Archive | May, 2011
Hearst publishing strikes deal to issue Magazine iPad subscriptions via iTunes
The Hearst Corporation, which publishes newspapers and popular magazines like Cosmopolitan and O, The Oprah Magazine, recently struck a deal with Apple whereby it will provide its content to iPad users via in app subscriptions. Right of the gate, only three of Hearst’s magazine properties will be available on the iPad, but they’re all big […]
Continue reading...Apple hires Audio guru and THX sound system mastermind Tomlinson Holman
5. May 2011
Always looking to bolster it’s cadre of industry experts, Leo Laporte tweeted on Wednesday morning that Apple had hired Tomlinson Holman to run Apple’s audio initiatives. Now who is Tomlinson Holman and why should you care? Well, Holman an acclaimed audio engineer and the mastermind behind Lucasfilm’s THX sound system. Further, Holman developed the world’s […]
Continue reading...iOS 5 to bring over the air iOS updates – Rumor
4. May 2011
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9to5Mac reports that Apple has plans to eventually include within iOS 5 the ability to download iOS updates over the air. As it stands now, iOS updates can only be downloaded via iTunes on a tethered connection. While the feature isn’t expected to be available when iOS 5 launches this Fall, sources relay that Apple […]
Continue reading...If iPad sales were counted as Mac/PC sales [Chart]
4. May 2011
With the emphatic arrival of the iPad, there’s been growing talk of the iPad being a post PC device ushering in a new post PC era. Indeed, PC sales are beginning to slow down, with new data from Gartner relaying that PC shipments have been declining for three straight quarters here in the US. So […]
Continue reading...Apple issues iOS 4.3.3, iOS 4.2.8 updates; fixes “location tracking” bugs
4. May 2011
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Apple today released iOS 4.3.3, an iOS update that addresses a number of bugs associated with the “location tracking” code that created quite a stir a few weeks ago. If you recall, the consolidated.db file in iOS 4 keeps a running log of cell phone tower and wi-fi hotspot information to expedite the process by which […]
Continue reading...Apple to distribute OS X Lion via the Mac App Store
4. May 2011
By Sarah Petit: Apple this Summer is expected to release Mac OS X Lion. As opposed to other OS X releases, however, Lion will also be available for purchase via the Mac App Store. AppleInsider reports: The Mac App Store, available to all users running the most recent version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, will […]
Continue reading...Intel interested in manufacturing A6, Ax chips for Apple?
4. May 2011
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Over the past few years, Apple has increasingly taken greater steps in its efforts to control the entire widget. Nowhere is this more clear than in Apple’s homegrown designed A4 and A5 processors which offer speedy performance coupled with efficient power consumption that competitors are still struggling to match. As it stands now, Samsung manufactures […]
Continue reading...Apple releases new iPad commercial – “If you asked”
4. May 2011
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Apple today released a new iPad 2 commercial titled “If you asked.” If you ask a parent, they might call it intuitive. If you ask a musician, they might call it inspiring. To a doctor, it’s groundbreaking. To a CEO, it’s powerful. To a teacher, it’s the future. If you ask a child, she might […]
Continue reading...EA to acquire Firemint, the developers behind Flight Control and Real Racing
4. May 2011
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By: John Hiesler When it comes to gaming, and sports gaming in particular, EA is one of the premier development companies around. From the Madden series to NBA Live, EA is in many ways synonymous with hardcore sports console gaming. With respect to mobile devices, however, we’ve often found EA’s titles somewhat lacking. NBA Live […]
Continue reading...Amazon planning LCD tablet to compete with the iPad
3. May 2011
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By: Luis Estrada One company flying that might surprisingly be able to give Apple a run in the tablet space is, believe it or not, Amazon. One of the key downsides to tablet devices currently running Android is the lack of a centralized location to download media content. Amazon, naturally, doesn’t have that problem and […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs photographed walking into Apple headquarters
3. May 2011
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Though Steve Jobs remains on a medical leave of absence from Apple, the Apple CEO is reportedly still heavily involved in the strategic direction of the company and continues to work on initiatives both from his Palo Alto home and from his office in Cupertino. For a while, Jobs was largely out of the spotlight […]
Continue reading...Time Inc. strikes deal with Apple over free iPad issues for print subscribers
3. May 2011
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Though the iPad was heralded as the device that was going to save the newspaper industry while simultaneously revitalizing other print publications such as magazines, it’d be a long stretch to say that’s what actually happened. In truth, publishing on the iPad has been the source for quite a bit of controversy as publishers struggle […]
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5. May 2011
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