Daily Archives for May 16, 2011
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 inch tablet a huge success: Steve Jobs, guess again
When the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 inch Tablet PC rolled out late last year, Apple’s Steve Jobs said that 7 inches was too small for a tablet to have any practical use. He also said that Apple would never have … Continue reading
Ten years of Apple Retail
Ten years ago this week Apple opened its first retail store. Back in 2001, Steve Jobs gave a tour of the Tysons Corner Apple Store in McLean, Virginia. On May 19, 2011, Tysons Corner and Glendale Galleria in Glendale, California, opened to the … Continue reading
Relax, English majors
By Jay Lemons Would you take career advice from Steve Jobs? At a recent Apple product unveiling, Jobs said, “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough. It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that … Continue reading
Seagate GoFlex Satellite wirelessly boosts iPad storage
Seagate has added a few new goodies to its GoFlex range of external hard drives in the shape of the GoFlex Satellite, the first battery-powered hard drive to wirelessly connect to any Wi-Fi-toting device. That means you can enjoy an … Continue reading
Flickr: Few Snapping Pics Using Apple’s iPad 2
It’s common knowledge that the rear-facing camera on Apple’s iPad isn’t exactly the best tool in the shed. Why’s that? For starters, it shoots images at less than one megapixela lower resolution than what you might find in a digital … Continue reading
Honeycomb Has A Fighting Chance Against The iPad
If you’d asked me a week ago what I thought about Honeycomb, the tablet version of Android, I would have said that it was in very bad shape and that it would be several months before it could even hold … Continue reading
What the app store future means for developers and users
Apple’s iOS and Mac app stores have popularized the concept, but Microsoft, Google, and others are now adopting it Apple’s App Store for its iPhone and other iOS devices is an unqualified success, blowing through the 10 billion downloads mark … Continue reading
Obama working to rebuild grassroots army
(AP) – 3 hours ago PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign is barely a month old, but Camille Gervasio and other volunteers nationwide already are hard at work. “Are you with us? Are you in?” Gervasio asks into … Continue reading
iPhone 5 release date rumors: "5G" case leak shows Apple iPad ratio
By Richi Jennings. May 16, 2011. Yes, more rumors confirming the iPhone 5 release date. A Chinese “iPhone 5G” case leak indicates Apple (AAPL) is still aiming for launch in September 2011. It’s also apparently moving the flash away from … Continue reading