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RIM doubles number of available apps to 2,000, and why Apple shouldn’t be worried
RIM has doubled the number of applications on App World with the library of available titles now coming in at 2,000. At the same time, access to RIM’s App World will soon be expanding to include users from Italy, France, Germany and Spain. In the coming months, access will also extend to include users in […]
Continue reading...Warren Buffett chides Apple for not disclosing Jobs’ liver transplant sooner
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Mr. Moneybags and investor extraordinaire Warren Buffett criticized Apple earlier today for not disclosing Jobs’ liver transplant as it was taking it place. In an interview with CNBC, Buffet stated: If I have any serious illness, or something coming up of an important nature, an operation or anything like that, I think the thing to […]
Continue reading...Apple’s culture of secrecy
Monday, June 22, 2009
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The New York Times has an interesting article detailing what some might refer to as Apple’s extreme and paranoid insistence on complete and utter secrecy. As the article notes, large companies are increasingly taking advantage of social media tools to strengthen their brand and connect more directly with consumers. Apple, however, continues to sit on […]
Continue reading...Pundits accuse Apple of using Jobs’ liver transplant story to manipulate AAPL stock price
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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...Why analysts covering Apple are full of it
Monday, June 15, 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
Tuesday, June 9, 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
Thursday, June 4, 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?
Wednesday, June 3, 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
Friday, May 29, 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
Thursday, May 21, 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
Wednesday, May 20, 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
Tuesday, May 19, 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 […]
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Monday, July 6, 2009
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