Tag: "Apple"
The Wrinkle Effect: iPads and middle aged Women
She reminded me of an older, modern-day Peggy Olsen. She rode the tram into Melbourne CBD, appropriately dressed for work in her suit skirt, blouse and predictable sneakers in the place of heels awaiting under-the-desk transformation. But instead of a paperback Stieg Larsson or a Womens Weekly on her lap, she bears a surprising accessory […]
Read More | ShareApple App downloads soaring, close to 10 Billion
The Apple iTunes App store is now close to hitting 10 Billion application downloads since inception. It seems about 150 apps are downloaded every second around the world. The 10 Billionth download will result in that user winning a prize of $10,000 (USD) iTunes gift card. That’s a lot of movies, games, apps, songs etc! […]
Read More | ShareApple iOS4.2 software update now available for iPhone
Last week Apple released iOS4.2 update. I reported previously about an annoying alarm clock bug whereby once daylight savings kicked in – your reoccurring alarm would be 1 hour out! Even with fiddling it seemed to now work as desired. Good news is now this bug has been fixed, i tested it this morning and […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft Windows still Dominant as ever
Here is an interesting graph showing the top 5 Operating System market shares. Microsoft Windows still has huge dominance and whilst Apple has received so much hype about their Laptops/Macbooks, this hasn’t actually caused a considerable increase in their market share. Windows 7 is growing very strongly as users replace Windows XP and Vista operating […]
Read More | ShareHistory of the iPod [INFOGRAPH]
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I recently came across this detailed infograph on the history of the iPod right back from its inception in 2001. This is the device that changed Apple as a company and as of today around 270 million iPods have been sold worldwide. The product has rapidly evolved from a basic music player to a full […]
Read More | ShareStumbleUpon Launches iPhone and Android Applications
StumbleUpon has launched iPhone and Android Applications so users are now able to ‘stumble’ content for them mobile devices. The application lets you: – Easily explore pages in your favorite topics and on top sites (Flickr, YouTube, Photos, News). – The pages you bookmark from your phone are automatically synced with your StumbleUpon account on […]
Read More | ShareApple working on Enterprise features for the iPad
Many have commented that the iPad will only be good for the consumer market and that the device lacks the corporate and enterprise features to become a truly useful business tool. However it seems Apple is hard at work on releasing the new Operating System for the iPad. In November Apple will release iOS 4.2 […]
Read More | ShareAndroid Market Update – September 2010
With so much media attention always going to Apple and their iOS platform, its worth taking a look at how Android is fairing in the competitive mobile market. Here are some new stats worth taking note of in regards to the Android mobile platform: – 200,000 Android phones are sold everyday. – 97,000 (approx) applications […]
Read More | ShareApple iOS 4.1 update and Game Center – add me as a friend!
You are now able to download the iOS4.1 update for your iPhones. The highlight of this update will be the new official Apple application – Game Center. They should really spell it ‘centre’ for us Aussies but hey lets not worry about that : ) This is a social gaming application where you can play […]
Read More | ShareHave we giving too much information to Facebook, Apple and Google?
Have we shared too much of our personal info with Facebook, Apple and Google? Facebook now has 500 million users globally, with 250 million logging in daily. The average user is creating 90 pieces of content each month. To use a Facebook application the user must give the application access to their personal information. At […]
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