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Obama laments information overload, claims not to know how to work an iPod or iPad
In a speech to graduating seniors at Hampton University in Virginia, President Barack Obama lamented the way news in today’s connected world can sometimes bombard individuals with what can often be misleading and downright false information. “You’re coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes [...]
Continue reading...Apple Revenues broken down by hardware
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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Mac sales are increasing slowly but surely. iPod sales are seasonal. And the iPhone is a certified beast. via Macworld
Continue reading...Tony Fadell, iPod Godfather, steps down as special advisor to Steve Jobs
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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When you work at a company as large as Apple, your accomplishments and contributions to a device even as revolutionary and important as the iPod often go unnoticed to the public at large. One notable exception to the rule is Tony Fadell, a former Apple employee often referred to as the “godfather of the iPod.” [...]
Continue reading...Apple runs into trouble inking content deals for TV Shows and Newspapers
Friday, March 19, 2010
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The iPad may very well be the ultimate media consumption device, but Apple is reportedly running into trouble getting certain kinds of content onto the iPad at the prices it desires. The Wall Street Journal reports that TV and Newspaper executives are hesitant to strike content deals with Apple due to concerns that an iPad [...]
Continue reading...How Apple would explain sexuality to kids [Video]
Monday, March 15, 2010
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Who knew iPods made such great learning tools.
Continue reading...“I renamed my iPod ‘The Titanic’ so that when I plug it in, iTunes tells me ‘The Titanic is syncing.’”
Thursday, March 4, 2010
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Hilarious thread from Reddit.
Continue reading...Apple’s success is rooted in their attention to detail
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
In Gordon Ramsey’s auto-biography, the accomplished chef (who you might recognize as the guy screaming on Hell’s Kitchen) articulated why he’s obsessed with making sure that everything about a dish is absolutely perfect, all the way down to the most excruciatingly minute detail. It doesn’t matter how amazing the steak is, if it’s served on [...]
Continue reading...The first songs ever played on an iPod
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Steve Jobs announced the first iPod on October 23, 2001. Though famously lampooned at first, the iPod went on to become Apple’s most iconic product. So on a slow news day, we thought we’d go back and look at the first songs ever played on an iPod in public. The first song demoed by Steve [...]
Continue reading...What people said about the iPod when it was first announced
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Given the perplexing backlash and seeming hatred being directed at the iPad, we thought it’d be somewhat instructive to go back in time and take a look at what some people were saying about the iPod when Steve Jobs first announced Apple’s first MP3 player back in October, 2001. When first released, the original iPod [...]
Continue reading...Apple products – A popular choice for thieves
Friday, January 8, 2010
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Apple products are known for their sleek and elegant design, and you’d be hard pressed to go out in public and not see someone somewhere using either an iPhone, iPod, or MacBook. The unique design of Apple’s products, however, make them highly visible (white headbuds, anyone?) and subsequently an inviting target for thieves. Most recently, a group [...]
Continue reading...Apple prevails in iPod hearing loss case
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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Well, you can finally chalk one up to the Courts for dismissing what can only be described as a frivolous and moronic lawsuit. Back in 2006, a Louisiana man sued Apple alleging that the iPod was responsible for his hearing loss. The suit specifically mentioned that the volume on the iPod can be raised to [...]
Continue reading...Is the new iPod Nano a flop? And does it even matter?
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Earlier this week, Apple announced that it just recorded it most profitable quarter in company history, a fact largely due to impressive Mac and iPhone sales. iPod sales, however, were down 8% from the same quarter a year-ago. Interestingly, though, sales of the iPod Touch were up an astonishingly high 100%, a figure which Apple [...]
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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