Apple

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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Google and Facebook In Talks to Acquire Skype

by Jeff Weisbein May 5, 2011

Both Google and Facebook are in early talks with Skype about a possible acquisition or joint venture according to a report by Reuters. The deal could be valued at $3 billion to $4 billion. Skype is slated to do an IPO in the second half of 2011 in which it expects raise about $1 billion. A Skype [...]

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Office for Mac vs iWork: Which One is Best for You?

by Mike Mansell May 3, 2011

When we look at modern-age computer programs it is often a challenge to think back to the “simpler” times when computers and technology revolved solely around the purpose of making our day-to-day lives easier. Before social media and before online videos and Internet-connected games computers were primarily found in offices and businesses for processing data [...]

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Evernote CEO: iOS More Profitable Than Android and Web

by Mike Mansell April 26, 2011

No matter what industry or market you’re looking at, you will always find that businesses and companies invest a great deal of capital and effort in determining the most profitable target audience(s) that they feel they will see a higher return on investment by marketing and selling the goods or services to. Historically, this practice [...]

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iPhone Developers Get Their Hands on Non-Released Handsets

by Mike Mansell April 22, 2011

Irish novelist James Joyce once said that “a man’s errors are his portals of discovery.” While you can take what you will from that statement, many perceive it as meaning that mistakes and blunders are what give us the knowledge to better pursue the future. And while the company is highly successful one would be [...]

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