Archive | February, 2010
Aerial video footage of Apple’s new Data Center in North Carolina
Apple’s is in the midst of setting up an impressively large 500,000 square foot data center in Maiden, North Carolina, making it nearly 5 times larger than Apple’s data center in Newark, California. The size of Apple’s new data center makes it one of the biggest in the world, and the $1 billion its investing in the site […]
Continue reading...Apple’s ban on sex apps from the iTunes App Store is inconsistent
22. February 2010
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Apple is having a difficult time finding an appropriate balance when it comes to deciding what type of apps it should let into the iTunes App Store, and which apps should be given the boot. Most recently, Apple made headlines when it decided to remove all adult-themed apps from the app store without so much as […]
Continue reading...Apple unveils 2 brand new iPhone ads, “First Step” and “On Hold”
22. February 2010
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Apple today unveiled 2 brand new iPhone ads, and believe it or not, these ones don’t focus on the App Store. The first new ad is called “On Hold” and highlights the iPhone’s ability to multitask when you’re placed on hold during a phone call. The second commercial is called “First Step” and touts the […]
Continue reading...New screenshots of the iPad in action
22. February 2010
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9to5Mac has compiled few screenshots of the iPad OS in action. Nothing terribly new here, but one of the features we’re really looking forward to is the ability to play YouTube videos from within Safari via HTML 5. So long dedicated YouTube window! What the preferences pane looks like: You can check out the full […]
Continue reading...iPhone 3.2 SDK suggests video chat coming to the iPad and iPhone
21. February 2010
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People naturally assumed that the iPad would come with a built-in video camera, but Apple likes to do things slowly but surely. With that in mind, it’s not all that surprising that 9to5Mac recently discovered icons and code found within the iPhone 3.2 SDK strongly suggest that video chat capabilities will be hitting the iPad […]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s design team in action, Dilbert style
21. February 2010
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Yep, Microsoft’s company meetings seen through the eyes of Dilbert. via ObamaPacman
Continue reading...Rumor: Pre-orders for the iPad to begin on February 25
20. February 2010
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If you can’t wait to get your hands on an iPad, then rest assured that the wait is almost over. The wi-fi only version of Apple’s iPad will begin shipping somewhere around March 28th, and rumor now has it that pre-orders for the device will begin as soon as February 25th. The 3G version of […]
Continue reading...Couple gets married inside an Apple Store [Video]
20. February 2010
You know, maybe everything they say about Apple-obsessed fans is on point. I mean, how else can you explain a couple deciding to exchange their vows and get married inside an Apple Store? Last Sunday, on Valentines day no less, Josh and Ting Li (both from New York) got married amidst a crowd of iPods, […]
Continue reading...Hulu looking at subscription model for the iPad
19. February 2010
About a week ago, we reported on a rumor suggesting that the team over at Hulu was tinkering with the idea of making all of their content (currently in Flash) compatible with the iPad. At the time we noted that a Hulu app for the iPad would do gangbustsers, and that consumers would have no problem […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs goes off on Flash during visit with the Wall Street Journal
19. February 2010
A few weeks ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs reportedly made a trip down to New York City where he hobnobbed with executives from both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal in an effort to further highlight the potential of the iPad as just the device to save print media. While we’re obviously not […]
Continue reading...Apple ups cap on over the air 3G downloads to 20MB
18. February 2010
Up until recently, iPhone users looking to download apps, podcasts, or songs over the air via 3G were subject to a 10MB cap. That cap has since been removed and has been upped to 20MB for all iPhone users worldwide, regardless of their carrier. via MacRumors
Continue reading...Report: E-books on the iPad may be cheaper than expected
18. February 2010
The iPad hasn’t even begun shipping and yet it’s already making waves in the publishing world. First, Apple’s tried and true 30/70 revenue split with content creators was the impetus behind Amazon changing the term of their revenue split agreements with publishers just days before Steve Jobs announced the iPad. Second, a number of publishers over […]
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22. February 2010
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