After focusing exclusively on FaceTime, Apple’s new iPhone ad takes things in a different, and welcome, direction by touting the iPhone 4’s Retina Display.
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Comments Off on Analyst puts $430 price target on Apple shares; cites promising iPhone and iPad growth
Over the past few days, Apple’s share price has steadily retreated from the brink of $300. At the close of trading on Monday, Apple shares were trading at $278.64 (though today it’s up 8 points). This fluctuation is of course part of the natural ebb and flow of the stock market, but in the grand […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Comments Off on Actor Tony Curtis buried with his iPhone
Well this is an odd bit of news. Recently deceased actor Tony Curtis, who is arguably best remembered for hsi work in the comedic film Some Like it Hot, was buried yesterday with a few notable items accompanying him in his coffin, one of which was his iPhone. MSNBC reports: Actor Tony Curtis was buried […]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 30, 2010
Comments Off on Report – Apple to tap Qualcomm for baseband for iPhone 5
AppleInsider reports: A report out of the Far East early Thursday claims that Apple has decided on its lineup of component suppliers for the fifth-generation iPhone and second-generation iPad — both of which will reportedly obtain baseband chips from CDMA inventor Qualcomm. Rumors that Apple would dump Infineon chipsets in future versions of the iPhone […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Comments Off on China Unicom sells 100,000 iPhone 4s in just four days
Say what you will about previous sales of the iPhone in China, but it’s overwhelmingly apparent that the iPhone 4 in China is a bonafide hit. The iPhone 4 launched in China this past weekend as thousands of interested shoppers lined up outside of Apple stores in anticipation. In the week and a half before […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Comments Off on iPhone now available in Finland without a required phone contract
Finland may be Nokia country through and through, but some people, at the end of the day, just gotta have an iPhone. And to any Finnish folks out there, I come bearing good news. Teleoperator Elisa recently announced that users in Finland can now purchase the iPhone 4 without having to sign up for a […]
Continue reading...Monday, September 27, 2010
Comments Off on Apple gets disproportionate amount of attention from tech media
There’s no shortage of Apple related websites on the web. You’ve got sites dedicated to rumors, news, gaming, history, and a slew of other niches. Meanwhile, if you want to find a similar ecosystem of websites and blogs dedicated to companies like Dell and HP, you’re in for quite a disappointment. In light of that, […]
Continue reading...Monday, September 27, 2010
Comments Off on Amidst 200,000 pre-orders, China Unicom struggling to meet iPhone 4 demand
This past weekend, the iPhone 4 debuted in China to thousands of Apple fans who couldn’t wait to get their hands on Apple’s new toy, antenna issues be damned. China Unicom, which for now is the exclusive iPhone carrier in China, noted that it had already processed 50,000 iPhone 4 pre-orders leading up to this […]
Continue reading...Monday, September 27, 2010
Comments Off on UK Med School to hand out iPhones to students
Leeds University announced plans to give its fourth and fifth year medical students iPhone 3GSs to help them access progress files, assessment modules, and other pertinent course and patient information on the go. All told, over 520 med students will be given iPhones and Leeds notes that it’s the first medical school to institute such […]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 25, 2010
Comments Off on FaceTime not supported feature in number of Middle Eastern countries
Pictured in the top portion of this photo is what most people see when they look at an iPhone 4 advertisement. Curiously, the bottom portion of the photo is what you’d see if you live in certain countries in the Middle East such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Qatar. Now given the propensity for certain […]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 23, 2010
Comments Off on Ride the Subway in NYC with your iPhone as fare
Visa recently unveiled a new pilot program whereby New Yorkers can pay for subway, bus, and train fares right from their iPhone. As of now, NYC Transit, New Jersey Transit, and the Port Authority of both New York and New Jersey are all participating in the program. via Mashable
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Comments Off on Suppliers gearing up for CDMA iPhone launch in early 2011 – Report
AppleInsider reports: Analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro with Susquehanna Financial Group said in a note to investors on Wednesday that checks with overseas suppliers indicated Apple is prepared to build 3 million CDMA iPhones in December, keeping the device on track for an early 2011 launch. That would put total GSM and CDMA iPhone production for the […]
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Comments Off on New Apple ad highlights iPhone 4’s Retina Display