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Apple Launches Countdown to 25 Billion App Store Downloads with $10,000 Gift Card Prize

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

Apple has posted a countdown to 25 billion app downloads for the App Store. The company is awarding a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to the person who downloads the 25 billionth app or the person who submits the alternate entry form immediately after the 24,999,999,999th app download, whichever comes first. As of today, nearly [...]

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Apple Releases Public Beta of New Messages App for Mac

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

One of the new features of Mac OS X Mountain Lion announced today is an app called Messages. Messages replaces iChat and allows you to send unlimited messages, high-quality photos and videos directly from your Mac to another Mac or iOS device, it’s basically iMessage for Mac. I’ve already tried it out some, and it’s awesome! [...]

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Apple Announces OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Releases Developer Preview

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Apple released the first developer preview of Mac OS X Mountain Lion today, introducing many features we are used to in iOS like AirPlay Mirroring, Notification Center, Game Center, Reminders, Notes, Twitter integration and Messages. OS X Mountain Lion includes even more integration with iCloud to automatically configure services like Mail, FaceTime and Find My [...]

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Kickstarter Project: ‘cellhelmet’ iPhone Case Includes Accidental Damage Insurance and Looks Awesome

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

The fully funded Kickstarter project ‘cellhelmet’ has 24 more days to go and will start production on March 10. cellhelmet is the first and only iPhone 4/4S case to insure against physical damages. Besides looking awesome and offering great protection, if your iPhone does happen to accidentally break inside of a cellhelmet, they will repair [...]

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RUMOR: Apple Working with Suppliers on 8-Inch iPad

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is working with suppliers on an 8-inch version of the iPad. The current iPad has a 9.7-inch display, and smaller talbets like the Kindle Fire have a 7-inch display. Officials at some of Apple’s suppliers, who declined to be named, said the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has shown [...]

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Apple Announces iBalls, the Ultimate Retina Display

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Scoopertino, our favorite site for fake Apple news, has a new article about how Apple has revolutionized eyes with a new product called iBalls. It sounds awesome and I wish it was true. CUPERTINO, CA — Whoever designed the human body did a respectable job — but leave it to Apple to take it to a [...]

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Apple Posts New Video Profiling ‘iPad in Business’

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Apple posted a video on it’s iPad in Business page profiling the Theatre Consultants Collaborative, a theatre design, planning and programming company who uses the iPad in just about all of its daily operations. The company uses iPads for documents, budgets, architectural drawings using AutoCAD WS, conference calls and more. The next time you walk [...]

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NYT: iPad 3 to Feature Faster Processor and Truly Amazing Screen

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

The New York Times claims to have sources backing up the rumors that the iPad 3 will feature a faster processor, a “truly amazing” screen and a design nearly identical to the iPad 2. An Apple employee said that the version of the new iPad that is being tested inside the company is “essentially the [...]

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iTunes Live Paul McCartney Concert Available on Apple TV Tonight at 7pm PST

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Paul McCartney’s live performance can be streamed in HD on your Apple TV in the iTunes Live section. The concert is free and starts tonight at 7pm PST. If you don’t’ have an Apple TV, you can also watch the concert on iTunes. To celebrate the release of Paul McCartney’s latest album, watch a free [...]

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Apple Now Worth More Than Microsoft and Google Combined

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Apple’s stock price has once again reached an all-time high, closing today at $493.17. Apple is now the world’s most valuable company, with a market capitalization of about $460 billion, beating ExxonMobil’s market cap of $402 billion. Apple’s value is now more than Microsoft and Google put together, who are worth $258 billion and $199 [...]

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