Responding to RIM’s layoff announcement yesterday, Wall Street said the BlackBerry maker had met its worst nightmare in Apple… a one-trick pony about to be dragged to the glue factory by iOS 5 and iMessage.
Don’t mess with Apple’s designs. That’s the message as the iPad and iPhone maker steps up its attacks on rival Samsung. As the two prepare to face off in court today, Apple has now amplified its verbiage, claiming that Samsung products “blatantly imitate” the iPhone and iPad’s sleek appearance. Earlier, the tech giant referred to Samsung as merely the “copyist.”
We start the day with Apple’s new back to school sale. Get a $100 Apple gift card when you buy MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or iMac from the Apple Store for Education. The gift card is a change from last year, when Apple offered a free iPod when you purchased a Mac. The gift card can be applied to the App Stores, iTunes, and the iBookstore. Next is a deal on a 30GB iPod video for just $100. We wrap up the spotlight deals with a 24-inch Cinema Display.
As always, details on these items and more can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
We can all recall the terror-filled moment when we decided to create a home network. Just as two programs to ease the process gain steam, iCloud comes along, and risks making the whole concept of home AV networks obsolete.
Google would seemingly be the big winner in the recent announcement that search and maps will bring $3.3 billion in revenue in 2011. Don’t count Apple out, though: the type of video and audio ads iAd excels in is slated to be the fastest-growing area for mobile advertising.
Here’s a bit of sweet timing. Just as the PC Era collapses and everyone moves to the cloud, what is Apple selling? Why, the MacBook Air, a light mobile device that seems perfect for the iCloud generation. Oh, yeah, it’s also a “quasi-tablet.” No wonder analysts predict Apple will make billions off the device.
Apple users are embracing the App Economy with abandon. Indeed, by 2015, income from apps will exceed that of iTunes music downloads, one analyst projects.
We start off the day with the spotlight focused on deals for the iMac, the iPad 2 and the 3rd-Gen iPod nano. First up is an iMac bundle that includes a Core i3 Dual processor running at 3.2GHz, with a 27-inch screen, 8GB of RAM and three years of AppleCare for just $1,629. Next is a leather case for the iPad 2 which also acts as a built-in stand. Finally, for owners of the 3rd-generation iPod nano is the action jacket clip case from DLO. This case features a clip, armband and more.
Along the way, we look at other hardware, including cases for the iPhone 4 and iPod, as well as sound system and software. As always, details on these and many other items can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
The iPad has been widely embraced by publishers who think it will stave off the death of print, but the latest forecast is grim: not even the “magical” iPad can save newspapers from the grave.
Just one day after we posted the top ten most common iPhone passcodes, Apple has yanked the app that generated them. According to the developer, though, he was only following Apple’s own rules.
Although Apple scoffed at the financial impact of the settlement, licensing fees of Nokia technologies in the iPhone will end up costing Apple billions.
After repeatedly being bashed by Apple, here some good news for RIM: mobile advertisers aren’t abandoning the platform, but actually taking a second look with dumb phone advertising rising, says one advertising network Wednesday.
We start off another day with deals for the iPhone 4, the MacBook Air and the iMac. First up is newly-announced unlocked iPhone 4s, allowing you to use the handset on any GSM carrier, such as AT&T or T-Mobile in the United States. Next is a number of MacBook Air laptops, starting at $829 for a 1.4GHz 64GB SSD model with 2GB f RAM — just $829. We wrap up today’s spotlight with several iMacs. starting at $929 for a 3.06GHz desktop with a Core i3 processor and a 22-inch screen.
Along the way, we also check out some Mac software, such as “Osmos,” a physics-based game. Details on these items and many more can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
We’ve often remarked how important iTunes and the App Store is to Apple’s future. Begun as a way to sell digital songs, the iTunes ecosystem now touches every device from the Mac to the iPad. Turns out, the Cupertino, Calif. company pumps more than $1 billion into the service each year.
In what sounds more like a court case between a feuding couple than two tech rivals, The notoriously-secretive Apple reportedly described Samsung’s demand to get a peak at unannounced iPhones and iPads as “attempts to harass.”
Apple Tuesday officially endorsed what hackers have already accomplished: selling an ‘unlocked’ version of the iPhone 4. The Apple Store announced Tuesday it is offering a 16GB and 32GB unlocked iPhone 4 – a day earlier than expected. However, there’s one hitch – the phone will work with only GSM carriers.
We start another week of deals with bargains on iMacs, Mac software and storage. First up is a series of aluminum iMacs from the Apple Store, including a 22-inch iMac powered by a 3.06GHz Core i3 processor for just $929. Next is “Chronories,” a diary management tool for your Mac. Finally, you can never have enough storage, like this Fantom 2TB external USB hard drive for just $85.
We’ll check out other items. Details of these and many other products can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
One tech reviewer has likened RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook to “the herpes of tablets.” Although the CNN writer was joking, not so funny is how consumers are shying away from the iPad rival.
Need a clue to how fast the world’s changing? Apple – which has been in the phone business less than five years – is about to sell more smartphones than Nokia for the first time ever. That’s the last laurel Nokia has left.
The bleeding just won’t stop for BlackBerry-maker RIM. A half-dozen Wall Street analysts are cutting the share’s target prices amid concern the Canadian company is in free-fall and Apple’s iMessage just cut the emergency parachute.
Mobile is the future. Despite App Store integration in OS X Lion and Apple’s increased excitement about the Mac, the number of iOS developers also working on Mac applications has dwindled to single digits.
We close out another week of deals with three bargains for your iPhone, your iPad and your Mac. First up is the TPU Crystal Wave skin for the AT&T iPhone 4. Next is a snap-on hard back shell case for the iPad 2. Finally, get the Memonic Desktop Premium, software for your Mac to manage notes and web clippings.
As always, details on these items and many more can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
Apple has ordered 400,000 next-generation MacBook Airs to be built this month for a July launch, and each and every one of them will ship with low-watt versions of Intel’s cutting edge Sandy Bridge processors.
Apple is the world’s No. 1 consumer of flash memory, passing HP on its way to spending $17.5 billion for iPads, iPhones and other mobile devices. With that number only set to rise, it is very possible that next year, Apple will spend more per year on flash memory than Nokia’s entire market cap.
Here’s some advice to tablet companies hoping to beat the iPad features: stop wasting your time. The only alternative is to drop prices ridiculously low, like $300, says a Wall Street observer.
