07Feb2012
Briefly: First Enyo-based iOS app, New Zealand trademark dispute
The first app developed for Apple's iOS using the now open-source Enyo 2.0 framework has hit the App Store, while Apple seeks to bar the trademarking of a mobile device case called the "driPhone" in New Zealand. First Enyo 2.0 iOS app Developer James Harris has launched his FlashCards To Go iPad app on Monday, and is the first iOS program written in the Enyo 2.0 framework following HP's decision to make webOS available to open-source projects, reports The Verge. In failing to find a licensee
Read MoreLeave a Comment15Nov2011
Steve Jobs wanted Apple to build own cell network for first iPhone
Before launching the first iPhone, late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs wanted to replace established mobile carriers by creating a proprietary network specifically for the handset by leveraging an unused license-free spectrum band. In a speech on Monday at the Law Seminars Inrernational event in Seattle, wireless industry pioneer John Stanton said Jobs looked to create a proprietary wireless network for Apple’s upcoming iPhone rather than work with existing carriers, reports
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Steve Jobs biography sells 380K US copies in first week
The newly released authorized biography of Steve Jobs moved nearly 380,000 copies in its first week in the U.S. alone, already making it one of the best selling titles of 2011. Data from BookScan US revealed that Walter Isaacson’s book, entitled “Steve Jobs,” sold a total of 379,000 copies in its first week in America, according to TheBookseller.com. It outsold the next-best selling title, “The Litigators” by John Grisham, by more than three to one. The next
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First “Steve Jobs” review finds biography worthy of its subject
The first review for Steve Jobs’ biography says that any book written about the Apple co-founder’s life should adhere to the same rules of intelligent design the subject lived by, and “Steve Jobs” does just that. In a book review published on Friday, the New York Times notes that Jobs’ story “calls for a book that is clear, elegant and concise enough to qualify as an iBio,” and goes on to say that author Walter Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs”
Read MoreLeave a Comment24Sep2011
First Hong Kong Apple Store draws massive crowd on opening day
Apple on Saturday opened its first retail store in Hong Kong to a crowd of hundreds of customers as part of an effort to continue its storied revenue growth in the Greater China region. The new store, located in the high-end International Financial Center Mall, features an iconic glass spiral staircase and a view of Victoria Harbour. Eager customers lined up for the opening almost two days in advance. The store is said to be Apple’s most expensive retail location yet, with estimated
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First look: Apple’s new 11 and 13 inch Thunderbolt MacBook Air
Apple’s new Thunderbolt-enhanced, fourth generation MacBook Air models upgrade the company’s light and thin notebook category with new high-speed connectivity; faster, more powerful Core i5 and i7 processors; faster RAM; larger SSD options, support for Bluetooth 4.0 and a new backlit keyboard. In with the new The new Thunderbolt MacBook Air models now join Apple’s MacBook Pro line in adopting Intel Core i5 and i7 processors rather than previous generations which used Core 2
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Apple Retail 2.0 First Impressions and Video
After reading Darrell’s excellent appraisal of Apple’s new retail model, I had to run out and see it for myself. After all, 10 years ago Apple’s minimalist approach was unusual and out of step. Is Apple Retail 2.0 a step forward, or a step back? Upon walking in, I was struck with how open the store felt. In the past, the tables seemed cluttered with signage and retail display holders. Now there is more of a flow into the back of the store. Gone is all paper, including the gift
Read MoreLeave a Comment29Apr2011
Our Choice: The First in a Wave of Truly Enhanced E-Books?
Our Choice, a new e-book app penned by Al Gore and developed by Push Pop Press went live in the App Store Wednesday, bringing a unique take on the e-book reading experience to iOS (both iPhone and iPad). It combines audio, photos, video, maps and infographics with text in a package that truly earns (for the first time in my experience) the moniker of “enhanced” e-book. The app boots directly into a video in which Al Gore himself describes how to use Our Choice (embedded below), including
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First International iPad 2 Online Sales Begin With 2-3 Week Shipping Estimates
In line with Apple's confirmation earlier this week that online sales of the iPad 2 would begin at 1:00 AM Friday in each of 25 new countries, the device has already gone on sale in New Zealand and Australia. As may have been expected given current shortages in the United States, new iPad 2 orders in New Zealand and Australia are not shipping immediately but instead come with shipping estimates of 2-3 weeks. Apple could certainly ship units earlier than the stated timeframe, but the company
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First International iPad 2 Online Sales Begin With 2-3 Week Shipping Estimates
In line with Apple's confirmation earlier this week that online sales of the iPad 2 would begin at 1:00 AM Friday in each of 25 new countries, the device has already gone on sale in New Zealand and Australia. As may have been expected given current shortages in the United States, new iPad 2 orders in New Zealand and Australia are not shipping immediately but instead come with shipping estimates of 2-3 weeks. Apple could certainly ship units earlier than the stated timeframe, but the
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