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Team Coco TV Ad: Conan is a Mac, Andy is a PC [VIDEO]
TBS has a new TV ad promoting Conan O'Brien's late night talk show. Once again, Team Coco pulls off some punches at the expense of Apple (TBS Flash video; click here to see it): Missed out on other hilarious Conan spoofs? Check them out below: Conan plays life-sized Angry Birds Conan's Siri TV ad parody...
Ashton Kutcher’s jOBS Biopic to Open in Theatres April 19th
The Hollywood Reporter reports the Ashton Kutcher jOBS biopic is set to hit theatres on April 19th--the 37th anniversary of the founding of the Apple computer. Previously it was noted the movie would launch in April, but now the specific date has been set. Kutcher and co-star Josh Gad are set to kick off Macworld/iWorld...
DIAL, the Airplay Rival
Since the introduction of AirPlay industry players have tried to take on this amazing feature and now seems like Apple has got company: namely, Netflix and YouTube have partnered up to launch DIAL, a protocol which sounds interesting to other players like Samsung, Sony, Hulu and BBC, GigaOm reports. (more…)
Tim Cook Says We Should “Question” iPhone Supply Cut Rumours
Recent rumours from the Wall Street Journal speculated Apple had cut components for the iPhone 5 due to low demand. Well, Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed these supply chain rumours in general during today's 2013 Q1 earnings call (transcription via WSJ, ironically): I know there's been lots of rumors about order cuts. I would suggest...
Apple 2013 Q1: Record $54.5B in Revenue, 47.8 Million iPhones Sold [Update]
Apple has posted its 2013 first quarter earnings and has announced $54.5 billion in revenue (beating their own forecast of $52 billion) along with net profit of $13.1 billion. International sales accounted for 61% of their revenue. As for products sold, the numbers are below: 47.8 million iPhones (a 23% increase; 37 million in the...
Ex-Apple Employee Shares What It’s Really Like to Work with Steve Jobs
Have you wondered what it's like to work with Steve Jobs? We have heard numerous accounts of Jobs being a tenacious boss, but Glenn Reid, an ex-Apple employee who worked directly with the late CEO to design iMovie and iPhoto provides the authentic details: Steve Jobs was passionate, as everyone knows. What he was passionate...
First Batch of Pebble Smartwatches Begin Shipping Today
In a blog post published today, the Pebble team informs that the first batch of Pebble smartwatches have been sent out to the very first backers, although the iOS app isn't yet available in the App Store as it is under review. (more…)
Palm CEO: Steve Jobs Threatened To Sue If We Wouldn’t Stop Hiring Apple Employees
Edward Colligan, CEO of Palm, has revealed that the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs threatened patent litigation if Palm wouldn’t agree to stop hiring Apple employees. Colligan made this allegation in a statement dated August 7th, 2012, which has been brought forward by Reuters, in the light of recently released evidence shedding light on Silicon...
Check Out this Colour iPhone 5S and iOS 7 Concept
Rumours of the iPhone to ship in multiple colours surfaced well before the iPhone 5 hit the market, and with Apple working on a cheaper, lower-cost iPhone and another high-end model, they have resurfaced. (more…)
Will Apple Report Its First Profit Drop Tomorrow?
Dark clouds are gathering above Tim Cook's head. Eighteen months after he took over the CEO position, Apple is expected to report a 2% drop in net income, or about $12.8 billion, the first drop according to Bloomberg's data – except one quarter in 2003 – and report the slowest growth rate since 2009 with...
jOBS Biopic Stars Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad to Kick Off Macworld/iWorld 2013
This year's 2013 Macworld/iWorld trade show takes place from January 31st to February 2nd and will feature the actors from the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, jOBS, to highlight the event's opening. Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad will be in attendance for one session to talk about the movie, plus Will.i.am will also be on hand...
Future iPhones, iPods and iPads May Be Waterproofed With Nano-Coating
Apple has been working on waterproofing its future iOS devices for the past couple of years. Latest evidence regarding the company's efforts in this regard came from an Apple patent filing made public by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 2012. Today, a British firm P2i's Stephen Coulson has told CNN that they have developed a "liquid repellent...