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With upcoming iOS 6.1 update, Siri will be able to purchase movie tickets via Fandago
9to5Mac reports that the impending release of iOS 6.1 will bring with it a new Siri feature – namely the ability to purchase movie tickets via Fandago. To purchase movie tickets, a user simply needs to ask their iOS device to buy tickets for a certain movie. When a user asks for movie tickets for […]
Continue reading...Apple sells 3 million iPads in 3 days
5. November 2012
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Over the past weekend, Apple sold over 3 million iPad Minis and 4th gen iPads. Not too bad for a company that some pundits have alleged is sinking following the recent executive shakeup that saw Scott Forstall get his walking papers. Apple’s press release reads: Apple today announced it has sold three million iPads in […]
Continue reading...Microsoft said to be testing in-house smartphone
3. November 2012
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Microsoft’s new Surface tablets mark a fundamental shift in the company’s long standing philosophy wherein they focus on the software and let their partners deal with the hardware. Microsoft, it seems, is slowly coming to the realization that has been part of Apple’s DNA for decades – a premium user experience is more likely when […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 supply still not caught up with demand
3. November 2012
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AppleInsider reports: Gene Munster and his team at Piper Jaffray polled 70 Apple Stores to check on availability of the iPhone 5. They found that supply is generally constrained for the more popular AT&T and Verizon models, though inventory is said to be improving for Sprint. Piper Jaffray also conducted a poll this week of […]
Continue reading...iPad Mini proves more durable than the Nexus 7
3. November 2012
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Square Trade undertook some drop and water submersion tests with the iPad Mini, Nexus 7, and a full sized iPad. Check the video to see how they all performed.
Continue reading...Apple finally posts proper apology re: Galaxy Tab and the iPad
3. November 2012
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CNET reports: Apple has reissued and updated its Samsung “apology” statement on its British Web site after a U.K. Court of Appeal found it to be “untrue” and “incorrect.” It comes of weeks of back and forth from the U.K. courts after Samsung scored a rare legal win over Apple, after the iPhone and iPad […]
Continue reading...Why Bob Mansfield is back at Apple for two years
1. November 2012
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It turns out that Bob Mansfield, in addition to others, simply wasn’t a fan of Forstall’s way of doing things. Indeed, his decision to come back out of retirement and return to Apple for two years was due, in part, to Forstall’s impending departure. As one source close to the company told AllThingsD, “The timing […]
Continue reading...Amazon takes it to Apple’s new iPad Mini
31. October 2012
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The Next Web reports: If you take a look at Amazon’s website, you’ll note that the Kindle Fire HD is selling for $199 while being stacked up against the iPad mini, which starts at $329. In a typical marketing strategy, Amazon has listed the advantages of its tablet device while also so eloquently pointing out […]
Continue reading...Burglar gets busted with is own iPhone video
31. October 2012
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CNET reports: If you’re going to burgle a house, iPhones can be very useful. Sadly, for 23-year-old Emmanuel Jerome, his iPhone was useful to the police as well as himself. Being of evidently subtle mind, Jerome decided not to turn the lights on at a home he and some of his friends burgled. Instead, he […]
Continue reading...“Banned” and hilarious iPad Mini promotional video
29. October 2012
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Funny stuff per usual from John Elerick and his team.
Continue reading...Unbelievable executive shakeup at Apple – Forstall out!
29. October 2012
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Hot Damn! Some primo Apple news here, son. Peep the press release below. “Apple today announced executive management changes that will encourage even more collaboration between the Company’s world-class hardware, software and services teams. As part of these changes, Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi will add more responsibilities to their roles. […]
Continue reading...iPad Mini supply already sold out
29. October 2012
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So it may not be as cheap as the Kindle, but all models of the newly announced iPad Mini are now sold out.
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5. November 2012
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