Archive | April, 2011
Apple puts up “Songs for Japan” section on iTunes to help relief efforts
This is two weeks old but worth mentioning. In light of the earthquake and tsunami disasters that hit Japan three weeks ago, Apple recently put up a special “Songs for Japan” section on iTunes featuring 38 songs from big artists such as Elton John, Shakira, Enjya, Norah Jones, Queen, and Bruno Mars. The songs can only be […]
Continue reading...In bait and switch, Google throws the hammer down on handset manufacturers ability to tweak Android
5. April 2011
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Google ostensibly delivered Android to save the masses from a world where one company, Apple, was able to dictate how phones were supposed to look and operate. The result has been a smorgasbord of Android handsets with custom UIs and all sorts of wonky tweaks. But that party is coming to and. Google recently reached […]
Continue reading...Apple accepts TrapCall app after 201 day review
5. April 2011
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After what might very well be the longest delay between an app submission and its appearance on iTunes, Apple last week finally approved the TrapCall app by Tel Tech Systems after an astounding 201 days in review. TrapCall is a nifty little utility app for the iPhone that lets users unmask phone numbers that initially […]
Continue reading...Jailbreak advertising goes mainstream as Toyota ads hit Cydia app store
5. April 2011
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And so the jailbreak community appears stronger than ever now that hackers recently released an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.1, Apple’s latest firmware update. Curious jailbreakers should note that the hack works on most iOS devices but not the iPad 2 as that “requires a bootrom or iBoot-level exploit to install, and the iPad2 is […]
Continue reading...Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci resigns amidst struggles to compete with Apple
5. April 2011
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The affect of the iPhone and iPad on the technological landscape has been momentous. Apple single handedly ushered in a wave of new and more advanced smartphone devices with the release of the iPhone. And with the release of the iPad last year, Apple, once again, single handedly resurrected a tablet market that had previously been […]
Continue reading...Nasdaq to cut Apple’s weighting in the Nasdaq 100 index from 20% down to 12%
4. April 2011
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Nasdaq tomorrow will announce plans to re-weight the Nasdaq 100 index to reduce the impact of Apple which currently comprises 20% of the index. The Wall Street Journal reports that the move is the result of Apple stock’s meteoric rise over the past few years and that the recalibration of the index will leave Apple […]
Continue reading...Microsoft Kinect hack turns Gmail Motion prank into a reality
4. April 2011
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Google Motion was a cleverly delivered April Fools Day joke from Google, but that “joke” was recently turned into a reality using Microsoft Kinect. In the video below, Institute of Creative Technologies (ICT) researcher Evan Suma demos how he actually uses the motion gestures mentioned in Google’s original video to actually control Gmail.
Continue reading...Apple wins: Judge reverses $625.5 million patent judgement previously awarded to Mirror Worlds
4. April 2011
A federal judge today reversed a $625.5 million judgement against Apple in a patent infringement lawsuit pertaining to Apple’s Cover Flow feature. The lawsuit was filed by Mirror Worlds, a company founded by Yale professor Dave Gelertner. “Mirror Worlds may have painted an appealing picture for the jury, but it failed to lay a solid […]
Continue reading...Online shipping times for the iPad 2 improve to 2-3 weeks
4. April 2011
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Estimated shipping times for the iPad 2 from Apple’s US online store have thankfully been reduced down to two to three weeks. Shortly after the iPad 2 first launched, estimated shipping times were 4-5 weeks and only recently improved to 3-4 weeks on March 24. While 2-4 weeks may still leave some prospective iPad owners […]
Continue reading...“Signature Capture” feature in OS X Lion is a godsend
4. April 2011
One of the cooler upcoming features in OS X Lion is called “Signature Capture.” Signature Capture lets users hold up a piece of paper with their signature to a Mac’s iSight camera and have it subsequently placed onto a PDF or Preview document in a specified location. The feature is a god-send for anyone who […]
Continue reading...The Apple fanboy can laugh at him/herself
4. April 2011
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For as much flack as Apple fans, or even fanboys, get on a routine basis from folks accusing them of praying at the altar that is Jobs, there’s no denying that most Apple aficionados don’t take themselves too seriously and are more than capable of laughing at themselves when their sometimes irrational love of Apple […]
Continue reading...One dead, two arrested in failed robbery attempt at Apple Store in Chula Vista, California
4. April 2011
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Earlier this morning, an attempted Apple Store robbery at the Otay Ranch Towne Center in Chula Vista, California turned deadly after three thieves smashed open the outside windows of an Apple Store and quickly tried to grab as much hardware as they could. Following the burglary attempt, an Apple security guard engaged in a shootout with the criminals as […]
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5. April 2011
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