Apple is heavily promoting its new improved camera as a primary feature of the iPhone 4S. With a 60% increase in megapixels, a sharper and faster lens, and a newly engineered illumination sensor, the popular technology company is hoping consumers will now turn to the iPhone for their primary photography (and video) needs, as well as …
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YouTube to Launch 25 New Professionally-Created Content Channels?
Not content going head-to-head with Netflix and iTunes by offering streaming video-on-demand movie rentals, YouTube is rumored to be close to announcing a $150-million plan to unveil multiple new channels of all-original content in the hopes of becoming a rival to major television networks
The project, which according to Deadline New …
Report: Apple Stores to Close for One Hour on Wednesday for Steve Jobs Memorial
Apple Stores will reportedly close for an hour on October 19th, according to 9to5Mac, to allow employees to watch the company’s on-site memorial to former CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs.
The closure will apparently happen between 1pm and 2pm Eastern this Wednesday, at which point employees will be able to watch a webcast of the event …
Hot Potato: Apple’s iPhone 4S Does Record 4 Million Sales
On your mark, get set, four million iPhones sold in just three days! That, according to Apple, is the number of iPhone 4S units sold worldwide during the new iOS-based handheld’s opening weekend. The iPhone 4S launched on October 14 (last Friday) in seven countries, with plans to add 22 more on October 28 and over 70 total by the end of …
Bill Shock Be Gone: FCC, Wireless Carriers Strike a Deal
Rather than face regulation, wireless service providers have struck a deal with the Federal Communications Commission to warn customers about impending overage charges for voice, text and data use.
Customers will receive free text alerts in real-time when they’re about to exceed their limits, CNET reports. The move is supposed to cut …
WATCH: Control a Wheelchair by Biting and Blinking
Imagine: You’re paralyzed from the neck down, a full-on quadriplegic with what doctors refer to as a “high level spinal cord injury.” How do you get around? There’s your voice, of course, which can drive speech-recognition software, and you may have heard about mouth-driven navigation tools, where you use your tongue to manipulate a …
RIM Says Sorry for BlackBerry Outage with Free Apps
BlackBerry owners frustrated by last week’s service outage—the longest in RIM’s history—will have access to “a selection of premium apps worth a total value of more than US $100,” according to a company press release.
The apps will become available starting on Wednesday, with additional titles added to the list over the next four …
In the Future, We Will All Talk to Computers
Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.
When Apple showed the world Siri, I believe they showed us the next major man-to-machine user interface.
The idea of talking to computers is …
Apple iPhone 4S Review: It’s the iPhone 4, Only More So
“Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.” That was Steve Jobs talking in 2007, as he was about to introduce the first iPhone. He was right about it being a landmark. But he was also correct that it was a once-in-a-while event. Most products—including Apple ones—are merely evolutionary and …
Why Hulu’s Not for Sale Anymore
To everyone who entered a bid to try and buy Hulu: Apparently, you didn’t offer enough. According to a statement released yesterday by Hulu joint owners the Walt Disney Corporation, News Corporation and Providence Equity Partners (as well as senior Hulu management), the owners have “terminated the sale process” for the company, due to …
Your Apple Store Might Still Have the iPhone 4S
If you want an iPhone 4S but didn’t want to wait in line, you may be in luck. Some Apple Stores and other retailers still have the iPhone 4S in stock after the iLines have cleared.
My nearest Apple Store in Cincinnati was still selling the iPhone 4S for all carriers, although not all models were available on Sprint. 9to5Mac has also
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Rumor: Apple’s iPad 3 Moving into Production Early
Move over iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 rumors, here comes the iPad 3! What, you thought the grapevine was closed with Apple’s iPhone 4S hitting shelves today? Not when it sounds like Apple’s newest slate is right around the corner…if we buy Susquehanna Financial analyst Jeff Fidacaro’s claims, anyway.
Fidacaro believes, based on supply
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