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Apple’s iPhone and iPad Customers Are Worth $295 Billion According to Goldman Sachs
According to a survey of 1000 iPhone and iPad customers, Bill Shope from Goldman Sachs estimates this vital customer base is worth roughly $295 billion dollars, based on the calculated lifetime value of each customer at $1,053 multiplied by an estimated installed userbase of 281 million. Other questions posed to users included how likely they would...
BrowserChooser Cydia Tweak Lets You Set a Default Browser in iOS
With the release of Google Chrome for iOS yesterday, comes another choice of browser for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Having an alternative browser to Mobile Safari is desired by many iOS users. Google Chrome for iOS Is a great alternative. Many use Chrome on there Macs, as an alternative to the desktop version...
Steve Jobs Called It: Adobe to Abandon Flash for Android in August
Remember Steve Jobs' 'thoughts on Flash' back in April of 2010? It turned the tech world upside down from that day on, and further supplanted the fact that iOS devices did not support Flash and Apple was not willing to put their faith into a third party company like Adobe. Critics leveraged the lack of...
Happy 5th Birthday, Original iPhone [Story Time]
The original iPhone activation screen Today marks five years since the original iPhone went on sale. It was only available in the USA, but Canadians and others were able to easily buy one down south and bring it home. After visiting the Alderwood Mall Apple Store in Lynnwood and having played with the iPhone a...
Reuters: RIM Might Sell Its Network Or Form An Alliance With Microsoft
As the shares of Research In Motion continue to plunge at a steeper than expected rate, the Canadian company's executives are facing an immense pressure to come to a decision whether to sell the network business or form an alliance with Microsoft, reports Reuters. The Blackberry maker has once again delayed the release of its next-generation...
Even A 3-Year-Old Can Use This Free App To Encrypt iPhone Data
A brand new iOS app called Wickr offers military-grade encryption for protecting text, photo, audio or video messages on an iPhone. Wickr is so easy to use that "a 3-year-old can send encrypted messages", says the app's co-founder Nico Sell (via CNET). All messages you send using Wickr disappear within six days, unless you want them to self-destruct earlier...
AT&T Asked RIM To Develop An iPhone Competitor While It Was Apple’s Exclusive Carrier [Report]
Back in 2010 when AT&T was an exclusive carrier of iPhone in the U.S., the carrier reportedly asked Blackberry maker RIM to produce a capacitive touchscreen handset that could compete with Apple's iPhone, according to The Wall Street Journal (via Apple Insider). It seems that AT&T was worried that the popularity of the iPhone could give Apple too much...
Get 30% Off On All AgileBits iOS / Mac Apps In Celebration Of Canada Day & Independence Day
AgileBits, the makers of popular 1Password app for iOS and OS X, have just announced a 30% discount on all of their products in celebration of Canada Day and Independence Day festivities. The announcement was made in a blog entry, pointing out the two big national celebrations in Canada and U.S coming up next week.The 30% sale will run for...
Apple’s Free App of the Week: Little Fox Music Box Kids Songs Sing Along
Another week, and another free App of the Week from Apple. This time around it's for all the young ones out there, the perfect sing along app made by Little Fox Music Box, Kids Songs Sing Along. The app includes three songs (they include Old MacDonald had a farm AND London Bridge) that feature over 100...
Apple’s Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering Bob Mansfield to Retire
Earlier this afternoon a SEC filing noted the impending retirement of Apple's corporate controller, Betsy Rafael. Soon after, Apple issued a press release to announce the retirement of Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Bob Mansfield: Apple® today announced that Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will retire and the role will...
Google Chrome for iOS Now in the App Store
As promised earlier today, Google Chrome for iOS has been released in the App Store. It is a full featured mobile version of Google's desktop browser, now available for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. The mobile version has a lot of the same features of the desktop version, with the ability to sync your...
Apple VP and Corporate Controller Betsy Rafael to Retire Oct. 2012
Security Exchange Commission filings today reveal Apple's Vice President and Corporate Controller, Betsy Rafael is slated to retire from Apple as of October 19, 2012. Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers (b) Betsy Rafael, Apple Inc.'s Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal...