The numbers don’t lie. Apple’s finally starting to hit a peak and not rise at the same pace as they did in years past. Ever since 2007 and the introduction of the iPhone, Apple’s sales and stock has done nothing but skyrocket. But in this past year, results have been disappointing.
After Apple’s big win in it’s patent war, Samsung was left holding the bag having to pay Apple $1.05 billion dollars for copying the Apple iPhone and iPad designs. Now Samsung is finally able to fight back.
One of the most recent high-profile cases of a security breach happened to a reporter named Mat Honan. Mr. Honan’s accounts were hacked when malicious hackers were able to convince technical support representatives for both Apple and Amazon that they were, in fact, Mr. Honan himself.
It’s the sad reality of technology today. With so many companies constantly testing different ways to target consumers, we end up being guinea pigs succumbing to their every whim. I think Joy of Tech hit it right on the head with their comic.
Apple released it’s latest creation today. Some wonder why Apple would even bother in making an in-between version of the iPhone and iPad? So one might ask, what was Apple thinking? Well, now you know!
Yikes! You know things are bad when the CEO of your multi-billion dollar company has to publicly apologize to it’s customers for such a poor product. That is just what Apple CEO Tim Cook did today. In an open letter to customers, Tim Cook says that Apple “fell short” on Apple Maps and are “extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused.”
Apple just pushed the release of iOS6 to all Apple devices, and is now available for download. I just updated my iPhone and I am checking out iOS6, and so far so good!
Without further ado and much speculation and excitement, Apple has just announced the new iPhone 5 at the Yerba Buena Center! Here are some snazzy pics of it too, which confirms all the rumors and speculation so far.
Today is the big day, the day that the “new iPhone” or “iPhone 5” as many are saying will be announced to the general public at the Apple event in Yurba Buena, pictured inset. As an iPhone user, it’s exciting to finally put all the rumors to rest. That is all they are as of now anyways, rumors, until we get confirmation that the iPhone 5 will have several new and updated features.
From time to time, it’s good to laugh at yourself, or to laugh at others. The shit people say meme never ceases to disappoint either. In this new edition, we have Shit Apple fanatics say, Parts One and Two. Thank you Scott Rose and company for these hilarious videos, they’re spot on! Enjoy.
Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Maybe not in this case though, as one of the oldest forms of communication in today’s instant-knowing-Twitter-esque world is coming full circle. The first record of a paper postcard being sent was some time around the year 1840. Now 172 years later they’re making a resurgence.
My favorite Pinterest competitor, The Fancy, has a new suitor by the name of Apple. According to Business Insider, Apple is in talks to purchase the social commerce site. The purpose of the acquisition would be for Apple to place it’s foot further into the eCommerce space. And considering Apple’s failure in Ping, they are desperatley trying to get back into the social market.
The battle wages on with the Samsung and Apple patent war. Who did what, who copied who…in the end who will win? Nobody knows, but this comic from Joy of Tech sums up everything in between quite nicely.
If there is one company that prides itself in quality and design, and has built it’s entire business based on those two things, it’s Apple. This goes for their products, services and retail stores. The following infographic examines a single, crucial element in Apple’s enormous success; namely, their physical retail locations.
Rumors have been swirling around like wild fire about the new look of the new iPhone (iPhone 5) coming out this fall. Reuters even confirmed a smaller 19-pin port in the new iPhone, but could this be the first new iPhone video to hit the web?
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