Archive | December, 2011
And so, Steve Jobs wins a Grammy
Steve Jobs has posthumously won a Grammy. Well, sort of. The Recording Academy announced yesterday that the Apple co-founder will be honored with the organization’s Special Merit Award which honors substantial non-performance contributions to the recorded music industry. And given how Apple under the steady hand of Jobs revolutionized the entire music industry with the […]
Continue reading...Squatterware continues to plague Android Marketplace
21. December 2011
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Google and Apple have two diverging philosophies when it comes to their respective app stores. Whereas Google’s Android Market is a free for all with no vetting whatsoever, Apple’s iTunes App Store is carefully vetted to ensure that no malware or otherwise objectionable apps make their way past Apple’s censors. Each approach, naturally, has its […]
Continue reading...Apple rolls out “Complete Season Pass” feature for TV shows on iTunes
21. December 2011
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Apple this week rolled out a “Complete Season Pass” feature on iTunes that allows users who have previously purchased individual episodes of a television show to purchase the entire season less the amount of their previous purchases. So, let’s say, you purchase the first 6 episodes of Parks and Recreation, you can purchase the remaining […]
Continue reading...Apple may issue dividend in early 2012 – Rumor
20. December 2011
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As Apple’s hoard of cash continues its epic rise to the $100 billion level, the company’s stock price seems to be languishing in the upper $300 range. And while most companies would kill for Apple’s market cap – second only to Exxon – there’s no getting around the fact that Apple’s share price is abnormally […]
Continue reading...Apple and Google both exploring wearable technology initiatives
20. December 2011
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Apple’s bread and butter lies in delivering innovative technology inside an easy-to-use wrapper to the mainstream. While most companies tend to release any morsel of cool technology that might originate from their research labs, Apple only releases a product if it believes it’ll have a fundamental impact on a market. Indeed, Apple’s Greg Joswiak recently […]
Continue reading...HTC responds to ITC import ban
20. December 2011
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The ITC yesterday ruled that HTC’s Android based smartphones infringe upon one of the claims in Apple #5,946,647 patent which centers on analyzing and linking data structures. Put simply, the patent embodies scenarios when one application parses a string and can then communicate that information over to another application. One example we cited yesterday was […]
Continue reading...Apple wins ITC import ban against HTC’s Android smartphones
19. December 2011
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After a few legal setbacks over the past couple weeks, the most glaring being Judge Lucy Koh’s rejection of Apple’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Samsuing, Apple today was finally on the receiving end of a significant legal decision. The International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled today that HTC’s Android-based smartphones infringe upon two claims in […]
Continue reading...Explosion strikes Pegatron plant in Shanghai, 61 injured
19. December 2011
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Reuters reports today on an explosion that occurred at a Pegatron factory in Shanghai this past weekend. Pegatron is one of Apple’s manufacturing partners and helps supply parts for both the iPhone and iPad. The blast was said to have injured 61 employees though thankfully no one was killed or significantly wounded in the explosion. […]
Continue reading...Santa Claus gets into the Siri spirit in Apple’s new Christmas ad
19. December 2011
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It turns out that even Santa Claus is an iPhone owner, and more than that, he relies quite heavily on Siri to get the job done Check out Apple’s latest holiday themed iPhone/Siri ad below.
Continue reading...NYPD busts 141 merchants for purchasing stolen iPhones
19. December 2011
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The New York Post is reporting that the NYPD recently nabbed 141 merchants – from newsstands to barbershops – for purchasing what they believed to be stolen iPhones and iPads. Undercover NYPD officers sold the electronics to merchants at more than 600 stores around the five boroughs this week — asking from $50 to $200 […]
Continue reading...Apple’s HDTV plans begin to crystalize
19. December 2011
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As reports of Apple’s TV plans continue to swirl overhead, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has already met with various media executives to discuss, in the vaguest of terms of course, their plans and vision for what may very well be an upcoming Apple HDTV. Now the HDTV market is arguably saturated […]
Continue reading...Notorious B.I.G and Siri sing “Hypnotize”
19. December 2011
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“My hack for the Music Hack Day 2011 in London, a 24h Hackathon for all things music. SiriProxy is used to intercept the communication with Apple’s servers. Notorious Siri then sends Notorious B.I.G.’s Hypnotize to the device. Siri’s speech synthesis is synced to the beat using the timestamps obtained from the Echonest API which were […]
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22. December 2011
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