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Analyst ups Apple earnings estimates, anticipates 2.2 million iPads sold in 2010
While Palm is busy warning Wall Street about lower than expected earnings, Apple, per usual, seems to be firing on all cylinders. Last week, analyst Toni Sacconaghi raised his FY 2010 and 2011 earnings estimates for Apple to $11.67 and $13.73 respectively. Sacconaghi wrote in a note to investors revenue from the iPhone will soon […]
Continue reading...Accessory makers gear up for impending iPad launch
Friday, February 26, 2010
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A number of companies have made fortunes over the past few years providing accessories for Apple’s mobile lineup of products, whether it be iPhone cases, iPod radios, or external battery packs. So it therefore should come as no surprise that accessory makers are now salivating at Apple’s potentially next big thing – the iPad. The […]
Continue reading...Should publishers be wary of Apple’s control over iPad content?
Friday, February 26, 2010
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Given Apple’s recent removal of adult oriented apps from iTunes, should publishers interested in the iPad be worried that their content might be pulled at a moments notice? Brian X. Chen of Wired thinks so. Publishers should think twice before worshipping the iPad as the future platform for magazines and newspapers. That is, if they […]
Continue reading...Ngmoco CEO sees huge potential for the iPad
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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Things certainly seem to be firing on all cylinders over at Ngmoco, the popular iPhone game development company started by former EA employee Neil Young. Earlier this week, Ngmoco secured over $25 million in venture capital funding in addition to purchasing Freeverse, the development house behind some of the more popular iPhone games of all-time. […]
Continue reading...Video walk through of Photos app from iPad SDK 3.2
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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Check out this interesting walk through of the photos app on the iPad, via the recently released 3rd beta of the iPhone SDK 3.2, which still remains iPad only. via 9to5Mac
Continue reading...iPhone 3.2 SDK points to front facing camera, video conferencing capabilities for the iPad
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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Days after 9to5Mac discovered icons and code in the iPhone 3.2 SDK that strongly hint at support for video chat and conferencing capabilities comes even more evidence from the third beta of the SDK courtesy of MacRumors. We’ve been told that if you go digging into Apple’s private framework which controls the camera, the iPad SDK […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook on all things Apple – iPhone, iMac, Apple TV, iPad, Apple retail stores and more
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Yesterday afternoon, Apple COO Tim Cook met with investment bankers from Goldman Sachs and answered a number of questions about Apple’s product line and Apple’s future direction. Below are the more pertinent tidbits, with the transcript provided courtesy of 9to5Mac. We’ll break down Cook’s insightful comments in an upcoming post. On Apple’s role as a […]
Continue reading...iPad generating more consumer interest than the original iPhone did
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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In a somewhat surprising piece of news, a recent survey of over 3,200 respondents reveals that demand for the iPad is actually higher than the demand for the original iPhone was in the months before its release. The survey, conducted by Changewave, found that 13% of those polled were either very likely to purchase an iPad […]
Continue reading...Regarding Apple stance on multitasking and why most tech users are clueless
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Since the iPhone was first released, people have complained about its lack of support for third-party multitasking. This sentiment was further amplified when Apple recently announced the iPad, a device which also won’t support multitasking outside of Apple’s own apps. The proffered reason behind Apple’s reluctance to support system wide multitasking is that users will inevitably leave apps […]
Continue reading...Apple’s investment in iPad’s A4 chip estimated to be $1 billion
Monday, February 22, 2010
In a recent article on the growing competition to Intel from competing processors, the New York Times highlights the significant investments companies often make to develop their own mobile processors. At the same time, Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm are designing their own takes on ARM-based mobile chips that will be made by the contract foundries. Even […]
Continue reading...New screenshots of the iPad in action
Monday, February 22, 2010
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9to5Mac has compiled few screenshots of the iPad OS in action. Nothing terribly new here, but one of the features we’re really looking forward to is the ability to play YouTube videos from within Safari via HTML 5. So long dedicated YouTube window! What the preferences pane looks like: You can check out the full […]
Continue reading...iPhone 3.2 SDK suggests video chat coming to the iPad and iPhone
Sunday, February 21, 2010
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People naturally assumed that the iPad would come with a built-in video camera, but Apple likes to do things slowly but surely. With that in mind, it’s not all that surprising that 9to5Mac recently discovered icons and code found within the iPhone 3.2 SDK strongly suggest that video chat capabilities will be hitting the iPad […]
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
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