Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
When the first iPhones came to market in the U.S. back in June of 2007, only 270,000 were sold during the first couple of days. It took 74 days to sell their first one millionth unit. According to Steve Jobs statement “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend.” Indeed it did Steve! With the device…
Last week Apple introduced its newest iteration of the iPhone, the 3G, and people around the world lined up outside stores (sometimes overnight) to be one of the first ones to get it. Now, while this has become routine (people have been known to join a line outside of an Apple store without really knowing…
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I noticed two very interesting posts this morning after I got into the office. First, the Boy Genius Report is reporting that (yet another) update to Apple’s new iPhone 3G is immanent. They are reporting that firmware version 2.0.1, builds 5B101 (iPhone) and 5B103 (iPhone 3G) will likely make an appearance soon. How soon remains…
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This is a novel idea, but the chances of being stopped by the cops every time you use it doesn’t quite attract as much as it should. Yes, believe it or not this happens to be a Bluetooth in the shape of a handgun! No you can’t just go out and buy one, because you…
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“Tasty bits for your iPhone”. Ok, I’ll bite. I’m linking to this site for a few reasons. The first, is that it is a site that combines iPhone applications with sushi. Any site that can do that, gets a link from me (so pay attention iPhone application vendors). Second, is that I wanted to say…
A Cell Phone Resource Site. The Treo 800w uses GPS to show maps, point-to-point directions and point-of-interest (POI) searches for locations such as restaurants or stores. It comes with professional e mail using Microsoft Direct Push Technology to connect to motorized wireless updates from mail, … cellphone news mobile games cellphone reviews iphone ringtones apple…
The iPhone 3G is currently being torn apart, dissected, studied and even has its individual chips soaked in an acid bath to reveal their manufacturers, makes and model numbers. For fans of the teardown and study process, a new… More: continued here
By Therese Poletti, Senior Columnist, MarketWatch, Tech Tales For most companies, a big glitch of any kind during a global product launch could be devastating. But Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone rollout glitches over the weekend were more reminiscent of another global product launch that was somewhat tainted because of overwhelming demand. The worldwide release of…
I don’t think that there is any doubt that last weekend and probably this week, as far as the mobile industry goes, belong to Apple and the iPhone. I also believe that once the initial surge of everyone getting an iPhone simply because the iPhone is out passes, handset manufacturers not named Apple have a…
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I recall reading an issue of Profit Magazine about three years ago (ya, back then magazines were a big deal) and it said that if you wanted to become a millionaire then sell your products through Walmart. Fast forward the clock a few years to launch week’s launch of the Apple iPhone here in Canada…
Send Free SMS Messages Using the AIM iPhone App Wired’s How-To Wiki points out that amidst all the hoopla about the iPhone’s new applications, perhaps the simplest of them—the AOL Instant Messenger app—unlocks a cool feature, albeit one we’ve known about generally for some time now. By entering a full phone number (with a +1…
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Hey, did you hear that Apple came out with a new phone? If you didn’t, well, welcome back from the Antarctic vacation! Yes, Friday was the big iPhone 3G day. People lined up at stores to get the newest and shiniest Apple product. Apple is very, very good at building excitement about their new products;…
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Sure a million phones in three days is impressive even though it’s a drop in the bucket in terms of market share. But Apple now has nearly a solid 20% market share in the smart phone arena. It’s a small percentage of the total cell phone market, but Apple really doesn’t need to be too…
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TripLog/1040 by Stevens Creek Software, a previous Palm Software provider, is the ultimate application for the Ultimate Road Warrior. If you are a person that lives on their iPhone and in and out of your vehicle for business, this… More: continued here
On Monday, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s head of iPod and iPhone marketing, clarified where a copy and paste feature stood for the iPhone and when this could be expected. According to an article on ExtremeTech, Apple wasn’t able to include… More: continued here