Archive | March, 2012
iPad 3 Hands-on; LTE support might NOT be on the agenda after all
After getting their hands on many of the parts being used on the yet to be released iPad 3, MIC Gadget put them all together and compiled this video depicting a “hands on” with what the iPad 3 will likely look like. Though truthfully, with the iPad 3 set to look almost exactly the same […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iTunes App Store reaches 25 billion downloads
3. March 2012
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After just over four and a half years, Apple’s iTunes App Store reached an unprecedented milestone yesterday when it registered its 25 billionth download. Yep, that’s billion with a ‘B’. Apple announced the achievement early on Saturday. Over the past few weeks, Apple has been touting its 25 billion download app contest wherein the lucky […]
Continue reading...Google’s Andy Rubin plans to “double down” on Android tablets, effectively blames developers for poor Android sales
2. March 2012
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Google’s strategy with Android has proven masterful when it comes to smartphones, but in the tablet space, an endless stream of Android-based tablets have done little to nothing in the face of Apple’s growing iPad domination. All told, Android tablets have moved about 12 million units in 2 years, which pales in comparison to the […]
Continue reading...Apple, along with Google, Microsoft and others, sign new privacy policy agreement
2. March 2012
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Following the blown-out-of-proportion scandal involving Path and its habit of storing a user’s address book contact information on its servers, Apple along with other companies such as Google, Amazon, HP, RIM, and Microsoft has entered into an agreement to ensure increased privacy safeguards for mobile device users.
Continue reading...Apple planning to release 7.85-inch iPad model – Rumor
1. March 2012
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With everyone’s attention focused on Apple’s upcoming iPad 3 announcement, Digitimes has a report claiming that a 7.85-inch iPad may also be in the works as Apple angles to prevent smaller and cheaper tablets like the Kindle Fire from gaining any traction. Makers in Apple’s iPad supply chain have started delivering samples of 7.85-inch iPads […]
Continue reading...Collaborative Consumption Startups
1. March 2012
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An interesting look at the history of collaborative consumption startups, from Craigslist to Airbnb.
Continue reading...Gene Munster proclaims Apple HDTV will be “biggest thing in consumer electronics since the smartphone”
1. March 2012
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Analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray has long championed the notion that Apple will eventually release an HDTV. Speaking to the topic recently during an interview with Bloomberg Radio, Munster – who as far as we know has no inside sources at Apple – said that the mythical Apple HDTV will be introduced sometime in […]
Continue reading...Apple’s 3G based products in Germany not subject to injunction until appeal is heard
1. March 2012
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Apple was on the receiving end of an extremely important legal ruling in Germany this week. If you recall, Motorola had secured a favorable decision with respect to its 3G patents, but now the Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court has ruled that Motorola can’t enforce the injunction against Apple’s 3G-based products until an appeal on the […]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly working on smaller dock connector for the iPhone 5
1. March 2012
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Apple is always scratching the ceiling for ways to make its products better. Sometimes this involves making products smaller, other times it may involve making a battery more power efficient, and sometimes it involves revamping the tried and true 30-pin dock connector Apple has used on the iPod, iPhone, and more recently the iPad, over […]
Continue reading...Apple to release iPad 3 alongside cheaper 8GB iPad 2
1. March 2012
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With Apple’s iPad 3 unveiling event now officially set for March 7, more iPad rumors are trickling in and Apple’s plans in the tablet space for 2012 are beginning to crystallize. Earlier this morning, Digitimes reported that Apple, in addition to releasing 16 and 32GB versions of the iPad 3, will also offer an 8GB […]
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4. March 2012
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