02Oct2011
Shahidul Alam to Speak at National Geographic Store, London
Internationally renowned Bangladeshi photographer, writer, curator and teacher Dr. Shahidul Alam, will lead a free public talk at the National Geographic Store in London next week. Taking place on 4th October from 6pm, the 40-minute talk will focus on his 30 year career in documentary photography, as well as his role as one of the most respected photography educators in the world. The National Geographic Store is located at 83-97 Regent Street, London. Press Release When the lions find their
Read MoreLeave a Comment24Sep2011
Samsung shop features Apple’s App Store, Safari icons on decorative app wall
In the midst of a tense legal dispute with Apple, Samsung strangely appears to have borrowed the iPhone maker’s icons for the App Store and Mobile Safari for inclusion on a wall of app icons at a “shop in shop” retail location in Italy. A photo of the South Korean electronics giant’s new mini-shop, located inside a Euronics store at the “Centro Sicilia” shopping mall in Catania, Italy, appears to show one wall of the shop covered with app icons, including
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
Read MoreLeave a Comment23Aug2011
OS X Lion 10.7.1 Now Available Directly From The actual Mac App Store
Most OS X Lion users might already know; Apple released the ten.7.1 update for the said operating system one week back, which contained general bug fixes and performance improvements. Right now, Apple is making sure all new Lion users immediately get the updated operating system by updating its installer on the Mac Application Store. The OS X Lion 10.7.1 update included several updates to many of the system’s components, in order to deal with several users early adopters had been
Read MoreLeave a Comment11Aug2011
Apple Store set to open right in RIM’s backyard
Apple is preparing to open five new retail stores internationally on Saturday, including one smack dab in the middle of competitor Research In Motion’s home territory of Waterloo, Ontario. Apple continues to grow its physical retail presence, which it has cited as a major contributor to the success of devices like the iPad. The new Waterloo location (at the Conestoga Mall) seems significant, considering that the city’s biggest claim to fame is being the home of RIM, maker of the
Read MoreLeave a Comment24Jun2011
Infographic: A look at picture-perfect App Store success
The folks at tap tap tap have just crossed the 3 million download milestone with their popular Camera+ app, which has brought in revenues of $ 2.7 million. In keeping with their habit of sharing a glimpse into what goes into that success, the developers have released an infographic visualizing stats such as daily revenue, photos taken by Camera+ users based on location, and the peak times for sharing photos using the app. Check out the breakdown of what people are sharing
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Lion download too fat? There’s Apple store (WiFi) for that.
At WWDC this year, Apple announced that OS X Lion, its next major operating system update, would be available only through digital distribution. But a download-only OS upgrade of 4 GB is going to be trying for some consumers, either because of the quality and speed of their internet connection, or because of bandwidth caps that limit how much you can download in a month. Apple wants to alleviate some of those issues, by suggesting that users should bring their Macs in to their local Apple
Read MoreLeave a Comment27May2011
Amazon attempts to compete with Apple’s Mac App Store
Amazon has launched a new download store for Mac OS X apps, directly competing with Apple’s own system-integrated Mac App Store. Although Amazon’s new store is merely web-based, it contains quite a few notable apps (some of which aren’t even available in the Mac App Store) such as Roxio’s Toast, Microsoft Office and Quickbooks. Purchases made on Amazon’s new store are stored in users’ digital lockers that are associated with their account and allows an unlimited number of
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LunaTik and TikTok Hit the Big Time With Apple Store Availability
The iPod nano wristband accessories Scott Wilson designed shortly after Apple introduced a new model of its smallest-screened iPod have gone from community-funded success to Apple Store shelves. The LunaTik and TikTok watchband kits go on sale in Apple Stores across North America this week. Wilson, founder of Chicago-based design studio MINIMAL, and one of the driving forces behind the visual style of the redesigned Xbox and Microsoft Kinect, set out to create the LunaTik and TikTok as a
Read MoreLeave a Comment14May2011
What’s in a Name? 4 More Companies Go After the App Store Trademark
Apple’s App Store trademark is under siege, and four more companies joined the fight to have it declared invalid in the European Union Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Microsoft, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and HTC all filed applications separately with the EU trademark agency yesterday in pursuit of that goal. The agency is the first step in a lengthy process that could be appealed many times, and might eventually make its way up to the top EU court in Luxembourg. The four companies join Amazon,
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