The iPhone is great. When it was launched in 2007 it had a similar impact on the smartphone industry that the iPod had on the personal music space in 2001. It not only revolutionized smartphones, but it also raised the bar and made us, as consumers expect more from our mobile telephones.
In the United States, you see people using their iPhone’s virtually everywhere, but there are many more Android devices being used. They are harder to detect because they come in so many different shapes and sizes.
Traditional pop, rock, alternative, electronica, rap, comedy - a small list of the categories contained within the Grammy Awards, each of which is intended to isolate a specific contribution to music. As far as I can remember Steve Jobs didn't release a rap song and I certainly can't picture him writing traditional pop. So the news that he has posthumously been awarded a Grammy Award, as reported by Mercury News, has come as a bit of a shock.
Yes, you read the article title correctly. Rather bizarrely, a company called GRAPHISOFT which is a part of the Munich based Nemetschek Group has commissioned and erected a bronze statue of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs in Budapest. For those who don't know (which I believe may be most of us in this instance) GRAPHISOFT are a developer of virtual building solutions and have operations rooted firmly in the United States, Germany and Japan but also operate throughout the world in smaller often neglected markets.
It should come as no surprise by now that every time Apple releases a beta version of an OS, regardless of whether it is OS X or iOS, the researchers and explorers always seem to find some hidden away nuggets of information which points to the future implementation of new features or even reveals the possibility of new hardware. With the recent seeding of OS X 10.7.3 beta, MacRumors have continued their pursuit of finding all relevant information relating to the future possibilities of a Retina Display on the new range of Macs.
Some of you may have read my post yesterday regarding a problem being suffered at the hands of people using an Apple device running iOS 3.1.3, if not then you can familiarize yourself by reading it here so that this update will make more sense. In brief, a large number of of iDevice users has reported via the Apple Support Communities forums that when attempting to access the App Store via a device running iOS 3.1.3 they were greeted with a non functioning platform. Some users experienced a total App Store black out with no functionality whatsoever, whereas some could actually download updates to already installed applications but could not browse or purchase new apps.
In todays day and age it isn't uncommon to see products belonging to large brands appearing unashamedly throughout Hollywood blockbusters. The general public refer to this type of advertising as product placement, but a more common name is embedded marketing which is when a well known branded product is placed in a context usually outside of the advertisement sphere like a movie, music video or a television show.
Here we go again, folks! Apple has issued of multiple copyright infringement notice to Samsung in Australia based not for the hardware/software of a smartphone or a tablet, but for cases for these smartphones and tablets. Details after the jump!
Apple has massively improved iOS of late. Just the recent release of iOS 5 has catapulted the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch operating system to a new level, while simultaneously bringing with it features that owners Android and Windows Phone 7 devices have been enjoying for some time. Proper notifications, anyone?
If you're a Batman fan - and let's be fair, aren't we all? - then you'll want to head on over to iTunes sooner rather than later, for Warner Bros has released the full trailer to the upcoming "The Dark Knight Rises" movie exclusively on Apple's online store.
