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From the monthly archives: January 2011

Verizon confirms iPhone 4 will get $30 unlimited data

by Tyler Cunningham on January 25, 2011 · in iPhone

Verizon has confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that the iPhone 4 will indeed be eligible for their $30 unlimited data plan. The news comes as Big Red has been somewhat redrafting their current data plans, such as axing the $15 for 150MB plan. It should be noted (although we’ve heard this before) that the [...]

Multicore A5 Processor to Power iPad 2, iPhone 5, and Future Apple TV?

by Trent Lapinski on January 14, 2011 · in Apple, AppleTV, iPad, iPhone

The latest rumor from Engadget is the iPad 2, iPhone 5, and future Apple TV will be powered by a Cortex A9-based multicore processor that Apple is likely to name the A5 processor. It is also being rumored that Apple is switching to Qualcomm manufactured wireless chipsets for the iPad 2, and iPhone 5 enabling both [...]

Verizon Announces the CDMA iPhone 4, Available February 10

by Tyler Cunningham on January 11, 2011 · in iPhone

We were pretty positive that it was coming, and sure enough Verizon formally announced the iPhone 4 at their NY press event earlier today. The Verizon iPhone 4 is nearly identical to its older brother on AT&T, but does suffer from a couple setbacks. Verizon’s CDMA network does not support simultaneous voice and data, so you [...]

Mac App Store Day One: 1 Million Downloads

by alex on January 10, 2011 · in Uncategorized

Apple recently released the Mac App Store on Thursday, January 6th. Within a 24-hour period it has distributed more than 1 million app downloads despite having only 1,000 different apps available. Steve Jobs is happy with the launch, and so are developers. Evernote, makers of a to-do app, have seen twice as many users signing [...]

Verizon iPhone Announcement January 11?

by Trent Lapinski on January 7, 2011 · in Apple, Rumors, iPad, iPhone

Verizon has announced a special press event January 11th, at 11am EST in New York City. Rumor has it Verizon will be announcing the iPhone for the Verizon network. Word is the announcement will take place at this event, but the Verizon iPhone will not be released until February 3rd. It is likely the Verizon [...]

Google’s New Weapon Against Apple’s iPad: Android 3.0

by alex on January 6, 2011 · in iPad

Google’s head of Android recently put up a blog post with a sneak peak of Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb. From the preview it is clear this new Android is designed for large screen touch displays. Some of the  functions previewed are multi-tasking, a new YouTube layout, video calling, a slick scroll for Google eBooks, and [...]

Google Newsstand Attempts to Undercut Apple

by alex on January 4, 2011 · in Analysis, Apple

Google is in aggressive talks with publishers to compete with Apple’s digital newsstand market. Apple currently takes 30% commissions from digital sales through iTunes. Google, however, in an attempt to undercut its competitor is offering less than 30% , and has also proposed giving publishers certain personal data about app buyers to help for marketing [...]

Apple’s Market Capitalization Passes $300 Billion

by Tyler Cunningham on January 3, 2011 · in Apple

We have some good news for all of you Apple stock owners out there. Not only did the company’s stock hit the $330 mark, but the overall market cap has now surpassed $300 billion. Market capitalization is the value of a company’s stock, and is calculated by multiplying the total value of the stock by [...]

Apple confirms iOS New Year’s alarm bug

by dustin on January 1, 2011 · in Apple, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod

Have some trouble getting your iOS device to wake you up this morning? Well, you’re not the only one, as users have lodged multiple complaints stating the same thing. According to the complaints, if you have a non-recurring alarm, your device simply won’t go off. However, if your alarm is recurring, then it will sound [...]

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