Archive | January 23rd, 2012
Apple’s Finder team balked at incorporating Dropbox functionality into OS X
Apple’s iCloud offering doesn’t represent the company’s first foray into the world of cloud computing, but it certainly is their most successful effort to date given that it was preceded by MobileMe. A few months back we reported on how Apple reportedly made a $800 million offer to acquire Dropbox, an offer which Dropbox refused […]
Continue reading...350,000 Textbooks already downloaded from iBookstore – Report
23. January 2012
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A new report from All Things D, citing a note from analyst Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry, relays that Apple’s foray into the textbook business is off to a rousing start. According to Global Equities Research, which monitors Apple’s iBook sales via a proprietary tracking system it doesn’t much care to discuss, more than […]
Continue reading...Samsung goes after Apple fans, again!, in new commercial
23. January 2012
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In addition to going after Apple in the legal realm, Samsung isn’t pulling any punches with its advertising campaign either. Samsung a few weeks ago kicked off a new campaign that attempts to portray Apple fans as fad following lemmings who blindly and moronically stand outside of Apple stores ready to purchase the latest Apple […]
Continue reading...RIM CEOs Balsillie and Lazaridis step down
23. January 2012
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When Apple first announced the iPhone back in 2007, the folks over at RIM were incredulous. It was utterly impossible, they reasoned, that Apple would be able to create a device with a large 3.5-inch touchscreen and achieve decent battery life as well. Indeed, by the time RIM realized that the iPhone threat was real, […]
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23. January 2012
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