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Nearly 60% of all iOS devices ever sold are running iOS 6
Apple today released iOS 6.1, an update which includes wider LTE carrier support, the ability to purchase movie tickets from Fandango via Siri, and also the ability to download individual songs via iTunes Match. This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including: – LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/) […]
Continue reading...Ashton Kutcher went to the hospital while mimicking Jobs’ fruitarian diet
28. January 2013
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The new Steve Jobs movie starring Ashton Kutcher debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this past Friday, garnering mixed reviews. Kutcher, who if you have seen any clips thus far, did a really great job of capturing Jobs’ mannerisms and speech patterns. What’s more, Kutcher really jumped into the role and event went […]
Continue reading...Alleged photos of iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 speaker enclosures emerge
28. January 2013
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The French language site NoWhereElse.fr this past weekend posted photos purporting to show components for the upcoming iPhone 5S and the iPhone 6. The images, as tends to be the case, were reportedly sourced from a component supplier and are of speaker enclosures. AppleInsider adds: The site contends that Apple will deviate from its […]
Continue reading...Apple poised to release 128 GB iPad
28. January 2013
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9to5Mac is reporting that Apple has plans to release a 128GB version of its fourth generation iPad. Not only have they received word indicating as much from trusted sources, but developers have also been finding data strings in the iOS 6.1 beta which point in that direction. While it is certainly plausible that this new […]
Continue reading...Apple’s earnings from the viewpoint of an iOS developer
26. January 2013
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Yeah yeah, Apple’s record breaking earnings didn’t leave the folks on Wall Street singing Apple’s praises. But if we take a step back and discard that investor BS for a second, the sheer volume of iOS devices Apple sold last quarter is breathtaking: 47.8 million iPhones, 22.9 million iPads, and 7.9 million iPod Touches. That’s […]
Continue reading...Links of note from around the web
26. January 2013
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We don’t have time to cover everything here, and sometimes all you really need is a push in the right direction. So below please find a smattering of stories of interest from around the web. Microsoft hires designer who created revamped stylings of company’s brand: Last summer designer Andrew Kim’s vision for “The Next Microsoft” […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5S to sport 13-megapixel camera? More details on iPad 5 and economical iPhone emerge
25. January 2013
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Buckle up folks, we have a slew of new information about some upcoming Apple products from iLounge’s Jeremy Horwitz, someone with an unmatched record of accurate Apple predictions. First off, Horwitz claims to have gotten his hands on a physical model of the iPad 5, and it seems that Apple is making the bezel as […]
Continue reading...Apple pundits seem to be ignoring history
25. January 2013
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John Moltz of Macworld has a great piece up articulating the absurdity often seen in pundits who are so quick to declare that Apple’s days of innovation are a thing of the past. Indeed, we’ve been seeing this going as far back as the original iMac. If you believe everything you read, Apple should have […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 LTE functionality to go live on 36 additional carriers next week
25. January 2013
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Apple this week announced during their earnings conference call that the iPhone 5 would be gaining 4G LTE service on an additional 36 carriers starting next week. As it stands now, LTE for the iPhone 5 is only available on carriers in a few countries – the US, Canada, Britain, Japan, Australia, Korea and Germany […]
Continue reading...Notes of interest about Apple’s retail stores
25. January 2013
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It’s been an up and down year for Apple retail stores. First and foremost, we had the questionable-from-the-outset hiring of John Browett as Senior VP of Retail who barely lasted a few months at Apple before being shown the door. Nevertheless, Apple was able to push beyond Browett’s tenure – where he ruffled a few […]
Continue reading...iPhone screen size to remain the same; Apple product pipeline is “chock full”
24. January 2013
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During Apple’s earnings conference call yesterday, Tim Cook was asked during the Q&A portion whether or not Apple has plans to release phones with larger screens in the near future. Q: Many of your competitors are differentiating themselves with larger screen sizes. How do you feel about the market in that respect? Is there a long […]
Continue reading...Analysts regroup following Apple’s Q1 2013 earnings
24. January 2013
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In the wake of Apple’s earnings – which were actually pretty impressive if you’re not blinded by the sinking stock price – a number of analysts have issued their thoughts on Apple’s recent quarter and what to expect going forward. Peter Misek, an analyst with Jefferies, said that while the company’s gross margin and EPS […]
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28. January 2013
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