Tag Archive | "MobileMe"
Eddy Cue – Apple’s wheeling and dealing negotiator
Eddy Cue, Apple’s current Senior VP of Internet Software and Services, first became a household name following the debacle that was MobileMe. If you recall, the MobileMe launch was an utter disaster and public relations nightmare for Apple. The botched launch prompted Jobs to call a meeting with the entire MobileMe team where he said [...]
Continue reading...Apple posts FAQ and transition guide re: MobileMe and iCloud
Saturday, June 25, 2011
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Apple yesterday posted a transition/FAQ document explaining some of the nuances of iCloud and addressing many of the questions that have been raised by current MobileMe subscribers and folks otherwise curious about Apple’s new cloud initiative. First off, MobileMe will be expiring on June 30, 2012, after which it will no longer be available. But [...]
Continue reading...MobileMe effectively dead to make room for iCloud
Monday, June 6, 2011
Apple made a smattering of announcements today, one of which was the demise of MobileMe to make room for the successor that is iCloud. As Steve Jobs said today, MobileMe is effectively a dead service. So what does this mean for current MobileMe subscribers? Well, Apple will keep the MobileMe accounts of current subscribers intact [...]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly buys iCloud.com domain for $4.5 million
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Well this is certainly interesting. Gigaom is reporting that Apple recently purchased the iCloud.com domain from Xcerion for a cool $4.5 million. Indeed, iCloud.com now re-directs to CloudMe.com. Apple’s track record with cloud based initiatives have been less than stellar to say the least. That said, Apple is reportedly planning a big MobileMe revamp that [...]
Continue reading...iOS 5 rumored to be major upgrade, may not be released until Fall 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Well it looks like OS X Lion isn’t the only significant OS release Apple has in the pipeline. According a new report from TechCrunch, iOS 5 is poised to be a significant update that will most likely not see the light of day until later this Fall. Citing two reliable sources, MG Siegler writes that [...]
Continue reading...Apple rumored to unveil new and free version of MobileMe in April
Monday, March 21, 2011
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There’s been a significant buildup of MobileMe rumors over the past few months, and now the typically reliable iLounge is reporting that Apple has plans to offer a brand spankin’ new and free version of MobileMe sometime next month. The source, who works for a major educational institution, claims the school’s supplier has said the [...]
Continue reading...Apple rumored to show off iOS 5 and new MobileMe at special event in mid-April
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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The German Mac site Macerkopf.de is reporting that Apple plans to hold a media event on either the 14th or 15th of April where the company will for the first time offer developers a sneak-peak at iOS 5 and take the wraps off of a revamped MobileMe. There hasn’t been much buzz surrounding iOS 5, but [...]
Continue reading...New report says Apple is NOT working on a smaller iPhone form factor
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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It’s a classic battle of he said – she said. Over the last few days, reports from both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal conveyed that Apple was working on a smaller iPhone to better compete against the smattering of smartphone options offered by a growing number of Android handsets. Upon hearing these iPhone Nano [...]
Continue reading...More details on Apple’s MobileMe efforts
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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Cult of Mac has a motherload of rumored MobileMe information: We’ve learned that Apple is going far beyond this. The company is looking to add a ton of ambitious cloud computing features to MobileMe — possibly in anticipation of a streaming-only iPhone. Among the many services Apple is working on are: - A live video-streaming [...]
Continue reading...Revamped MobileMe to feature streaming from individual computers, not the cloud?
Monday, February 14, 2011
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In conjunction with a report about a new and perhaps smaller iPhone came word via the WSJ that Apple was also planning to revamp its MobileMe service. This smaller form factor iPhone is reportedly half the size of the iPhone 4, a feat made possible by removing the device’s storage. That said, the Journal noted [...]
Continue reading...Apple working on low-cost mini iPhone, may make MobileMe a free service
Monday, February 14, 2011
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Something’s afoot, folks. Last week Bloomberg reported that Apple was working on an iPhone with a smaller footprint that would be available to customers on the cheap and without a 2-year contract. Admittedly, we sort of scoffed at the report noting that one can currently pick up an iPhone 3GS for a paltry $49, albeit [...]
Continue reading...New iOS 4.3 beta includes data strings that reference “Find My Friends” feature
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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As developers continue to dissect the recently seeded iOS 4.3 beta, new details about the next major iOS upgrade continue to emerge. Yesterday, MacRumors discovered new data strings in the iOS 4.3 beta that reference a “Find My Friends” feature. The data strings are related to MobileMe settings, implying that the feature may be tied [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs promises MobileMe will “get a lot better in 2011″
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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Now that “Find my iPhone” is a free feature for iOS users, forking over $99 a year for Apple’s MobileMe service is harder a sell than ever before. In the latest email from Steve Jobs, however, the Apple CEO promises that the service will, in fact, get a lot better in 2011. One MacRumors user emailed Jobs [...]
Continue reading...Apple rolls out brand new MobileMe with revamped webmail and “Find my iPhone” app
Friday, June 18, 2010
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Apple today unveiled a brand new version of MobileMe. We kind of liked the old color better, but what are ya gonna do.
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple to release universal “Find my iPhone” app
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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MacRumors reports that Apple is planning to release a free app version of the incredibly cool “Find my iPhone” service that was previously only available via MobileMe. The app will be a free download, but must still be hooked up to a MobileMe account in order to work . An app version of Mobile Me [...]
Continue reading...Apple planning to introduce tiers for MobileMe?
Friday, June 4, 2010
MacObserver reports that a number of MobileMe users are noticing changes in their MobileMe account status suggesting that Apple may soon offer different pricepoints with varying functionality for its service and syncing software which currently costs $99/yr. Whereas previous MobileMe account types were either “Trial”, “Individual”, or “Family Pack”, some MobileMe subscribers on Friday morning [...]
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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