Archive | August 4th, 2011
Apple expands 90-second song previews on iTunes
8 months ago, Apple increased the length of song previews on iTunes from an arguably misleading 30-seconds to a satisfactory 90 seconds. While music previews are great, a 30-second clip isn’t always an adequate representation of a song. I myself have been cajoled, in a sense, into buying songs on iTunes that weren’t nearly as […]
Continue reading...Apple still has an insanely low P/E ratio [Chart]
4. August 2011
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A few weeks ago, Apple delivered blowout earnings that completely demolished Wall Street’s expectations. For the June quarter, Apple posted revenue of $28.57 billion, setting a new all-time quarterly record. Following Apple’s stellar earnings report, Apple shares began to aggressively climb upward where they would eventually top the $400/share barrier and reach an all-time intraday […]
Continue reading...Apple design secrets exposed! How Apple came up with the 6th gen iPod Nano and the iPod Shuffle [Photo]
4. August 2011
So how did Apple get from the 4th/5th gen iPod Nano to the device’s current form factor? Well, it was actually a complex process with multiple objectives as you can see from the photo below. They just divided the old style Nano in two – with the top half becoming the 6th gen iPod Nano […]
Continue reading...Microsoft calls out Google for their hypocritical stance on patents
4. August 2011
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Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond kicked up a storm of controversy yesterday with a blog post where he lambasted companies like Microsoft and Apple for attacking Android via the courtroom as opposed to focusing on innovation. The entire thing is boldly hypocritical, but especially when he accuses Microsoft and Apple of colluding together to […]
Continue reading...Apple planning to release iPhone 5 alongside low cost iPhone 4 – Report
4. August 2011
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With all of the talk about an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 4S, you might well think that Apple is planning to release two different models this fall. Oh wait, they just might! All Things D relays an analyst report from Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White who states that China Telecom has reached a preliminary […]
Continue reading...JailbreakMe creator Nicholas Allegra, aka Comex, profiled by Forbes
4. August 2011
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Shortly after the iPhone first debuted, Apple CEO Steve Jobs described attempts to keep jailbreakers at bay as a “constant cat and mouse game.” “We try to stay ahead,” Jobs said. “People will try to break in, and it’s our job to stop them from breaking in.” Since then, jailbreaking has evolved from users swapping […]
Continue reading...Rush Limbaugh is a Mac man and an OS X Lion fan
4. August 2011
Okay, before you fire off an angry email to us about profiling Rush Limbaugh, note that we’re politically independent here at Edible Apple. When Obama uses an Apple product or meets with Steve Jobs, we’ll report it. Similarly, when Rush Limbaugh talks about using OS X Lion, we’re gonna write about it. So let’s put […]
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4. August 2011
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