Apple

iCloud Almost Makes You Forget About the Chromebook. Almost.

by Jeff Weisbein June 7, 2011

The web is absolutely abuzz over Apple’s iCloud introduction. Right now if you type the letters “ic” into Google it’s the immediate first several suggestions (take that ice and Ichabod Crane). But I’m not here to spout further web content on the particulars of Apple’s inaugural cloud technology platform. The introduction’s timeliness is needless to say genius.

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Why iCloud is a Dream Come True

by Mike Mansell June 7, 2011

Like many Apple followers and enthusiasts, my morning yesterday was strikingly similar to that of a young child eagerly awaking on Christmas day. But instead of running down the stairs and assessing the gifts under the tree, I grabbed my MacBook Pro from the living-room hutch and immediately began scurrying around the Internet awaiting coverage [...]

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iOS Goes PC Free

by Mike Mansell June 6, 2011

When the second generation release of Apple’s famed iPad tablet came around a couple of months back, I must admit that I was somewhat tempted to buy into the phenomenon at the time. The device seemed very much improved in comparison to the first generation, and for the first time the iPad seemed like a [...]

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Study Finds that 80% of Paid Android Apps Are Downloaded Fewer Than 100 Times

by Mike Mansell June 3, 2011

It’s not exactly a new idea to hear that development for Google’s Android mobile platform is far less profitable than development on Apple‘s competing iOS; the platform utilized on Apple iPhones, iPod Touches, and the company’s wildly successful iPad tablet. However, until now the only real evidence that we’ve seen of this phenomenon has been [...]

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Mac OS X Lion Free? I Wouldn’t Be Surprised.

by Jeff Weisbein May 28, 2011

WWDC starts on June 6th and Apple is expected to either release or announce a release date for the next version of Mac OS X. The next version of course being OS X Lion. But one question that a lot of people are asking is how much will OS X Lion cost to upgrade to from Snow Leopard? If you remember, the upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard was a mere $29. Will Apple be able to match that $29 price point again with Lion?

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$99/Year for iCloud. Will You Buy It?

by Jeff Weisbein May 28, 2011

Recently, BusinessWeek published an article which discussed some new details of Apple’s iCloud which is supposedly launching at WWDC. So what did they learn? Well, according to BusinessWeek, Apple has acquired licenses from the major labels and is now prepared to launch iCloud. The question that remains is how much will it cost? And how much are you willing to pay?

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Should Apple Kill the iPod Classic?

by Mike Mansell May 19, 2011

Even though Apple is a successful and growing company right now, there is no denying that the business went through a rough patch a while back; before the iPhone, iPad, and even Macintosh computer became popular fixtures in our modern society. Sure, Apple was wildly successful when it was first formed, but there was definitely [...]

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Why Aren’t Android Tablets Taking Off?

by Mike Mansell May 16, 2011

Even if you cannot appreciate the technology and innovation that Apple‘s second generation iPad brought to the mobile market, there really is no denying the fact that the device has been incredibly successful in overtaking and dominating that tablet market. With the second generation product having hit shelves more than two months ago now I [...]

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How To: Use Dropbox as a MobileMe Alternative

by Mike Mansell May 9, 2011

MobileMe is one of those services that we all love to hate. Sure, it offers a spectacular email account and synchronization services that can be used between multiple devices, but with a price-tag of $99 per year, your average user typically isn’t going to get their money’s worth out of the service. That’s not to say, though, that there aren’t some people who MobileMe makes a lot more sense for.

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At $99/Year Could Streaming Music Save MobileMe?

by Jeff Weisbein May 8, 2011

There have been a lot of rumors lately about the next iteration of MobileMe, potentially called, iCloud or apparently known internally at Apple as Castle. All of this got me thinking. We all know that MobileMe has been somewhat of a flop for Apple. According to a recent report, Steve Jobs was so angry by [...]

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