“Lowes is in the process of rolling out over 40,000 iPhones with a custom application to allow their store associates to execute realtime inventory checks, product orders and interact with customers with how to videos,” he said.Lowes retail employees get iPhones for sales helpThe retail floor iPhones will give employees a direct link to information…
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iPhone 4S Launch Weekend Sales Top 4 Million
Customers wait in line outside Apple’s San Francisco Apple Store for the iPhone 4SApple unveiled the iPhone 4S during a media event earlier this month. The new model uses the same body design as the iPhone 4, but includes a dual core A5 processor, a new antenna design, better battery life, built-in combination GSM and CDMA…
Siri Drives 55% of iPhone 4S Purchases in NYC
The survey was offered to Mr. Um’s clients as a snapshot look of what was driving early adopters to buy Apple’s new iPhone 4S. Among those 195 respondent, the survey found that 39% planned on getting a 32GB model, while 19% planned on buying a 64GB mode. The remaining 42% planned to buy the 16GB…
Hands-On Photos of the iPhone 4S & Siri
A white iPhone 4S with photo cropping (Click the image for a larger version) White iPhone 4S from the side (Click the image for a larger version) In the image below, Jeff Gamet activated Siri and asked, “Do I need to wear a jacket today?” “Do I need to wear a jacket today?” (Click the…
The Cost of Betrayal: Apple’s Destruction of Android
Large, wealthy companies have the ability to explore legal scenarios in detail that would exhaust the efforts of lesser companies. That is to say, a comprehensive understanding of one’s patent position and the intricacies of the implications require a hard working and well funded staff. That’s one reason why big companies get bigger. For a…
Tech Press Gets It Wrong on iPhone 4S
We’ve seen this Apple did this once before. It released a somewhat modest upgrade from the first iPhone model called the iPhone 3G. But you see, Apple called the new phone an iPhone 3G instead of an iPhone 1S. And its shape was a bit different, so that must mean it’s new! Later, Apple upgraded…
Unlocked iPhone 4S: What You Need to Know
Apple’s new iPhone 4S Availability The carrier-locked version of the iPhone 4S will ship on October 14, but the unlocked version won’t be available until some time in November. Apple isn’t saying exactly when in November its new smartphone will make it into customer’s hands. Compatibility Just because Apple designed the iPhone 4S to be compatible…
Steve Jobs’s Family Comments on His Passing
His family offered this statement following the announcement:Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family.In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve’s illness; a website…
Apple Offers Up to $200 on iPhone 4 Trade-Ins
First, pick the product you wish to turn in. In the figure below, we picked a 32GB black iPhone: Choose your product Apple will then ask questions specific to the product that you picked. If it’s a computer, it will ask about your display and the case, for instance, but in the case of our…
Apple iPhone 4S vs. Moto Droid Bionic Spec Comparison Chart
With similar feature sets and release dates just a little more than a month apart, these two devices make for a great comparison, and the chart below lines up all of the relevant features we could find on both devices. Below the chart, we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from the comparison. …
Apple iPhone 4S Launch Event Video Available Online
Tim Cook at Apple’s iPhone 4S media eventIn addition to the iPhone, iPod touch and iPod nano announcements, Apple also introduced Cards and Find My Friends, and announced that iOS 5 and iCloud will launch on October 12.The media event video is in QuickTime format and requires the Safari Web browser, OS X Snow Leopard…
Apple Announces iPhone 4S: New Antenna, 64GB Capacity [Update]
Apple is offering three sizes, 16GB (US$199 with contract), 32GB ($299), and 64GB ($399) for the first time. The device is also a world phone, meaning that one device will work on all of the company’s carrier partners, one of which is Sprint, the first time Apple has offered the device through the #3 carrier…
Report: Apple Adds New SKUs for iPhone, iPod touch
