Archive | January, 2012
Apple’s international retail push includes stores located in historical buildings
Apple’s retail store strategy appears to be undergoing a seismic shift. Okay, perhaps that’s a bit strong, but having already conquered the malls and famous shopping areas in America, many of Apple’s planned new retail stores in 2012 are set to open up abroad. What’s more, many of these will be located in historic buildings. […]
Continue reading...Apple’s on the prowl! Company has 250 employees checking out CES
11. January 2012
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Apple may not have an official presence at CES, but that doesn’t mean the company is completely turning a blind eye to the latest developments going on there. According to a report from Reuters, more than 250 Apple employees registered for this year’s event, perhaps wandering the CES floor looking at the latest and greatest […]
Continue reading...Apple holding special event in NYC on Jan 19
11. January 2012
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As had been previously rumored, Apple today sent out invitations to a special media event set to take place in NYC on Thursday, January 19. The event will take place at the Guggenheim Museum and will include an education-oriented announcement. Eddy Cue will likely handle the MC duties for the event, which will reportedly include […]
Continue reading...Analyst sees iPhone 5 with larger screen and 4G connectivity as huge growth driver for Apple in 2012
11. January 2012
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According to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, Apple’s biggest growth driver in 2012 will be the iPhone 5, a product that doesn’t officially exist yet, but one that Wu claims will feature 4G LTE technology along with “a sleeker, thinner form factor, and a slightly larger screen.” Now 4G smartphones are already plentiful in the […]
Continue reading...Apple confirms purchase of Israeli based company Anobit
11. January 2012
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Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has officially acknowledged that it acquired Anobit, an Israeli-based company specializing in flash memory. The deal helps Apple secure supplies of a key component for its top-selling devices. Anobit makes high-performance controllers used to optimize the memory capabilities inside products such as the iPhone and iPad. Apple is the world’s largest buyer […]
Continue reading...Apple marketing already brainwashing our children [Photo]
10. January 2012
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Well this certainly proves useful to all the folks out there who like equating Apple to a cult. The following photo reportedly comes a French kindergarten class in Vancouver. The teacher had asked the students to come up with various words that start with the letter ‘i’. And lo and behold, Apple’s diabolical plan to […]
Continue reading...Stanford’s Apple collection provides a rare glimpse into early days of Apple [Video]
10. January 2012
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Not being one prone to nostalgia, Steve Jobs, upon taking over Apple in 1997, famously tossed out mountains of Apple historical memorabilia. As the story goes, Jobs explained that it’d be impossible to move the company forward and prepare for the future if they remained hung up on the past. Within a few days, Stanford […]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s “Tweet Choir” from CES [Video]
10. January 2012
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In case you missed it, Microsoft’s last CES keynote was filled to the brim with nostalgia, including this performance by the one and only, and heretofore unheard of, Microsoft Tweet Choir.
Continue reading...Infinity Blade franchise nets over $30 million in revenue
10. January 2012
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This past June, we reported that Infinity Blade from Epic Games, the uber-popular sword and slash’em RPG game for the iOS, had already garnered over $10 million in revenue. Now, a few months later, Epic Games is reporting that revenue from its Infinity Blade franchise (which includes two games) has now topped $30 million, yielding […]
Continue reading...Don’t miss WWDC 2012 registration thanks to “WWDC Alerts”
10. January 2012
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In 2010, tickets to Apple’s WWDC event sold in 8 days. In 2011, WWDC tickets sold out in just 8 hours. Clearly, developer interest in Apple’s iOS platform, and to a lesser extent OS X, is increasing at an astounding rate. But at the same time, Apple hasn’t done much to increase the size of […]
Continue reading...Apple CEO Tim Cook to cash in on stock options in early 2012
10. January 2012
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2012 is looking to be a good year for Apple CEO Tim Cook. The Wall Street Journal reports that the first quarter of a new year is the most common time for stock options to vest and that Tim Cook, more than any other Silicon Valley executive, stands to gain the most over the next […]
Continue reading...Apple and Elan Microelectronics settle multitouch lawsuit
10. January 2012
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In April 2009, a Taiwan-based company called Elan Microelectronics sued Apple alleging that the iPhone, iPod Touch, and MacBook all made use of touchscreen technology that infringed upon their patents. The lawsuit was the culmination of a failed licensing negotiation that first started in 2007. Now, more than two years later, Apple and Elan Microelectronics […]
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12. January 2012
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