Amazon’s Kindle, now with adsSpecial offers, or ads to the rest of us, appear at the bottom of the home screen and Amazon promises the won’t interrupt users when they’re reading. The Kindle with Special Offers will also include settings so users can tell Amazon what kinds of ads they’re most interested in seeing.Other than…
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Jeff Gamet is the Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X” from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also hosts TMO’s Daily Observations podcast, co-hosts The iOS Show podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other shows, too. Jeff dreams in HD.
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Businessweek Comes to iPad with In-app Subscriptions
Bloomberg Businessweek+ for the iPad includes the same content as the printed edition, behind the scenes videos for feature stories, the ability to manage individual issues and search for content across multiple issues, support for sharing articles via Facebook and Twitter, and more.In-app readers will pay US$2.99 for four issues, as opposed to the $4.99…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs Agrees to Official Biography
Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaking at a 2010 media eventMr. Isaacson has a history of writing quality biographies and a reputation for his unbiased approach towards his subjects including Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin. He also served as a top executive at Time Magazine and CNN, and is currently the CEO of the nonpatisan educational…
iPad Blamed for Decline in Samsung Profits
The company apparently wasn’t able to compete well against the iPad with its Galaxy Tab tablet device thanks to “severe price competition,” according to Dongbu Securities analyst Lee Min-hee. Samsung also had to deal with weaker prices for its liquid crystal display component sales, according to the Associated Press.Samsung didn’t specifically target the iPad with…
iOS 4.3.2 May Ship Within Two Weeks
According to Boy Genius Report, the update will be available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The anonymous sources BGR spoke with didn’t offer any additional details about the update.Apple is always working on updates and new products, so it isn’t much of a stretch to assume that another iOS update is in the…
Nasdaq-100 to Cut Apple’s Index Share Nearly in Half
The change for Apple puts the ratio for the company’s stock and outstanding shares more in line based on the way Nasdaq calculates the index. Thanks to the Mac, iPhone and iPad maker’s strong growth over the past few years, its stock ended up with more than twice the weight it should have.Apple isn’t the…
Canaccord Raises AAPL on Strong iPhone, iPad Sales Estimates
“Based on strong sell-through trends during March for both iPhone and iPad and our belief Apple is successfully leveraging its leading market position to secure component supply through the Japanese tragedy, we believe the company will maintain dominant value share of both the tablet and smartphone markets,” Mr. Walkley said. “We maintain our BUY rating…
Apple Unveils First iPad 2 Commercial
“We Believe” offers quick views and close up shots of the iPad 2 being used for business tasks, family photo viewing, playing music, reviewing medical data, education, and more. The ad is also a departure from Apple’s recent faster-paced commercial style for the iPhone.Apple’s “We Believe” ad is available at the company’s YouTube channel.
WWDC Tickets Hit $4000
Apple announced the dates for this year’s WWDC event on Monday, March 28, and within hours had completely sold out of conference passes. With demand far outstripping supply, several entrepreneurial developers took to eBay to auction off their $1,599 passes for substantially more than face value.Open eBay auctions are still on track to hit high…
WWDC 2011 Tickets Hit eBay for $2500
WWDC passes top $2,500 on eBayApple hosts the annual event to give iOS and Mac OS X developers a preview of the company’s OS road map and to give developers and IT professionals some face time with its engineers. With the conference selling out so quickly, there are likely many developers wishing they acted sooner…
iOS 5 May Sport Big Time Voice Control
Siri was a popular app for the iPhone that let users perform tasks by speaking to their device with regular sentences.iOS 5 may bring voice control to the iPhoneDevelopers will get their first taste of iOS 5’s voice control features at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference starting on June 6, according to TechCrunch sources. Apple…
Kodak CEO to Apple: Give Us $1B for Camera Patents
The U.S. ITC is expected to announce before the end of the day on Friday, March 25, its final decision on whether or not it will uphold Judge Paul Luckern’s ruling from January that Apple and RIM aren’t infringing on Kodak’s patents, according to Bloomberg.Kodak CEO Antonio Perez is keeping his fingers crossed hoping the…
