I scream, you scream, we all scream for iCloud. Well, it’s not coming to us quite yet but starting today it’ll be available to developers, which means it might not be too long before it’s officially released. Meanwhile, we’ve got the whole pricing scheme to dig into while we wait.
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Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturing contractor that often produces Apple’s newfangled iDevices, has decided that they’re going to up the ante, slowly replacing factory workers with robots.
Within the next three years, Foxconn plans to include 1 million robots in its workforce while phasing out some of its human workers. Currently, …
It wasn’t enough to surpass the U.S. government with a whopping $76 billion in cash reserves, now Apple’s been declared the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer as well. It must have something to do with that mobile phone they make. What’s it called again? The i-Something?
Yep, that. And according to Strategy Analytics, it pushed …
According to a new Reuters report, Canada-based Research in Motion (RIM) is planning on opening up its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service to embed in work and play apps.
The goal is not only to attract more app developers, but RIM is hoping that by inserting that popular instant messaging service into games, entertainment and …
In the wake of last week’s fake-Apple-Store-in-China story, government officials in China have begun investigating stores that sell Apple products to determine whether or not the stores are operating legally.
Reuters reports that 300 shops in Kunming have been inspected, with five of them “found to be selling Apple products without …
It’s like a list of who’s who when it comes to Hulu: First there was Yahoo, and then there was Google and Microsoft. Well now there’s apparently another big-name company in the mix. Apple is said to be considering a bid for Hulu.
(MORE: Netflix Not Interested in Hulu)
According to Bloomberg, two of their sources say that …
One of the other Apple announcements of recent days is the opening of a new kind of App Store for corporate customers, allowing them access to a simple system for buying apps in bulk and distributing them among employees and devices.
The Volume Purchase store was announced a couple of weeks ago, but finally went live yesterday …
Get ready to say bye-bye to Google Labs. Google, which is known for its experimentation and innovation, has decided that they are shuttering the doors to Google Labs permanently.
The company announced the decision via blog post, saying that they are closing down Google Labs products in an effort to refocus their energy on fewer …
I’ve only ever bought one Groupon in my life: $25 for $50 worth of groceries from Fresh Direct. I never used it, and the deal eventually expired.
But although my initial $25 investment was seamlessly returned to my checking account, I think it speaks to one of the fundamental flaws service-oriented deal sites like Groupon and Living
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As Netflix’s price rise continues to cause grumbling amongst subscribers, is Amazon about to try and become the new hub for Video on Demand content? The online giant today announced a new deal with CBS Corp. that makes 2,000 episodes of 18 different series – including Star Trek, Cheers and The Tudors – freely available to Amazon Prime …
Apple’s financial results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter saw a record $28.57 billion in revenue and $7.31 billion in net profit. The company generated $15.7 billion in revenue and $3.25 billion in net profit during the same quarter last year.
Quarterly iPhone sales were up 142% versus Q3 2010; iPad sales were up 183%. Apple sold 20.34 …
If you’re thinking about advertising on Facebook, you should probably get that sorted out soon. According to the Financial Times, the price of advertising on Mark Zuckerberg’s social network has risen 74% over the past year, with costs continuing to escalate as big brands take their ads online.
The 74% rise is in cost-per-click, …
