Last year it seemed like there was no end in sight for the rise of Apple’s stock price. Then things started to slip in October thanks to Apple Maps and the management shakeup, and it’s been all downhill from there.
Earlier this morning Apple shares were trading below $ 400 for the first time in over 16 months, as the stock has continued to slide from its high point of over $ [Read More...]
Dropcopy is a super simple clipboard sharing app which uses Dropbox for its storage. It comes in iOS (universal) and OS X flavors, and is almost as simple as copying on one device and pasting on the other. And because it uses Dropbox you can – theoretically – dive in and edit the raw snippets.
The Mac version is currently under review in the App Store, but the iOS app is already [Read More...]
The promise is simple: Take a small box, stuff in some flash memory and a Wi-Fi radio, and make the contents of that flash storage available to any device on the network via a web browser.
That’s the Packetta from King Jim – a USB dongle which would be just about ideal were it not for a few deficiencies.
The Packetta comes in 8GB and 16GB sizes, and is powered by USB (no battery). It requires [Read More...]
Apple shares took a tumble today, with a over six percent loss, making this the largest stock drop in a single day, making it the biggest one in four years. Analysts and other investors are blaming the sell-off and resulting stock price drop on many factors, including a recent forecast by an influential firm that Google’s Android operating system continues to gain ground, as well as unconfirmed reports that at least one [Read More...]
Apple isn’t the only one who can use the Lightning trademark.
Apple’s new Lightning connector is the perfect accompaniment to the Thunderbolt port, but the trademark hasn’t always been owned by the Cupertino company. In fact, it had to “partially” acquire it from motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, which uses it to cover motorcycle parts, protective helmets, and turn signals.
Patently Apple discovered the Lightning trademark applications in the EU Patent & Trademark Office [Read More...]
Ouch. Not that it’s much of a surprise, but a little over twelve hours after The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was going to create its own Pandora rival, prices of Pandora shares have tanked by over 18%.
It seems like the market is taking this as a very real threat, and no wonder: Apple has more to gain by entering the streaming music service space than you might think.
Steve Wozniak speaking at the Entel summit.
Steve Wozniak recently spoke at the Entel Summit in Chile, and as usual, expressed his thoughts on emerging technology. Wozniak offered his opinion on Google Glass, Microsoft’s Surface tablet, and even the Kim Dotcom case surrounding Megaupload.
Wozniak expressed strong feelings towards the Government and Kim Dotcom, saying:
Kim Dotcom was so successful, and he was well known for his flagrance, and his sports cars, [Read More...]
According to a report by ABI Research, Apple and Samsung have 50 percent of the smartphone market, and 90 percent of the global profits from that market. These top two companies dominate the smartphone industry so thoroughly, claims the research firm, that there is no one even close to becoming a third player. “At this point in the year, Nokia will have to grow its Windows Phone business 5000 percent in 2012 [Read More...]
After Jobs passed away last month, speculation arose as to what would be done with his estate. As of right now, it is estimated to be worth roughly $7 billion. Recent securities filings revealed that his Disney shares, which represented the majority of his wealth have been placed in a trust. This trust is Disney’s largest shareholder with a 7.7 percent stake in the media conglomerate. The shares were originally acquired by Jobs in 2006 when [Read More...]
Mac OS X Lion, Apple’s newest desktop and laptop operating system, is growing very quickly. Mac OS X Lion was announced by Steve Jobs, Apple’s previous CEO, sometime this summer and since then it has come a long way. It’s been through numerous betas and updates, and many are warming up to the feel of the new multi-touch gestures and full screen applications. It also sports new features such as Mission Control and Launchpad which are [Read More...]
