Archive | September 12th, 2011

Mac sales during the September quarter may reach 4.6 million units

12. September 2011

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According to a recent memo from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple in the September quarter may sell upwards of 4.6 million Macs, a figure which would represent an all-time quarterly sales record for the company. By way of contrast, Apple’s previous quarterly Mac sales record, from the 2010 holiday quarter, checks in at 4.1 […]

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Bob Seger enters the digital age; Finally puts up music on iTunes

12. September 2011

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iTunes is the most popular retailer of music on the planet, and so you would think any artist worth his/her salt would want to make sure that their catalogue of music is available for purchase there. But musicians are a funny bunch and some of them don’t take too kindly to Apple’s piecemeal way of […]

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LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne not a fan of Apple’s proposed spacehip campus

12. September 2011

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We’re not sure when newspapers began employing architectural critics, but they’ve sure been a lot more vocal than usual these days. Not too long ago, we highlighted how John Pastier, Mercury News’ architectural critic, lambasted Apple’s proposed plan for its new spaceship styled campus. And now we have yet another architectural critic in Christopher Hawthorne […]

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Apple sends iOS 5 golden master to overseas assemblers

12. September 2011

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Apple over the past few months has issued a steady stream of iOS 5 betas. Now, with the iPhone 5 launch right around the corner, the typically accurate Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a note to investors that Apple plans to release a golden master of iOS 5 to overseas assemblers sometime between September 23 and […]

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Gamestop planning to release gaming optimized Android tablet – Report

12. September 2011

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Well the Android party is about to get a little bit more crowded, folks. Last week we reported that Gamestop was rumored to be getting into the iOS hardware business as a means to stay relevant in a gaming market that has largely shifted towards mobile gaming and digital downloads. Now comes word that Gamestop […]

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Adobe’s new Flash Media Server enables Flash video streaming on iOS devices

12. September 2011

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From the day Steve Jobs announced the iPhone, there have always been a vocal minority of users lamenting the device’s lack of Flash support. Over the last few years, Apple and Adobe have engaged in a war of words over Flash that even prompted Steve Jobs to pen an entire letter devoted to explaining why […]

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Conan O’Brien pokes fun at missing iPhone 5 prototype [Video]

12. September 2011

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There’s apparently quite an Apple following over at the Conan O’brien show. Earlier this Summer, Conan and co. released a decently funny spoof mocking the backlash surrounding Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. Now, the fine folks over at Conan are taking on the missing iPhone 5 prototype. If you recall, an Apple employee reportedly left […]

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iPhone 5 won’t sport new teardrop form factor

12. September 2011

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It’s a sad day, folks. It’s starting to look like all of those alleged iPhone 5 cases will only be useful for housing iPhone prototypes. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has had a great track record with respect to Apple rumors over the past few months and he relays to AppleInsider that Apple’s next-gen iPhone will not […]

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LG resolves problems with iPad 2 displays

12. September 2011

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LG has reportedly fixed some quality issues with the iPad 2 display that might have forced Apple to turn to Samsung to pick up the slack. Four weeks ago we reported that a significant number of LG’s iPad 2 displays weren’t passing Apple’s quality control requirements on account of failed backlight units resulting from drop […]

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