A view of a Ping profile Social networks are king in 2010 and Apple is the latest company to jump on the bandwagon with Ping. Announced yesterday during Apple’s annual iPod event the Ping social network was described by Steve Jobs as “a new music orientated social network”. But with Apple’s strict policies on privacy, [...]
At yesterday’s annual September iPod Event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a point of bragging about how many new iOS devices were going online each day: a whopping 230,000 each day, compared to Android’s last update of 200,000 Android devices get activated every day. According to Apple, then, iOS is still the most popular mobile [...]
2010 iPod Family in Packaging Today Apple announced a flurry of new and updated products, for details on each of Apple’s announcements see the relevant articles: After the launch of multiple products there is always a discovery period of titbits of information about the products, here’s what’s of interest so far: Apple has entered into [...]
You would think Samsung would know better than put its upcoming seven-inch slate up against iPad, and apparently they do. It appears that the Galaxy Tab is really going after the rumored iPad mini and not its 9.7-inch (and currently available) counterpart. Sources upstream component makers point out that Samsung opted for a seven-inch screen on its [...]
Apple has been pitching iPad as a “magical” product since its inception. That said, you can image a new commercial describing the tablet as “delicious” taking us aback a little. Unlike the introductory advert and the follow-up video or those tear-inducing FaceTime adverts, the new footage does away with a dramatic voiceover in favor of a catchy tune [...]
Apple has today revealed a brand new television advert for the iPad. Taking on a slightly different take to the previous advert known as “What is iPad?” The new advert which has no narrative begins with “iPad is” and is officially called “iPad is Delicious”. The advert goes on to display an app in use [...]
The first head has rolled as a result of the corruption scandal involving component suppliers bribing an Apple manager to reveal company secrets related to future orders, such as internal price targets and quantities. This confidential information has given Asian firms an unfair advantage, enabling them to squeeze more lucrative deals from Apple while probably [...]
Important evidence emerged proving Apple has been using its own database for location-based services in iOS since April, indicating its rumored mapping service, presumably to be called iGuide, might be much closer to completion than we thought. TechCrunch pointed to a legal back and forth between Apple’s general counsel Bruce Sewell and two US congressmen [...]