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Extensive interview with Google CEO Larry Page
Fortune has the tremendous scoop: I don’t know if this is unique at this time in this industry, but there are companies that are clearly competing with each other [Google, Apple and Amazon], with completely different business models. I actually view that as a shame when you think about it that way. All the big technology […]
Continue reading...Nokia engineer demonstrates how to pirate games from Windows 8 store
11. December 2012
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What in the world is this Nokia engineer doing? Justin Angel, a Nokia engineer working on Windows Phone, has detailed how to compromise Windows 8 games revenue through in-app purchases. Angel highlights the Soulcraft Windows 8 game as an example of how Windows 8 users could potentially edit parts of a game to bypass having to pay […]
Continue reading...Customers are willing to pay a premium for an Apple HDTV – Survey
11. December 2012
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AppleInsider reports: The survey, by AlphaWise and Morgan Stanley, polled 1,568 heads of U.S. households regarding the “smart TV” market. It found that just 18 percent of homes have a smart TV, while 13 percent of respondents said they didn’t know whether their TV is considered “smart.”… “This suggests that Smart TVs currently available on […]
Continue reading...Microsoft doesn’t wanna pay Apple’s 30% gatekeeper fee
11. December 2012
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Apple and Microsoft are tussling over Apple’s 30% cut from in-app purchases. The NextWeb reports: The difficulty began when Microsoft rolled out the ability for SkyDrive users to purchase more storage space on the service. From that point, the company was not permitted to update its application in the iOS App Store. The reason? It […]
Continue reading...Yahoo has new mail
11. December 2012
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Will you check it out?
Continue reading...iPhone finally coming to T-Mobile
6. December 2012
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Yahoo reports: T-Mobile will likely start carrying the iPhone next year after its parent company,Deutsche Telekom, said it has reached a new deal with Apple. T-Mobile USA had been the lone iPhone-less carrier among the four national wireless companies in the U.S. Although it has been possible to use iPhones on T-Mobile networks, customers had to provide the […]
Continue reading...Loren Brichter excited about Jony Ive’s new role in wake of Forstall departure
6. December 2012
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Loren Brichter is sort of a legend in the iOS app developer community. After working on the original iPhone while at Apple, Brichter left the comfy confines of 1 Infinite Loop to pursue life as an independent developer. One of his first projects out of the gate was Tweetie, a Twitter client that quickly became […]
Continue reading...4 things to watch for at today’s Samsung/Apple hearing
6. December 2012
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All Things D has the rundown.
Continue reading...IDC Report – Apple to command 50% share of tablet market through 2016
6. December 2012
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IDC recently increased its 2012 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 122.3 million, up from a previous estimate of 117.1 million. And looking forward, they anticipate tablet sales in 2016 to reach unit levels of 282.7 million units. And breaking things up by marketshare, the research company anticipates Apple’s share of the tablet market […]
Continue reading...Apple executives begin to cash in on their stock options
6. December 2012
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With all this talk of a fiscal cliff and whatnot, a number of Apple executives are cashing in their stock options. The San Jose Business Journal reported earlier this week on a filing to the SEC made by Apple this Tuesday wherein it was revealed that newly promoted Apple executive Eddy Cue sold a large […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 coming to China Mobile second half of 2013 – Report
6. December 2012
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Now this would be a doozy. With literally hundreds of millions of subscribers, and quite easily the largest mobile carrier on the planet, China Mobile is undeniably a golden egg in any handset manufacturers efforts to stimulate tremendous growth. Rumors of the iPhone 5 coming to China Mobile have persisted for some time, and indeed, […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iTunes is a media entity all unto itself
6. December 2012
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Bloomberg reports: By itself, Apple’s iTunes (which was just updated) and App stores, which hawk everything from movies and music to books and newspaper subscriptions, make more money than The New York Times; Simon & Schuster, which publishes the best-selling “Steve Jobs” biography; Warner Bros. film studios, which owns the popular Batman film franchise; and […]
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11. December 2012
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