Archive | April, 2012
Nokia goes after iPhone 4 “death grip” issue 2 years too late
As part of their efforts to give the upcoming Lumina 900 a marketing push, Nokia has engaged in some web-friendly guerrilla style adverts. Now we’re usually a fan of these types of ads, that is assuming that they push the envelope and are clever. But we gotta wonder what the hell Nokia is thinking here. […]
Continue reading...Hilarious casting suggestions for upcoming Steve Jobs biopic [Photos]
4. April 2012
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With Ashton Kutcher all set to play Apple co-founder and icon Steve Jobs in an indie biopic, the clever folks over at Funny or Die thought it’d be funny to come up with some other casting ideas. Hugh Jackman as Woz? Sure, we’ll buy that. But then the listing takes an absurd turn into the […]
Continue reading...Still using the same Mac after 28 years
4. April 2012
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Reddit has the interesting story over here.
Continue reading...Google unveils Project Glass
4. April 2012
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Google today unveiled its take on glasses with built-in augmented reality functionality. It looks cool, but some people are wary. Joe Stracci writes: There’s some incredible Orwellian doublespeak at work here, e.g., technology that “helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment.” As far as I can tell, it doesn’t […]
Continue reading...A thinner Phil Schiller and a mustachioed Jony Ive introduce the Power Mac G3
4. April 2012
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Back in the day, Steve Jobs would routinely handle all of the MC duties during Macworld and special event keynotes. But in the years preceding his passing, other Apple executives such as Phil Schiller and Scott Forstall began making more frequent cameos during these special events. By now, most Apple fans are quite familiar with […]
Continue reading...WIth looming DOJ investigation, Apple may have to abandon “agency model” pricing on e-books
4. April 2012
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In late 2011, the US DOJ took a cursory look into the “agency model” of e-book pricing Apple instituted with its iBookstore. Under the agency model, Apple let publishers set their own price for books, albeit with the concession that they couldn’t sell said books at a cheaper pricepoint in other online venues. So the […]
Continue reading...Sprint is ready for a 4G LTE enabled iPhone 5
3. April 2012
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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has been pretty forthright regarding the challenges Sprint currently faces. Specifically, Hesse has previously stated that the iPhone, or lack thereof, was the top reason for subscriber defection over the past few years. And with AT&T and Verizon already operating with a head start, Sprint had to make a drastic move […]
Continue reading...iPhone outselling all other smartphones combined at AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint – Analyst
3. April 2012
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All Things D reports on a research note from Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley who writes that the iPhone may not only be the top selling smartphone at AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint, but that it may be outpacing all other smartphone sales combined. “Our March checks indicated the iPhone continues to extend its market share […]
Continue reading...Apple to report Q2 2012 earnings on April 24
3. April 2012
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Apple today announced that it will release its Q2 2012 earnings and hold an accompanying earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 24. During Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2012 (which covered the October-December 2011 timeframe), Apple reported all time records in revenue, profits, iPhone sales, Mac sales, and iPad sales. Don’t expect any all-time records […]
Continue reading...Foxconn strikes deal with Fair Labor Association over employee overtime hours
3. April 2012
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As Apple’s success with the iPhone and iPad continues to reach new heights, so too does the amount of scrutiny the company experiences over working conditions at Foxconn, the company that manufactures a slew of Apple products along with devices from other companies such as Amazon and Dell. Over the past few months, working conditions […]
Continue reading...Android still has majority of US smartphone market
3. April 2012
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New data released by Nielsen and covering February 2012 reveals that Android is still the smartphone marketshare player to beat in the US. The study found that nearly half of all US mobile subscribers own a smartphone, marking a 38% jump from the same period a year-ago. And what are these subscribers purchasing? Well, Android […]
Continue reading...Apple ranked the top consumer brand in Japan
2. April 2012
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For the first time, Apple has been ranked as the top consumer brand in Japan. In becoming the top consumer brand in Japan, Apple has surpassed brands like Google and Panasonic according to a study carried out by Nikkei BP Consulting. Impressively, Apple jumped 10 spots in a year, leaping from 11 last year to […]
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5. April 2012
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