Archive | November, 2011
Apple issues second beta of iOS 5.0.1 to developers; Battery fix hopefully coming soon
Apple this past Wednesday acknowledged that many iPhone 4S users are experiencing inexplicably poor battery life. While some users were able to fix the issue by adjusting various location service settings not everyone has been so lucky. In a statement to the press a few days ago, Apple explained: A small number of customers have […]
Continue reading...U.S. Cellular said no to the iPhone due to economic risk
4. November 2011
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C Spire Wireless turned quite a few heads when it recently announced that it would become the fourth carrier to sell the iPhone in the US, joining AT&T, Verizon and of course Sprint. Apple’s partnership with C Spire Wireless was surprising to the extent that the carrier only boasts about 800,000 carriers, yet made sense […]
Continue reading...Samsung’s questionable patent suits against Apple opens door to EU anti-trust investigation
4. November 2011
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Apple and Samsung are in the midst of suing each other into oblivion over patent infringement. But as we’ve stated before, not all patents are created equal. There is a fundamental and extremely important difference between the patents Apple is asserting and those that Samsung are wielding against Apple. Apple’s patents are completely proprietary. They […]
Continue reading...Fascinating Steve Jobs quote from 1985
4. November 2011
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The following Steve Jobs quote was taken from a 1985 interview Jobs did with Playboy magazine. The full interview is chock-full of fascinating quotes, prescient predictions and astute observations. It’s worth reading in its entirety, but for the time being let’s focus on a small excerpt. Not too long ago, we highlighted how Edwin Land, the […]
Continue reading...Apple executives not worried about the Kindle Fire, welcome more fragmentation
4. November 2011
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With its cheap $199 pricepoint, Amazon isn’t making too much money with every Kindle Fire unit they sell. But that’s not the point, really. Amazon is playing catchup in the tablet space and if they can flood the market with cheap Kindles then all the better. Now Amazon’s Kindle Fire is based on Android, though […]
Continue reading...Hulu Plus app for the AppleTV is reportedly ready to go, waiting go-ahead from Apple
4. November 2011
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Despite rumors over the past few months that Hulu was on the verge of being acquired, it appears that the streaming video site won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. So putting those tantalizing Silicon Valley rumors aside (remember when Google was reportedly going to bid a few billion for it?), 9to5Mac is reporting that a […]
Continue reading...Sprint says iPhone 4S is more data efficient than other smartphones
3. November 2011
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Sprint needed the iPhone badly. The company was hemorrhaging money and was finding it increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon who not only boast more subscribers, but also carried the marquee smartphone on the market – the iPhone. It’s well established that Apple’s iPhone fundamentally changed the […]
Continue reading...Apple to completely overhaul iPhone, iMac, iPad, and MacBook Air lineup in 2012
3. November 2011
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The iPhone 4S didn’t usher in a new iPhone form factor but the next-gen iPhone is poised to change all that according to a recent report from Digitimes. What’s more, the report notes that Apple has plans to completely overhaul its entire product lineup in 2012, meaning we can expect to see revamped iPads, iMacs, […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook begins to put his mark on Apple
3. November 2011
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Time and time again, Steve Jobs would turn to COO Tim Cook to assume temporary CEO duties when he was out on medical leave. Not surprisingly, Cook ascended to the CEO position at Apple following Jobs’ death, and given Apple’s share price following that announcement, Wall Street seems quite confident that Cook can continue leading […]
Continue reading...Motorola only shipped 100,000 Xoom tablets last quarter
3. November 2011
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Motorola Mobility released its earnings last Thursday and the results sort of depend on how you look at things. You see, Motorola lost a lot of money during the last fiscal quarter – $32 million to be exact – but still didn’t lose as much money as it has in previous quarters. Overall, revenue was […]
Continue reading...Apple to fix iPhone 4S battery woes with upcoming software update
2. November 2011
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You know the battery performance issues that continue to plague a good number of iPhone 4S users? Well, Apple today issued a statement to All Things D confirming the existence of a few bugs along with plans to fix them in an impending iOS update. “A small number of customers have reported lower than expected […]
Continue reading...75 minute Steve Jobs interview from 1995 [Video]
2. November 2011
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Below is a never before seen video of Steve Jobs taken in 1995. At the time, Jobs was the CEO of NeXT and the prospect of Jobs returning to the Apple wasn’t on anyone’s radar. The interview below was conducted as part of an oral history program tracking the evolution of important figures, events, and companies […]
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4. November 2011
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