Apple’s [AAPL] iPhone 5 could be the most important smartphone release since the original iPhone, with the world watching to see if its introduction will help beat Samsung down from what Strategy Analytics and ABI Research agree is that firm’s number one position in the global mobile phone biz. READ MORE
The Internet. Cloud-based computing. The PC. The Apple [AAPL] mobile vision. iPads and iPhones. These technologies are transforming relationships at a rapid rate. Sometimes it’s nice to slip into something historical and evocative, so here’s some solutions to steampunk your Apple kit.
First I came across the Old Time Computer iMac covers. This transforms your Apple desktop into an object that doesn’t just look like it came from another world with better designers, but another world entirely, via some wormhole in the space-time continuum.
See this Steampunk in action at The Eugene Mac Store! Compromised of a 1980’s Macintosh computer and an 1897 Standard Model 7 Remington Typewriter, this mix-media assemblage made by Steve La Riccia is fully functional!
The ex-Apple [AAPL] employee network continues to extend its reach. Most recently, Apple’s iCloud product manager, John Herbold, quit Cupertino to create digital products designed to boost health. What kind of apps might he help create? READ MORE
There’s a market segment that’s desperately needing a little slice of Apple [AAPL] product marketing magic, and it’s 3DTV. Introduced with much brouhaha as a ‘must-have’ killer new feature, the technology has rapidly been relegated to just another spec, consumers like it, don’t love it. Does Apple have an iPad plan to make the technology interesting?
Cat food brand Friskies has created three applications for the iPad and Android tablets that are designed entirely to be played by cats. According to the company, “the colours, movement and game-play have been researched and tested for maximum feline fun.” Via: PocketLint
In a move which may well be reported as an Android dents Apple story but which (to my mind, at least) reflects a later-than-anticipated introduction of CDMA iPhones on compatible networks in China and India, analysts this morning claim Apple has “revised downward” its orders for iPhone production in the current quarter. Bear in mind, of course, that this could be perfectly normal as the company swabs the decks for introduction of new iPhone models in June, though this is not not expected….
Anyway, from the report: Continue reading
New iPad Test – Will It Shred? from FUEL TV on Vimeo.
This is a made for TV clip produced as part of Fuel TV’s show ‘Built To Shred,’ with host Jeff King and pro skater Chad Knight.
She’s really into this, talks really well, clearly knows what she’s doing, check this video which sees DJ Rana Sobhany. Continue reading
This is the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg. He’s presently managing his country remotely as he is trapped in New York on account of the volcanic explosion in Iceland. He’s looking after Norway using his iPad. That’s what they’re saying at Infosync.