Thursday, September 25, 2008

Rumor: New Macbooks coming soon?

According tech blogs across the world wide web, it looks like Apple might be getting ready to release new Macbooks in the near future. The evidence?

A slew of supposedly leaked photos of the new Macbooks such as the one above.
Mac placeholder markers spotted at an Apple Store
Recent descriptions of the new Macbooks by people who [...]

Monday, June 9, 2008

Apple releases new iPhone

At Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, Steve Jobs introduced a brand-new iPhone: the iPhone 3G.
Features include:

3G speed ( 3x faster internet connection)

Built-in GPS (with live tracking, no turn by turn)

Thinner design

Cheaper ($199 for 8GB, $299 for 16GB)

Microsoft Exchange support (push e-mail, contacts, etc. with ActiveSync)

Available July 11

Jobs also introduced MobileMe, [...]

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Apple designer creates Wall-E character

According to Electro Plankton, Apple designer Jonathan Ive, the man behind the iconic designs of the iPod, the iPhone and the iMac, designed the charcter of Eve in the upcoming Disney/Pixar joint, Wall-E. And if you take a good look at Eve, you can definitely tell her all-white design is Apple-esque.
Recently, I just finished [...]

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Breaking: iPhone unavailable?

Earlier this week, the Apple Store UK sold out of iPhones. Now, the Apple Store US is also out of stock. Apple rarely runs out of stock on their gadgets. And if you look at the site, there isn’t even a way to pre-order one for when the next shipment comes in. Does this mean [...]

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Apple now #1 music retailer in US

According to an internal Apple e-mail leaked to Arstechinca, Apple is now the #1 music retailer in the United States.
Dominating an already saturated market in only 5 years time is impressive - albeit a little scary. Despite desires for change from some media giants such as Universal Music Group, Jobs has always stuck to his [...]

Monday, March 31, 2008

In case you missed it: Facebook, Apple, Best Buy, etc.

Welcome back, kids. In case you missed some of the latest news in the tech world this past week, here’s a nice lil’ summary for you.
1. Facebook set to launch instant messaging. According to the article, the service will be built into the user’s profile page. Another 3rd party app!? I’ll let it slide. At [...]

Friday, March 7, 2008

iPhone gets update, what it means for you

Yesterday, Apple announced an HUGE update for iPhone users - the ability to install 3rd party applications. Here’s what that means as well as some other just announced features.
App Store. The App Store adds a new button to the iPhone’s main page (above). Click on the icon and you have instant access to all Apple-supported [...]

Friday, January 25, 2008

Barack’s campaign promises

On Thursday, Barack Obama made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman and performed the show’s signature Top Ten list.
Number four on the list hit home to any hoodie-wearing Apple fanboy. “I won’t let Apple release their new and improved iPod the day after you bought the previous model,” said Barack via satellite.
Thanks [...]

Monday, January 14, 2008

Let the Macworld countdown begin!

MacWorld keynote is in… 12 hours, 0 min, 0 sec…
Check back tomorrow starting at 11 am for announcements as Steve Jobs makes them!
Read Wired’s article on Apple’s rumored “Air” laptop.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Introducing…the MacBook Air?

9to5mac.com and Macpredictions.com are making some pretty convincing conclusions about Apple’s rumored, sub-notebook laptop. Predictions hit the fan after banners that read “there’s something in the air” went up at the Moscone Center where Macworld is being held. The MacBook Air, as they are calling it, will be priced around $1,500.
I thought in my last [...]

Friday, January 11, 2008

Ol’ Steve is at it again, 2008 Macworld rumors

I did my best to get to Macworld this year. I contacted the press coordinator, pleaded with her for passes (she gave me two), and even found friends that would let us crash at their place in sunny San Francisco. However, the people who were going to go with me, in the end, had to [...]

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Guy with iPhone takes on pilot

While the iPhone is a great device, it seems that some pretentious iPhone users are taking their love a little too far. During a delayed flight, an iPhone user tried to challenge the pilot’s announcement of a storm delay by looking up the weather up on his iPhone. The captain quickly jumped on the PA [...]

Monday, November 5, 2007

The Google Phone arrives! Sorta.

Today, on the heels of countless rumors in the blogosphere, Google announced its plans to revolutionize the mobile phone. It’s called Android and it’s really not a Google Phone at all. It’s a mobile operating system (somewhat similar to Windows Mobile) for other phone manufactures. The announcement of Android came paired with announcement of the [...]

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Apple to release new OS, fanboys rejoice…again.

In recent years, Apple has made great strides gaining market share, especially at college campuses. Among them, Harvard has reported that the purchase of Mac laptops and desktops have increased 30 percent from the last year alone. Many analysts attribute this increase to the “halo effect” in which students and other consumers purchase more [...]