Having heard senators and tax experts discuss tax code and loop-holes, it was then the turn of Tim Cook, Peter Oppenheimer and their tax aide to represent Apple. As with any Apple speech, Tim started off with talking about Apple’s success at creating jobs and revenue for the US. The biggest questions are cenetered around Apple’s subsidiaries AOI…
Biographer Walter Isaacson received an honorary degree from Pomona College, Claremont, California at the 2013 Commencement on Sunday. In his speech, Isaacson have a memorable lesson on innovation, imagination and success, using three stories from the lives of each of his autobiographies, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs. The full…
Ahead of its grand opening on Saturday, an anonymous source has sent a picture of the brand new Apple Store in Adelaide, Australia. The store, located in the Rundle Place Centre, is set to open at 10am local time this Saturday, May 25. I don’t want to ruin the surprise for those of you planning to visit, but the store looks just like an Apple…
One of the most luxurious hotels in the world, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, has now added to its incredibly lavish experience with some 24-carat gold iPads. Guests, upon checking in, will receive one of these iPads which comes complete, loaded with hotel specific concierge service apps. The gold back-plates were designed and produced by London-based…
As you should know by now, Apple chiefs Tim Cook and Peter Oppenheimer are currently at a subcommittee hearing to determine what should be done about the company’s tax paying practices. The biggest talking point is ‘Apple Operations International’, a subsidiary company owned by Apple, based in Ireland. It’s one of three off-shore subsidiaries which…
CTIA Wireless 2013 has kicked off in Las Vegas today, and a few companies have already announced new and exciting products ready for release to the public this summer. ZAGG, the maker of one of my favorite iPad keyboards to date has announced iPad mini versions of the awesome ZAGGkeys Cover and ZAGGkeys Folio. Both are a welcome addition to the mini…
Square has come a long way since announcing its first iPhone compatible card readers a couple of years ago. Having recently launched the Square register for iPad, it’s not ready to stop on its mission to becoming the most convenient and secure way to transfer money or pay for goods. The latest service offered by the mobile payments company is Square…
BrandZ assesses the value of big brands each year in its annual ‘most valuable brand’ report. As with last year, Apple still sits top of the pile with a value of $185 billion, some $70+ billion ahead of its nearest rival, Google. Surprisingly, Apple’s value has grown as a brand despite the roller-coaster stock market ride AAPL has taken over the past few…
Earlier today Cam Bunton told you about a theme called Circul8. Circul8 is a full theme that brings a lot of changes to iOS. The theme comes with many different options and has over 550+ icons ready to theme over your apps. It will not impact your third party applications downloaded from Apple’s App Store, however some tweaks like Auxo have been themed…
Apple’s website has revealed that it’s first store in South Australia, located in Adelaide, will hold its grand opening this Saturday, May 25, at 10:00 am local time. The store is already taking appointments for customers needing Genius Bar help in anticipation of the opening this weekend. It is also being reported that, as a celebration of the new…
Today, a United States Senate subcommittee released a report about its findings of investigations over large companies and corporate taxes. The subcommittee is claiming that Apple has avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes by using off-shore accounts. The investigation that was conducted was lengthy, and has become even more important with…
A new report from Forrester hit the web today with some pretty cool information regarding Apple’s user base. According to the research, Apple has the most loyal and devoted customers in the computer business! As you can see in the chart above, 85% of average computer users worldwide don’t claim to possess any loyalty to a particular computer brand -…
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