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This was a very tumultuous year around the globe with natural disasters, uprisings, crazy reality TV divorces and more, so what do you think was the most-searched for term on Yahoo in 2011? It was “iPhone,” the company said in a post. Apple’s iPhone is always something that garners a lot of traction online –…
I believe the iPhone 4S is a very nice device, but is it worth breaking your existing contract and paying fees to get? Well, data from the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners suggest that up to 45 percent of broke their contract to get the latest Apple smartphone. The report found that more than half (52…
There’s been a bit of a scuttlebutt the last few days because the iPhone 4S’ Siri wouldn’t provide information on birth control or abortions even though it would respond to requests about drugs, murder and other things. Apple said this was a glitch and it shouldn’t be interpreted as the company endorsing any side of…
Another day another Apple rumor, this one courtesy of Japanese news publication Nikkei Business. They say that Apple’s next generation iPad will not ship in the spring, like previous generations of the iPad, but instead will come out in the summer. Same story with the iPhone 5, which will ship in the fall just like…
Activision has unwrapped the latest version of its Call of Duty Zombies franchise for the iPad and after spending some time with COD: Black Ops Zomibes, we think this could possibly be the best game we’ve seen yet on the Apple tablet. The universal iPhone and iPad app will be available tomorrow, Dec. 1, for…
The Australian Supreme Court voted unanimously to overturn Apple’s injunction on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The injunction will remain in effect until the end of the week, and Apple will have the chance to appeal this decision before the injunction is lifted. If Apple’s appeal fails, then Samsung can begin selling the Galaxy Tab in Australia starting Friday at 4 pm. This decision…
After announcing a unique iPad rental program for inflight entertainment in February, Australian airline Jetstar is expanding the content available on those iPads. Gameloft is bringing twelve of its gaming titles for iOS specifically to Jetstar’s rental units. Of the twelve, five will be available starting in December: Real Football, Shrek Kart, Avatar, UNO, and N.O.V.A.: Near…
Though Cyber Monday is somewhat underwhelming this year, at least in my opinion, eBay had a pretty good run this morning. It slashed $50 off the 16GB WiFi iPad 2 in white, making the price $449. That plus free shipping drove shoppers wild. eBay sold out in just two hours. During that time period, eBay…
Analyst Chris Whitmore and his team at Deutsche Bank did some research regarding Apple’s Black Friday sales this year. They assessed over 100 Apple retail stores and over 100 authorized Apple resellers, such as AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target. Whitmore declared that about 75 percent completely sold out of iPhone 4S stock…
Peter Misek, an analyst at Jefferies, recently came back from a trip to Japan where he learned quite a few things about the future of Apple products. One of the major stories is that Apple has invested a serious amount of cash, upwards of $1 billion, into manufacturing equipment for one of Sharp’s display factories.…