Archive | July, 2011
Photos of white iPod Touch panels surface
9to5Mac reports that they’ve received photos of what appears to be a white front panel for the iPod Touch. Specifically, this panel is the digitizer component, according to the iFixYouri iPhone repair shop. We obviously cannot confirm the legitimacy of these photos but according to iFixYouri, they fall in line with the fourth generation iPod […]
Continue reading...Verizon activates 2.3 million iPhones during June quarter
22. July 2011
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Verizon Wireless this morning announced their Q2 2011 earnings and recorded revenue of $27.5 billion and EPS of $0.57. During the same quarter a year-ago, Verizon reported a loss of $0.42 a share. With respect to the iPhone, Verizon activated 2.3 million devices during the quarter gone by. AT&T, in contrast, reported 3.6 million activations […]
Continue reading...Apple rumored to be making a bid for HULU
22. July 2011
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Apple’s cash hoard now rests at about $76.2 billion, and for a company reluctant to pay out any dividends, it’s only natural to wonder what in the world Apple plans to do with all that cash. Either way, with tens of billions in the bank, Apple can essentially do anything it wants – even something […]
Continue reading...Oracle set to depose Larry Page
22. July 2011
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We haven’t commented too much on the ongoing litigation between Oracle and Google, but suffice it to say that Google seems to be in dire straights. While it may be slightly too early to say, it appears that Google willfully infringed Java patents owned by Oracle, a fact which may ultimately force Google to pay […]
Continue reading...Lodsys ups the ante, files suit against EA, Atari, Rovio and more
21. July 2011
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There’s got to be a special place in hell for patent trolls, but that is, perhaps, a discussion best relegated to the comment section. FOSS Patents is reporting that Lodsys has now amended its original complaint against iOS and Android developers to include some big name defendants. Lodsys’ new complaint alleges that the following companies […]
Continue reading...Apple sells over 1 million copies of OS X Lion in 24 hours – most successful OS launch in company history
21. July 2011
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Since going on sale yesterday, sales of OS X Lion have been so impressive that Apple decided to issue a press release touting that its latest OS update has been downloaded by over one million users, making it the most successful OS X launch in company history. Apple today announced that in just one day, […]
Continue reading...Apple now sells more iPhones than Nokia does smartphones
21. July 2011
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Nokia this week released their earnings for the second quarter of 2011 and things aren’t looking too good for the Finnish handset maker. During the quarter gone by, Nokia reported losses of 368 million euros (approximately $521 million), a figure far greater than the losses anticipated by analysts. And the scary thing is that Nokia’s […]
Continue reading...OS X Lion disables hardware acceleration for Adobe Flash Player – Report
21. July 2011
TUAW reports that Adobe has posted a knowledge base article detailing a number of bugs and issues found in a slew of Adobe products running on OS X Lion. The list is quite long and seemingly affects Adobe’s entire product line, but one issue worth noting in particular is Adobe’s admission that their Flash Player […]
Continue reading...Harvard President Larry Summers calls the Winklevoss twins “assholes”
21. July 2011
We’re always willing to briefly venture out of the Apple world to point out some douchebaggery when we see it. Now we’re not entirely caught up on the Winklevoss/Facebook drama, but we do know that the Winklevoss twins (Cameron and Tyler) attended Harvard and sued Mark Zuckerberg for stealing the idea for what would eventually […]
Continue reading...OS X Lion to be available via USB thumbdrive this August for $69
21. July 2011
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OS X Lion not only marks a new beginning for Apple software wise, but distribution wise as well. Whereas all other iterations of OS X were available exclusively via tried and true boxed software, OS X Lion will primarily be available via the Mac App Store. This departure led many to wonder how users with […]
Continue reading...AT&T announces 3.6 million iPhone activations during Q2 of 2011
21. July 2011
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It’s earnings season, and following Apple’s stellar quarterly report from earlier this week comes new financial data from AT&T for our consumption. During Ma Bell’s second fiscal quarter of 2011, the company reported revenue of $31.5 billion, an uptick of 2.2% year over year. iPhone wise, the company activated 3.6 million devices with more than […]
Continue reading...Detailed, counterfeit, and fake Apple Stores spring up in China
20. July 2011
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A huge portion of Apple’s record breaking revenue recorded during the quarter gone originated in China. During yesterday’s earnings conference call, Apple COO Tim Cook explained that Apple had only begun to scratch the surface in China. Indeed, with reports that Apple may soon ink a deal with China Mobile and its 600 million+ subscribers, […]
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22. July 2011
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