Archive | December, 2011
Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy – BBC Documentary
Below is the hour long BBC Documentary titled Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy. Broadly considered a brand that inspires fervour and defines cool consumerism, Apple has become one of the biggest corporations in the world, fuelled by game-changing products that tap into modern desires. Its leader, Steve Jobs, was a long-haired college dropout with infinite […]
Continue reading...Apple’s A5 chip – Made in Texas
16. December 2011
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Reuters reports: The A5 processor – the brain in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 – is now made in a sprawling 1.6 million square feet factory in Austin owned by Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics, according to people familiar with the operation. One of the few major components to be sourced from within the […]
Continue reading...Jerry Seinfeld explains Facebook back in 1992 [Video]
16. December 2011
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Who knew that Seinfeld had the ability to so precisely describe the dynamic that makes Facebook so popular and addicting back in 1992. The following is the show opening from the famous Bubble Boy episode. Moops!
Continue reading...Reports of an iPad with 7.85 inch screen resurface
16. December 2011
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Digitimes resurrects some old rumors that Apple is working on a 7.85-inch iPad set to be released sometime in late 2012. This rumored device would be in addition to the iPad 3 Apple with a retina display that will likely arrive sometime in late March or early April. Global shipments of tablet PCs are expected […]
Continue reading...Apple’s founding documents sell for over $1.3 million at auction
16. December 2011
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Apple founding documents, drawn up by former Apple founder Ron Wayne, was auctioned off earlier this week at a Sotheby’s auction where they ended up selling for an astonishing $1.35 million. That’s quite a premium from the $70,000 original asking price, and well over the $150,000 the documents were expecting to sell for. The winning […]
Continue reading...Apple TV poised to sell 4 million units in 2012 – Report
16. December 2011
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Though still relegated as a “hobby”, the Apple TV keeps on truckin. According to a recent report from Strategy Analytics, the Apple TV is leading the way in the connected TV player market. The report claims that sales of connected TV set top boxes is poised to double in 2012 and that Apple is on […]
Continue reading...Samsung Galaxy S II ad makes fun of Apple users… again
15. December 2011
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In an effort to drum up sales for the Galaxy S II, Samsung a few weeks ago released a commercial poking fun at Apple fanboys, mocking the somewhat unique-to-Apple dynamic of waiting in line for hours on end in anticipation of a new Apple product. Taking things further, the ad comically painted Apple fans as […]
Continue reading...Samsung hoping to release 11.6-inch tablet with Retina Display before the iPad 3
14. December 2011
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Samsung has done an impressive job of giving Apple’s iPhone a run for its money with its line of Galaxy smartphones. Though Apple claims, and in our opinion rightfully so, that Samsung flagrantly copied the look and feel of the iPhone, there’s still no getting around the fact that Samsung’s Android phones are selling quite […]
Continue reading...Apple releases new Beatles-centric iTunes Ad: “Covers”
14. December 2011
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Apple this weekend released a new TV ad highlighting The Beatles on iTunes. The ad below showcases, in animated fashion, many of the the Beatles’ more well known album covers. Naturally, the ad itself is dubbed “Covers.” After years of speculation and legal roadblocks, the Beatles music collection finally came to the iTunes Music Store […]
Continue reading...Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer in charge of Apple retail until successor to Ron Johnson is found
12. December 2011
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Apple this past Friday opened up its largest retail store to date, located in the always bustling Grand Central Station in New York City. As Apple’s retail plans continue to expand, they are somewhat juxtaposed by the departure of Ron Johnson, Apple’s retail guru who helped develop, guide, and expand Apple’s unparallelled dive into the […]
Continue reading...German Court rules Apple iOS devices infringe Motorola FRAND patents
12. December 2011
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After getting off to a promising start, Apple’s recent efforts to legally dismantle and throttle the momentum of Android are proving unsuccessful. Hot on the heels of a US Judge denying Apple’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Samsung, Apple suffered a setback in Germany where a Court ruled there that Apple’s 3G capable iOS […]
Continue reading...Apple announces Mac App Store downloads reach 100 million
12. December 2011
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While most of the discussion surrounding app stores is in the mobile space, Apple’s Mac App Store is quietly becoming a runaway hit. Apple today announced that downloads from the Mac App Store have now topped 100 million. Not too shabby considering its only been available for a year. Apple also noted that its app […]
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17. December 2011
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