Archive | January, 2012
Bunim/Murray Productions drops Final Cut Pro in favor of Avid
Despite a wave of optimism preceding its release, Apple created a storm of controversy when it released a revamped version of Final Cut Pro, dubbed Final Cut Pro X, this past Summer. Professional video editors, by and large, were incensed at what they categorized as ‘dumbing down’ of the product by which they earned their […]
Continue reading...“The Dark Knight Rises” trailer broke iTunes download record in just 24 hours
5. January 2012
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Call me crazy, and indeed I’ve been called much worse by fans of the revamped Batman movies, but I didn’t think Dark Knight was all that great. I mean it was good, but I thought Batman Begins was decidedly much better, more cohesive, and overall, much more entertaining. In any event, Christopher Nolan and Christian […]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly testing 42 and 50-inch HDTVs in its research labs
4. January 2012
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With CES just around the corner, the market will soon be filled with the latest in HDTV technology from the likes of Samsung, LG and a host of others. But per usual, the one company keeping its hand close to its vest is Apple. Indeed, rumors of Apple making the leap into the TV business […]
Continue reading...Apple to report Q1 2012 earnings on January 24
4. January 2012
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Apple today announced that it will report its earnings from the current holiday quarter on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The current quarter, which is Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2012, promises to be a complete blowout as it encompasses the wildly successful launch of the iPhone 4S and the always profitable holiday shopping season. What’s […]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly interested in acquiring TV rights to English Premiere League Soccer games
4. January 2012
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Here’s an interesting rumor for all you Soccer hooligans out there. The Daily Mail is reporting that both Apple and Google are interested in acquiring TV rights to soccer games in the English Premier League. Comprised of 20 clubs, the Premier League boasts many of the more poular teams, including Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. […]
Continue reading...Zephyr offers new and intuitive multitasking gestures for jailbroken iPhones
4. January 2012
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Apple has increasingly shown an interest in reaching out to Jailbreak developers and, gasp!, hiring them. Most recently, Apple this past Summer hired Peter Hajas, the developer of MobileNotifier that was only available via Cydia. Apple certainly has a lot of smart people working under its employ, but some of the apps/tweaks available for jailbroken […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4S to land in China and 21 other countries on January 13
4. January 2012
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Apple today issued a press release announcing that the already popular iPhone 4S will be landing in China and 21 other markets beginning on January 13th. “Customer response to our products in China has been off the charts,” Tim Cook said in the press release. “With the launch in China next week, iPhone 4S will […]
Continue reading...Samsung’s Galaxy Ace Plus is a blatant rip off of the iPhone 3GS
4. January 2012
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Samsung’s smartphone and tablet strategy, which seemingly consists of copying Apple at every turn, continues to get deeper by the day. After looking to Apple’s iPad ads for “inspiration”, it was revealed this past weekend that a new Galaxy Tab ad uses the exact same actress who prominently appeared in a recent iPhone 4S ad. […]
Continue reading...Apple’s January event to include major iBooks and digital textbook announcements
3. January 2012
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New details about Apple’s rumored media event are emerging and it looks like Cupertino is about to make some huge announcements regarding digital textbooks. Clayton Morris of Fox News writes that the event will have two main topics of conversation – iTunes University and Apple in education. I learned of the event back in September […]
Continue reading...Why Apple shares remain grossly undervalued and have nowhere to go but up
3. January 2012
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Though Apple’s earnings continue to grow at an astronomical pace, the company’s share price hasn’t been able to keep up. Sure, shares of Apple have recently been trading in the upper $300/lower $400 range, but its P/E ratio is absurdly low measured against some of the other industry players who haven’t enjoyed, nor are poised […]
Continue reading...Apple’s January media event to focus on publishing and iBooks
3. January 2012
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Kara Swisher yesterday broke the story that Apple is planning a special media event towards the end of January. Swisher’s sources told her that the announcement wasn’t related to the iPad 3 and likely would have nothing to do with the rumored Apple HDTV. We ourselves speculated that the event would center on media deals […]
Continue reading...Samsung even steals iPhone ad actress for its Galaxy Tab commercial
3. January 2012
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Taking the “let’s copy Apple” motif to an entirely new level, we reported last week how Samsung’s latest ad for the Galaxy Tab is eerily similar to ads we’ve seen for the iPad 2. But now it seems that Samsung has even outdone itself. The girl starring in Samsung’s ad just happens to be the […]
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5. January 2012
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