Archive | April, 2009
Rob Enderle is a Moron
Seriously, how does Rob Enderle get paid to write about tech? He’s not a hot chick, and this isn’t Mad Men, so how in the world did he manage to convince anyone to give him money in exchange for his moronic ramblings? In his latest “article”, Enderle tries to argue that Apple has a PR [...]
Continue reading...Apple hires new graphics chip guru; Mark Papermaster begins work at Apple
27. April 2009
Yahoo! Finance reports that Apple recently hired former AMD CTO Bob Drebin as a Senior Director. What Drebin’s responsibilities will include remain unclear, but one thing’s for sure – Drebin sure does have an impressive resume.
Continue reading...MLB iPhone app nears $1 Million in Revenue
27. April 2009
BusinessInsider reports that the MLB At Bat iPhone app has sold over 130,000 copies thus far. At $10 a pop, that’s $1.3 Million in gross revenue, with $390,000 going to Apple and $910,000 to MLB. $10 for an app is definitely on the high-end, but the popularity of MLB At Bat clearly shows that people [...]
Continue reading...Amazon purchases company that developed “Stanza”
27. April 2009
Amazon has purchased Lexcycle, the makers of the free iPhone and iPod Touch e-book reader “Stanza.” Since its release, Stanza has been an extremely popular application, garnering nearly 500,000 downloads in just the first 3 months it was available on iTunes. Fans of Stanza often claimed, and rightfully so, that the app turns any iPhone [...]
Continue reading...Apple releases new “Get a Mac” web ad [Video]
27. April 2009
Apple today released a new “Get a Mac” web ad and we gotta say that it’s probably the funniest Apple ad in a while. Take a look below and let us know what ya think.
Continue reading...Setting up a Microsoft Surface table brings on headaches
27. April 2009
Gordon Miller over at Kinesismomentum has an interesting article about unboxing a Microsoft Surface table, and the frustrations involved with setting it up. In short, it seems that you get a big-ass table without any clearcut instructions as to how it should be set up. Miller concludes, No doubt it took a lot of very [...]
Continue reading...SlingPlayer nearing release?
27. April 2009
SlingMedia, purveyor of SlingPlayer, wrote a brief note on its website hinting that the SlingPlayer app should be available on the iTunes App Store sometime soon. The note reads: We’ve submitted the first release of our application to the iPhone App Store. We are in close contact with our partners at Apple and are optimistic [...]
Continue reading...Report: Quicktime X to include YouTube support in Snow Leopard
27. April 2009
AppleInsider is reporting that Snow Leopard will include YouTube support built right into Quicktime X, allowing users to quickly publish their videos onto the web from their desktop. In particular, the application will let users take any supported video file and upload it directly to YouTube. Users will be prompted to enter their YouTube username [...]
Continue reading...The iPhone as a Mouse and Mosquito Repellent
27. April 2009
The following iPhone apps don’t seem to be well-reviewed, or reviewed at all, but their functionality is pretty unique so we thought we’d give them a casual mention. The first app is called Fone2Mouse, and it essentially turns your iPhone into a mouse. It’s wi-fi only, but that’s really besides the point. I mean, why [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: iPhone coming to Verizon in 2010?
26. April 2009
According to the USA Today, Verizon and Apple are in high-level negotiations that would see a CDMA compatible iPhone model hit Verizon networks by 2010. Citing sources “familiar with the situation”, these negotiations began way back when Steve Jobs was still overseeing the day to day operations at Apple. The current iPhone, of course, is [...]
Continue reading...Another example of Microsoft lacking business acumen
26. April 2009
When Microsoft releases Windows 7, the version that comes with netbooks will only be able to run a maximum of 3 applications at a time. And in typical Microsoft fashion, the base edition of Windows 7 will also lack many of the features available in more expensive versions of the software. It’s bad enough that [...]
Continue reading...Navigating through the App Store review process
26. April 2009
The App Store review process is riddled with mystery. An app like Tweetie is initially banned because of a technicality while an app like Babyshaker somehow frolics into the app store unscathed. While Apple quickly rectified both of the above mentioned mistakes, it makes you wonder what sort of criteria Apple employs in making its [...]
Continue reading...A young Kevin Costner in an old Apple Lisa commercial from the early 80′s
26. April 2009
Check out this video of a young Kevin Costner starring in an old Apple Lisa commercial from the early 80′s.
Continue reading...Apple’s releases new web ad in celebration of 1 Billion app downloads
25. April 2009
Apple recently released an entertaining new web ad to celebrate the 1 Billionth app download from iTunes. The video below shows the ad first without sound, and then with sound.
Continue reading...Saturday Afternoon Links Galore
25. April 2009
Apple found guilty of willful patent infrignement – ArsTechnica Interview with Tweetie creator Loren Brichter – MacWorld Snow Leopard to offer screen recording via QuickTime X Player – AppleInsider Darth Vader’s iPhone – YouTube How to Ensure You’re not part of the Mac Botnet – TheAppleBlog Why AT&T Wants to Keep the iPhone Away from [...]
Continue reading...Nokia’s “Comes with Music” off to a disappointing start
25. April 2009
DigitalTrends reports: The mobile industry has been keeping a careful eye on Nokia‘s “Comes with Music” service, which builds the license fees for unlimited music downloading into the cost of a phone…and lets users keep all the music they downloaded once their deal expires. Although the service had been given a frosty reception from mobile [...]
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28. April 2009
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