CUPERTINO, California—April 20, 2010—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended March 27, 2010. The Company posted revenue of $13.50 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion, or $3.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $9.08 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.62 billion, or $1.79 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 41.7 percent, up from 39.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales … [Read more...]
This IS the iPhone 4G!
A "found" iPhone has led to a wild firestorm on the Internet, thanks in large part to Gizmodo's dissection of the unit. It was camouflaged as an iPhone 3GS, but once the case came off it was apparent this was a different beast altogehter: larger battery slightly heavier (3 grams) front-facing camera improved back-camera lens, with flash micro SIM format improved display For all the juicy videos and photos, head over to Gizmodo! There you'll find a detailed analysis of why they … [Read more...]
Is this the new iPhone 4G?
Photos have been making their way around the Internet lately, and shows the iPhone "4G" with an aluminum backing. If true, this would match up with the aluminum MacBooks quite well. … [Read more...]
Apple WWDC 2009 Keynote Address
Apple has posted the video of the keynote address at WWDC 2009, where the new MacBook Pros and the iPhone 3G S were announced. Information about Snow Leopard was also given.Watch Philip Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, unveil the new iPhone 3G S, the new MacBook Pro family, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. See the video-on-demand event right here, exclusively in QuickTime and MPEG-4. Head on over to HERE to view the keynote. … [Read more...]
iPhone 3G-S announced
The fastest, most powerful iPhone yet. The 3G S now supports HSDPA of up to 7.2Mbps, and as expected the camera supports tap-to-focus, auto white-balance, and VGA video recording with basic editing features.It goes on sale in the US in a couple of weeks, while the rest of us will probably see it around August/September.Meanwhile, the iPhone 3G with 8GB has been reduced the HK$4,288 from the Apple Store. … [Read more...]
Apple WWDC 2009 Rumor Roundup
The MacBooks are also expected to receive small updates, seeing that the plastic white MacBook currently outperforms the base Alumnium model after its CPU bump to 2.13GHz.As for Snow Leopard and the supposed "tablet" MacBook, we shall see if the WWDC will have any surprises for us. Could the new iPhone have a matte-finish as opposed to the glossy piano black? For more information, see this excellent roundup on macrumors.com. … [Read more...]
vTap your Mobile
vTap is a program that allows you to find and stream video to your mobile phone. Software is available for Windows Mobile, Iphone, Touch and various other video phones. They recommend you have a fast data or wifi connection. Installing the software to the TyTN II was a breeze. Getting the program up and running was just as easy. Once started you get a list of recent videos found on the web, but you can also start typing keywords to find other content available. If you sign … [Read more...]
Windows Mobile 7 – coming in 2009
Nathan over at InsideMicrosoft has the scoop on WM7, which Microsoft is currently developing and is rumored to have a strong focus on touch gestures. Microsoft is currently developing Windows Mobile 7, the first revolutionary change to its mobile device operating system. Recently, I was given a document by a source inside Microsoft that details the touch and gesture plans for Mobile 7. This document is a confidential internal use only document, used to explain the plans for Mobile … [Read more...]
Palm warns of loss, sparks holiday sales worries
The news sparked concerns that the maker of the Treo phone could miss out on the critical end-year holiday shopping season for a second year in a row due to poor execution. The disappointing preliminary results, which came after a warning in October, contrast with successes by rival devices such as Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's Blackberry push into the market. Palm said it now expects to report fiscal second-quarter revenue in the range of $345 million to $350 million, down from … [Read more...]
Google Android – coming soon to a mobile phone near you
Windows Mobile, Apple's iPhone... and now Google's Android OS. Some exciting years are ahead in the mobile phone market as Microsoft's hand will be forced by the Open Handset Alliance. http://www.youtube.com/v/6rYozIZOgDk Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer. It is built to be truly open. For example, an application could call upon any … [Read more...]