04 May, 2012
For months, the blogosphere has buzzed about Apple entering the consumer’s living room to an entirely new degree through the release of an iOS-powered connected HDTV at some point soon. But the “soon” part has been subjected to much debate and controversy for all of 2012. Despite claims by prominent industry watchers like [...]
15 Apr, 2012
What a difference a day can make for the rumor mill. Early this morning, the blogosphere was buzzing when word broke that well-known French designer Phillippe Starck asserted that Apple is working on a “revolutionary” product that will be introduced before year’s end. Starck maintains that he met on a number of occasions [...]
24 Mar, 2012
Apple’s iPhone may be a dominant device in the smartphone world, but there are retailers and distributors far more successful than Apple when it comes to actually selling the touchscreen devices. According to the latest data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), Apple accounted for only 15% of direct sales of the new [...]
16 Mar, 2012
Massive crowds outside of Apple retail stores are nothing new. But today, as long lines wrap around Apple stores from coast to coast, there are other groups – non iPad buyers – gathering in sizable numbers outside the stores too. On Friday morning, a substantial throng of protesters flocked to their nearest Apple [...]
10 Mar, 2012
Apple is coming to Texas. Although the world’s most profitable company isn’t moving out of its Cupertino, California home base, the popular iDevice maker is expanding its campus and taking a stroll down south. On Friday it was announced that Apple will spend approximately $300 million on a new Austin, Texas-based campus. The [...]
08 Mar, 2012
Did you miss Apple’s presentation of the new iPad in San Francisco today? Unless you were among the media inside the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, you probably did. That’s what happens when Apple doesn’t offer a live video stream of its media events. Nonetheless, Apple has just posted video from the [...]
26 Feb, 2012
Friday would have marked the 57th birthday of the late Apple co-founder and tech pioneer Steve Jobs. As the first birthday to come since his passing last October, Steve Jobs is being remembered across social media today for his contributions to the world of technology and society at large. Trending worldwide on Twitter [...]
24 Jan, 2012
On Tuesday, Apple shattered all standing records with regard to the company’s quarterly earnings. After the close of business on Wall Street today, Apple announced its earnings rose more than 117% to $13.06 billion last quarter, or $13.87 per diluted share. Apple’s revenue was a new quarterly best at $46.33 billion. Earnings were [...]
19 Jan, 2012
On Thursday at Apple’s eagerly anticipated media event at New York’s famed Guggenheim Museum, Apple executive Phil Schiller introduced iBooks 2 for iPad. Schiller hailed the iPad as the ultimate tool for learning and said Apple is poised to harness this potential for the good of future students everywhere. The digital textbooks showcased [...]
10 Nov, 2011
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gave an exclusive interview to RFE/RL’s Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am). The creator of contemporary personal computers – iWoz was in Armenia on November 10 to receive an award from President Serzh Sarkisian for his contribution to the spread of information technology around the world.