Normally when it comes to Android announcements they pass by without me feeling the need to comment in any length. I’m not one to publish “Apple is doomed” articles, and I’m not about to start now. However, Google released some stuff yesterday, and it’d be fair to see that the company has really outdone itself. Four new products and services caught my eye…
As you will undoubtedly have heard and seen for yourself, Apple’s been running a 50 Billion App Countdown over the past couple of weeks. As with all major iTunes and App Store download milestones, there were prizes up for grabs for whoever downloaded that 50 billionth title. Today, Apple announced who it was and what he downloaded. The 50 billionth…
If there’s ever been an indication that Apple really needs to release that long-rumored “budget iPhone” it’s the latest set of statistics from IDC. The company monitored shipments of the first quarter of this year, and although iPhone shipments went up from 35.1 million to 37.4, its share of the market dropped to just 17% from 23% in the year ago…
According to a new report from Politico, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook will testify at an upcoming Senate hearing focused on Apple’s offshore tax practices. The Politico report explains that, recently avoided paying as much as $9.2 billion in taxes by buying back stock with debt instead of offshore cash… Apple has a reported $100 billion in offshore…
According to Apple’s website, iOS customers have officially downloaded 5o billion applications! As of now, there’s no detail on what the 50 billionth app was or who downloaded it, but that person will receive a whopping $10,000 App Store gift card. Apple’s also giving each of the next 5o customers following the 5o billionth download a $500 App Store…
As you all know, Google is kicking off its annual I/O conference today, and has announced a whole host of exciting new products and services. However, few of them impact iOS users like ourselves. One which certainly does is the new cross-platform Hangouts service. Hnagouts will be launched as a native app for iOS, and will give Google+ users the…
BBC iPlayer is one of the most popular apps for TV catchup here in the UK, and the application has just received a welcome update. Version 2.0.5 now features high quality video playback over a cellular connection. The free app was updated just a short while ago. From the App Store: “What’s New in Version 2.0.5 The updates keep coming… -…
We’re used to hearing of Apple being the subject of a lawsuit or two. Whether it’s a huge patent litigation case against the likes of Motorola, Samsung and HTC or a class-action lawsuit instigated by disgruntled customers. In the past, these kinds of lawsuits have led to Apple recently paying out $15 per customer for its “Antennagate” issues, and…
1. iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner A new rumor suggests that Apple’s next iPhone will feature a capacitive home button instead of a physical one, a sapphire crystal display instead of glass, and a fingerprint scanner built right in. These are some interesting rumors, and it’s definitely not the first time we’ve heard them (and none of them are true yet) so…
A new resale value index by investment firm Piper Jaffray was released today, and the numbers may come as a surprise to Android fans, and good news for iPhone users. Piper Jaffray’s report shows that the iPhone loses its value much slower than similar phones from Samsung, including the Galaxy S III and Note II. The Note II lost 15% of its value over…
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