Apparently one “I” can make a big difference if you choose to name a product with the word phone in it. At least, that is what driPhone recently discovered. Apple, through a Wellington-based patent firm, told Hayden Crowther it was opposing his application to trademark the driPhone name in New Zealand because it is too […]
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Yesterday I posted that Apple’s iPhone business was larger than all of Microsoft. Some of you said, “well good for them, but what about us?” Today, I’ve found a report that indicates that nearly half a million programmer jobs/small businesses have been created by people programming apps for devices like the Apple iPhone and iPad
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At first people wondered if the iPad would be undercut by competitors with a cheaper tablet, like Amazon’s Kindle, but it appears the opposite has happened. Not only are iPad sales on the rise, but they have also had an effect on the sales of regular computers, reports Apple Insider. Demand for iPads helped to
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A new report from Nielsen indicates that what kids want for Christmas is an Apple iPad. But, it’s not just the kids. The Apple iPad is the most desired Christmas gift for children aged 6-12 and children and adults 13 and up. Two charts of the other top desired products are below.
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Not everyone can launch a ground-breaking business, but Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, has direct experience. He recently spoke to hundreds at Rutgers University on this topic. Many large companies often develop new technology, he said, only to follow up by making minor, cautious changes to the product, with a focus on market protection, not
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Tony Fadell didn’t invent the iPod by himself, but he played a major part in its creation. However, since leaving Apple in 2008 he has moved on to the next great invention. It is called the Nest Learning Thermostat. But not just a thermostat–the iPod of thermostats: a device so desirable and intuitive that it’ll
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Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Inc, died yesterday. Let’s remember him with this commencement address he gave at Stanford University in 2005.
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Apple is one of the big boys in the business world. So, when Steve Jobs steps down as CEO of the company, it is bound to grab the attention of everyone — customer and entrepreneur. TechCrunch recently shared his resignation. To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if
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