Archive | October 6th, 2009
Court rules that Psystar is not entitled to Apple’s profit margin data
About a month ago, Psystar filed a motion with the court in California seeking an order which would compel Apple to disclose sensitive financial information such as profit margin data for its products. If you recall, Psystar was extremely unhappy that Apple’s Senior VP of marketing, Phil Schiller, was unwilling to discuss those details during […]
Continue reading...DVD Jon and co. release “Choice” app for the Mac
6. October 2009
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Jon Lech Johansen, better known as DVD Jon, has made a name for himself removing DRM from all sorts of media formats. Today, Johansen’s and his company DoubleTwist released Choice for the Mac, an app which allows users to move and transfer files between devices regardless of file formats and hardware. The app, which is […]
Continue reading...Original Apple I signed by Woz fetches $18,000 on eBay
6. October 2009
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Talk about shelling out some serious cash for a piece of nostalgia, someone on eBay just purchased an original Apple I signed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak for a whopping 18 grand. And according to the seller, he’s not even sure that it still works! The eBay product description notes: I do not know if […]
Continue reading...AT&T now allowing iPhone VOIP calls on its 3G network
6. October 2009
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AT&T announced today that it would start allowing iPhone users to make VOIP calls over its 3G network, a move which Engadget believes is “the result of the FCC’s renewed push for net neutrality and AT&T’s argument that it’s doesn’t need new regulations to remain open..” According to a report earlier today in the Washington […]
Continue reading...“It still sucks” – Windows Mobile 6.5 is universally panned by critics
6. October 2009
As companies like Apple and Palm continue to push forward with substantial smartphone features and improvements, Microsoft continues to lag far behind and its latest offering, Windows Mobile 6.5, recently debuted to a nearly universal critical thrashing. Writing for Gizmodo, John Herrman writes on Windows Mobile 6.5: I really didn’t want to beat up on […]
Continue reading...Why Palm’s “Open” strategy to take on the iPhone won’t work
6. October 2009
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The app store on the Palm Pre is now open for business, and Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein announced at yesterday’s Palm Developer conference that there are already about 127 apps that have been downloaded a total of 7.5 million times. Now that might seem impressive until you consider that the iPhone app store currently has […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple to attend NAB 2010 with new version of Final Cut Pro
6. October 2009
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The last version of Final Cut announced at NAB was Final Cut Studio 2 which was released in 2007 amidst a ton of publicity and hoopla. Since then, Apple has gone on to release Final Cut Studio 3, but that release has flown somewhat under the radar. There was no big announcement at NAB to […]
Continue reading...What an Apple job offer looks like [Photos]
6. October 2009
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Ever wonder what an Apple job offer looks like? Well look no further as Glyph was recently hired by Apple and he posted a few choice shots of Apple’s job offer. Not surprisingly, the offer was far from an ordinary job offer typed up on a generic piece of paper and mailed away to be […]
Continue reading...Report: 12% of all US households use a Mac; Mac owners more affluent
6. October 2009
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Recent NPD data shows that 12% of US households own some sort of Mac computer, a significant jump from the 9% figure recorded a year ago. But what’s intriguing about NPD’s recent data is that a whopping 85% of those Mac using households also own a PC. I suppose this means that Mac marketshare can […]
Continue reading...Verizon pokes fun at AT&T 3G connectivity in new commercial
6. October 2009
Check out this new Verizon commercial which takes a not so subtle jab at AT&T by misappropriating Apple’s famous iPhone tagline, “There’s an app for that”, and replacing it with “There’s a map for that”.
Continue reading...Report: iPhone to go non-exclusive in Canada
6. October 2009
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The Globe Investor is reporting that the iPhone’s days as a Rogers Communications exclusive in Canada are coming to an end, with Bell Canada and Telus Corp reportedly planning to offer the device in just a few weeks. The country’s two largest incumbent telecom companies, under pressure to re-ignite growth as new wireless competitors begin […]
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