Allied Irish Bank has shot its new 30-second television commercial only using an iPhone 5 (via Business Insider). Though you won't find any awe-inspiring special effects, the Rothco-created ad spreads the message for a fraction of a normal marketing budget as it shows the passing landscape seen out of a train window. Smartphones have surely begun playing an essential role...
PC troubleshooting Web service Soluto, whose consumer service helps with everything from boot times and app crashes to remote configuration, has compiled a list of the 10 most reliable Windows laptops currently on the market, according to which Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro is the most reliable of them all (via PC World). Soluto has used the wealth of data...
According to Glassdoor, a website that allows employees of various corporations to rate how they think their management is doing while remaining anonymous, Apple employees seem to love their CEO Tim Cook. The site shared some information with TUAW, revealing that current approval rating for Tim Cook sits at 93% among employees leaving reviews on Glassdoor. Cook has never...
A couple of months back, Tweetbot for iPhone and iPad was updated to open links in Chrome or 1Password, inline image support for Flickr as well as for Vine. Today, Tapbots have pushed another update to their Twitter client, taking Tweetbot for iOS to version 2.8 that introduces a brand new media timeline and a...
According to global information company The NPD Group, Apple's iTunes dominates the internet video market, much like it does the digital music sector. The company's latest report reveals that iTunes’ share of electronic sell-through (EST) for television shows reached 67% last year, while EST television sales from its strongest competitor Xbox Video comprised merely 14% of the market. It...
Last year in February, Apple offered a $15 payout to iPhone 4 owners who had not previously received a free bumper to solve antenna or reception issues with their handsets. It seems that Apple has now started sending these iPhone 4 ‘Antennagate’ settlement checks and many people have already received their payouts, according to 9to5Mac. The first checks were issued...
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, was known for being a very difficult person to work with, due to his highly demanding, exacting and at times irrational behaviour. Though it was part of his charm and therefore, majority of his employees loved him. Erin Caton, being an exception, who worked on MobileMe service, however believes that...
Summly, a service recently acquired by Yahoo! that allows users to browse news fast, easily and beautifully by viewing concise summaries of online content, has now been integrated into the updated Yahoo! iOS app. With the latest mobile app update, Yahoo! promises to use Summly’s natural-language algorithms and machine learning to deliver quick story summaries. "We’re...
Apple's quarterly profit, which is expected to fall for the first time in ten years, is likely hurt by slower growth in iPhone sales as well as newer products having lower profit margins, according to Bloomberg. The report notes that 14 analysts have reduced their estimates for Apple's stock (AAPL) in the last one month, which has put...
Headed to the Shanghai Motor Show, Volkswagen iBeetle is set to become the car in the world to have a genuine integrative interface for the iPhone that was coordinated with Apple, autoblog is reporting. The iPhone will interface with the Beetle and Beetle Convertible via a specially developed app and a docking station. According to the press release, Volkswagen offers two...
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple with Steve Jobs, has said that Apple’s current share price may be “disappointing” but he's confident that the Cupertino giant will come out with products which would “surprise and shock us all” and the company's stock price will eventually bounce back. Having previously broken the $700 barrier, Apple stock (AAPL) dipped below the $400 mark a couple...
A knockoff App Store accessible at 7659.com is reportedly providing pirated apps to Chinese iPhone and iPad users for free. According to Venture Beat, the site is only available within China unless you spoof your location via a proxy server and offers a wide selection of new games and apps including Final Fantasy V, Badlands and much more. The...
