Archive | February 7th, 2012
Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to investors highlights difference between Facebook and Google+
Last week, Facebook filed its long awaited IPO and many long-time employees are about to cash in big time. The IPO surrounding Facebook represents a watershed moment with respect to online social communities. Whereas sites like Friendster and MySpace had their time in the sun and eventually lost momentum, Facebook has continued to grow with […]
Continue reading...Organize your iOS device by putting a “most used apps” folder in the dock
7. February 2012
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Melissa Holt of MacObserver posts a quick and nifty little trick that should really help you organize your iOS homescreen more effectively. In iOS 4, Apple introduced folders. Users can group similar apps together inside a folder for easy access simply by pressing and holding an app icon – which will cause all icons to […]
Continue reading...Apple may face $38 million fine in Chinese iPad trademark dispute
7. February 2012
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Electronista reports: A lawyer for Proview Shenzhen, Xie Xianghui, is claiming that a court in the Xicheng district of Beijing is prepared to “slap Apple with a 240 million yuan ($38 million) fine,” according to the Global Times. The Xicheng district administration, though, is refusing to comment. “It is still under investigation, so no official […]
Continue reading...Siri responsible for 25% of Wolfram Alpha queries
7. February 2012
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The New York Times reports: There was skepticism in 2009, when Wolfram Alpha arrived, with critics saying the approach was very limited, useful mainly for math and science facts. But the technology has come a long way, including delivering many answers for Siri, the question-answering personal assistant in the Apple iPhone 4S… Siri accounts for about a […]
Continue reading...Canadian broadcast companies have Apple iTV prototypes in their labs – Rumor
7. February 2012
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Color us skeptical, but The Globe and Mail reports: Canada’s largest telecommunications companies are squaring off in a fight about the future of television. Rogers Communications Inc. RCI.B-T and BCE Inc. BCE-T are in talks with Apple Inc. AAPL-Q to become Canadian launch partners for its much-hyped Apple iTV, a product that has the potential to revolutionize TV viewing by turning conventional televisions […]
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7. February 2012
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