Category Archives: Apple

Link: Apple to Pay Dividends →

This morning Apple announced plans to pay dividends of $2.65 per share. This is the first time since 1995 that has Apple has pay a dividend. Apple last paid a dividend of $0.12. It is worth noting that Apple will … Continue reading

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Link: Cash Call →

Apple will have a conference call tomorrow, 3/19, 9:00am EST: Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, and Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO, will host a conference call to announce the outcome of the Company’s discussions concerning its cash balance. Apple® will not be … Continue reading

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Link: Retraction →

This American Life has completed retracted it’s story called “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory”, as the theatrical performance portrayed in the story was just that — theater based on no actual investigative reporting. Though this is truly unbelievable for … Continue reading

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Link: Not a Hobby →

Roku exec Anthony Wood: Personally, I think they call it a hobby not cause they’re not trying–they’re putting a lot of effort into Apple TV–but because they haven’t been that successful compared to the iPhone and iPad. So it’s a … Continue reading

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Link: An Overlooked Piece of News From the Apple Keynote →

An insight from Kit Eaton, Fast Company: What Apple is quietly doing is changing how you pay for things online, and the more speculative reader may wonder if this is a bigger step toward a long-rumored mobile payment system from … Continue reading

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Link: The Move to OpenStreetMaps →

You may have noticed iPhoto for iPad using a different mapping service than Google’s. The reasoning, according to this article, is the push to monetize the service based on the number of impressions that the map makes. It is unclear … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #32: Apple “New iPad” Press Conference Event

In this “patch” episode Tarun and Chris discuss the iPad Press Conference. Tarun and Chris give their thoughts on Apple’s “new iPad” and software Apple previewed. They also discuss what exactly this iPad update means for consumers and Apple as … Continue reading

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Link: “Resolutionary” →

The new iPad, featuring an A5X chip and retina display. Also worth noting is iPhoto for iPad+iPhone. Stay tuned for full coverage on a special episode of Weekly Download.

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Link: The Death Of The PC Is Greatly Exaggerated →

Related to Jim’s post, Erik Kain writes: More likely, we’ll see a tighter integration of mobile devices and station-based computers. We’ll see more touchscreens across all device categories, and there will be more ways to network and switch between all … Continue reading

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Link: I Use My iPad Like An iPad, Not Like A PC →

Jim Dalrymple: The right question to ask is “does the iPad fit my lifestyle?” Completely agree. My answer is no, but I’m apparently becoming more of a minority.

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Link: Apps as Channels →

Claire Atkinson for the New York Post: Apple is pitching the idea of offering channels as apps for its devices, including its Apple TV set-top box. It’s unclear whether it would group the apps together and charge a fee — … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #31: iPad 3, Google Goggles, T-Mobile, Facebook, iFactory, Chomp, Microsoft, Nokia, Siri

Big big show kicks off with the iPad 3 Apple Event announcement; Google’s Glasses/Goggles product development; T-Mobile whining about poor earnings; Facebook interleaving ads in your news feed; the ABC News piece on Apple factories; Apple’s acquisition of Chomp; Microsoft … Continue reading

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Link: iPad Event: March 7th →

Good ol’ Jim Dalrymple: As expected, Apple on Monday announced an event to show off the company’s next generation iPad. The invitation, sent to me by Apple, says the event will take place at 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 7, … Continue reading

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Link: Siri Rides Shotgun →

This seems like the first time Siri has extended beyond core Apple applications. Perhaps a hint of what could be announced in March.

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Link: Apple’s Chomp Acquisition →

Earlier this week Apple acquired app search company, Chomp. What could this mean for Apple? Well, likely a much better, enhanced Genius feature for one.

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Link: Nightline’s “iFactory” Piece →

ABC News gets the exclusive look of the Foxconn factories, largely due to the relationship with Apple and also due to the Fair Labor Association’s recent push to investigate the company.

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Link: T-Mobile Blames Lack of iPhone for Customer Loss →

Nice catch by Eric Slivka at MacRumors: T-Mobile USA today announced earnings results for the fourth quarter of 2011, revealing a net loss of over 800,000 contract subscribers during the quarter. The carrier, which is now the only one of … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #30: Mountain Lion, iPads, Browser Cookies, Nook, Playbooks, Blackberry

At the crack of dawn, Apple surprisingly announces Mountain Lion for developer preview. We cover the implications of the next OS, including what it means to be iOS-ified. We also discuss iPad sales; cookies being exploited, Nook/Playbook/Tablet B-lists, and the … Continue reading

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Link: The Fake Pokemon Yellow iOS Saga →

Ars Technica documents an interesting case of a blatant ripoff app being approved and making its way to number 3 on the charts within the App Store. An interesting read on the Apple approval process and how this fake Pokemon … Continue reading

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Link: Office for iPad Coming Soon →

Looks slick. Update: Or not.

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Link: How Third-Parties Exploited Safari Cookie Handling via Ads →

Safari contains third-party blocks for cookies across all the OSs that it runs on; however, Google needed to leave a cookie on the device in order to preserve +1 analytics. Their solution is quite devious, and dare I say — … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #29: iPad 3, Apple TV, Patent Uselessness, Facebook, Bing & Social, Google’s Living Room

This week we talk about the iPad rumor mill; Apple & Google’s war in the living room; More on patent uselessness; Facebook’s push to show more ads; Bing & a look at social media SEO. This show could be sponsored … Continue reading

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Link: Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 that all the Macs sold it in 28 years →

The chart is absolutely insane.

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Link: Apple Announces 10.8 OS X “Mountain Lion” Preview →

Apple has announced Mac OS 10.8 “Mountain Lion”, which integrates more of the iOS features “we love” and makes them the front and center apps for the desktop. Pretty bold to see Twitter integration coming to the Mac now.

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Link: Apple TV to Stream Live Concert →

As most have pointed out, this is a prelude of the capabilities of live streaming from Apple. But, this is also something they have full control over and a quicktime stream to boot.

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