Best Buy sends out survey about "Apple HDTV"
News - February 06, 2012
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Best Buy has been sending a survey to customers to get feedback on upcoming products and services. Most retailers do this on a regular basis, but this one seems to layout some specifics about a product they call the Apple HDTV. The Verge got its hands on the survey and it's interesting to say the least. Best Buy seems to layout some interesting specifications of the new iTV.
42-inch 1080 LED display
iOS
App Store
iCloud used to store and play all your music, TV shows, movies, photos, and videos
Uses iPhone and iPad as remote control
Built-...read more
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iPhone 5 to have Liquipel waterproofing treatment
News - February 04, 2012
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There is a rumor floating around that the next version of the iPhone and the Galaxy S III will have Liquipel waterproofing treatment applied. Today's iPhone quotes a well placed source that has made some correct calls in the past, especially in regards to the launch of the white iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.
The source is well-placed in one of the UK’s top independent phone retailers. He states that both the next iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S III will have Liquipel treatment. The Liquipel coating covers both inside and outside the phones to mak...read more
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Apple now no. 3 in global smartphone sales
News - February 02, 2012
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IDC has released new global smartphone market share numbers and Apple is now number 3 worldwide. According to IDC, Nokia is still number one, and Samsung is number two. The iPhone 4S obviously helped Apple take the number 3 slot.
Apple jumped into the third spot globally from the fifth spot last quarter thanks to a record-breaking quarter of shipments. That represents the Cupertino-based company's highest-ever ranking on IDC's Top 5 global mobile phone leaderboard. The launch of Apple's iPhone 4S smartphone, which is now available in over 90...read more
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Photos of iPod nano with built-in camera emerge
News - February 01, 2012
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A Japanese website called Apple.pro has published photos of an iPod nano sporting a built-in camera. I have no idea if these pics are legit. According to CNET, the same website previously published pics of a purported nano sporting a camera, but it turned out to be just the "backside of some hollowed-out aluminum casing." This time, the pics include what looks like the exterior shell of a nano.
The iPod nano previously had a camera built in, but Apple took it out of the device when it moved to its current touchscreen form factor. If these ...read more
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Apple hires John Browett as Senior Vice President of Retail
News - January 31, 2012
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Apple has hired former Dixons Retail CEO John Browett as Senior Vice President of Retail. Mr. Browett will be in charge of Apple's retail stores and will help the company expand its retail stores around the world.
The press release:
John Browett Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of Retail
CUPERTINO, California—January 30, 2012—Apple® today announced that John Browett will join the company as senior vice president of Retail, reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Browett comes to Apple from European technology retailer Dixons Retail, where he h...read more
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Apple puts employees on fake projects until they can be trusted?
News - January 30, 2012
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We all knew that Apple is a very secretive company and keeps information very close to its vest, but we didn't know they created fake projects for new hires. In an interview relating to the sale of his new book, Adam Lashinsky claims Apple sometimes assigns new hires to fake projects until they are confident they can be trusted.
"A friend of mine who's a senior engineer, he works on -- or did work on -- fake products I'm sure for the first part of his career, and interviewed for 9 months," the employee said. "It's intense."
Mr...read more
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Police officer uses his own iPhone to track criminal and stolen iPhone
News - January 28, 2012
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After a woman's phone was stolen at gun point in a New York handbag store, a police officer used his own iPhone to track the criminal using the "Find My iPhone" feature.
After a fruitless canvass of the area, one officer, Robert Garland, tried another tack. Using the 24-year-old victim’s iTunes account information and the iCloud feature on his own phone, Mr. Garland was able to track the victim’s iPhone.
Officers then followed the cyber-scent to the area near 49th Street and Eighth Avenue. As they searched the area, the suspect, who the pol...read more
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Custom notification banners with Vexillum
News - January 27, 2012
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If you're one of the people who have jailbroken your iPhone running iOS 5 you can take advantage of a new app in Cydia. Vexillum allows you to customize the notification banners you see when you receive a text message, email, etc. Vexillum allows you to customize the background color as well as the font color of your notifications.
The app is pretty simple to use. Once installed, you'll find its features in your Settings app. It is there you can choose the colors you want for your notifications.
You'll need to jailbreak your iPhone to u...read more
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Most iPhone shoppers choose iPhone 4S
News - January 27, 2012
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Apple declined to break down iPhone sales by model when it released its financials, but a recent survey conducted by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners did it for us. It turns out that most people shopping for a new iPhone choose the 4S. In fact, 89% of U.S. consumers who bought an iPhone between October 14 (iPhone 4S launch day) and December 2011 chose the 4S, while 7% chose the iPhone 4, and 4% bought a 3GS. These numbers are not surprising at all. Most people want the latest and greatest device.
What is more amazing is the number o...read more
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Apple to give employees $500 off Macs, $250 off iPads
News - January 27, 2012
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Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told employees in a town hall meeting today, that the company will be giving them a new benefit - $500 off a new Mac, or $250 off a new iPad. The new discount program will begin in June and all Apple employees who have worked at the company for at least 90 days are eligible. One major caveat is, they can only take advantage of this discount once every three years.
That's a great deal for all of Apple's employees. It looks like Apple values its employees and wants to share some of that $97 billion in cash th...read more
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AT&T reports best-ever quarter largely due to iPhone sales
News - January 26, 2012
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AT&T reported its best ever quarter and it was largely due to the iPhone. The fourth quarter of 2011 saw a 3.6% increase over the same quarter the year before. The company reported $32.5 billion in revenue, but still posted a loss of $6.7 billion.
AT&T activated 9.4 million mobile phones during the quarter, and 7.6 million of them were iPhones.
Best-Ever Mobile Broadband Sales and Strong Cash Flows Highlight AT&T’s Fourth-Quarter Results; Stock Buyback Begins on Previous 300 Million Share Authorization
2012 Outlook: Solid Revenue, Margi...read more
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Motorola Mobility sues Apple over iPhone 4S, iCloud
News - January 25, 2012
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Another day, another patent infringement lawsuit. This time Motorola is going on the offensive against Apple for infringing on six patents related to mobile services. Motorola is also going after Apple for its iCloud services which they say infringe on patents they hold.
“Today’s action relates to the same patents we are already asserting in Florida against Apple. Motorola Mobility has worked diligently over the years to develop cutting-edge technology and to build an intellectual property portfolio that is respected by the entire industry...read more
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Foxconn employee says iPhone 5 launching this summer
News - January 25, 2012
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According to 9to5mac, a Foxconn employee says the iPhone 5 is ready for production and will be launched this summer. The employee says several sample devices are floating around so it's impossible to tell which one will be the final version.
All of the sample phones have the following features:
4+ inch display (made by LG on at least one of them)
No teardrop-shaped devices as were rumored in the lead up to the iPhone 4S. Samples so far have been symmetrical in thickness. Also longer/wider.
None of the sample devices have the iPhone 4/4S form...read more
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President Obama mentions Steve Jobs in his State of the Union Address
News - January 24, 2012
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Steve Jobs passed away last year, but his presence is still felt in the US and across the world. U.S President Barack Obama mentioned Steve in his State of the Union Address tonight while Laurene Powell Jobs sat and watched with the First Lady, Michelle Obama.
we should support everyone who is willing to work, and every risk-taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next Steve Jobs
In other news, Apple just announced a massive earnings quarter in which they blew away all expectations, and Steve Jobs is largely responsibl...read more
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