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Apple's image takes slight hit in wake of Steve Jobs death

Posted May 29, 2012 - 11:18 am

A recent market research survey found that 11.1% of respondents have a more negative view of Apple since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs.
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The tablet that changed the whole market for tablets, and isn't a tablet

Posted April 27, 2012 - 11:58 am

In three months, Amazon's Kindle Fire went from zero to 54 percent share of the Android tablet market. Its cost and power have changed the choice from iPad vs. everything, to iPad, Kindle Fire, or long justifications of why another choice isn't an obviously bad one
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Movies come to life via iPad virtual reality app

Posted April 27, 2012 - 11:09 am

Augmented reality lets you watch animated dinosaurs from a movie poster.
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On lithium-ion batteries, smartphones, and impermanence

Posted April 27, 2012 - 7:30 am

Here’s one of those facts that is somehow both reassuring and disheartening in equal amounts: no matter how perfectly you treat your phone or tablet, you only get three or four years until it’s functionally useless without a charging cord nearby.
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Strong earnings should halt Apple's stock slide

Posted April 24, 2012 - 6:19 pm

Apple reported a 94% increase in second-quarter profit thanks to strong sales of the iPhone and iPad.
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How to grab a screenshot from iPhone, Android, and nearly any other smartphone

Posted April 20, 2012 - 10:49 am

Let’s review the best ways you can grab a screenshot from an iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone. Or even a WebOS phone, if you're feeling esoteric.
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Source of Apple's malware problem: arrogance, negligence, contempt

Posted April 16, 2012 - 7:57 pm

The Flashback botnet was labeled as the big breakthrough that would make Apple and its users realize malware for the Mac was real. Instead it made clear that, whenever Apple users need it to step up and take responsibility for a major flaw, Apple steps back and points fingers instead.
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'You can't break anything,' or how intimidation affects tablet use

Posted April 13, 2012 - 11:43 am

Perhaps the best way to encourage people to fiddle, discover, and stretch out isn’t to provide them with a completely customizable system, but with something that they know they can’t break.
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Watch Chinese workers build an iPad

Posted April 12, 2012 - 9:59 am

Here's a video report on a Foxconn factory that makes iPads so wealthy Americans can make videos in which they destroy them.
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Where there's iPad 3 heat, there is no fire

Posted April 2, 2012 - 11:32 am

When niggling complaints about “excessive heat” arose shortly after the third iPad’s debut, it was just too schadenfreudelicious not to become a trending topic. It’s similar to “Antennagate”, the thumb-in-the-wrong-place reception issue that similarly stole the hearts of headline writers.
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Apple declares first dividend in 16 years

Posted March 19, 2012 - 11:09 am

Apple finally responded to shareholder pressure for a dividend, something the company hasn't declared since December 1995.
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Macworld video review of new iPad

Posted March 14, 2012 - 9:34 pm

See the new iPad in action to see how good the screen is.
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IDC increases forecast for 2012 tablet sales

Posted March 13, 2012 - 3:32 pm

A strong fourth quarter has prompted technology research firm IDC to increase its forecast for 2012 global tablet shipments.
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Apple hands iPad rivals an opportunity, but who will take it?

Posted March 8, 2012 - 2:35 pm

Now that the third-generation iPad is out, rivals have a year to get closer to the new bar. Can anyone do it?
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iPad share of tablet OS market falls below 50%

Posted March 6, 2012 - 3:42 pm

Apple's iPad tablet falls below the 50% share of monthly tablet traffic for the first time, a mobile ad firm says.
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Another federal bureau to abandon BlackBerry

Posted February 29, 2012 - 3:53 pm

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives plans to stop using Research in Motion's BlackBerry in favor of Apple's iPhone.
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Fake iPad 3 video likely more exciting than next week's real one

Posted February 29, 2012 - 3:25 pm

What do you mean, it won't have a 3D holographic display? Already predicting the 'meh' of next week's iPad 3 announcement.
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Apple TV with Bluetooth 4, streaming iTunes, and ever more iPad 3 predictions

Posted February 29, 2012 - 11:41 am

It’s not the actual TV Apple is rumored to be working on. But it is a newer, faster Apple TV, supposedly offering 1080p video support, potentially voice-activated (a.k.a. Siri-style) commands from a remote or iPhone/iPad, and maybe even an FM radio tuner
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Office on the iPad rumors, a bulkier iPad 3 case, and desktop-ready Android?

Posted February 22, 2012 - 8:45 am

Why would Microsoft deny that Office is coming to the iPad, when it's one of their most exciting upcoming releases? That and other mobile-centric rumors, rounded up and broken down.
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PlayBook 2.0 update is here, and does it really matter?

Posted February 21, 2012 - 2:26 pm

Research in Motion finally releases its long-promised update of its PlayBook tablet OS, but will it matter to anyone not already an RIM fanboy?
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Is Apple going 'thermonuclear war' in iPad China trademark battle?

Posted February 20, 2012 - 8:34 pm

Apple is threatening to sue Chinese manufacturer Proview for defamation in the ongoing battle over the iPad trademark in that country. But is that a strategic mistake?
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Apple's App Store nears 25 billion downloads. That's a lot of downloads.

Posted February 20, 2012 - 1:40 pm

Apple's App Store is nearing its 25 billionth download in just 3 1/2 years.
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Kindle Fire goes from zero to 14% tablet market share

Posted February 16, 2012 - 3:58 pm

Amazon.com ships 3.89 million Kindle Fires in the fourth quarter, second only to Apple's iPad.
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New Android phone rumors, iPad 3 details, and a PlayBook OS revision

Posted February 15, 2012 - 1:08 pm

Kevin Purdy digs through the rumors and insinuations about mobile and wireless happenings and quickly summates them, so you can go on with your fact-based life.
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Apple shares near historic $500

Posted February 10, 2012 - 1:12 pm

Shares of Apple were near a record $500 on Friday as the company's stock continued its impressive beginning to the new year.
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