Posted by Ruk Cooray on February 1, 2010 ·
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The launch of Apple Tablet – The iPad is without a doubt the biggest technology launch of the year 2010 so far. Even before the launch, many people believed that the iPad would be a game changer like Apple’s revolutionary iPod and iPhone.
For a start, the iBook App Reader on the iPad stands out. It showcases a first of its kind integration with the new iBooks [...]
Posted by Ruk Cooray on January 27, 2010 ·
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Apple has just declared its first quarter results for the 2010 fiscal year and they are ‘Very Impressive’ to say the least. Apple sold a phenomenal 8.7 million iPhones, 3.36 million iMacs and 21 million iPods during the last quarter and is now a 50+ Billion Dollar Technology giant.
Clearly, the iPhone sales figures are the most impressive of the lot and represent an astonishing [...]
Posted by Ruk Cooray on January 27, 2010 ·
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An interview yesterday with publishing giant McGraw-Hill revealed some new facts about the iTablet that is going to be announced today.
According to the Terry McGraw:
“We have worked with Apple for quite a while – the tablet is going to be based on the iPhone operating system, and so it will be transferable,”
“So what you’re going to be able to do now… [...]
Posted by Ruk Cooray on January 26, 2010 ·
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In a recent statement, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs has said ‘ Apple Tablet will be the most important thing I’ve ever done’. These are strong words for a man who’s already been credited with game changing innovations like iPhone and iPod. If these innovations were not the most important things he ever did in his life, Steve has just set the bar higher for his latest [...]
Posted by Ruk Cooray on January 18, 2010 ·
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The war is well and truly on for the Numero Uno’ spot in location based gaming – Foursquare, Gowalla and MyTown being the contenders for the coveted title. While Foursquare and Gowalla have drawn huge media attention, it’s MyTown which looks to have taken the lead with a mammoth user base of nearly 500,000 users.
MyTown traces its origin to another game, Booyah written [...]
Posted by Ruk Cooray on January 15, 2010 ·
If industry analysts are to be believed, Apple might launch the new version of the very popular iPhone series in June this year. Amongst the top of the chart features for the new iPhone would be a 5 Megapixel camera and perhaps a touch sensitive casing similar to Magic Mouse.
Though Apple has declined either confirming or denying this speculation, there is no denial that the company is under severe [...]
Posted by Ruk Cooray on January 13, 2010 ·
We all know God is a Geek [shameless plug] but is it high time that God learns to use (and bless) a smartphone? Well that’s what I’d believe if I were to follow the words of David Parrott, a London Clergyman who sought blessings for laptops and smartphones on the altar of 17th century St. Lawrence Jewry Church yesterday.
Parrott is adamant to modernize the traditional Plough Monday church service [...]
Posted by Calvin Robinson on January 12, 2010 ·
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With so much hype over the new Google phone, does it have a chance of living up to the expectations? I promised myself I wouldn’t use the term “iPhone killer” in this article, but with so people asking this question, I have to at least consider it. The answer is this; Yes, the Google Nexus One offers a huge competition to Apple’s iPhone. Will [...]
Posted by Ruk Cooray on January 11, 2010 ·
The number of registered iPhone Developers is not even one tenth of the two million plus Adobe Flash Developer Base so it’s hardly surprising that Apple has a strong hatred for Flash. No Flash applications are allowed to run on Apple’s two of the most successful offerings – iPhone and iPod. While Adobe has tried every trick in the bag in order to persuade Apple to allow flash on iPhone and iPod, [...]
Posted by Vlad Ionesi on October 28, 2009 ·
Now that the Apple iPhone 3GS has video capability, people need to be able to take professional photos and create amazing videos. I am sure you already saw a lot of these photos and videos on the World Wide Web. But why would you use the iPhone to make videos when you can use a camera for this? The answer is because a good camera costs twice as the Apple iPhone 3GS. You might say that the quality is [...]