Archive | March, 2012
Photoshop CS6 Beta – already over 500,000 downloads
Adobe has much to be happy about.
Continue reading...Apple HDTV to launch in 2013 with display panels from Sharp – Analyst
28. March 2012
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There are so many analyst notes regarding Apple’s nwo mythical HDTV that it’s hard to keep up. The most recent rumor comes in the form of a research note from the Asian research group CLSA which is targeting an Apple HDTV launch for sometime in 2013. CLSA views Foxconn’s investment in Sharp as further evidence that an […]
Continue reading...More than 50% of American households own at least 1 Apple product
28. March 2012
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Everyone’s got Apple fever.
Continue reading...Steve Jobs wasn’t a fan of the name “Siri”
28. March 2012
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Network World reports on a speech given by Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus about the origins of the Siri name. In any event, Kittlaus recounted that Jobs wasn’t sold on the Siri name. Kittlaus, therefore, kept lobbying Steve Jobs to keep the Siri name, telling him quite consistently that “it’s a great name.” Still, Jobs wanted […]
Continue reading...About those sexy Android names [Photo]
27. March 2012
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Seems like some Android manufacturers have been spending some extra time in certain aisles in CVS. So which is it, does your Android smartphone have something in common with a Condom? via The Intercom Blog
Continue reading...Australia not happy about Apple’s iPad 4G claims
27. March 2012
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Apple’s newest iPad is 4G compatible, that is of course, as long as you reside in North America. 4G functionality isn’t yet available on iPads sold in other parts of the world, and though Apple says as much in their fine print, Australian regulators don’t think that that’s enough. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission […]
Continue reading...87% of iPhone 4S users use Siri monthly
27. March 2012
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New research from consulting group Parks Associates reveals that 87% of iPhone 4S users use Siri, in at least some form, at least one time a month. The data was the result of a survey conducted with 482 iPhone 4S owners. The survey also found that most people use Siri to initiate phone calls and […]
Continue reading...Angry Birds Space downloads already top 10 million
26. March 2012
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PC World reports: Fans of Angry Birds Space downloaded the game 10 million times in less than three days after launching Thursday for Android, iOS, Mac and Windows, Game maker Rovio said Monday. Angry Birds Space is the fourth version of the popular mobile slingshot game and the first new game since Rovio introduced Angry Birds Rio in March 2011. Pricing […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook meets with carrier partners in Beijing
26. March 2012
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MacRumors has the story over here.
Continue reading...83 year old woman breaks nose walking into glass at Apple retail store, decides to sue for $1 million
26. March 2012
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CBS reports: A Queens woman is suing Apple for $1,000,000 after smashing her face on a glass door at a Long Island Apple Store. Evelyn Paswall, 83, claims that the glass doors at the front of Apple Stores pose a risk to the elderly. Paswall’s attorney Derek T. Smith told the Post that,“Apple wants to […]
Continue reading...Apple looks to create royalty free Nano-SIM standard
26. March 2012
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Foss Patents reports: A perfectly reliable source that I can’t disclose has shown me a letter dated March 19, 2012 that a senior Apple lawyer sent to ETSI. The letter addresses the primary concern of critics of the proposal. The FT said that “the Apple-led proposal has caused some concern among its rivals that the […]
Continue reading...When Steve Jobs tried to hire Linus Torvalds
23. March 2012
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In a profile on Linus Torvalds, you know, the creator of Linux, Wired relays an interesting piece of information, namely that Steve Jobs many years back tried to recruit Torvalds to work at Apple. Torvalds has never met Bill Gates, but around 2000, when he was still working at Transmeta, he met Steve Jobs. Jobs […]
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28. March 2012
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