Obama for America: President Obama was inspired to sing a bit of Al Green during a recent campaign stop at the Apollo Theater. And now you can have his rendition of “Let’s Stay Together” as a ringtone. Don’t you hate … Continued
Apple, America and a squeezed Middle Class
The New York Times: Apple had redesigned the iPhone’s screen at the last minute, forcing an assembly line overhaul. New screens began arriving at the plant near midnight. A foreman immediately roused 8,000 workers inside the company’s dormitories, according to … Continued
Microsoft comes out in support of Washington State Marriage Equality Legislation
Microsoft News Center: As other states recognize marriage equality, Washington’s employers are at a disadvantage if we cannot offer a similar, equitable and inclusive environment to our talented employees, our top recruits and their families. This legislation would put Washington … Continued
“Aww! We just got Samsunged!”
Another slightly amusing ad from Samsung poking fun at iPhone buyers. Samsung will supposedly unveil the commercial during the upcoming Super Bowl. Interesting way to blow through $3.5 million dollars – the cost of a 30 second ad during the … Continued
Google+ now boasts 90 million users
Network World: Google CEO Larry Page announced yesterday that Google+ now boasts more than 90 million users worldwide, more than double the number of users it had in the previous quarter. Page also said that engagement on the social networking … Continued
Truly unprecedented in iBooks 2
David Smith: All Apple is doing with this restriction is saying that if you directly profit from this free tool and platform that we have created, then we deserve our cut. Which seems entirely fair to me. The range of … Continued
Camera-less iPhone 4, iPhone 4S on sale in Singapore
Yahoo! News: The camera is normally a big selling point, but in Singapore Apple’s iPhone 4 and 4S are now available without the function — to cater to military personnel banned from taking image-capturing devices into army camps. Camera phones … Continued
Kno CEO Rashid to Apple: “Now we will fight on who has the better product”
TechCrunch: One of the highest profile digital textbook startups is Kno, which started out with its own oversized tablet but now focusses on delivering textbooks through its iPad app. On the surface, things don’t look so great for Kno, but … Continued
Vinnie Jones teaches CPR
Is this the best PSA ever or what?
How to install iBooks Author on Snow Leopard
Digital Tweaker: Anyone can create a book for iBooks with Apple releasing the iBooks Author app in the Mac Store. It uses simple drag and drop features with Word files and images so that everything is done for you. Since … Continued
Too many gadget choices: product lines simplify as fatigue sets in
Joshua Topolsky at The Verge: I pressed the companies on whether or not technology manufacturers were simply producing too many gadgets, outpacing real consumer demand with iterative, insubstantial changes. “Are we creating demand where there isn’t any?” I asked. He … Continued
Apple’s new math or why a $15 eBook = a $75 book
AllThingsD: McGraw-Hill normally sells high school textbooks for $75 a pop. Now it says it will sell electronic versions of the same books, via Apple, for $15 apiece. How can the publisher make that work? “Volume,” says McGraw-Hill CEO Terry … Continued
Apple sued by Toronto lawyer over stolen MacBook Pro
The Toronto Star reports: Toronto lawyer Michael Deverett bought a MacBook Pro, an iPod Touch, cables and programs for $2,248.53 at the Apple store in the Yorkdale Mall. He didn’t notice anyone following him…to his car. He didn’t notice anyone … Continued
Apple stores sales ban boosts rival outlets
China Daily: China Unicom, the country’s second-largest telecom operator by subscriber numbers, said it has large stocks of Apple Inc’s iPhone 4S handsets available for purchase. That’s despite Apple’s Chinese stores halting supplies of the device and scalpers charging a … Continued
Video from the Apple Special Event in New York City
Apple just posted the streaming video file of the video from today’s Apple Special Event in New York City. Streaming video requires Safari 4 or 5 on Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Lion, Safari on iOS 3 or later, … Continued
New AT&T data plans will launch on Sunday
AT&T will hike data rates by $5 on all new subscribers: As the AT&T network gets even faster with 4G LTE deployment – up to 10 times faster than 3G – and devices and applications become even more sophisticated, it’s … Continued
PID-controlled Espresso machine
Gleb Polyakov and Igor Zamlinsky are Kickstarting this project: We’re making a commercial-quality espresso machine at a consumer-friendly price. There are basically two kinds of home espresso machines on the market today. The affordable models have no good mechanism of … Continued
“What’s wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology”
