Archive | January, 2012
Verizon reports 4.3 million in iPhone sales during December quarter
Verizon today released its earnings results from the December quarter and reported a loss of $2.02 billion, or $0.71 a share. During the same quarter a year-ago, the US-based carrier reported a loss of $2.64 billion. Apple wise, Verizon sold an impressive 4.3 million iPhone devices. All told, smartphone sales for the quarter came in […]
Continue reading...Eddy Cue – Apple’s wheeling and dealing negotiator
24. January 2012
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Eddy Cue, Apple’s current Senior VP of Internet Software and Services, first became a household name following the debacle that was MobileMe. If you recall, the MobileMe launch was an utter disaster and public relations nightmare for Apple. The botched launch prompted Jobs to call a meeting with the entire MobileMe team where he said […]
Continue reading...Mac sales are growing faster in China than the US
24. January 2012
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An increasing amount of Apple’s income is derived from China, and while the bulk of those revenues come from iPhone, iPad, and iPod sales, Mac sales there are growing tremendously and are even outpacing Mac sales growth here in the US, according to a recent research note from analyst Ben A Reitzes of Barclays Capital. […]
Continue reading...Apple’s Finder team balked at incorporating Dropbox functionality into OS X
23. January 2012
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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, […]
Continue reading...Apple sues Samsung in Germany over “slide to unlock” feature in Galaxy Nexus
22. January 2012
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Apple’s certainly keeping its lawyers busy. The Cupertino-based company filed yet another lawsuit against Samsung in Germany last week. This time around, Apple alleges that Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone infringes upon Apple’s “slide to unlock” feature which first debuted on the original iPhone back in 2007. The feature was officially granted patent protection in the […]
Continue reading...Terry McGraw says Apple’s textbook announcement was the result of Steve Jobs’ vision
21. January 2012
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Apple this past week officially signaled their foray into the world of textbooks, a multi-billion dollar industry that the late Steve Jobs said he was interested in revolutionizing. And with all of the content creation tools Apple showcased last week, not to mention its partnership with the biggest textbook publishers on the planet, Apple may […]
Continue reading...Apple posts stream of today’s Education event online
19. January 2012
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Check it out here folks. From iBooks to iTunes U to digital textbooks, catch up on all of today’s important announcements. Or, if you don’t have to sit back and enjoy the entire video, check out The Verge’s liveblog of the event over here.
Continue reading...Magician Simon Pierro shows off some of the more incredible features of iOS 5
18. January 2012
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Check out magician Simon Pierro show of some of the more magical features of iOS 5. Forget features like revamped notifications and speech recognition, what Pierro demonstrates below will unequivocally serve to distance iOS from Android. I mean, what Android tablet that you know can magically make a tennis ball appear? Now some of Pierro’s […]
Continue reading...An inside look at the secrecy that is Apple culture
18. January 2012
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One of the hallmarks of Apple, ever since Steve Jobs assumed the reigns of the company back in 1997, has been product secrecy. As opposed to many other tech companies who routinely pre-announce products and services that may or may not ever ship, Apple keeps its plans close to its vest and places a lot […]
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24. January 2012
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