News Stories Tagged ‘iphone’

Apple iOS4.3 Goes Social

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Apple’s mobile operating system is soon to be updated and with that update comes new surprises. After releasing the second version of the beta of iOS 4.3 on Wednesday, developers have been discovering many new little interesting features. A developer by the name of 9to5mac found a file named “Media Stream”. It took a little [...]

Apple Reports Record Earnings

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On Wednesday, January 19, Apple Inc. shares soared after the company announced its record figures for the December period and predicted strong results for the current quarter. Trading was restrained due to worries of Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, who announced he was taking a leave of absence on medical grounds. Apple and Jobs have not [...]

Starbucks Launches Smartphone Payment System

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On Wednesday, January 19, Starbucks launched their new mobile system for payment. The system is now available to Blackberry and Apple iOS customers in the U.S. This payment option can be used in conjunction with a Starbucks Card Mobile App. The application is downloadable from the Apple Store. It can also be downloaded from the [...]

What Will Happen To Apple Without Steve Jobs

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The news that Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, is taking a medical leave of absence has rocked the technology industry. This is Jobs second leave of absence, and that doesn’t bode well for the computing giant. There has been an outpouring of well wishes and support for Jobs. Apple has released a statement that Jobs will continue as [...]

Tablet Success May Cause Component Shortage

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Apple has upped the ante for tablet makers and the word on the street is that every manufacturer will be coming out with a tablet of their own this year. But the increase in tablet production is straining the capabilities of component manufacturers. These manufacturers are warning about disruptions in worldwide supplies. The DigiTimes of [...]

Apple Takes Market Share From Dell, HP

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Industry Research Firms recently announced that although HP and Dell lost shares in the third quarter of 2010, Apple had actually shown double-digit desktop and notebook sales. Unfortunately, they moved down to the fifth spot in computer sales during the last quarter of 2010 in the US. Apple was placed behind Dell, HP, Acer and [...]

Verizon Gets iPhone As Widely Anticipated

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Verizon Wireless has won the contract for the iPhone and AT&T has lost its major advantage over the market, a shift in dynamics that will make 2011 any carriers game. Apple is the clear winner, their partnership will give them 93 million Verizon Wireless customers. This increase doubles Apple’s user base. Verizon President, Lowell McAdams [...]

Microsoft Fights Apple On App Store Trademark

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Microsoft made an announcement today informing that they have asked US officials to stop Apple from putting the phrase ‘App Store’ under trademark. Apple made an application in 2008 for trademark rights to the phrase. The BBC news reported that Apple were requesting the rejection of the application from the US Patent and Trademark Office [...]

Google Revamps Goggles To Solve Sudoku And Read Barcodes

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Google Goggles has been relaunched on Tuesday as an iOS and Android application. Version 1.3 of Google Goggles can read print ads in media such as magazines. It can also solve difficult problems such as sudoku puzzles. It can also view and process QR codes and barcodes with its camera. The new version is quicker [...]

Verizon iPhone Will Steal Market Share From At&T

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The introduction of the iPhone for Verizon will notably increase US sales for Apple. However, the impact on the carrier AT&T will be significant. An analyst from Piper Jaffray, Gene Munster, commented to investors in a Monday press conference that he believes that the total handset sales in 2011 for Apple will increase by 2.5 [...]