Posts Tagged ‘apple’

And the Best of the Decade Award for Pretty Much Everything Goes to…

You know how Michael Jackson won so many awards in his lifetime that they had to start inventing new ones to justify dragging him onstage? Entertainer of the Universe and Best Selling Artist in the New Galactic Empire spring to mind. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple Approves Video Recording App for iPhone 2G and 3G

If you’ve been reconsidering your position as a jailbreaker thanks to recent security threats or Apple’s strong disapproval, there’s now one more reason to consider going legit. Apple just approved a new app that allows iPhones other than the 3GS to record video Read the rest of this entry »

Apple Looking to Have Record iPhone Quarter: Report

According to information gathered from parts suppliers for Apple’s iPhone 3GS, the handset is headed for a record quarter. Apple’s Taiwanese suppliers for the iPhone’s components have reported a 31 percent increase in volume of orders placed for the parts, which should indicate a very healthy spike in sales of the smartphone Read the rest of this entry »

App Store Boasts a Fresh New Look

Frequent visitors to the App Store in iTunes will notice a new look for individual apps. Bringing more of the app “above the fold,” the new look gives more real estate to screenshots, allowing all of them to be seen at a glance or just a quick scroll away Read the rest of this entry »

Supposed Apple Tablet Video Surfaces

Late Friday, French website Nowhereelse.fr posted a YouTube video it claims is footage of the mythical Apple tablet that has long been the source of many a rumor. The video is quite convincing, as you can see for yourself in the embedded clip below: The tablet isn’t doing any of the amazing things we’ve heard about, like acting as an e-reader for a new magazine format Read the rest of this entry »

There’s (Not) An App for That: 10 Apps Only Available for Jailbroken iPhones

Where does a wayward app go after being rejected by the Apple? Read the rest of this entry »

Rumor Has It: Apple Tablet Due in March or April, Says Analyst

Source: Piper Jaffray Apple is all set to begin production of a 10.1-inch LCD tablet starting in February 2010, according to a recent analyst note by Oppenheimer’s Yair Reiner. Following that, the device should then go on sale in March or April, Reiner says, with an initial production run of around 1 million units. Read the rest of this entry »

Rewind 2009: “Best of” Lists in the iTunes Store

Apple has published the “best” and most popular choices for 2009 at the iTunes Store , and the results are interesting, if not necessarily representative of the world outside the store. In music, the top-selling album, “Only By the Night” by Kings of Leon, was also chosen as album of the year. Lady GaGa was best new artist, while Michael Jackson was artist of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

New Study Says Apple is Most Reliable, Not Asus

Last month, I reported the results of a study detailing notebook reliability numbers . Read the rest of this entry »

Apple Dealt $21.7 Million Judgement for Violating Chip Patent

In a decision made final last week, Apple was ordered to pay out $27.1 million to OPTi, a semiconductor company that now deals only in licensing its intellectual property. Read the rest of this entry »