Following today’s rumor that Apple was quietly polling developers at this week’s Game Developers Conference about support for a forthcoming gaming controller for iOS devices, the ever-reliable Jim Dalrymple has quickly quashed that report. As usual, Dalrymple provides no additional comment beyond a simple “Nope”, but his selective quoting of the source material suggests that [...]
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Best Buy Reportedly Rolling Out Dedicated Samsung Store-Within-a-Store Concept
Posted by Gary on March 30, 2013
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Apple has long had a partnership with Best Buy for dedicated “Apple Shop” sections in many of the electronics retailer’s stores, but a new report from Geek.com indicates that those Apple Shops will soon be joined by similar Samsung shops, with the upcoming Galaxy S4 launch serving as the impetus for the first round of [...]
Facebook Appears Set to Debut iPhone Competitor Built on Android on April 4
Posted by Gary on March 29, 2013
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Facebook today invited members of the press to an Android-related event on April 4, and TechCrunch reports that the event will likely see the debut of the long-rumored Facebook phone. According to reports, the device would be an HTC handset running a Facebook-modified version of Android. If true, the move would turn Facebook into an [...]
Apple Launches New ‘Why You’ll Love an iPad’ Web Campaign
Posted by Gary on March 29, 2013
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Apple today rolled out a new advertising theme for the iPad on its website, highlighting a number of reasons why people love their iPads. The campaign follows on a similar one for the iPhone that launched a couple of weeks ago. The ‘Why iPad’ pages mention positive J.D. Power rankings for the device, percentages of [...]
Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X, Motion, and Compressor Alongside New Pro Marketing Push
Posted by Gary on March 29, 2013
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Alongside today’s new marketing push to try to win back professional video editors, Apple has released updates for Final Cut Pro X, Motion, and Compressor. While Motion and Compressor have seen mostly minor tweaks and bug fixes, Final Cut Pro X has received a somewhat more substantial update including support for the new Sony XAVC [...]
Apple Cutting iPad Mini Shipments in Q2 2013 to Prepare for Next Generation?
Posted by Gary on March 28, 2013
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Digitimes is reporting that Apple is set to cut shipments of iPad mini in the second quarter of 2013, according to its industry sources. The cut is said to be a 20% reduction for the month of April, with steeper cuts potentially following in the remainder of the quarter, although the report does not specify [...]
First Phase of Apple’s New Reno, Nevada Data Center Ready to Open
Posted by Gary on March 28, 2013
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In the middle of 2012, it was reported that Apple was looking at investing up to $1 billion over 10 years to build a new data center and other facilities near Reno, Nevada. Today, AppleInsider reports that Apple’s first small data center project in Reno appears ready to go online. The initial Reno facility is [...]