Analyst: Apple Data Center to offer Streaming, Cloud Storage
According to Mr. Sacconaghi, Apple has a laundry list of services planned for the data center, including more robust product downloads, free cloud-based storage, music and video streaming, and voice-based navigation services.Apple’s North Carolina data center should open this springAssuming Mr. Sacconaghi is right, Apple’s plans for its new data center are hefty. He expects…
Apple Pulls Exodus International Anti-gay from App Store
Apple blocks Exodus International appThe Exodus International organization described itself as “committed to encouraging, educating and equipping the Body of Christ to address the issue of homosexuality with grace and truth,” and was promoting the app as a tool to help with its anti-gay program geared at “curing” homosexuality.Exodus International received warning on Tuesday that…
Senators to Apple: Ditch the DUI Checkpoint Apps
U.S. Senators aren’t hip on DUI checkpoint appsIn a letter to Scott Forstall, Apple’s senior vice president of iPhone Software, Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Tom Udall (D-NM) stated:We write today with grave concern regarding the ease with which downloadable applications for the iPhone, iPad, and other Apple…
Adult Android App Store Gets C&D from Apple
The company offers its MiKandi App Store app for Android for free. It acts as a repository for adult-themed and pornographic apps that users can purchase and install on their Android devices. Titles like SweetJamJam, iBoob Uncensored, Adult Friend Finder, and Erotic Lesbian Stories are available through MiKandi App Store.Apple wants “app store” to itself,…
AFL-CIO Wants Jobs Off Disney Board
Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaking at a 2010 media eventInstitutional Shareholder Services isn’t keen on retaining Mr. Jobs, either, although the organization isn’t going so far as to advise its clients to vote against him. “Jobs’ poor attendance in three of the past four years, and recent leave of absence from his primary employer, raises…
Steve Jobs to Testify in iTunes Store Antitrust Case
U.S. Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd said “The court finds that Jobs has unique, non-repetitive, firsthand knowledge about the issues at the center of the dispute over RealNetworks software,” in his ruling.The class action lawsuit against Apple alleges that the company updated the iPod software to prevent the RealNetworks Harmony software from working with the…
Credit Suisse Starts AAPL Coverage, $500 Target
Mr. Garcha expects Apple will do well thanks to the popularity of the iPhone, according to Forbes. “Across the key smartphone success factors of software, services, product portfolio, distribution, brand, [intellectual property], and chip set efficiency, we believe, three years after the launch of the iPhone, few competitors have managed to narrow Apple’s advantage,” he…
Apple CEO Reaches Out to Japan Employees in Email
The email, according to Mac Rumors, states:To Our Team in Japan,We have all been following the unfolding disaster in Japan. Our hearts go out to you and your families, as well as all of your countrymen who have been touched by this tragedy.If you need time or resources to visit or care for your families,…
Twitter Adds Always-on HTTPS Security Support
By logging into the Twitter Web site via HTTPS, the data that goes between user’s computers and the service remains encrypted when in transit. “This will improve the security of your account and better protect your information if you’re using Twitter over an unsecured Internet connection, like a public WiFi network, where someone may be…
Japan iPad 2 Launch Delayed During Earthquake Recovery
“We are delaying the launch of the iPad 2 in Japan while the country and our teams focus on recovering from the recent disaster,” Apple spokesperson Natalie Kerris told Reuters.Apple’s iPad 2 launch in Japan is delayedApple began selling the iPad 2 in the United States on March 11, and quickly ran through its available…
iPad 2 Ship Dates Pushed Out to 5 Weeks
iPad 2 ship times: Five weeksThe iPad 2 was first available for online orders at 4AM eastern time on Friday, March 11, and within hours was already showing up to three week shipping delays. Customers lined up hundreds deep at stores for the 5PM launch, and many were turned away as inventories were depleted after…
iPad 2 Smart Cover Loaded with Magnets
The Smart Cover is Apple’s own iPad 2 cover. It attaches via to the iPad via a magnetic hinge and locks in place with a magnetic latch. It also includes a sensor component that sleeps the iPad when closed, and wakes it back up again when open — much like a laptop lid.Apple’s Smart Cover:…