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New Apple TV Ad Focuses on Photos
Apr 25th
Screenshoter For iOS – Crystal Clear Screenshots, Remotely Captured
Apr 24th
When reading the name “Screenshoter” your first thought might be ‘I know what it does.’ Think again. If you think it’s just another screenshot capturing App then prepare to be surprised. Screenshoter gives you the ability to capture screenshots of your computer, Windows or Mac, remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Read More
Would You Pay $160,000 to Have Coffee With Tim Cook?
Apr 24th
At first glance maybe you would think this is either a joke or an exaggeration, but it is not. If you want to have coffee with Tim Cook, you can bid at CharityBuzz.com. The website places the estimated value of the lot at $160,000 (at the time of this writing). The lot allows the winning bidder to have coffee with Tim Cook along with 30 minutes to an hour of his time at the Apple Cupertino Head Quarters. Travel, hotel and other expenses unfortunately is not covered by the lot and will be shouldered by the winner. The current bid as of writing is already at $160,000.00 with 48 bids already logged, this is amazing considering that there is still 20 days left to bid. Bidding will officially close on May 14, 2013. Read More
Glassdoor Ratings Show Employees Love Tim Cook
Apr 24th
Despite past rumors of the removal of Tim Cook from being the Apple CEO and Rocco Pendola calling his hiring ‘Steve Job’s worst decision’, in a recent compilation of survey ratings by Glassdoor, employees gave their CEO Tim Cook a collective 94% rating for being a good leader. Glassdoor is a site where employees from different companies can anonymously rate and post reviews of their companies and the management. Read More
Apple Hits 45B App Downloads Milestone
Apr 24th
Apple may be in the slumps according to the stock market but Apple just updated investors earlier today of one of the company’s recent victories. According to Apple, they have surpassed 45 billion unique App downloads as of today. Apple reported reaching 40B App downloads as of January, which means there have been more than 5B downloads in less than five months. It is estimated that Apple is getting a download rate of 800 App downloads per second. Apple also said in the earnings call that as of present they have paid out approximately $9 billion to App developers. According to Apple, they are currently paying as much as $1 billion to App Developers every quarter. Read More
Apple’s Much Awaited Q2 2013 – $43.6B Revenue, $9.5B Profit, First YOY Decline Since 2003
Apr 23rd
With Apple’s stock price constantly declining, much eyes were focused on Apple’s Q2 2013 earnings call today. The Cupertino based giant just released its fiscal Q2 2013 earnings. Apple made $43.6B in revenue (was $39.2 last year), $9.5B in profit which brings to $10.09 per share. Read More
Tim Cook: “We Acknowledge That Our Growth Rate Has Slowed”
Apr 23rd
During Apple’s latest earnings call today, Tim Cook said “We acknowledge that our growth rate has slowed.” Apple’s stock has been on the decline constantly and with no new product being launched for so long, it is likely that the stock price will continue to dip. Tim Cook mentioned that Apple has always been successful because of its innovative products. Read More
Google Launches Site To Inspire Us For Earth Day
Apr 22nd
Google, in line with Earth day celebrations launched theirGoogle Nature’s Engineers site to show their support for green technology. The site features some plants and animals that Google deems to have abilities and qualities that humans can emulate to protect nature and the environment. The Bear which Google says is an example of energy conservation during hibernation, the Remora (fish) for ride sharing and Aspens (trees) for communities. Read More
iTunes Now Features Download Later Option
Apr 22nd
When purchasing content from iTunes 11, a user would now notice a new prompt that that is sure to make the user smile. The change is the Apple download later button in addition to the “download now” button in the download dialog box. This button is available when purchasing large files like movies, TV shows, full season passes and similar large downloads. This feature is available when using iTunes 11 on a Mac, Windows PC and any iOS device running iOS 6 or later. Read More
MobileMe Failed Because of Steve Jobs
Apr 22nd
MobileMe is considered as one of Apple’s biggest failures. It was intended to be a cloud based service that would help keep all Apple devices in sync, but it did not work out as planned. Apparently, Steve Jobs gathered everyone on the MobileMe team in one room and asked – “Can someone please tell me what MobileMe was supposed to do?” and when someone from the team gave an answer, Steve replied – “Then why the fuck doesn’t it do that!” Read More
