Archive | December 21st, 2010

Apple legal now goes after eBay auctions of Steve Jobs figurine

21. December 2010

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Apple’s legal team just won’t let up. Now comes word via AppleInsider that the company contacted eBay to ask, or shall we say ‘demand’, that the online auction site cancel any pending auctions involving what is now becoming an infamous Steve Jobs figurine. After initially sending a cease and desist letter to MIC Gadget who […]

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Google asks hardware partners to hold off on Google TV at CES 2011

21. December 2010

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You might say it’s becoming a pattern, but it appears that Google has bitten off more than it can chew. Again. The latest story invovles Google TV, Google’s well-intentioned yet poorly executed effort to improve the way users experience and watch Television. Already beseiged by TV Studios unwilling to make certain content available on Google […]

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Motorola hypes up upcoming tablet, criticizes iPad for being a “giant iPhone”

21. December 2010

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In an effort to hype up (and we use the word loosely) the CES 2011 unveiling of their upcoming Android tablet (rumored to run Android 3.0), Motorola released a video teaser chronicling the evolution of the tablet, comically going all the way back to the Egyptian Hieroglyphic Tablet. With each successive tablet, the video explains […]

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Apple releases 6 free books on iOS development on the iBookstore

21. December 2010

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If you’re an iOS developer looking to shore up your skills, or an aspiring developer looking to get into the game, Apple has an early Christmas present for you. On Monday Apple published 6 different books on iOS and Mac OS X development and made them available for free on the iBookstore. Well before you […]

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Apple TV sales to hit 1 million units this week

21. December 2010

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It’s like Steve Jobs likes to say – when a company sells a lot of a certain product, they have no problem announcing their sales figures. That said, Jobs has taken Amazon to task in the past for touting impressive Kindle sales without divulging specific details. Likewise, Apple hasn’t been entirely forthright in the past […]

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China completely sold out of the iPhone 4

21. December 2010

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Apparently you just can’t beat the real thing. Despite a rightfully deserved reputation as a place overflowing with counterfeit and knockoff iPhones, the legit iPhone 4 is selling like hotcakes in the land of Yao. The iPhone originally went on sale on September 25th in China and generated long lines at both Apple retail stores […]

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Rovio releases Angry Birds HD 1.5, 15 new levels

21. December 2010

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The cat’s already out of the bag. I’m an Angry Birds addict. Luckily, my nights as a hermit recently came to a joyous conclusion having defeated the last of all the missions on that pesky and frustratingly addictive iPhone app. But alas, I spoke too soon! For you see, Rovio recently released Angry Birds HD […]

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Apple posts new holiday themed iPhone 4 commercial – “Under the Covers”

21. December 2010

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Going back to its roots, Apple on Monday releaesd a brand new iPhone 4 commercial focusing on the device’s highly heralded FaceTime video chat feature with a Dad dressed up as Santa talking to his son. Cute.

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