Archive | April, 2011
New MacBook Airs with Thunderbolt technology poised for mass production next month
While it was initially unclear if Apple was planning to keep Thunderbolt a technology exclusive to its MacBook Pro line, it’s become abundantly clear that all of Apple’s hardware will be privy to the Thunderbolt treatment. First were reports that revamped iMacs would be coming with Apple and Intel’s jointly developed transfer technology, and now […]
Continue reading...iOS 5 and Mac integration – Concept Video
22. April 2011
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Some of the finer features of iOS 5 remain unknown at this point, though we eagerly look forward to WWDC 2011 when we’ll finally get a glimpse into Apple’s next-gen iOS. As it stands now, most of what we’ve heard about iOS 5 involves features concerning location functionality. So until WWDC approaches in June, we’re […]
Continue reading...Apple beats Google in race to deploy could-based music service – Report
21. April 2011
There have been a number of reports over the past few months suggesting that Apple is planning on completely revamping its MobileMe service to include a digital locker that would enable users to store, and potentially stream, purchased content from iTunes from the cloud – namely, Apple’s large Data Center in North Carolina. Apple, of […]
Continue reading...Apple provides select game deveopers with A5-based iPhone 4s – Report
21. April 2011
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Some interesting news from 9to5Mac who reports that Apple has begun providing select developers with iPhones running the speedy dual-core A5 chip already found in the iPad 2. Apple will reportedly be touting huge speed advancements as one of the major selling points of the iPhone 5 and has already begun giving iPhone 4S devices, […]
Continue reading...Senator Al Franken pens letter to Steve Jobs over iOS tracking code
21. April 2011
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The blogosphere yesterday was aflutter with news that iOS 4 stores user location data in a unprotected and unencrypted file accessible on a user’s mobile device or desktop in a file called consolidated.db. The truth of the matter is that this file isn’t new and has been discussed quite extensively for months now as it’s […]
Continue reading...Foursquare executives stop by Apple headquarters
21. April 2011
Though there isn’t much information out there about what features iOS 5 will bring to the table, there have been rumblings that iOS 5 will be a major update with a particular focus on location-based features. Specifically, it’s been rumored that iOS 5 will incorporate check-in functionality along with the ability for friends to locate […]
Continue reading...iTunes delivers record-breaking $1.4 billion in revenue during Q2 2011
21. April 2011
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There was a plethora of information discussed yesterday during Apple’s earnings conference call, but one item that seemingly flew under the radar was the performance of iTunes during Apple’s most recent quarter. Historically, iTunes has been a break-even proposition for Apple and has been positioned largely as a means to sell high margin hardware. The […]
Continue reading...In Brief: Tim Cook on Steve Jobs and Samsung lawsuit
20. April 2011
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During Apple’s last earnings conference call, nary a question was asked about Steve Jobs. That was somewhat surprising given the public’s voracious appetite for even a morsel of information regarding Apple’s CEO and co-founder. During today’s earnings conference call, Jobs name did surface and was addressed by COO and interim CEO Tim Cook. Specifically, Cook […]
Continue reading...Apple comments on supply chain issues in Japan
20. April 2011
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During Apple’s earnings conference call, Tim Cook was asked how the Japan earthquakes have affected Apple’s ability to source components for its products. Cook responded, “It’s an Incredible tragedy. Apple has a long history and strong ties to people in Japan. We are very saddened. Regarding our business in Japan. Some revenue impact, but not material […]
Continue reading...Apple Q2 earnings blow past Wall. St. estimates
20. April 2011
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Apple once again delivered incredible earnings that blew past Wall St. estimates. For the second quarter of 2011, Apple reported EPS of $6.40 on revenue of $23.34 billion. During the same quarter a year-ago, Apple reported earnings of $3.33 a share on revenue of $13.5 billion, representing an astounding 83% increase in revenue. As for […]
Continue reading...Apple taps Chimei Innolux Corp. to supply iPad touchscreen sensors and displays
20. April 2011
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In what is likely the result of strong demand and constrained supply, Apple has reportedly tapped Chimei Innolux Corp. as the third supplier of touchscreen sensors used on the hot-selling iPad 2. Chimei Innolux now joins TPK Holding Corp. and Wintek as the main suppliers of the sensors used on Apple’s popular tablet.
Continue reading...RIM CEOs respond to harsh critiques of the RIM PlayBook
20. April 2011
Initial reviews of RIM’s BlackBerry Playbook were less than stellar. Without going into every piece of criticisim levied against it by a slew of reviewers, the following blurb from David Pogue appropriately sums things up: Remember, the primary competition is an iPad — the same price, but much thinner, much bigger screen and a library […]
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22. April 2011
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