The iPhone may soon be getting stiffer competition from upcoming products like the Motorola Droid, but one area where Apple's commanding lead seems untouchable is its mobile app store. Apple today announced in a press release that developers have now created over 100,000 applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Phill Schiller stated in the press release: Read more
A few days ago, word spread that the latest (at the time) developer build of Snow Leopard all but killed support for the Intel Atom processor. The atom processor, of course, is often found in the netbooks that happen to be popular amongst those seeking to create hackintosh machines. When news began to trickle down throughout the Apple blogosphere, it seemed that Apple was finally taking some concrete steps to thwart an arguably growing and thriving hackintosh community. Read more
Apple's advertising is almost as iconic as the products themselves, and the man behind many of Apple's most famous ads is Lee Clow of TBWA Chiat\Day. Clow was the mastermind who came up with the slogan "Think Different", and helped co-create the entire award winning Think Different ad campaign which featured notable historical figures throughout history. Recently, word leaked out that Clow was resigning from his position as chief creative officer of the TBWA Media Arts Lab, which is essentially a special unit within TBWA which focuses on Apple related ads. Read more
Late this week, Apple announced a new Apple TV 3.0 software update which features a UI re-design, and while it looks pretty slick, it's not exactly mind blowing. Some of the other added features include support for iTunes Extras, Genius Mixes, iTunes LP, and Internet radio. Again, some solid additions, but nothing to write home about. I do want to point out, though, that genius mixes is a vastly underrated feature on iTunes. In case you're un-familiar, the genius mix feature on iTune Read more
This past September, Apple upgraded its entire iPod lineup, but one conspicuous omission was a camera-enabled iPod Touch. In the weeks leading up to Apple's special media event in September, an iPod Touch with a built-in camera was all but guaranteed, but last minute technical glitches reportedly forced Apple to scrap that portion of the upgrade and simply offer a new iPod Touch with improved internals. Read more
New data strings found within the latest developer build of Snow Leopard (10.6.2) seem to hint that new MacBook Pro's might be right around the corner, or at the very least, in the works over at Apple HQ. The pertinent files reference MacBook Pro models 6,1 and 6,2. The currently shipping MacBook Pro models, however, carry a reference number of 5,x. Read more
Windows 7 finally went on sale this past Thursday, and critics have been calling it the most "Mac-Like" version of Windows yet. In other words, Microsft has learned something from the fiasco that surrounded the Vista launch and has delivered an operating system that people are actually excited about.
But you didn't expect that Apple would just take this lying down, would you? Read more
Not long after Apple announced the most profitable quarter in company history, Apple unveiled a slew of new hardware on Tuesday.
Chief among Apple's many announcements were newly unveiled iMacs with larger screens. The new iMacs come in 21.5-inch and 27-inch flavors, and replace the old models which featured 20-inch and 24-inch screens. Now, if you've ever actually used a 24-inchiMac , you can attest to the fact that the screen real estate is huge, and I can only imagine what the 27-inch display will look like perched up on top of a desk. Read more
Apple today announced its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009, and the results, like clockwork, exceeded analyst expectations once again. Over the quarter gone by, Apple reported earnings per share of $1.82, nearly 40 cents higher than what analysts were expecting, and impressively, 20 cents higher than the "whisper numbers" leading up to today's earnings release.
Overall, Apple posted a quarterly profit of $1.67 billion on revenue of $9.87 billion, which represents the most profitable quarter in Apple history Read more
One of the more impressive aspects of the recent iTunes 9 release was the introduction of iTunes LP's, which essentially offer a more interactive music purchasing experience. Each iTunes LP consists of an entire album that comes with lyrics, liner notes, album artwork, and in many cases, never before seen photos and exclusive artist interviews that give fans a behind the scenes glimpse into the creative process behind many of their favorite songs. Read more
You know there are a lot of ways to get rid of a cellphone. You can throw it in the trash, you can give it away or you can just keep it in a box full of out of date tech gadgets. Or, you can drown it in a large glass of beer. And believe it or not, that's exactly what one guy did with his Palm Pre just a few days ago. Read more
In response to customer complaints that its prices are too high, Schiau Studios raised the price this past weekend of their Alchemize app from $2.99 all the way up to $39.99, making it the most expensive game on the iTunes App Store for a brief period. The price change is only temporary (and all the proceeds go to charity), but the price change is an interesting response to a vocal number of iPhone owners who for some reason seem to believe that everything on the iTunes App Store should be free, or at least fit into their pre-conceived notions of what price range an app should fit into. Read more
Apple is known for vigorously defending its intellectual property, and while some might claim that it often takes things too far, from Apple's perspective, it often doesn't have much of a choice. Read more
Hey, we all know that AT&T's 3G network is... well let's just say it leaves much to be desired. Dropped calls and an assortment of reception problems are unfortunately all too common for iPhone users, and frustration with AT&T seems to only increase with each passing month.
But who know that that frustration could lead to someone brandishing a gun and threatening to shoot an actual iPhone? Well such a thing happened this past Thursday at an Apple Store in Cincinnati. Read more
According to recent reports, Apple is preparing to refresh its line of iMac computers with some noteworthy upgrades, along with some minor design changes and cheaper price points. Read more
Since the iPhone was first released, users in the US have been tirelessly clamoring for MMS support, and this Friday, they'll finally get their wish.
After months of false promises and delays, AT&T will finally enable MMS messaging on the iPhone tomorrow. In a post left on its Facebook page, AT&T wrote that MMS support will go into effect around "late morning" Pacific Time. Read more
Despite catching some flack for its camera-less iPod Touch, Apple might take solace in the fact that sales of Snow Leopard have been through the roof, vastly exceeding sales of every major OS X release that preceded it.
According to market data released by the research firm NPD, initial sales of Snow Leopard are already double what OS X Leopard sales were when that was released in 2007, and amazingly, four times higher than initial sales of OS X Tiger which was released in 2005. Read more
Apple surprised everyone last week when it announced a new lineup of iPod Touch models without a built-in camera, as had been previously rumored. iFixIt subsequently wasted no time in getting its hands on the new Touch models and ripping it open piece by piece. Interestingly, upon examining the device's internals, you can see exact location where the camera should have been. Read more
If there's one thing we learned about Apple in the past few weeks, it's that it won't hesitate to pull a feature or a product at the very last minute if it isn't up to Apple's high standards. I'm of course referring to the latest iPod Touch models, which contrary to what was anticipated, did not come equipped with built-in cameras due to a reported higher than acceptable failure rate. Read more
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