Archive | December, 2011
Apple Store in Grand Central Station opens up to thousands of eager fans
Apple long anticipated retail store in New York’s Grand Central Station opened up to throngs of excited consumers this Friday. Measuring in at 23,000 square feet, Apple’s new retail location is its largest yet and is likely to be its most successful, or at the very least the busiest, given that 750,000 people file in […]
Continue reading...Save $30 off iPhone 4S at Radio Shack through December 17
12. December 2011
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If you’re looking to get a new iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S ahead of the holidays, you might wanna go ahead and skip the inevitable long lines at Apple retail stores. Not only will you save some time, but if you head over to Radio Shack, your wallet will owe you a debt of gratitude […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4S receives network approval in China
11. December 2011
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The iPhone 4S has received network regulatory approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and may go on sale there as early as Christmas, according to a report from Mic Gadget. MIIT is a state agency in China that regulates the Internet and wireless communications. The new iPhone 4S, like all mobile […]
Continue reading...Syria bans iPhone use to prevent video evidence of Government sanctioned violence
9. December 2011
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The proliferation of mobile technology has had a fundamental impact on the way we receive news and even on how the news is reported. Whereas dictatorial regimes used to be able to control the outflow of information and manipulate events to their own ends, the use of mobile video recording has opened the eyes of […]
Continue reading...Computer History Museum unveils online Steve Jobs exhibit with extremely rare video of Jobs circa 1980
9. December 2011
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Just when you thought you’d seen everything there was to see about Steve Jobs, the Computer History Museum – located in Mountain View, California – yesterday announced a new online Steve Jobs exhibit that traces Jobs’ life from his early days in Palo Alto all the way up to his unparalleled second act as Apple […]
Continue reading...Newly elected Apple board member Bob Iger purchases $1 million in Apple shares
9. December 2011
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Apple three weeks ago made some adjustments to its Board of Directors when it announced that longtime board member Arthur Levinson would become Chairman of the Board and that it had also tapped Disney CEO Robert A. Iger to become a new member of the board. Tim Cook had this to say about Iger in […]
Continue reading...Eric Schmidt thinks developer preference for iOS over Android will wane in 6 months
8. December 2011
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There’s no disputing the fact that there are more Android users out there than iOS users. That notwithstanding, developers by and large tend to focus their efforts first (and sometimes exclusively) on Apple’s iOS before turning their attention to Android. But if you ask Google chairman Eric Schmidt, who spoke yesterday at the LeWeb conference, […]
Continue reading...Slew of analysts increase iPhone sales estimates for holiday quarter
8. December 2011
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During Apple’s most recent earnings conference call, CEO Tim Cook predicted that the current holiday quarter would prove to be the company’s most successful yet with respect to iPhone sales. And so far, there’s no reason to think otherwise. The iPhone 4S stormed out of the gate with a record 4 million units sold in […]
Continue reading...iPhone tops the list of most searched for terms on Yahoo
8. December 2011
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When it comes to search, Google is the undisputed king of the hill. But when it comes to actual search terms, Apple’s “iPhone” is the runaway winner – on Yahoo at least – beating out celebrity names and a host of other search terms that generally populate the list of most searched phrases. Coming in […]
Continue reading...MTA tells politicians intent on investigating Apple’s Grand Central Station lease to “Bring it on”
8. December 2011
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On Friday December 9, Apple will open up its largest retail store to date – smack dab in the center of New York’s famed Grand Central Station. Last week, a small cloud of controversy enveloped Apple’s latest retail initiative following news that Apple was paying the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (which oversees leasing activities at Grand […]
Continue reading...Apple’s policies on product confidentiality and social media participation
8. December 2011
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Following last week’s story that an Apple retail employee in England was let go after making comically disparaging remarks about the iPhone, 9to5Mac got its hands on Apple’s internal policy concerning social networking, blogging and a whole lot more. Here’s a rundown of what Apple employees can and can’t do. Having a personal website is […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 will be thicker than the iPad 2; Smart Cover will still work just fine
7. December 2011
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It’s about that time of year when the iPhone 5 rumors are taking a mild vacation to make room for what promises to be a flood of iPad 3 rumors in the coming months. Kicking things off proper is Macotakara, a Japanese-language blog which writes that Apple’s next-gen iPad will more or less feature the […]
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12. December 2011
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