Archive | July, 2011
Why Google+ has no long term traction and why Circles is not THAT useful
I’ve had a lot of back and forth with friends concerning the prospects of Google+. Put simply, I don’t think it poses much of a threat to Facebook. What Google has on its side is the ability to leverage its search engine and email prowess to really increase the number of Google+ users while at […]
Continue reading...HP’s Jon Rubinstein compares HP TouchPad growing pains to early days of OS X
20. July 2011
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HP TouchPad reviews thus far have been sort of mediocre. While many are praising the device’s speed and of of course the intuitive WebOS software that powers the device, day to day use of the device isn’t exactly a seamless user experience. Writing for This is My Next, Joshua Topolsky writes that the TouchPad’s multitouch […]
Continue reading...Apple releases new Mac Mini with Thunderbolt
20. July 2011
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Busy day for Apple. Not only did they release OS X Lion today via the Mac App Store, but they also released a revamped Mac Mini with Thunderbolt support along with other goodies. One thing you won’t find in the new Mini’s, however, is an optical drive. Yep, Apple may be trying to do to […]
Continue reading...Apple Board looking at CEO successors? Steve Jobs ain’t buying it
20. July 2011
Network World reports on a oddly timed article from the WSJ stating that Apple board members are supposedly exploring CEO succession plans for Steve Jobs, sometimes without knowledge of the entire board. While the WSJ typically is on the ball with respect to Apple rumors, this seems a bit strange. Apple’s board was handpicked by […]
Continue reading...John Siracusa’s OS X 10.7 Lion Mega Review
20. July 2011
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You’d be hard pressed to find a more thorough review and analysis of OS X than John Siracusa’s work. He brings the business consistently and his latest review of OS X 10.7 is no different. It’s long, really long, and well worth checking out over here. Siracusa’s ultimate recommendation: Even at Ars Technica, a certain […]
Continue reading...OS X Lion now available in the Mac App Store
20. July 2011
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As stated by CFO Peter Oppenheimer yesterday, OS X Lion is now available via the Mac App Store for $29.99. Apple highlights some of the features below:
Continue reading...Apple demolishes Wall Street expectations with record revenue and EPS of $7.79
19. July 2011
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Android who? Android what? Apple today released its financial results from its third fiscal quarter of 2011 and the results are staggering. In the quarter gone by, Apple sold 20.34 million iPhones and 9.25 million iPads, representing growth of 142% and 183% respectively from the same quarter a year-ago. That helped propel Apple to post […]
Continue reading...Analyst says Apple to extract high royalty rates from HTC, but he misses the point
19. July 2011
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Well, you can’t expect analysts to know everything – and in some cases anything at all. Mike Abramsky from RBC Capital Markets falls somewhere in the middle I suppose. Recently, Abramsky issued a note to investors writing that Apple’s ITC victory over HTC last week regarding two patent claims may set a high bar for […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4 records amazing guitar string vibration [Video]
15. July 2011
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An eye popping video from YouTube user justkylevids who put an iPhone inside of his guitar and recorded the string vibrations. He writes: I just happened upon this trick when testing what it was like filming from inside my guitar. Note this effect is due to the rolling shutter, which is non-representative of how strings […]
Continue reading...Is Apple interested in wireless power charging technology? Why yes it is.
15. July 2011
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Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple has plans to release a next-gen iPhone during the third quarter of 2011 that will be both thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4. Not terribly ground breaking news, but one particularly intriguing nugget of info centered on a source claiming that Apple is exploring new […]
Continue reading...Apple’s latest iPhone print ad caters to the business crowd
14. July 2011
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Apple has historically never been that invested in the enterprise, but the advent of the iPhone changed all that. Slowly but surely, and similar to Apple’s interest in gaming, Apple has embraced the enterprise with increased vigor. Now, it’s rare to see an Apple media event or earnings conference call where executives aren’t boasting about […]
Continue reading...Google, shame on you for helping people get even drunker!
14. July 2011
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By Josh Rosenthall: Check out the potential for grave repercussions from Google’s search suggest feature. Looks like it’s a little bit too accurate for it’s own good! via imgur
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20. July 2011
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