Archive | March, 2011
LaLa CEO Bill Nguyen: Apple acquired us “for the people”
In December 2009, Apple purchased LaLa, a young startup company that let users purchase, download, and stream songs for as little as $0.10 a song. The LaLa acquisition naturally led to speculation that Apple was planning on using LaLa’s streaming expertise to set up a cloud-based version of iTunes where users would be able to […]
Continue reading...Why expanding WWDC is a bad idea – it’s the “community”, stupid!
30. March 2011
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There’s been a lot of talk regarding the alacrity with which this year’s WWDC sold out, with some going so far as to say that Apple needs to retool its annual developer conference to better accommodate the unprecedented number of developers interested in iOS and OS X.
Continue reading...Vimeo releases iPhone app with video editing and sharing features
30. March 2011
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Vimeo yesterday announced the availability of its first iPhone app. Free to download, the Vimeo app lets users watch videos in addition to letting them upload and manage content. Video footage can be uploaded to Vimeo in either standard or high definition, and conversely, videos can be downloaded to the iPhone’s Camera Roll. With respect […]
Continue reading...iOS 5 will feature “deeply integrated” and advanced voice activation technology
30. March 2011
At this year’s WWDC, Apple will for the first time give developers a sneak peak at all of the new features it’s planning to cook into iOS 5, rumored to be a significant mobile OS update. While features of previous iOS updates were fairly easy to pin down (i.e cut and paste), we haven’t heard […]
Continue reading...Apple faces shortage of lithium-ion batteries following Japan quake
29. March 2011
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A new report from the Wall St. Journal notes that Apple is experiencing shortages of the lithium-ion batteries used in its line of iPods. Going down the supply chain, Apple traced the shortage back to a Japanese chemical manufacturing company called Kureha Corp. Kureha, the report notes, commands a 70% global share of an integral […]
Continue reading...Number of apps specifically designed for Android tablets now thriving at 20
29. March 2011
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When Steve Jobs took the wraps off of the iPad 2 on March 2, he characteristically took some time to bash the competition. In one memorable tidbit, Jobs boasted of the 65,000 dedicated iPad apps available on iTunes. In contrast, Jobs claimed that there were only 100 apps written exclusively for Android 3.0 (Google’s tablet […]
Continue reading...Apple to disclose Q2 2011 earnings on April 20
29. March 2011
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It’s not nearly as exciting as Wedding season, but earnings season is upon us. Then again, if you’re an Apple investor who’s watched your Apple stock explode in value over the past few years, maybe its even more exciting. Apple today announced that it will release its earnings from its second fiscal quarter of 2012 […]
Continue reading...Wirelessly transmitting 1080p video with the iPad 2 [Video]
29. March 2011
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AirPlay is cool as hell: wirelessly transmit video in 720p to your big screen TV right from your iOS device. You know what else is cool? iPad 2 video mirroring in full 1080p HD. But you know what’s even slicker than that? Combining the two into and turning the iPad 2 into an ad-hoc AirPlay 1080p mirroring […]
Continue reading...Is WWDC broken? Nah, just succesful
29. March 2011
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Tickets for WWDC 2011 sold out in record time, and if you happened to be away from the Interwebs this past Monday, there’s a good chance that you missed out on any opportunity to snatch up one of Apple’s $1599 tickets. With the rise of the iPhone and the growing number of OS X users, […]
Continue reading...Nokia takes on Apple’s entire product line in new ITC complaint
29. March 2011
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After losing an ITC decision to Apple last week with respect to 5 patents, Nokia regrouped and came back at Apple with a new ITC complaint, this time alleging that nearly every Apple product infringes on Nokia patents. From the iPhone to the iPod to the iPad and the Mac, Nokia alleges that these products […]
Continue reading...Ways for Google to return to its start-up roots
29. March 2011
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With soon to be Google CEO Larry Page vocally tryingto return Google to its start-up roots, a post from a former Google employee on Slacy’s Blog details a number of things the search engine behemoth can do to return to its start-up ways. Google has a very, very strong NIH (Not Invented Here) syndrome. Alternate […]
Continue reading...Analysts weigh in on Q2 iPad sales
29. March 2011
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Apple thus far has been tight lipped with respect to iPad 2 sales, but if long lines and supply shortages more than 2 weeks after launch is any indication, the iPad 2 is a monster. Apple sold 1 million units of the original iPad in 28 days and analysts estimate that Apple may have topped that figure […]
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30. March 2011
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