Archive | February, 2010
Tim Cook on all things Apple – iPhone, iMac, Apple TV, iPad, Apple retail stores and more
Yesterday afternoon, Apple COO Tim Cook met with investment bankers from Goldman Sachs and answered a number of questions about Apple’s product line and Apple’s future direction. Below are the more pertinent tidbits, with the transcript provided courtesy of 9to5Mac. We’ll break down Cook’s insightful comments in an upcoming post. On Apple’s role as a […]
Continue reading...Typical Apple Fanboys
23. February 2010
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Continue reading...Adobe Photoshop 1.0.7 on the iPhone is cool as hell, but not for sale
23. February 2010
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It’s funny how ancient software is seemingly becomes uber-cool when you see it rise from the dead and reappear on a modern day device. Case in point – Russel Brown, a Senior Creative Director at Adobe, recently got together with Ansca Mobile to develop a limited iPhone version of Adobe Photoshop 1.0.7. Everything you loved, […]
Continue reading...iPad generating more consumer interest than the original iPhone did
23. February 2010
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In a somewhat surprising piece of news, a recent survey of over 3,200 respondents reveals that demand for the iPad is actually higher than the demand for the original iPhone was in the months before its release. The survey, conducted by Changewave, found that 13% of those polled were either very likely to purchase an iPad […]
Continue reading...Regarding Apple stance on multitasking and why most tech users are clueless
23. February 2010
Since the iPhone was first released, people have complained about its lack of support for third-party multitasking. This sentiment was further amplified when Apple recently announced the iPad, a device which also won’t support multitasking outside of Apple’s own apps. The proffered reason behind Apple’s reluctance to support system wide multitasking is that users will inevitably leave apps […]
Continue reading...iPhone Game Developer Ngmoco consolidates power, purchases Freeverse
23. February 2010
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Just days after Freeverse announced that it had sold over 5 million apps comes news via TechCrunch that Ngmoco, a top iPhone game publisher with widely recognized titles like Rolando and Touch Pets, has purchased Freeverse after securing $25 million in venture capital. Most of Freeverse’s apps sell for $0.99, and a good number of […]
Continue reading...Apple ranks third in customer service according to recent survey
23. February 2010
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Apple recently placed third, behind USAA Insurance and L.L. Bean, in BusinessWeek’s fourth annual survey measuring corporate customer service. Only two other Tech driven firms managed to crack the top 25 list, with Amazon placing 11th and Dell coming in at number 23. Check out the full story over here at BusinessWeek.
Continue reading...Dumping the Palm Pre
22. February 2010
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Sachin Agarwai of Silicon Alley Insider recently decided to dump his Palm Pre after just 3 weeks of use. While his experience is obviously not universal, his complaints about the Pre’s touchscreen and other software shenanigans seem to be a recurring theme.
Continue reading...New job listing from Apple points to iPhone OS coming to other platforms
22. February 2010
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Seth Weintraub of Computerworld directs us to a job listing on Apple’s website which hints at Cupertino’s plans to potentially bring the iPhone OS to a number of different platforms outside of the iPhone/iPod and iPad. The advertised job title is for an “Engineering Manager (Platform Bring-Up)” and the job description reads as follows: The […]
Continue reading...Apple adds 13 more countries to the iTunes App Store
22. February 2010
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A few days ago, Apple noted on its iPhone developer news page that it added 13 more countries to the iTunes App Store. “You can now distribute your apps to more customers with the addition of App Store support in Armenia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, Tunisia, and Uganda.” And […]
Continue reading...Freeverse apps surpass 5 million download mark
22. February 2010
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In late June of last year, game developer Freeverse announced that they had sold over 1 million copies of their popular iPhone and iPod Touch app Flick Fishing. Since then, Freeverse has had continued success on the iTunes App Store as they recently announced that their library of apps have now been downloaded over 5 […]
Continue reading...Apple’s investment in iPad’s A4 chip estimated to be $1 billion
22. February 2010
In a recent article on the growing competition to Intel from competing processors, the New York Times highlights the significant investments companies often make to develop their own mobile processors. At the same time, Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm are designing their own takes on ARM-based mobile chips that will be made by the contract foundries. Even […]
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24. February 2010
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