If you own an iPhone or an Android device, then you already should be familiar with Angry Birds. I mean, even the British Prime Minister has admitted his love for the game. It looks like EA not only was familiar with it, but it decided that it needed to own the publisher behind one of…
Angry Birds Halloween Update for iOS Coming Thursday
Angry Birds fans on iOS have something special coming to them for the Halloween holiday. Rovio announced on its Twitter account that there will be a special version of its hugely popular game in an update that will become available on October 21, just 10 days before Halloween. However, it’s only going to be updated…
Acer downplays Apple iPad
An Acer executive reportedly downplayed the Apple iPad and said people would “return to their senses” and move back to traditional computers and laptops. Acer Chairman JT Wang also said that many in the press have been mesmerized by the positives of the Apple iPad but haven’t really focused on the negatives. For example, he…
Use your iPhone, iPad to watch today’s Apple event
I just wanted to give you Apple iOS users a friendly reminder that the company will be streaming its Lion event today from its website. You’re going to need an Apple product to view this and this includes Mac computers, iPhones, iPod touch units or the iPad. The company did a similar thing when it…
RIM’s Balsillie Fires Back at Apple and Jobs’ Reality Distortion Field
Remember Apple’s conference call the other day where CEO Steve Jobs took a few swings at 7″ tablets, which included RIM’s upcoming PlayBook? Specific to BlackBerry, Steve Jobs said: “We’ve now passed RIM. And I don’t see them catching up with us in the foreseeable future. They must move beyond their area of strength and…
Hand-E-Holder for iPad Puts the Internet in the Palm of your Hands… Literally!
UPDATE: Addressing my concerns about the adhesive used with this product, Mike Burns (the inventor) contacted me directly. He wanted to make sure I passed on the word that once the dual lock ring is removed from your iPad (or other tablet) that any simple alcohol wipe will remove any dirt, grime or ‘goo’ off.…
foof Unveils New Lineup of Irish Tweed Sleeves for iPhone, iPad
Aye, the Irish eyes be smilin’ upon ya my boy, my friends down under at foof Bags have released some new sleeves for the iPhone and iPad made of Irish Tweed. Actually, to be more specific these new sleeves are 100% wool Irish tweed, and are built to hug the shape of your iOS-powered device…
Steve Jobs rips into tablet competitors
Steve Jobs jumped into the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call today and didn’t sound too impressed with the potential iPad competitors. The company shipped more than 4.1 million iPad units this last quarter and this was still below what analysts were expecting. Perhaps that peeved Steve Jobs off a bit, as he tore into the potential…
Apple has strong fourth quarter – 14.1 million iPhones, 4.1 million iPads
By most common-sense accounts, Apple had a strong fiscal fourth quarter with $20.3 billion in revenue and more than $4.3 billion in profits. The company did sell more than 14 million iPhone units and more than 4.1 million iPad devices but some of these marks were below analysts’ expectations. “We are blown away to report…
Rival iPad and iPhone Gangs Duel in Michael Jackson “Beat It” Parody
This doesn’t quite stack up to my Michael Jackson “Beat It” parody standard set by both Weird Al Yankovic and some creative Team Fortress 2 modders, but it’s still pretty funny for those in the mobile space. Tweet It takes rival gangs of iPad owners and iPhone owners, and pitches them into an unlikely battle…