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The iPhone Buzz |
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▪ Cook not happy at offensive factory claims
Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t happy at all about the claims that are making rounds claiming the company is knowingly using manufacturing facilitates where labor abuses are common. Cook said, “W... [continue] |
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▪ Qmadix boostpac batteries, unlocked iPhones have bad performance says T-Mo, Lytro iPhone not currently possible
At MacWorld 2012, a couple new battery packs have surfaced for the iPhone. The packs are the Qmadix quick shot and eclipse with one for the desk and the other for on the go. T-Mobile documents have su... [continue] |
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▪ Wooden iPhone kits, Apple china launch poorly planned, Apple Q1 sales boom
If you have dropped your iPhone, cracked the back glass, and want to fix it with something that might last longer, one of these wooden back kits might be just what you need. The kit will fit the iPhon... [continue] |
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▪ iOS Epson projection app, 64GB iPhone 4 doing well, 500k iPhone 4S users jailbreak
Epson has launched a new iProjection iOS app that allows the iPhone and other devices to wirelessly project to Epson projectors. That means you can give a presentation with nothing but your iPhone and... [continue] |
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▪ iPhone 4S gets untethered jailbreak!
I bet that there are a number of iPhone 4S users out there that have been waiting for an unmetered jailbreak to land for the smartphone. The untethered jailbreak is now available for the iPhone 4S and... [continue] |
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▪ Apple market cap hits $400B, Samsung patent suit shot down, Corona A5 tool
For a little while this week Apple was worth a staggering $400 billion in market cap. That massive number put Apple as a company worth more than Greece and several other small countries. Samsung’... [continue] |
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▪ AT&T ups data plan prices and Siri hits iPod touch with 4S restore
If you are thinking about getting a new iPhone 4S on AT&T, you will be paying more for data, but getting a bit more data too. AT&T has a three-tier system that ups the price on each tier by $5... [continue] |
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▪ iPhone 4S fueled Q411 demand, iWork chief working on digital textbooks, iPad 3 coming early Feb?
The iPhone 4S fueled heavy demand for Apple gear in Q4 2011. By December, tides had turned a bit and 45% of smartphone buyers opted for the iPhone 4S after only 30% were using the iPhone earlier in th... [continue] |
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Inside iPhone |
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▪ You say you want a revolution? It's called post-PC computing - An examination of the post-PC wave and its major players.
Spurred on by a Googler's rant against his own company and Apple's release of a new phone, a new OS and a new cloud infrastructure, Mark Sigal wonders what the "post-pc" revolution really looks like.... [continue] |
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▪ Developer Week in Review: Talking to your phone - Getting serious about Siri, Open Office on the rocks, and Google embraces SQL.
This week, we ask if Apple's Siri has more than novelty value, and decide it does. Open Office needs you (or at least your money) to stay afloat, and Google bends to developer pressure and finally ad... [continue] |
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▪ Four short links: 21 October 2011 - Mozilla's Projects, YouTube Insults, iPhone Ultrasound, RoR Intro
What Mozilla is Up To (Luke Wroblewski) -- notes from a talk that Brendan Eich gave at Web 2.0 Summit. The new browser war is between the Web and new walled gardens of native networked apps. Interest... [continue] |
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▪ Fighting the next mobile war - Recent moves by Apple and Google could ignite the external accessories space.
While you'll likely interact with your smartphone tomorrow in much the same way you interacted with it today, it's quite possible that your smartphone will interact with the world in a very different ... [continue] |
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▪ Developer Week in Review: HP fires up the TouchPad production line one more time - HP's unique take on marketing, James Gosling leaves Google, and Apple continues its tavern distribution program.
The TouchPad's $99 price point proves enticing for consumers and — oddly — HP itself, James Gosling leaves Google, and a possible iPhone 5 leak bears a distinct resemblance to the iPhone 4... [continue] |
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▪ ePayments Week: The rise of location-triggered offers - Very local deals, iPhone users ready to spend, and Androids attract crapware
Placecast offers merchants a geofence to corral customers. Also, UK researcher YouGov says iPhone users are more willing to buy with their phones, and telecoms bury Androids with crapware.... [continue] |
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▪ Ruminations on the legacy of Steve Jobs - PC, mobile, music, film, post-pc: Steve Jobs played an important part in disrupting them all.
Apple, under Steve Jobs, has always had an unrelenting zeal to bring the consumer — and humanity — back to the center of the ring. Here, Mark Sigal argues that it's this pursuit of humanit... [continue] |
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▪ ePayments Week: Is "0000" your passcode? - Bad passcodes, in-app payments for all, mainstreaming mCommerce.
In the latest ePayments Week: 10 iPhone passcodes make up 15% of all those in use. Also, Google In-App spreads its wings beyond the Chrome store, Isis signs deals with major credit cards, and execs ex... [continue] |
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