Archive | December, 2008
Survey: Steve Jobs has second highest approval rating for CEO’s
Glassdoor.com is a website that lets employees anonymously complain about or lavish praise upon their company and C.E.O, and in its most recent survey for 2008, the site found that Steve Jobs had a 90% approval rating as the C.E.O of Apple, coming in second place behind Arthur D. Levinson, the C.E.O of a biotech […]
Continue reading...The significance of Walmart for Apple
27. December 2008
CNET has an article today titled “Why Walmart is key to iPhone domination” and raises an interesting point about how Apple gets that product availability is integral to its success in the emerging smartphone market. Remember years ago when you could only find a cell phone at your carrier’s store? Those days are gone, even […]
Continue reading...UFC coming to iTunes
27. December 2008
In a fanchat this past Friday, UFC President Dana White answered a question about if the UFC had any plans to put UFC fights up for sale on iTunes – and his answer was yes. The UFC is the largest mixed martial arts organization in the world and currently offers fights for $1.99 on its […]
Continue reading...Misreporting the Apple/Psystar case
26. December 2008
Dizzle over at WorldofApple has an interesting look at how some of the bigger Tech reporting websites simply don’t do their homework when it comes to the Apple/Psystar case. The root of the problem is that it only takes one website to make an erroneous statement for it to be picked up by a bevy […]
Continue reading...AT&T sells refurbished iPhone for $99
26. December 2008
Who needs Walmart when you can get a refurbished 8GB iPhone from AT&T for the low low price of 99 bucks. The 16GB iPhone is also part of the deal and can be purchased for $199 from AT&T’s refurbished cellphone page over here.
Continue reading...iPhone Nano knockoffs hit the streets of Thailand
26. December 2008
Wow. There are already iPhone Nano imitators hitting the streets of Southeast Asia, and it’s pretty ridiculous when you think about it – knocking off a product that hasn’t even been announced, and potentially might not even/ever exist. Check out the photos below courtesy of AppleInsider. AppleInsider has more on the story over here.
Continue reading...iTunes App Store – The top Technological Breakthrough of 2008
26. December 2008
Wired has a list of the top 10 technological breakthroughs of 2008 with the iTunes App Store coming in at #1. Until this year, mobile app developers lacked an easy way to get their software into the hands of consumers, forcing them to make deals with finicky and power-hungry carriers if they wanted to get any […]
Continue reading...Obamafy yourself with Photo Booth
26. December 2008
If any of you left-leaning Mac users have some time to kill, check out this Photo Booth plugin that mimics Obama’s ‘Hope’ poster. The plugin was created by Dubi Kaufmann and can be downloaded (with instructions) from his website. And sorry Tiger/Panther users, the plugin only works with Leopard.
Continue reading...“What the death of VHS means to the Mac”
26. December 2008
AppleTell has a great article about the evolution of the Mac, and how Apple has constantly succeeded in staying relevant in the tech industry. It’s a great read, and highly recommended. Find some snippets below. Wireless networking, ripping CDs, editing movies—these are all ideas that were added to the computer; “Macintosh” is more of a […]
Continue reading...Patent application suggest new multi-touch gestures for the iPhone
26. December 2008
MacRumors has the scoop on new patent filings by multi-touch guru Wayne Westerman that shed some light on what multi-touch gestures might soon be coming to your iPhone. The multi-touch gestures generally relate to making typing more efficient by giving often used characters and commands their own specific swipes. For example, a one finger swipe […]
Continue reading...Apple, Microsoft, and Google sued over File Preview
25. December 2008
If you’re gonna go, go strong. That appears to be the strategy of Cygnus Systems, an Arizona company who on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Apple, Microsoft, and Google. A trifecta of sorts. The lawsuit alleges that the above-named companies all have products that implement a file preview feature, which allows users to preview the […]
Continue reading...Crayon Physics Drawing Game coming soon to the iPhone
24. December 2008
A cool physics based crayon drawing game is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch sometime in the next week or two, and it’s called, surprise surprise, Crayon Physics. What is crayon physics exactly? Well, think of a more polished and full-featured version of Line Rider. Crayon Physics also has a decent pedigree to […]
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27. December 2008
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