Archive | June 27th, 2011
Apple acquiesces to Taiwan demand for 7 day app store return policy
The iTunes App Store was borne amidst controversy, albeit of the nerdy variety. Some apps were inexplicably banned while others were hypocritically allowed entry. Apple was sometimes doing too much policing of the iTunes app store and sometimes it wasn’t doing enough. Over the past few years, however, an equilibrium was reached and now it’s […]
Continue reading...FCP X product managers address litany of user complaints
27. June 2011
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Apple last week released Final Cut Pro X and the response has been, well, let’s just say folks are pretty mad. Amidst a long list of missing features, video professionals are largely calling FCP X more of an iMovie Pro type app than what they’ve been used to in Final Cut Pro 7. Now there […]
Continue reading...Latest iOS 5 build unleashes over the air Wi-Fi syncing [Video]
27. June 2011
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Apple this past Friday released the second beta of iOS 5 to developers. One of the newly included features is support for over-the-air WiFi syncing.
Continue reading...Apple shifts away from Samsung, rumored to tap TSMC for A6 production in 2012
27. June 2011
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The ongoing legal dispute between Samsung and Apple is as real as it gets. Apple is by all accounts looking to obtain a preliminary injunction that would prevent Samsung from releasing a slew of products Apple claims infringe on its line of iOS products. Samsung, naturally, has vowed to vigorously defend itself against Apple’s accusations […]
Continue reading...Apple going after the prepaid mobile market with contract free iPhone – Rumor
27. June 2011
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When Apple first released the iPod, the number of models available were scant. Indeed, it was only after the iPod built up an immense user base that Apple began going after the lower end of the market with devices like the iPod Mini and the iPod Shuffle. In a similar vein, Apple iPhone offerings have […]
Continue reading...Apple to start ramping up MacBook Air production in July – Report
27. June 2011
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Citing component makers in the supply chain, DigiTimes reports that Apple will be ramping up MacBook Air production in July. Shipments of parts and components for MacBook lineups totaled an equivalent of 2.2-2.4 million MacBooks in June, and orders for July are likely to top 2.7-2.8 million units, said the sources, noting that the increase […]
Continue reading...iOS 5 beta 2 becomes more email friendly in China with support for QQ, 163.com and 123.com
27. June 2011
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A lot of news coming out of this weekend’s release of the second beta of iOS 5 with the latest being that the latest OS update includes support for China’s QQ, 163.com, and 126.com email services via the same accounts pane users currently call up to set up their email accounts via Gmail, Yahoo etc.
Continue reading...Bungie’s Marathon coming to the iPad
27. June 2011
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Bungie has a charming and informative post on their blog relaying that an iPad version of Marathon will be hitting the iTunes App Store soon. In an interview with developer Daniel Blezek, Blezek explains why he decided to port Marathon over to iOS: I ask myself that all the time! I got started doing iOS […]
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27. June 2011
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