There are many different kinds of consumers with very different needs…
Month: November 2011
Before the iPhone, Steve Jobs wanted to make Apple its own mobile carrier
Apple’s Steve Jobs wanted his own network that would use unlicensed spectrum rather than rely on mobile operators…
Four industries Apple could impact with iOS, iCloud and Siri
Over the last 10 years, Apple Inc has done a rather amazing job of disrupting quite a few industries…
Newly granted design patent credits Steve Jobs among designers of Apple Store Upper West Side
On November 15, 2011, the US Patent and Trademark Office surprises us with a newly granted…
Microsoft CEO Ballmer: ‘We are in the Windows era; we were, we are, and we always will be’
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer during the company’s annual shareholder’s…
Analysts: Time for Apple to cut iPad prices
Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes said in a research note…
Android security threats surge with infected ‘Angry Birds’; iPhone and iPad users unaffected
In the era of the personal computer, Apple Inc.’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats…
Apple’s matchless iTunes Match
iTunes Match is one of the best 25 bucks a year you’ve ever spent…
Mac Attack: Apple’s Macintosh sales headed for new record
New metrics from research outfit NPD show Mac sales up 19 percent year over year…
Apple’s 2012 plans: iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air
What’s coming next from Apple Inc…
Gartner: Smartphone demand stalled in Q311 ahead of iPhone 4S
Worldwide sales of mobile devices totaled 440.5 million units in the third quarter of 2011…
How to replace low bit rate tracks with higher quality tracks from iTunes Match
iTunes Match gives subscribers access to 256kbps AAC versions of their audio files…
Design vs.Taste and Apple vs. Sony
Taste and Design: the two words distinguish consumers from producers…
CNET reviews GarageBand for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch: Spectacular, 5 out of 5 stars
Frankly, we wish we could give it more than five stars…
Apple’s MacBook orders remain steady in Christmas quarter, sources say
Apple currently has not altered its MacBook shipment forecast for the fourth quarter…
Components for new 15-inch ultra-thin Apple MacBook to start shipping in November, say sources
Estimated by the product planning, mass shipments of the notebook device will start in…
Siri protocol cracked, could port to Android
The security protocol that enables Siri to communicate with Apple’s servers…
Vietnam issues Steve Jobs commemorative calendar
The calendar includes 14 selected pictures which feature the most memorable moments in the life of Steve Jobs…
Half-baked: Google Music launching without Sony and Warner
Google does not have deals in place with Sony Music Entertainment or Warner Music Group…
How big the haircut for Apple stock?
When Steve Jobs passed away last month, I wrote that Apple stock was due for a price haircut…
Facing overwhelming demand, Apple temporarily halts new iTunes Match sign-ups
ew iTunes Match subscriptions are currently unavailable….
RUMOR: Apple working with LG on 4-inch iPhone 5 and 7-inch ‘iPad mini’ Retina displays
Apple is working on a smaller iPad and plans to increase the screen size of the next iPhone…
Samsung won’t seek injection against Apple’s hot-selling iPhone 4S in South Korea
Samsung Electronics has decided not to seek an injunction against the sale of Apple’s iPhone 4S…
Analyst: Apple on pace to sell record 5.3 million Macs in Christmas quarter
Apple is set to have another blockbuster quarter for the Mac platform…
Apple releases iTunes 10.5.1, officially launches iTunes Match
Apple has released iTunes 10.5.1 which marks the official launch of iTunes Match….
Careful subway muggers, that old lady with an iPhone could be a cop
The NYPD will soon flood the subway system with dozens of additional decoy officers…
Malcolm Gladwell gets Steve Jobs wrong
Gladwell misjudges both Jobs’ achievement and the nature of invention…
Gartner: Apple Mac share up 20% in Europe YOY as PC shipments plunge 11.4%
PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 14.8 million units in the third quarter of 2011…
The top two best-selling U.S. mobile phones in Q311: Apple iPhone 4 and Apple iPhone 3GS
Led by continued steady sales for Apple’s iPhones, the top five best-selling mobile phone handsets in Q3 were…
Steve Jobs ‘The Lost Interview’ movie teaser (with video)
The master tape containing the full tape was recently found…
Wired reviews Amazon’s tiny-screen Kindle Fire: Web browsing sucks, emotionally draining, makes reading a chore
If you already have $200 in your high-tech hardware slush fund, let that nest egg build and consider an Apple iPad instead…
Open thread: What’s the best point-and-shoot camera that shoots RAW?
Even professional photographers sometimes eschew their digital SLR camera…
The Verge reviews Amazon’s tiny-screen Kindle Fire: Uninspired, confusing, incredibly unoriginal
The design of the Kindle Fire is anything but inspired….
Apple knives the baby iPhone clothes
A children’s clothes retailer that sold baby outfits based on Apple’s iconic iPod and iPhone…
Engadget reviews Amazon’s tiny-screen Kindle Fire: Sluggish, clunky, too limiting and restricted
When stacked up against other popular tablets, the Fire can’t compete…
NY Times’ Pogue reviews Amazon’s tiny-screen Kindle Fire: Sluggish, ornery, unpolished
Amazon’s new Kindle Fire is “a chunky-thick, seven-inch, shiny black tablet…
Movie Review: ‘Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview’
With the global attention accorded the passing of Steve Jobs in the past month…
Find the passwords for nearby WiFi hotspots, with 4sqwifi for the iPhone
You know how it is – you’re desperate to get online in an unfamiliar place, but…
Apple seeds developers with iTunes 10.5.1 beta 3, including iTunes Match update
Apple has seeded developers with iTunes 10.5.1 beta 3…
UBS predicts 11.7 million iPhones sold in U.S. alone this quarter
The fourth quarter could be a bonanza for the wireless industry…
Hong Kong scalpers buy up iPhone 4S and resell them for big profit outside Apple Store (with video)
Over three thousand people gathered outside the Hong Kong Apple store…
Chinese company debuts 7-inch ‘Commemorative Steve Jobs’ Android tablet styled after iPhone 4
The ancient Chinese art of the knock off plus a complete lack of consideration…
