Archive | March 11th, 2009
Is it just me..
or does every one who helps introduce new software/hardware on Apple’s website have the exact same mannerisms, speech intonations, and hand movements? Check out Apple’s guided tour and see if anything looks eerily familiar.
Continue reading...iPhone marketshare doubled in Q4 2008
11. March 2009
New data released by Gartner shows that the smartphone marketshare of the iPhone increased by 111% from Q4 2007 to Q4 2008. Other manufacturers such as RIM and Samsung also experienced impressive growth over the past year. Meanwhile, Nokia’s share of smartphone sales dipped by nearly 17% over the same quarter a year-agoo. Ars Technica […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple orders shipment of 10-inch touchscreen panels
11. March 2009
Reuters is reporting that Apple recently ordered a shipment of 10-inch touchscreen panels from Wintek, the same Taiwanese company that supplies Apple with the panels it uses for the iPhone. This is now the third independent source (this week!) reporting on Apple’s potential plans for manfucaturing a touchscreen netbook or tablet. Earlier this week, reports from the Chinese language […]
Continue reading...Quick thought about the new iPod Shuffle and its lack of support for non-Apple headphones
11. March 2009
The new iPod Shuffle from Apple looks intriguing, to say the least, and it will be interesting to see if people find the voice-enabled device useful, or gimmicky. One aspect of the new shuffle that’s apparently being overlooked is the fact that it uses proprietary Apple headphones. In other words, because the actual device itself […]
Continue reading...Windows Mobile Store closely mimics Apple’s model, and why Microsoft is in trouble
11. March 2009
As competitors like RIM and Nokia scramble to emulate the success and efficiency of the iTunes App Store, Microsoft is givng new meaning to the phrase, “Imitation it the sincerest form of flattery.” Earlier today, Microsoft divulged new information about its own efforts to develop an app store for Windows Mobile devices, and so far, […]
Continue reading...Apple releases new iPod Shuffle with speech capability
11. March 2009
Apple on Wednesday morning introduced a revamped iPod Shuffle with speech capabilities. Smaller than the previous iPod Shuffle, the latest model does away with the controls on the device itself, and instead moves them to the earbud cord. The new feature Apple’s touting in the new Shuffle is called VoiceOver, a button-activated feature which tells […]
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11. March 2009
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