TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) – Apple Inc's new iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, prompting thousands to queue around city blocks to snap up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' life. Shares of Apple rose 2 percent in early trading after queues wound down the streets of Sydney, Tokyo, London, Paris …
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Let’s take news apps out of the newsroom and create products instead of content
by Chase Davis and Matt Wynn Published Oct. 13, 2011 8:19 am Updated Oct. 13, 2011 8:27 am There was a great story in the Onion a few weeks back, right after Steve Jobs announced that he was stepping down as CEO of Apple. the headline read, “New Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘I’m thinking printers’” …
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The man, the myth, the product
As the tributes pour in for Steve Jobs, the scope of his legacy grows, from distant reaches of the globe to places much closer to home. These words are being written on something with an Apple on it. most of the words I’ve ever written have been on something with that familiar logo. My creativity …
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One million iPhone 4S devices were sold in the first 24 hours of pre-sale orders, compared with 600,000 iPhone 4s in 2010. That makes iPhone 4S Apple’s best product launch ever. When iPhone 4S hits the shelves later this morning, buyers can look forward to Siri, the intelligent voice recognition software that looks to be …
Apple's record-high stock prices: 4 theories
posted on September 21, 2011, at 7:45 AM Best Opinion: MarketWatch, Mac Observer, StreetInsider.com … The stock market has been in turmoil recently, but Apple shares have been on a smooth, steady climb. On Monday, the tech giant’s stock reached an all-time high of $413.23 before closing at $411.30. the good times continued Tuesday, with …
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Jonathan Kay on the death of Steve Jobs: a man so brilliant that he made every other gadgeteer obsolete
Steve Jobs, beloved tech genius for the ages, is dead. his legacy will include some of the most useful gadgets known to mankind — including the iPhone, king of them all. Yet brilliant as he was, and rich as he made the people around him, we may one day look back and rue this man’s …
Apple iPhone 4S: behind the queues, the concerns
APPLE’S upgraded iPhone 4S went on sale today, prompting a rush on stores around the world. it arrived less than two days after the company unveiled its new operating system iOS5, which caused a 20 per cent spike in internet traffic in the UK and Europe after its launch as customers updated their devices. The …
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Marin residents remember Steve Jobs as visionary, revolutionary
Marin residents remembered Apple cofounder Steve Jobs as a visionary who transformed the tech world. “He made an incredible difference in our lives,” said Ed Catmull, a Kentfield resident and president and co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios. “He had a clarity of vision about taking what he thought was obvious and making it real,” said …
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iPhone 4S vs Droid Bionic: Comparison of Specs and Features
Like us on Facebook The Motorola Droid Bionic has an 8-megapixel auto-focus camera with 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus and dual LED flash, as well as a front-facing camera for video chats. the camera can shoot HD videos of up to 1080p. the iPhone 4S also comes with an 8-megapixel, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash camera in …
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Duff: Can Apple be Apple without Steve Jobs?
Steve Jobs decided to step down as CEO of Apple this week, but it’s not the end of Apple, and it’s not the end of the world. We can expect Jobs to stay on as figurehead of the company, and we can trust Steve’s judgment as a manager, as he leaves a hand-picked team behind. …
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