Archive | September 21st, 2009
Apple unveils 3 new iPhone ads [Video]
Yesterday during primetime, Apple unveiled 3 new iPhone ads featuring all new apps, and believe it or not, a new soundtrack to boot. This one is titled Nature even though it features a wide variety of iPhone apps such as iXpenseIt, Daily Finance, Guitar Toolkit, Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook, iBird Explorer Plus, and the always […]
Continue reading...Apple approved over 1300 apps last friday, highest number in months
21. September 2009
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This past Friday, Apple cleared out a huge backlog of iPhone apps when it admitted over 1300 apps into the iTunes App Store in one fell swoop, marking the largest single day influx of apps in months. Check out the graph below courtesy of appshopper.
Continue reading...Psystar’s lawyers now take to defending copyright owners
21. September 2009
When Houston author Elaine Scott saw that the entire text from her book Stocks and bonds: profits and losses was freely available for download on the document sharing website Scribd, she was mortified at the overt copyright infringement at her expense. Not surprisingly, she took to the courts and filed a class action lawsuit against […]
Continue reading...Microsoft has iPhone competitors and its own version of a tablet in the works
21. September 2009
In a slight change of pace, the Apple rumor mill seems to be on hiatus while the rumors emanating from Redmond seem to be heating up. 9to5Mac got things started this weekend with a report that Microsoft is planning to release 2 iPhone competitors in 2010. Both phones will reportedly be slider-based, and rooted in […]
Continue reading...Apple ranked #20 on list of top global brands of 2009
21. September 2009
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In this years Interbrand report, Apple checked in at #20 on the list of the best global brands of 2009, up from the 24th spot a year ago. According to the report, Apple’s brand value increased 12% over the last year up to a current value of $15.43 million. Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft, GE, and Nokia […]
Continue reading...Apple fast tracks efforts to address battery concerns following iPhone OS 3.1 update
21. September 2009
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In the wake of Apple’s recent iPhone OS 3.1 update, a number of users are reporting noticeable and significant drops in battery life. One of the more recent complaints on an Apple discussion board on the topic writes that “the phone is using 10-12% of the battery every hour of standby.” Yikes. In response to […]
Continue reading...Transforming iPhone 3GS [Video]
21. September 2009
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Watch as this innocuous iPhone 3GS transforms into some sort of mini tablet with a built-in keyboard.
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21. September 2009
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