Wired quotes Steve Jobs: I used to think that technology could help education. I’ve probably spearheaded giving away more computer equipment to schools than anybody else on the planet. But I’ve had to come to the inevitable conclusion that the … Continued
The secrets Apple keeps
Fortune has published an excerpt from senior editor-at-large Adam Lashinsky new book, “Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired–and Secretive–Company Really Works”: Apple employees know something big is afoot when the carpenters appear in their office building. New walls are quickly … Continued
More US Consumers Choosing iPhones
Nielsen’s December survey of the U.S. mobile phone market: According to the latest research from Nielsen, the high-profile launch of Apple’s iPhone 4S in the Fall had an enormous impact on the proportion of smartphone owners who chose an Apple … Continued
James Bond cars on display in the UK
From the National Motor Museum in the UK: 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film series. What better way to celebrate than with the biggest exhibition of James Bond vehicles ever staged? Alongside the most famous vehicles … Continued
Das Keyboard Model S Professional for Mac
Do the words, “gold-plated, German-engineered, mechanical key switches” mean anything to you? If they do, you’re going to love Das Keyboard’s “Model S Professional for Mac” keyboard. Those of us old enough to remember the wonderfully tactile and ridiculously loud … Continued
Fake Apple iPad 2 made of clay sold in BC
From CTV News: Retail giants Future Shop and Best Buy have launched a major fraud investigation involving Apple iPad 2s, after as many as 10 fake models made of modelling clay were sold in Metro Vancouver retail stores. Mark Sandhu … Continued
Apple to teach a few things about textbooks
From the Wall Street Journal: While the notoriously secretive Apple remains mum about its education announcement Thursday at New York’s Guggenheim museum, the company is expected to unveil textbooks optimized for the iPad and that feature ways to interact with … Continued
Coca-Cola is world’s most valuable brand, Apple leaps to 8th
Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2011 Report has the top seven brands in the world remaining steady from 2010 – Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft, Google, GE, McDonald’s and Intel – but Apple jumps nine places into the eight spot, supplanting Nokia who … Continued
Apple expands their recycling program to the UK
Apple’s Reuse and Recycling Program (UK):
With the Reuse and Recycling Programme, you could turn your old equipment into a brand-new Mac, iPod, iPhone or iPad.Whether it’s an iPhone, iPad, Mac or PC computer, working or not, we’ll take it and determine if it qualifies for reuse and has a monetary value. If it does, the amount will be credited directly into your bank account. If it doesn’t, you can recycle it responsibly through one of our free recycling programmes.
Apple now has recycling programs in Europe, Africa, Middle East, India, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, USA and Canada, among other countries.
CES sets attendance, space and exhibitor records
PC World:
The 2012 International CES had more exhibitors (3100)…across more space (1.9 million square feet) and…more people (153,000 attendees) than any other CES in history. More than 20,000 new products were introduced at this year’s show, the association said, and more than 2000 news articles were written about innovations at the event — a 33 percent increase over 2011.
The increase in all aspects was reflected in the announcement the iLounge Pavilion at CES for next year’s CES sold out 95,000 square feet of space in just three hours.
Nearly transparent Apple store planned for France
From ifoapplestore:
One of the most unusual and amazing architectural designs for an Apple store will reportedly appear in Aix en Provence (France), featuring a nearly all-glass structure enabled by new technology developed by Apple’s glass suppliers. A rendering posted…shows a one-level structure set back on a broad stone plaza, with a tan-colored rear wall, and all other encompassing walls made of glass.
Apple loves pushing the envelope when it comes to the design of their stores and this one looks like it will be amazing visually.
The 10 Most Hated Companies in America
24/7 Wall St. says:
Customers, employees, shareholders and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a lengthy list of corporations for which there is substantial research data to choose the 10 most hated in America.
There’s no doubt that some companies bug us more than others. Whether it’s your bank or your cel provider or your ISP, we all have a corporation or two we hate.
Boardwalk Empire VFX Breakdowns of Season 2
Boardwalk Empire is an Emmy nominated HBO show about the life and times of Nucky Thompson, a fictional Atlantic City gangster. Watching the show, you don’t realize just how much of it is computer generated special effects. The people at Brainstorm Digital have a reel of before and after footage from the show that will blow your mind when you see how much of 1920s Atlantic City is all in the computer. […]