed more proof that Apple insists on perfection, Apple Marketing VP Phil Schiller explained to All Things D yesterday how much work went into building the CDMA iPhone. While one might assume that installing a CDMA chipset in place of the GSM chipset found in all other iPhones might be a quick 1-2 […]
Continue reading...Samsung to take on the iPod Touch with the Galaxy Player
12. January 2011
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Not content to solely take on Apple’s iPad with the Galaxy Tab, Samsung is making a smart play and attempting to take on the iPod Touch as well. The product, called the Galaxy Player YP-GB1, matches most of the specifications of its Galaxy S phone, though its 4-inch touchscreen uses a liquid crystal display instead […]
Continue reading...Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky takes shot at Apple
11. January 2011
With CES now dead and gone like Justin Timberlake, NetworkWorld recounts a quip from Microsoft President Steven Sinofsky in which the Microsoft Prez criticized Apple. Sinofsky recalled sitting on a plane next to a passenger who used a succession of Apple devices during and after the flight. First the passenger texted and talked on his […]
Continue reading...LinkedIn planning to go public in 2011 – Report
11. January 2011
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Call us crazy, or perhaps realistic, but LinkedIn going public in 2011 seems like a bad idea. Nevertheless, that appears to be on the horizon according to a recent report from Reuters. Citing sources familiar with the situation, LinkedIn, which is essentially a social network for employment and professional networking, has already selected its underwriters […]
Continue reading...iPhone on Verizon coming on February 10; can function as a wi-fi hotspot
11. January 2011
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And it’s official folks. The iPhone is coming to Verizon. A short while ago, Verizon’s Lowell McAdam took the stage with Apple COO Tim Cook and announced that a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 will be available for pre-order starting on February 3 and in stores on February 10. Pricing is the same as it is on […]
Continue reading...Did Pablo Picasso help inspire the Mac Finder icon?
11. January 2011
The current Finder icon in OS X is a familiar sight for Mac users and stretches back all the way to (gasp!) OS 7.5 And while there are charming stories surrounding the history of the Mac startup sound and the flower icon on the command key, there really isn’t a whole lot of information, if […]
Continue reading...Google – it’s all about the eyeballs baby
10. January 2011
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Kyle Baxter has a great piece up explaining Google’s strategy of developing software and distributing services for free in order to attract more eyeballs and rake in as much of that advertising revenue as possible. Everything Google does must be understood within this context. Google builds services like Google Maps, Gmail and Docs and gives […]
Continue reading...Disney sells over 1 million iOS book apps
10. January 2011
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With titles like Toy Story 2 Read-Along and Princess Dress-Up, Disney’s selection of 9 iOS book apps have been downloaded over 1 million times thus far. Impressively, each of Disney’s 9 iOS book apps have at some point or another made an appearance in the top 10 list of paid book apps. Check out the […]
Continue reading...iPhone subsidies may cost Verizon $5 billion in 2011
10. January 2011
Bloomberg reports that with Verizon poised to announce the availability of the iPhone on their network, the nation’s largest carrier may end up spending anywhere between 3 and $5 billion in subsidies, temporarily eating into their profits int he process. “You basically write customers a $400 check,” said New York-based Hodulik, who rates parent Verizon […]
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone owners will be offered unlimited data plans
10. January 2011
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Diverging from AT&T’s relatively new tiered data plan, the WSJ reports that Verizon is planning to offer users the option of an unlimited data plan, a potentially risky proposition given how data intensive iPhone owners as a collective tend to be. Verizon Wireless has been beefing up its network and believes it will have no […]
Continue reading...Apple section at Best Buy stores to expand – Report
10. January 2011
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Tuaw reports: An anonymous tipster who works at a Best Buy store let us know this morning that he was informed by his Apple rep that the Apple section of the computer department will be going through a transition sometime this Spring to allow more products to be displayed. At the same time, the stores […]
Continue reading...Mac App Store is a “very big deal” – Evernote CEO
10. January 2011
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“It’s a very big deal […] We initially thought that since so much of our user base was coming from mobile, that was the key distribution platform. But maybe it isn’t mobile that’s important, maybe it’s the well-designed app store.” – So said Evernote CEO Phil Libin in the wake of impressive Mac app store […]
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12. January 2011
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