Today, Apple briefly became the company with the second highest stock market value in the world. In mid-day trading, Apple shares briefly climbed to $292.76. That gave the company a market capitalization of $267.5 billion — enough for it to top Chinese oil giant PetroChina for the No. 2 spot. Exxon Mobile is No. 1,…
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Sports fans will love this app! Sportacular is one of my favorite iPhone apps and it’s now available for the iPad. Yahoo Sportacular HD is your game day couch companion. This is a perfect way to keep up with all the college and pro football games while they are happening. The app allows users to…
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Gameloft, one of the top game developers for iOS, reported today that it has sold more than 20 million paid games on Apple’s App Store since the service’s launch in June 2008. Out of 47 iPhone and iPad games that Gameloft launched since the beginning of 2010, 42 of those titles made it to the…
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Apple sold 17 million mobile handsets in the first half of 2010, compared with 400 million handsets sold by Nokia , Samsung and LG. Yet it pulled in 39% of the industry’s profit during that period, more than the 32% earned by the world’s three largest handset makers combined. Fortune estimates that Apple boasts roughly 50%…
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Have you been waiting for a great Golf game for the iPad? The wait is over because Real Golf 2011 takes Golf to a new level on the iPad. The graphics and gameplay make this the best golf game on a iOS device. Real Golf 2011 gives a game console type experience on the iPad….
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According to a report recently published by Bloomberg, Apple is developing a digital news store that would allow the sales of newspapers and magazines on iOS devices, but the app is designed particularly for the iPad. The new storefront will be similar to the iBook store but allow subscriptions and one time purchases for digital…
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The iPad is an excellent device for reading magazines, so much so, that just about all the top publishers have created a way to get their content on the device. Sports Illustrated, People, Time, Maxim and others have apps designed specifically for the iPad but thousands more magazines are available on the iPad with the…
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The Cloud Browse app has been updated for the iPad. Cloud Browse allows you to watch flash videos on your iOS device by using a full desktop browser running remotely and being streamed to the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The remote browser have access to higher bandwidth, more memory and faster processor than that…
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Apple issued a press release today stating they will be relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps. Apple also stated that in a effort to be more transparent, they will publish a App Store Review Guidelines document to help developers understand how apps are reviewed. My favorite quote from the…
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An all out battle is about to take place, for your TV. Google, has announced that Google TV will be available starting this fall. Google promises to bring the freedom and power of the internet to your TV, by combining your TV, DVR and the internet. Google will partner with TV and set-top box manufactures…
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The new Apple TV is smaller, less expensive, and relies on streaming for all of it’s content. Here’s what you get for $99 with the new Apple TV; Apple’s A4 Chip ( the same as the iPad and iPhone). Built-in in 802.11n Wi-Fi Built-in IR Receiver Aluminum Apple Remote HDMI Port, Optical Audio Port, Ethernet…
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Apple now has a details webpage on iOS 4.2 for iPad. The page details all the new and improved features with iOS 4.2 including, multitasking, folders, wireless printing, AirPlay, Game Center and more. The page says “coming soon” but Steve Jobs announced during the keynote that iOS 4.2 for iPad will be released in November….
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