Archive | February, 2011
Apple and News Corp. officially introduce “The Daily”
Rupert Murdoch today unveiled a new iPad-only publication called The Daily. “New times demand new journalism,” Murdoch explained. “So we built The Daily completely from scratch — on the most innovative device to come about in my time — the iPad.” Looking to spice things up, The Daily will feature a medley of text, photography, […]
Continue reading...Samsung Galaxy Tab not performing as well as initially thought
2. February 2011
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Since debuting last April, the iPad has utterly dominated the tablet market with a 95%+ marketshare. Recently, though, reports began suggesting that the iPad’s share of the increasingly competitive tablet market had shrunk to approximately 76%. At the root of this seemingly sudden drop were booming sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Or so we […]
Continue reading...Rapper Ludacris is an iPhone guy, calls the iPad the best gadget of 2010
2. February 2011
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With the ability to deliver rhymes at breakneck speed with clever wordplay, Ludacris is one the more talented rappers in the game today. While most folks simply know Ludacris as the man behind hit songs like “Move Bitch” and “Roll Out”, the Atlanta-based MC is looking to expand his horizons, business wise, by releasing his […]
Continue reading...iTunes payments to developers growing faster than payments to record labels
2. February 2011
With a few basic assumptions in tow, Horace Dediu charts the payments made by Apple to both record labels and developers. As you can tell, payments to record labels are closing in on $12 billion while payments to app developers are slightly above the $2 billion mark. But what’s interesting about the data is that […]
Continue reading...Leaked photos of the iPad 2 reveals slimmer, lighter display
2. February 2011
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9to5Mac on Tuesday posted a number of photos comparing the iPad 1 screen to what they claim is a screen from the upcoming iPad 2 which they acquired with the help of iFixyouri, an online iPhone repair shop. At this point, we cannot tell if the resolution is higher (or “Retina”) but it is definitely […]
Continue reading...Intel announces bug in 6-series chipset
1. February 2011
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Intel on Monday announced that it found a bug in the company’s upcoming 6-series chipset. As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel Corporation has discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel 6 Series, code-named Cougar Point, and has implemented a silicon fix. In some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within […]
Continue reading...iOS devices account for 2% of worldwide web traffic
1. February 2011
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AppleInsider reports: Net Applications on Tuesday published the results of its latest worldwide browser market share findings. The numbers show that in the month of January, Apple’s iOS mobile operating system and the Mobile Safari browser cracked the 2 percent barrier for the first time. iOS, which runs on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, […]
Continue reading...Eric Schmidt scoffs at the notion of taking over as Apple CEO
1. February 2011
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With Steve Jobs on medical leave and Eric Schmidt no longer the CEO of Google, some fools have been suggesting that Schmidt might be a good CEO for Apple down on the line. Though Schmidt had previously served on Apple’s board of directors, he left on somewhat shaky terms in light of Google entering the […]
Continue reading...HP to hold WebOS media event on February 9, will likely announce 3 separate tablets
1. February 2011
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On February 9, HP is holding a press event where they will by all accounts announce a slew of webOS-based tablet devices. Rumor has it that HP will release a total of 3 tablets with slight hardware differences across each model. The consumer model (codenamed Topaz) will reportedly bear a striking resemblance to the iPad, […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs and the original spinning beach ball of death [Photo]
1. February 2011
There’s nothing more frustrating to a Mac OS X user than the dreaded spinning Beach Ball of death. Steve Jobs, though, doesn’t seem to mind at all. Pictured above is a young Jobs kicking around a Beach Ball at a 1987 NeXT company retreat. The spinning beach ball of death, which is technically referred to […]
Continue reading...How many AT&T iPhone owners will take the Verizon plunge?
1. February 2011
In just a few days, the iPhone will arrive, for the first time, on Verizon and will mark an end to a three and a half year exclusivity agreement between Apple and AT&T. During that time, AT&T experienced a number of well-publicized growing pains as the company struggled to keep up with the voracious appetite […]
Continue reading...Netgear CEO Patrick Lo puts Steve Jobs and Apple’s closed ecosystem on blast
1. February 2011
If you’ve never heard of Patrick Lo, don’t worry – neither did we until this morning. As it turns out, Lo is the global chairman and CEO of Netgear, a San Jose-based company that manufacturer routers and a range of other network appliances. So yeah, odds are that you’ve probably seen a Netgear product or […]
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2. February 2011
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