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13-year old wins $13k worth of Apple goodies

April 24, 2009 By Apurva Leave a Comment

Envious? You should be because Connor Mulcahey aged 13 from Weston, Connecticut has won Apple’s one billion app contest. He takes away home $13,746 worth of Apple products, including a $10,000 iTunes gift card, an iPod Touch, Macbook Pro and a Time Capsule. Lucky guy, I must say. Apple

Apple’s App Store passes 1 Billion mark

April 24, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 1 Comment

Congratulations, Apple. Their cash rich App Store has passed the 1 billion app downloads milestone in just nine months of its launch. It also marks the end of the giveaway where a lucky user will walk away with a $10k iTunes gift card, Macbook Pro, iPod Touch and Time Capsule. Apple hasn’t revealed the […]

Apple’s interim CEO lashes netbooks, says it has junky hardware

April 23, 2009 By Kinjal Sangoi 3 Comments

Apple’s not really fond of the new low cost PC phenomena which netbooks have brought in and when Apple’s interim CEO, Tim Cook was asked about this during an earnings call – he did the obvious, thrashed it. He said, “when I look at netbooks, I see cracked keyboards, terrible software, junky hardware, very […]

Apple announces second quarter results

April 23, 2009 By Kinjal Sangoi 1 Comment

Apple posted its second quarter results for fiscal 2009 and we can say that it is one of the safest companies in these times with $29 billion in the bank. The revenue recorded was $8.16 billion with a net profit of $1.21 billion, up from a year-ago quarter that posted a revenue of $7.51 […]

Apple’s billionth app download expected on Friday

April 22, 2009 By Kinjal Sangoi 1 Comment

Apple is still 8 million apps away from hitting the billion mark but they do know the D-day when it will reach the magical figure. According to their calculations, it’s Friday, the 24th when you’ll be greeted with the message above. Apple’s app countdown slipped this little detail as it relied on user’s system […]

iPhone OS 3.0’s hidden Jibbler will bring voice control on iPhones

April 21, 2009 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment

We have seen some unmentioned iPhone OS 3.0 features being unearthed in the past and now it looks like we have got another one which Apple felt the need to say to us. Ars Technica’s sources have found traces of voice control features that will arrive in the upcoming 3.0 release of the OS. […]

Foxconn building Apple netbook?

April 20, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 1 Comment

Digitimes is citing its Chinese rumor friend Commercial Times who in turn cites a source from the component supply chain that Foxconn has been landed an order from Apple to manufacture the rumored Apple netbook. As with most of the rumors churned from the Taiwanese portal, this one too lacks important details but says […]

Apple releases new Get a Mac ads

April 20, 2009 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment

We would have liked if Apple spoofed Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter ads but it looks like they are reserving their replies for Laptop Hunter ads via other mediums. Four ads were released and as with every other Get a Mac ad, these are cool, witty and enjoyable. [Apple via 9to5Mac]

Apple has something to say about Laptop Hunter ads

April 17, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 1 Comment

You hardly see Apple commenting on competitor’s moves but when it does, the whole world notices it. Apple’s spokesperson Bill Evans recently commented on Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter ads that takes a dig at Apple’s pricey products. This is what he had to say. “A PC is no bargain when it doesn’t do what you […]

iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 goes live

April 15, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 1 Comment

Developers can now download the beta 3 (7A280f) update of the iPhone OS 3.0. There are no details on the changes in the update but the new SDK which comes along with it has brought changes to various components like Xcode, Interface builder and Dashcode. Apple has also confirmed a bug that does not […]