Fresh off an amazing quarter, Apple acquisition rumors are flying fast and furiously. The iPhone maker is supposed to have a lot of interest in buying ARM Holdings, which could have a dramatic impact on the rest of the smartphone space. Apple has an enormous war chest and it would reportedly cost about $8 billion…
Quake III Arena Running on iPad
By now, we should all know what a gaming behemoth the iPad is in terms of how flawlessly its games perform, as well as its size. As impressive as it is, it still hasn’t been pushed to its limits to see what it’s truly capable of. That is, until today. Quake III Arena has been…
Video: iPhone hacked to dual-boot iPhone OS and Android OS
Well, hell has officially frozen over. The iPhone, which has been at odds with Google’s own Android OS, has been hacked to run its nemesis mobile operating system. What you see here is a video proving that Android can indeed run on the Apple phone, with dual-boot capabilities, no less. There have been other Android-on-iPhone…
Apple fires back at Adobe: You sir, are the one that is ‘closed and proprietary’
Apple and Adobe have been at each other’s necks for years now. The biggest point of contention between the two companies has been the inclusion – or, really, the exclusion – of Adobe’s Flash technology from Apple’s iPhone OS. Just this morning, Adobe announced that it will be giving up on all its Flash-on-iPhone aspirations…
Google has Adobe’s back when it comes to Flash, AIR
That hot thing Apple may have dumped Flash and AIR on the iPhone but Adobe seems to have found a nice rebound. In a blog post today, Google’s Andy Rubin, the godfather of Android, reiterated the company’s commitment to these web technologies. “Google is happy to be partnering with Adobe to bring the full web,…
iPad, finger theft caught on video
Remember that awful story about the thief stealing a man’s iPad and nabbing some of his finger as well? The police have just released the footage and it’s some wild stuff. As you can see, the victim is relatively nonchalant about losing part of his pinkie finger – I’d probably look like a blubbering puss…
iPhone 4 taken apart, motherboard found to be incredibly tiny
By now you know that Gizmodo spent $5,000 to get a prototype, non-functioning, next generation iPhone. Whether you think this was a good or bad thing is something you should keep to yourself. What we have today are detailed photographs of said iPhone’s insides, and it certainly tells an interesting story. The entire logic board,…
Bill Gates says the iPad is ‘okay’
Bill Gates was pushing tablet computing long before it became a plot point on sitcoms, so what does Microsoft’s co-founder and former CEO think of Apple’s “magical” tablet? It’s okay. The scenarios aren’t that clear. But it’s good looking. [Steve Jobs] does good design, and [the iPad] is absolutely a good example of that. Riveting,…
Apple kills it – 8.75 million iPhones sold, $3.07 billion profit for 2Q
Apple absolutely crushed its second quarter, as the company produced its best non-holiday quarter every with profits of $3.07 billion thanks to the staggering success of the iPhone. The company sold 8.75 million iPhones in the quarter, a massive 131% increase from the same period a year ago, primarily thanks to increased sales in Asia…
7 things we still want to know about iPhone 4/4G/HD
Whether you call it the iPhone 4, the iPhone 4G, or the iPhone HD isn’t important. What’s important is the the next-generation iPhone may have already been leaked, prototype-style, by Gizmodo. As much juicy information as that leak provided, there are still a lot of things unanswered about the upcoming iPhone 4G/HD. Sure, we know…