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Pundits accuse Apple of using Jobs’ liver transplant story to manipulate AAPL stock price
Fresh off reports that Steve Jobs received a liver transplant a few months ago, Joe Wilcox wrote a piece trying to articulate why “Steve Jobs’ return is still vaporware.” In other words, Wilcox believes that the source for the Wall Street Journal’s scoop came from inside Apple (fair enough) as a means to manipulate Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Will in-app purchases eliminate the number of free apps?
21. June 2009
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From a developers perspective, one of the more important and sought-after features in the new iPhone OS 3.0 SDK is the ability include in-app purchases from within applications. Notably, this capability is limited to paid apps. As Apple likes to proclaim, “Free apps remain free.” That said, Marco.org writes: Free apps will move in droves […]
Continue reading...Why analysts covering Apple are full of it
15. June 2009
At last weeks WWDC, Apple unveiled a slew of upgrades and price cuts across its MacBook Pro line, with one of the more interesting announcements being the introduction of a new 13-inch MacBok Pro for under $1200. Apple also slashed $300 off the price tags for the MacBook Air and the 17-inch MacBook Pro. And […]
Continue reading...Apple doesn’t reveal internal specs on new iPhone 3G S, and that’s just the way they like it
9. June 2009
Jason Snell over at Macworld has an interesting article up discussing how Apple isn’t the type of company that sells its products, in this case the new iPhone, based on geeky spec sheets. Naturally, though, once the new iPhone is released, you can be sure that the geekiest among us will leap at the opportunity […]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly trying to time return of Steve Jobs to a major product launch
4. June 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports on Steve Jobs’ illness: While Mr. Jobs has been on sick leave, some Apple directors have gotten weekly updates about his medical condition from the CEO’s physician, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Jobs’s recovery “is coming along” and he is on schedule to return to work […]
Continue reading...Will Synergy on the Palm Pre be more of a hassle than a feature?
3. June 2009
With the Palm Pre set to launch in just 3 days, a lot of people are wondering if the Pre will be able to give the iPhone a run for its money. Our take, in a word, is “no”. At this point in time, almost everything the Pre offers is already available on a number […]
Continue reading...Why syncing the Palm Pre with iTunes is a dangerous move for Palm
29. May 2009
Yesterday we reported that the Palm Pre will have the ability to sync with iTunes, and now we have a little bit more information as to how it all works. In a recent blogpost, Jon Johansen, who might be better known as DVD John, described what Palm is most likely doing to trick iTunes into […]
Continue reading...Apple rejects e-book reader over access to Kama Sutra
21. May 2009
Apple’s seemingly inconsistent app store polices seem to create a public outcry nearly every week, so you would think that by now, Apple would have learned a thing or two. In the latest edition of non-sensical app store rejections, Apple rejected the e-book reader Eucalyptus on the grounds that users can use it to access the […]
Continue reading...Sprint CEO predicts Pre shortages early on, we disagree
20. May 2009
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, who you might remember from those black and white Spring commercials, recently had this to say about his company’s advertising efforts, or lack thereof, regarding the upcoming Palm Pre. We don’t intend to advertise it heavily early on because we think we are going to have shortages for a while. We […]
Continue reading...Palm Pre rebate flying under the radar, and why the Pre won’t sell out
19. May 2009
Isn’t it funny how people craft all sorts of fancy graphs depicting the supposed real cost of the iPhone over the lifespan of a 2 year contract, but the fact that you’ll have to shell out $300 bucks to get the Palm Pre has flown under the radar? Sure, there’s a $100 mail-in rebate, but […]
Continue reading...Microsoft attacks iTunes on price, touts subscription model of Zune Pass
12. May 2009
Microsoft’s series of “Laptop Hunter” ads have highlighted the price difference between Macs and their PC counterparts. Now, Microsoft is taking its “Apple is more expensive!” message one step further, this time via a web advert which purports to show how much more expensive it is to download songs via iTunes than it is to […]
Continue reading...Psytar refuses to divulge financial information to Apple, and what it might be trying to hide
3. May 2009
Last July, Apple sued clone maker Psystar for illegally selling non-Apple hardware running OS X. Ever since, Psystar has engaged in a number of legal gymnastics in an effort to divert attention away from the issue at hand. If you recall, Psystar initially responded to Apple’s lawsuit by counterclaiming that Apple maintained an illegal monopoly […]
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21. June 2009
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