Apple was today granted a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, filed as 8,316,046, which lays out the framework for a mobile device to "collect and store journal event data over a time span, the journal event data comprising data associated with a plurality of events, including a location and a timestamp of each event." … [Read more...]
Apple patent details iOS journaling system, hints at extrapolated Events functionality
November 20, 2012 by
Apple executive shakeup: Scott Forstall and John Browett are leaving the company
October 31, 2012 by
Huge news out of Apple today, as its senior vice president of iOS software, Scott Forstall, will leave the company next year after putting in some 15 years. Furthermore, John Browett -- head of Apple retail -- is also on his way out. The memo was delivered late today, on a day that is littered with other news that the company may hope will bury the … [Read more...]
Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro hands-on!
October 26, 2012 by
Apple just introduced its second Retina display MacBook: the 13-inch MacBook Pro, which starts at $ 1,699 and is shipping today. Just months after the 15-incher was gifted with a display that packs more pixels than your existing HDTV, the 13-inch sibling is receiving similar treatment. Unveiled today in San Jose alongside the iPad mini, the … [Read more...]
Apple Q4 2012 earnings: $35.97 billion in revenue, $8.2 billion net profit, narrowly beats estimates
October 25, 2012 by
Just a day after introducing the iPad mini, a revised iMac, a 4th-generation iPad and a retooled Mac mini, the company is outing its Q4 2012 earnings -- and it looks as if it has narrowly edged Wall Street estimates. Revenue was pegged at $ 35.97 billion (compared to estimates of $ 35.08 billion), with net profit at $ 8.2 billion. For the sake … [Read more...]
Apple iPad mini hands-on!
October 24, 2012 by
At long last, it's the iPad mini. Unveiled today at a special event in San Jose, the slightly more portable iPad most certainly looks like its 9.7-inch elder, but it's equipped with the same Lightning port that was ushered in on the iPhone 5 and is entirely more eager to slip inside some of the world's largest cargo shorts. If you'll recall, rumors … [Read more...]
Apple iMac (2012) hands-on!
October 23, 2012 by
Look out, world -- Apple just unleashed its latest iMac, and we agree that it might just be the biggest leap in the platform since we left Bondi Blue. It's hard to overstate just how phenomenal this machine looks in the flesh. It's also unbelievably thin -- we'd be impressed if it were simply a new Cinema Display, but the fact that a computer is in … [Read more...]
Apple announces ‘Special Event’ for October 23rd — we’ll be there live!
October 16, 2012 by
Apple has just invited members of the press to attend a product launch on October 23rd, where we assume the long-rumored iPad mini will be unveiled. The event will go down merely weeks after Apple took the wraps off of the iPhone 5 (and strangely enough, the Foo Fighters played their last show for the foreseeable future). It's quite unlike Apple to … [Read more...]
Editorial: Apple apologies actually aren’t that infrequent, and that’s okay
September 28, 2012 by
Today, Tim Cook made his first major apology as the CEO of Apple. It probably won't be his last. Despite the obvious knee-jerk reaction regarding the Maps debacle, it's actually interesting that this particular scenario is yet another example of humans having extraordinarily short-term memories. It's the same reason that whatever game we most … [Read more...]
Apple releases OS X 10.8.2 update for Mountain Lion: Facebook integration, iMessage fixes and more
September 19, 2012 by
Looks like one major software update wasn't enough, as Apple is following its push of iOS 6 with OS X 10.8.2. Weighing in at 697.54MB, it's a pretty substantial update for Mountain Lion users, with that long-awaited Facebook integration chief among the changes. As Twitter presently operates within the OS, Facebook will now too enjoy single sign-on … [Read more...]
Apple announces presumed iPhone 5 launch event for September 12th; we’ll be there live!
September 4, 2012 by
Apple has just invited members of the press to attend a San Francisco-based product launch event on September 12th, where the next generation iPhone is expected to be officially unveiled. As rumored, it seems as if the company's prior iPod-focused fall events may be split off into two. It's been reported that an October event may follow this one, … [Read more...]
