Archive | February, 2011
iPad 2 set for release this Summer with iPad 1.5ish upgrade scheduled for April?? Rumors swirl over iPad production problems
Despite the fact that Apple sent out official invites for its iPad 2 unveiling next Wednesday, the rumors questioning what Apple has planned continue to roll in. iLounge has an exceptionally strong record when it comes to Apple rumors and they’re reporting that the planned media event may be geared towards an iPad 1.5 release […]
Continue reading...Playable Angry Birds Birthday Cake [Video]
23. February 2011
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Title says it all my friends. Amazing.
Continue reading...Proposal that Apple release a public CEO succession plan is rejected by shareholders
23. February 2011
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Apple today held its annual shareholders meeting in California where the most publicized item on the agenda centered on a motion that, if approved, would require Apple to publicly release a CEO succession plan.
Continue reading...Breaking down app store market share and revenue
23. February 2011
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Whether or not you believe Apple app store success is rooted in dumb luck or foresight, there’s no denying that Apple’s been on the vanguard of a mobile app industry that has quickly become a multi-billion dollar business. Following in Apple’s footsteps, competitors like Google, Nokia, RIM, and Microsoft have all released competing app stores […]
Continue reading...Apple invite confirms March 2 iPad announcement
23. February 2011
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Apple today issued invitations to select media outlets (sans yours truly) inviting them to a special media event where Apple will take the curtains off the iPad 2. Jim Dalrymple of The Loop received an invite and relays that the event will, as expected, be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts at […]
Continue reading...Apple to call Light Peak “Thunderbolt”; Photos of new data port on the MacBook Pros
23. February 2011
With a new MacBook Pro refresh expected tomorrow, spy shots of and advertising materials from the updated notebooks began appearing online late last night. The photos confirm the presence of a new data port, and corroborating earlier reports, thew new MacBook Pros will include Intel’s Light Peak transfer technology, albeit under the Thunderbolt moniker. If […]
Continue reading...Final Cut Pro update will be the “biggest overhaul” since the original; Tapped for Spring 2011 release
23. February 2011
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With reports of Final Cut Pro layoffs and stories of Apple moving key engineers off the FCP team to temporarily focus on more pressing software assignments, there’s been growing concern that Apple was losing interest in its professional video editing software. Rumors of a significant Final Cut Pro update have been lingering for months. Back in […]
Continue reading...OS X 10.7 Lion undergoing heavy internal testing at Apple; UI overhaul in the works
23. February 2011
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With so much talk centering on iPhones and iPads these days, it’s been easy to forget that Apple is working on what is by all accounts supposed to be a significant OS X update in the form of OS X Lion. And to be honest, aside from a somewhat brief preview of the OS back […]
Continue reading...Latest Amazon Kindle commercial pokes fun at the iPad.. again
22. February 2011
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Amazon just released a brand new Kindle commercial, and much like the first, this one takes a shot at Apple’s iPad on account of its refelective and glare-ridden screen. Note, though, that some rumors have hinted that the iPad 2 will sport superior screen technology that will lessen the glare that accompanied the first model. […]
Continue reading...MacBook Pro specs leaked? No more white MacBooks and HD screens on all models
22. February 2011
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MacRumors points us to MacGeneration which purports to have obtained specs for the upcoming MacBook Pro refresh. MacRumors sums them up: – no more white MacBook (Apple goes back to two lines of 13″ inchers) – 16 GB SSD mSATA drives on all models to store the system – Core i3 and third USB port on […]
Continue reading...New Mac Mini to support Light Peak, says Robert Cringley
22. February 2011
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With Apple’s next-gen lineup of MacBook Pros rumored to be getting the Light Peak treatment, Robert Cringely writes that Apple may do the same with a revamped Mac Mini. Every year we see these upgrades. The notebooks get faster with more storage and every couple years they look a little different. This time, however, there […]
Continue reading...Apple talks to Capcom over in-app purchases on Smurfs’ Village, Capcom denies spat
22. February 2011
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Well it looks like Capcom has smurfed its way into some iTunes App Store controversy. Capcom is the development company behind Smurfs’ Village, a top grossing iPhone game that’s free to download but charges users real money to purchase in-app content. Apple reportedly had strong words for Capcom following a rash of customer complaints from parents […]
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23. February 2011
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