Apple is currently running a timer on their iTunes page counting to the 25 billionth app downloaded. You could win a $10,000 App Store gift card if you download the 25 billionth app by clicking here! The App Store was introduced July 10th, 2008 and has changed the way we use our cell phones, computers, and tablets....
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In an unusual fashion, Apple announced it's next version of OS X last Thursday, called Mountain Lion. The release is available for developers now. Mountain Lion seems to extend many of the iOS functionality to OS X. Features that transfer from iOS are: iCloud, Messages, Reminders, Notes, Notification Center, Twitter integration, and Game Center. Messages beta can be downloaded now and seems to work well with Address Book, AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk, and Jabber. Other new features include Air Play Mirroring which puts your Mac's screen on your tv via Apple TV. This new version...
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It's a great day for those stock holders of Apple Inc. Today Apple closed at 502.60. No more than 3 months ago, Apple's stock was hanging around 360 points. The increase is in no short thanks to the iPhone 4S and Siri. People love Siri. I was just watching Street Squawk on CNBC and Jim Kramer always talks about his love affair with Siri. Man, if my grandfather had just listen to me in 1992 when Apple was like 10 bucks a share, I'd be blogging this same article but probably from Necker Island. Also...
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Today we have a guest post from Kelly Smith of Barton Technologies in London! I personally love the internet. It allows people from all countries to come together and share ideals and information. Anyway, enough of me…heeeeeeere's Kelly! Apple’s European Growth In Spite of Economic Slowdown Gartner, a global research organization, recently released a report on Western European PC shipments in the final quarter of 2011. They found that PC shipments had fell 16% in this period as the economic climate continues to have an effect on several industries. Despite this, Apple managed to increase sales in several...
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Sprint Wireless was always the "who?" of the big 4 cellular providers in the United States. Having purchased Nextel some years back helped get them to the big 4, but most people were using either AT&T or Verizon. On Wednesday, Sprint revealed details of it's first quarter selling the Apple iPhone. In Q1, Sprint sold over 1.8 million iPhone devices, 40% of which were new Sprint customers. Apple single handily saved Sprint from falling off the edge. Since AT&T / T-mobile merger didn't go through, and there are no iPhones on T-mobile, it has now fallen...
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