9to5Mac reported Wednesday that an anonymous source sent the site information about the new SKUs. Apple usually adds SKUs, or Stock Keeping Unit identification numbers, to its system shortly before releasing new products, and Apple employees and third party resellers frequently leak that fact to Mac online sites. The two iPhone SKUs have attached to…
3 Free Graphic Novels for iPhone & iPad
At the end of the day, however, it’s the story and artwork the fans of both mediums shell out the bucks for. Now that tablet devices are widespread the two mediums seem inconsequential. Both comics and graphic novels can look the same on these new devices. They offer new ways to present the images and…
V-moda’s Vibrato Earphones Feature Strong Bass
The V-moda Vibrato earphones have a lot going for them, and listeners who demand a strong, vibrant bass when listening to music should check them out, particularly since the company offers a 60 day in-home audition that guarantees complete satisfaction. V-modo Vibrato earphonesThe Vibrato is made from Zinc Alloy and features hybrid silicone ear-tips. The…
For The Multitasker: Griffin’s Stylus + Pen + Laser Pointer
It leaps tall buildings in a single bound! Oh wait, that’s Superman. But the Griffin Technology Stylus + Pen + Laser, in the right hands, may make the user feel like Superman. It clips to the pocket, functions as a refillable pen, includes a rubber-tipped stylus, and sports a laser pointer. Griffin Technology Stylus + Pen…
Analyst Finds No Hint of Redesigned iPhone 5 in Channel
At issue is whether Apple would seek to leave the so-called antennagate controversy behind by completely dropping the form factor of the iPhone 4, at least that was the way some reports were couched back when anyone still cared about the issue of Apple’s external antenna design. This would have made the iPhone 4 the…
I’m Not Liking Google Much These Days
I don’t know about you, but being a fan of Apple, I’ve grown accustomed to feeling good about companies I do business with. I like companies that earn my business with products I like, then treat me well as a customer. I’m not feeling that about Google these days.1. Google+ as National Identity Service. For…
NPD: iPhone & Android on the Rise, RIM Falling
Apple’s iPhone 4 held 29% of the June smartphone marketRIM’s BlackBerry dropped down to only 11 percent of the market, and Microsoft’s mobile Windows platforms, along with the HP’s crumbling webOS, each made up less than five percent of the market.Android’s market growth has the potential to grow even more, especially now that Google is…
Zombie Gunship: Zombie Killing Fun for iPhone & IPad
People of different ethnicities who find reasons to dislike each other, for instance, would agree that if it comes down to choosing between a drooling, flesh-gnashing zombie or a person of another race, then the zombie is toast. It may have been a White guy’s grandmother, pre-infection of course, or a Black guy’s youngest daughter…
Discontent with Lion’s “My Way or the Highway” Approach
I briefly alluded to this dilemma in a prior column, where I noted that “power users” were especially concerned about Lion’s hide-and seek (such as making the home Library folder invisible): “In Lion, more than in any previous OS version, the priority is given to consumer users. The burden is now on technically-skilled users to…
France Still Investigating iPhone Location Tracking
France is still looking into Apple’s iPhone location trackingApple found itself in the middle of a privacy-related controversy earlier this year when reports that the iPhone was logging user’s locations and storing the database on their computers. In some cases, the databases contained up to a year’s worth of location information that tracked iPhone owner’s…
Of Fake Apple Stores, Lodsys Patent Games, and a Boy’s Dream
An Apple Store by Any Other Name… The news around the fake Apple Stores in China has turned into drama around the fake Apple stores in China. A Reuters piece from last weekend had people who’d bought stuff from the store freakin’ the frak out once they learned that those genuine Apple Stores at which…
Verizon Was Expecting a Summer iPhone Refresh, Too
Mr. McAdam is set to become CEO of Verizon next week, as Ivan Seidenberg leaves the position to become the chairman. CNBC asked Mr. McAdam to explain where future revenue growth was going to come from for Big Red, asserting that some investors have been concerned about that subject. As part of that line of…