Archive | October, 2011
Photo of Tim Cook speaking at Steve Jobs celebration event
Apple recently posted a photo from today’s Steve Jobs’ celebration on Apple’s Cupertino campus earlier today. Below you can see CEO Tim Cook addressing what we imagine to be thousands of Apple employees. Other speakers at the event included board members Bill Campbell and Al Gore.
Continue reading...Aerial footage of today’s Steve Jobs memorial celebration at Apple HQ
19. October 2011
Apple this morning held a private (sorta) ceremony on its Cupertino campus to celebrate the life of co-founder Steve Jobs. The event kicked off at 10am and various Apple retail stores around the country closed up shop for 2-3 hours today so that they could watch a livestream of the event from inside the store. […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook not worried about the Kindle Fire, says tablet market may eclipse the PC market
19. October 2011
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With competitors still trying every which way to take on the iPad, Apple is just rolling on ahead and racking up sale after sale. Yesterday Apple reported 11.2 million iPad sales in the September quarter, representing an astounding 166% increase from the same quarter last year. The most recent entrant into the tablet market is […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs was working on Apple’s “next product” up until the day before he died
19. October 2011
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Even during his last days, Jobs played an active role at Apple. It’s been reported that Jobs, in the days leading up to the recent iPhone 4S event, was giving tips to Apple’s top brass about the presentation. And now comes word via Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son that Jobs worked on Apple up until the […]
Continue reading...Samsung COO Lee Jae-yong met with Tim Cook this week to discuss long-term component supply deals
19. October 2011
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Despite contentious patent lawsuits that span the globe, Apple and Samsung aren’t willing to part ways just yet. Just yesterday we reported how Apple was still tapping Samsung to handle the bulk of its A6 production and now comes word via Yonhap News that the two companies are also exploring future long-term component supply deals. […]
Continue reading...Josh Topolsky interviews Android lead designer Matias Duarte
19. October 2011
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This is My Next has a great and wide-ranging interview with Google’s Matias Duarte, who you might recognize as the design genius behind Danger, Helio, and more recently Palm where he helped design and develop its highly regarded WebOS. These days, Duarte works for Google and helped shape Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. “Android is […]
Continue reading...Apple says Q4 iPhone sales hurt by “pervasive” iPhone 5 rumors
19. October 2011
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You might not be able to tell by Wall Street’s reaction, but Apple delivered stellar earnings during their 2011 fourth fiscal quarter. Still, while profits increased by over 50%, analysts were expecting stronger iPhone sales even though Apple recorded 17.07 million units sold, an increase of 21% from the same quarter in 2010.
Continue reading...Why Siri’s limited functionality works to its advantage – for now
19. October 2011
Siri, by all accounts, is the top feature Apple seems to be touting in the newly released iPhone 4S. Siri, some people claim, will bring AI to the masses and will, in fact, serve as a viable personal assistant for iPhone users. Yesterday, I was discussing Siri with a friend who thus far found the […]
Continue reading...Google announces Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
18. October 2011
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Google a few hours ago announced the official arrival of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and its next flagship Android phone – the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The device sports a whopping 4.65-inch Super AMOLED screen. Further, it supports 4G and 1080p video capture, sports a 5 megapixel camera, and comes in 16GB and 32GB models. […]
Continue reading...Motorola’s MotoACTV looks a lot like the iPod Nano
18. October 2011
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Motorola on Tuesday announced the MotoACTV, a new “smart watch” powered by Android and aimed at serious exercisers. The watch plays music, tells time (of course) and can wirelessly upload a user’s fitness data to the web as it can track the distance, speed, and pace of runners. There are also optional headsets with built-in heart rate […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook says “sky is the limit” for Apple in China
18. October 2011
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63% of Apple’s revenue this past quarter came from sales abroad, and leading Apple’s international charge is China, a region Apple is devoting more and more resources towards with each passing month. During Apple’s earnings conference call earlier today, CEO Tim Cook took some time to discuss how important a cog China plays in Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Apple’s releases Q4 2011 earnings – $28.27 billion in revenue on record iPad and Mac sales
18. October 2011
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Wall St. analysts would be well-advised to take their Apple earnings estimates and just tack on a little bit extra. Without fail, Apple over the past few years has demolished Wall St. expectations and this quarter was just as impressive though Apple did fail for the first time in a long time to meet Wall […]
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19. October 2011
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