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- Why an Apple smart watch is a smart idea
- Best Buy accuses Walmart of hurting holiday iPhone 5 sales
- Can mini iPhone boost Apple past Samsung?
- Why iOS Do Not Disturb failed
- Apple again said to be in talks with labels over ‘iRadio’ service
- FTC drops Google antitrust inquiry as it agrees to license essential patents
- The Daily Recap – Jan 3, 2013 edition
- Pod2g calls for Apple to open up iOS for tweaks and themes
| Why an Apple smart watch is a smart idea Posted: 04 Jan 2013 10:07 AM PST
The iWatch meme isn’t going away anytime soon. Quite the contrary, in between an obscene amount of concept renders and latest talk of chip giant Intel and Apple collaborating on a Bluetooth smart watch that reportedly might see light of the day later this year, there really is no shortage of iWatch rumors. As unexpected as such a gadget from Apple might sound, we’re in 2013 and this is Tim Cook’s Apple. Before dismissing an Apple-branded iWatch as a pipe dream of crazypants analysts, know that technologists are increasingly growing convinced Apple has its sights on the wearable computing space now. Indeed, Cupertino could be closer to remaking the Mickey Mouse watch than you think and here’s why…(...) "Why an Apple smart watch is a smart idea" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Best Buy accuses Walmart of hurting holiday iPhone 5 sales Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:39 AM PST
Get ready to rumble! Best Buy, a gadget retailer that sells more iPhones than anyone but Apple, is charging the world’s biggest retailer Walmart with unfairly pricing the iPhone 5 during holiday. A number of states’ attorney generals are looking into the allegation. Best Buy says it lost $65,000 a day trying to match the $150 price (later cut to $127) Walmart promoted in December. The electronics retailer charges Walmart didn’t have sufficient supplies to fulfill its holiday promotion of the regularly-priced $199 smartphone…(...) "Best Buy accuses Walmart of hurting holiday iPhone 5 sales" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Can mini iPhone boost Apple past Samsung? Posted: 04 Jan 2013 08:29 AM PST
It’s a new year, but talk of Apple’s need to produce an inexpensive smartphone is back. This time there is a name for the device: the iPhone mini. Friday, an analyst forecast the company could unveil a cheap iPhone in 2014 to combat Samsung’s handset lead in the face of the high-end smartphone market “nearing saturation”. To break out of its #2 position, Apple must follow Samsung’s success of marketing to many different groups of consumers. That’s at least the main line of reasoning by analyst Neil Mawston of Strategy Analytics. To date, Apple has only subsidized iPhones that sell with a contract, in addition to the expensive contract-free offering and the somewhat discounted previous versions of the smartphone. Sooner than later, the company will need to recognize the untapped segment of inexpensive prepaid handsets, an area that could boost it beyond its chief rival…(...) "Can mini iPhone boost Apple past Samsung?" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Posted: 04 Jan 2013 07:54 AM PST
Do Not Disturb (DND), a nifty new feature in iOS 6, has garnered quite a lot unwanted attention when folks on New Year’s Day realized it failed to turn off outside its scheduled time, causing them to miss alerts for phone calls, text messages and more. As the problem persisted and news of another seemingly time-related iOS glitch made the headlines, Apple carelessly added to the controversy by airing the unfortunately-timed iPhone 5 ad, starring tennis celebrities Serena and Venus Williams and centered around the flawed feature. Apple in a support doc acknowledged the bug and said it will fix itself on January 7. But why DND failed in the first place and how will the bug just miraculously fix itself next week?(...) "Why iOS Do Not Disturb failed" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple again said to be in talks with labels over ‘iRadio’ service Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:51 AM PST
It’s 2013 now, meaning we could be seeing Apple’s rumored Pandora-like streaming music service popup anytime now. The last we heard, the Cupertino company was having trouble getting record labels on board. But according to a new report, the negotiations are back on and rolling at full speed…(...) "Apple again said to be in talks with labels over ‘iRadio’ service" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| FTC drops Google antitrust inquiry as it agrees to license essential patents Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:11 AM PST
Good news out of Washington this week. The FTC has announced that it’s reached a settlement with Google regarding its antitrust investigation. The Federal Trade Commission was going after the search giant for several reasons, including patent abuse. But not anymore. Google has agreed, among other things, to license several of its standard-essential patents — many of which it picked up in its recent acquisition of Motorola — to its competitors under FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) terms…(...) "FTC drops Google antitrust inquiry as it agrees to license essential patents" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| The Daily Recap – Jan 3, 2013 edition Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:43 PM PST Welcome to The Daily Recap for January 3rd, 2013. Watch our video for a quick look at some of the top stories from the day in less than two minutes. If you missed out on any of today’s big news, this is a great way for you to get caught up fast. For your convenience, you’ll also find links to all of the stories listed in today’s recap inside…(...) "The Daily Recap – Jan 3, 2013 edition" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Pod2g calls for Apple to open up iOS for tweaks and themes Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:01 PM PST
Well known iOS hacker pod2g went on a bit of a rant on Twitter today regarding the current state of iOS. The security expert says that he’s seeing a lot of his ‘geek friends’ migrate from iOS to Android, and he wants to see Apple open up its mobile platform to help stop the bleeding. He points out that there are no technical issues preventing Apple from allowing developers to submit tweaks or themes — it would just need to enlarge its API/SDK. And it would be able to review them just like they do with App Store submissions before approving them for iOS…(...) "Pod2g calls for Apple to open up iOS for tweaks and themes" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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