Archive | October 25th, 2010

AT&T posts strong revenue and earnings growth; activates 5.2 million iPhones

25. October 2010

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AT&T last week reported a record third quarter with earnings of $2.08 a share on revenue of $31.58 billion. During the same quarter a year-ago, AT&T posted earnings of $0.54 a share. The upshot in earnings was no doubt bolstered in part by a record number of iPhone activations – 5.2 million in total. AT&T’s previous […]

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Apple surpasses RIM in global smartphone marketshare – Report

25. October 2010

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For the first time, Apple recently surpassed RIM in terms of global smartphone marketshare. According to Strategy Analytics, Apple shipped 15.4 million iPhones during Q3 of 2010 compared to 12.3 million shipped Blackberry devices from RIM. The overall smartphone market continues to grow at a tremendous pace, so the chart below says more about Apple’s […]

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Apple to offer iLife and iWork apps as standalone apps on the Mac App Store?

25. October 2010

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Apple’s newly erected page for the upcoming Mac App Store reveals that users, for the first time, will be able to buy apps from Apple’s suite of iLife and iWork software separately. As you can tell from the screenshot below (if you look extremely closely), Apple is planning on selling standalone apps from iLife, such […]

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OS X Lion preview hints at iOS style scrollbars

25. October 2010

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Apple’s somewhat brief sneak peak at Mac OS Lion hints at a revamped scroll bar UI for the upcoming iteration of OS X. During a presentation conducted by Apple VP of Mac OS X engineering Craig Federighi, we were able to see that Apple has, for the time being, abandoned the aqua scrollbars in favor […]

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Lincoln Park Apple Store now officially open for business

25. October 2010

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Touted as a landmark Apple Store (complete with a rooftop garden), Apple’s brand new retail store in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago  opened up for business this weekend. Despite less than stellar weather conditions, crowds lined up overnight so they could experience the grand opening the next morning. Oddly enough, Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel […]

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