The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation…
Month: March 2010
Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins sign deals with Amazon, similar to deals already inked with Apple
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. has struck deals with two publishers on the pricing of electronic books…
Apple releases Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme Base Station Firmware Update 7.5.1
Apple today released Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme Base Station Firmware Update 7.5.1 which provides…
Apple releases AirPort Utility 5.5.1 for Mac and Windows
Apple today released AirPort Utility 5.5.1 which includes…
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion’s quarterly results disappoint; shares fall
Investors pushed shares of Research In Motion Ltd. more than 5% lower late Wednesday…
iPad, killer: Court docs show only 90 JooJoo tablet pre-orders (with 15 returned)
PayPal documents from the JooJoo/Techcrunch lawsuit show only 90 preorders for the $500 device…
A user’s experience with a Barnes & Noble ‘Nook’
I tried to warn her. I really tried…
RUMOR: Apple’s cloud-based iTunes could be ready by third quarter 2010 (CNET spins it negative)
For anyone hoping that a cloud-based music service will launch with the iPad this Saturday…
TED.com goes HTML5
Since TED.com launched in 2006, we’ve always aimed to make TEDTalks work across…
RUMOR: Apple’s iPhone 4.0 to support third-party multitasking via Exposé-like interface
The upcoming 4.0 reference release of Apple’s iPhone OS will deliver new support for running multiple…
KPCB doubles iFund for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad to $200 million
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) today announced the doubling of its iFund to $200 million of venture capital…
Why beleaguered Palm’s headed for a buyout – by RIM
Given Palm’s recent earnings and desperate cash position, it’s clear the company is heading for a spectacular failure…
Analyst: 70% chance that Apple will develop its own search engine within five years
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote in a note to clients yesterday that there is a 70% chance
Apple patents shed light on why iPhone is the future of health care
Eric Topol is a leading cardiologist who has embraced the study of genomics…
Apple again the third largest U.S. company, closing in on Microsoft
With its market cap at $213.9 billion, only two U.S. companies are bigger than Apple…
Greenpeace spotlights links between Apple’s iPad, the Internet, and climate change
The launch of quintessential cloud computing devices like the Apple iPad, which offer users access to the ‘cloud’ of online services…
Are iPad and ‘iPhone HD’ Apple’s parting gifts to AT&T?
The rumors keep circulating…
Marc Benioff: Hello, iPad. Hello, Cloud 2.
The future of our industry now looks totally different than the past. It looks like a sheet of paper, and it’s called the iPad…
Wireless service providers to court iPad owners with data-plan alternatives
AT&T isn’t the only company hoping to cash in on wireless service for Apple’s iPad…
39% of BlackBerry owners say they’ll buy an Apple iPhone next
Call it a matter of touch-screen envy, but many BlackBerry users are starting to feel the 24-month-contract itch…
Starbucks customers can now make purchases at 1,002 U.S. Target locations via iPhone and iPod touch
Through the Starbucks Card Mobile App, customers can now pay for purchases at Starbucks stores in more than 1,000…
Apple releases iPhoto 8.1.2
Apple today released iPhoto 8.1.2 which addresses minor issues in the area of import and…
Apple releases MobileMe Control Panel 1.5.1 for Windows
Apple today released MobileMe Control Panel for Windows which is required to manage iDisk settings…
Apple releases iPhone Configuration Utility 2.2 for Mac OS X and Windows
Apple today released iPhone Configuration Utility 2.2 for Mac OS X which lets users easily create…
Apple releases QuickTime 7.6.6 for Mac OS X and Windows
Apple has released QuickTime 7.6.6 for Leopard which is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users…
Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs
Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $3.455, or 1.49%, to set a new all-time closing high…
Apple releases iTunes 9.1
Apple has released iTunes 9.1 which comes with several new features and improvements…
FCC Nat’l Broadband Plan: Google and Verizon support policy of minimal U.S. government involvement
Innovation in technology and business is one of America’s major comparative advantages in the global information economy…
Apple iPad to launch in Canada on April 24th?
We were contacted by a source with close ties to the Apple Store that the weekend of April 24th…
Seton Hill University to give new Apple MacBooks and iPads to every full-time student in fall 2010
Beginning in the fall of 2010, all first year undergraduate students at Seton Hill will receive a 13″ MacBook and an iPad…
Apple Retail Stores offer free iPad setup
Apple is promising free setup services for customers who purchase an iPad at one of its retail stores…
PCWorld: Apple’s iPad will remain an expensive, niche device compared to all-purpose netbooks
iPads will top the publicity charts this week when they launch…
Computerworld’s Elgan: Apple’s iPad will be the biggest cultural phenomenon since The Beatles
April 3 is the big day, when everything changes…
Apple granted major iPad patents just prior to April 3 launch
Just prior to Apple’s debut of the iPad in January, they were granted a major patent…
Taiwan company claims Apple infringed on touchscreen patents; seeks to bar sale of iPhone, iPad
A Taiwanese company said Tuesday it had filed a complaint against Apple urging the US to prevent…
Apple strengthens Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems with record monster security update
Apple today patched 92 vulnerabilities, a third of them critical, in a record update…
RUMOR: Next-gen iPhone to feature Apple’s A4 SoC, second front-facing camera, multitasking, more
Regarding Apple’s next-gen iPhone, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber dishes…
eBay launches two new iPhone apps: eBay Selling and eBay Classifieds
Selling anything, anywhere is now mobile with eBay’s launch of two iPhone selling apps…
Tony Fadell snips last thread with Apple Inc.
An era is formally ending at Apple. Tony Fadell, one of the creators of the iPod and iPhone…
Analyst: Apple’s new iPhone may have backside touch, AMOLED display; no Verizon deal
UBS analyst Maynard Um on Tuesday provided possibly early insight into new iPhones…
WSJ: Two new Apple iPhones coming; one may be Verizon-bound
Apple Inc. is developing a new iPhone to debut this summer and also appears to be working on a model for Verizon…
Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs
Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $1.49, or 0.65%, to set a new all-time closing high…