Archive | November, 2009
Report: New 27-inch core i7 iMacs showing up DOA or with cracked screens
Engadget reports that an increasing number of consumers are experiencing an array of problems with Apple’s new 27-inch i7 iMac. in addition to the previously-noted performance issues with the Core 2 Duo models, a quick glance across Apple’s support forums and on other Mac boards around the web reveals that some machines are showing up [...]
Continue reading...Jerry Seinfeld modernizes apartment with new iMac on season finale of Curb your Enthusiasm
24. November 2009
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Not too long ago, we pointed out that despite a brief fling with Microsoft, Jerry Seinfeld is still an Apple fan at heart. In the most recent season of Curb your Enthusiasm – which just ended this past Sunday – Jerry was often seen working diligently behind a MacBook Pro. This shouldn’t come as too [...]
Continue reading...iPhone share of worldwide ad requests hits 50%
24. November 2009
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AdMob recently released their latest metric report from October, and according to their figures, the iPhone now accounts for 50% of all ad requests for smartphones worldwide. In the US, the iPhone accounts for 55% of all smartphone traffic.
Continue reading...Sega announces “Super Monkey Ball 2″ with improved controls
23. November 2009
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Sega announced last week plans to release Super Monkey Ball 2 just in time for the holidays. The sequel is of course a follow up to the hyped up original Super Monkey Ball, which as TouchArcade points out, “set the price ceiling for App Store games at $9.99.” The new version of Super Monkey Ball [...]
Continue reading...New Apple commercials take aim at Verizon’s CDMA network
23. November 2009
In conjunction with the release of the Motorola Droid, Verizon launched a full out ad blitz on the iPhone and AT&T’s network. AT&T even went so far as to sue Verizon and seek an injunction to prevent them from running commercials which they felt painted an inaccurate portrait of AT&T’s network. AT&T also responded with [...]
Continue reading...Nerd Alert! – Apple Finder Icon Birthday Cake
23. November 2009
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Nothing says “Honey, I love the fact that you’re an Apple Nerd” more than a birthday cake in the shape of the Finder icon. via TUAW
Continue reading...Is Android growing too fast for its own good?
23. November 2009
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Terrence O’Brien recently penned a great piece in Switched assessing whether or not Google’s Android OS is growing too fast for its own good. After getting off to a slow start, Android phones have gone gangbusters. As of last July, there was only one Android-powered device available in the U.S., but that number has since exploded. Now, [...]
Continue reading...iPhone poised to hit South Korea on November 28
23. November 2009
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Reuters reports: Apple’s iPhone is set to make its South Korean debut… after the local regulator cleared the final hurdle for sales of the blockbuster phone in a market home to 47 million mobile phone users. The iPhone in South Korea is scheduled to launch on November 28th on KT Corp, South Korea’s second largest [...]
Continue reading...Family Guy makes fun of Apple’s Spinning Beach Ball of Death
23. November 2009
Family Guy creator Seth MacFalane may be a Mac user, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have a little fun at Apple’s expense. Below, check out a clip from Family Guy poking fun at the dreaded Spinning Beachball of Death. If MacFarlane wanted to go old school, he could have used the old Apple wristwatch [...]
Continue reading...Phil Schiller defends and explains Apple’s app store approval process
23. November 2009
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Since its inception, the iTunes App Store has been shrouded in controversy over what many people perceive to be Apple’s inconsistent, hypocritical, and sometimes downright confusing app store rejection policies. Over the past few months, Apple has rejected apps that improperly use Apple’s trademarks, politically based apps, and even e-book readers.
Continue reading...The first Apple Tablet… from 1979
23. November 2009
Way back before programs like Photoshop roamed the earth, creating pictures on computers was far from a straightforward process. To make things a little bit easier, Apple released a Graphics Tablet in 1979 which enabled users to draw on the tablet with a wired stylus pen and transfer those creations over to their computer. The [...]
Continue reading...Analyst claims Apple receives $450 subsidy for each iPhone sold
23. November 2009
In a recent interview with Bloomberg TV, Broadpoint Amtech analyst Brian Marshall dropped some interesting tidbits about Apple’s exclusive relationship with AT&T. Regarding the subsidy Apple receives from AT&T, Marshall notes that this amounts to $450 for each iPhone sold. Interestingly, Marshall remarks that this subsidy will soon fall to $300 once Apple’s exclusive relationship [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: iPod Touch to receive iPod Nano style video camera this Spring
21. November 2009
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When Apple refreshed its line of iPods this past September, a video camera equipped iPod Touch was largely expected as a given. In the days leading up to September’s media event, however, word broke that last minute technical difficulties with the planned camera had forced Apple to shakeup its roadmap and plan on releasing an [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft planning to release Windows 8 in 2012
21. November 2009
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The latest word from Microsoft’s partners regarding Microsoft’s Windows roadmap suggests that the next significant Windows upgrade is scheduled for 2012 and is tentatively titled Windows 8. Now what are the odds that Microsoft keeps up the numeric title releases for Windows, a strategy that will culminate with the epic release, a few years down [...]
Continue reading...Gameloft cutting back on Android development
21. November 2009
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Gameloft’s library of iPhone games reads like a “who’s who” list of popular and successful apps. Hero of Sparta, Assassin’s Creed, Real Soccer 2010, and Gangstar: West Coast Hustle are just a few of Gameloft’s more well-known titles, and their place as a premier mobile software development studio is undisputed. But Gameloft’s development efforts, for [...]
Continue reading...Original Apple I is up for sale on eBay for $50,000!
20. November 2009
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Apple fans tend to get nostalgic at the sight of any old Mac from the mid-80′s and early 90′s. But if you really want to go back in time, take a look at this eBay auction for an original motherboard from the Apple I – which was released all the way back in 1976 for [...]
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24. November 2009
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