Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
Asymco’s Horace Dediu broke down iTunes’ economy and placed it in context with the entire Apple revenue model. The excellent diagram above illustrates Apple’s revenues in Q4 2012. The initial stats—$4.6 billion consolidated revenues, $650 million in operating income, etc.—isn’t exactly new information, but, as Dediu noted, it is certainly fascinating to see where Apple’s revenues came from and […]
9to5Mac has once again scoured the App Store for all the latest app launches, price drops, noteworthy news, and updates, and we have compiled everything in a roundup below. Check it out, but keep coming back as we continually refresh the list throughout the day. Updated 1. DataMan Pro | $4.99 (usual $9.99) Version 7.2 of this […]
Wacom, a graphics drawing tool most pro designers tote around or at the very least drool over, introduced a compact tablet with a full HD display on Tuesday called Cintiq 13HD. As the name suggests, the Cintiq 13HD boasts a 13.3-inch, 1,920-by-1,080-pixel resolution, wide-angle display mounted on an adjustable, three-point stand that is also detachable. The entire form factor debuts at 4.75-by-9.75-by-0.5 inches […]
Market research firm NPD Group posted a new report on Tuesday that claimed Apple accounted for 19.9-percent of all consumer technology sales in the United States, based on revenue, in 2012. Apple’s sales increased 2.6-percent from 2011, and the company joined Samsung, HP, Sony, and Dell as one of the top five brands in 2012 that accounted […]
Apple and HTC reached a global settlement last fall, regarding multiple patent infringement lawsuits, and agreed to a 10-year licensing deal with a dismissal of all lawsuits, and now it seems HTC is getting its money’s worth with the new One sporting obvious iPhone 5-like accents. The HTC One notably features an entirely aluminum construction, and the company’s […]
500px is back. The photo-sharing iOS app is now live in the App Store—exactly one week after Apple pulled it over concerns of nude photos and child pornography. The updated app now has an age warning and suggests users are 17 or older to view content, and it includes a new “Report this photo” function that allows users […]
9to5Mac has once again scoured the App Store for all the latest app launches, price drops, noteworthy news, and updates, and we have compiled everything in a roundup below. Check it out, but keep coming back as we continually refresh the list throughout the day. News 1. Little Snitch 50-percent off all week to celebrate 10th anniversary: Objective […]
Apple has yanked popular photo-sharing apps 500px for iPhone and 500px for iPad from the App Store over “concerns of nude photos,” according to a report by TechCrunch. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company pulled them from the App Store around 1 a.m. EST on Tuesday. The startup’s COO, Evgeny Tchebotarev, told TechCrunch that Apple doesn’t want children to search and find […]
9to5Mac has once again scoured the App Store for all the latest app launches, price drops, noteworthy news, and updates, and we have compiled everything in a roundup below. Check it out, but keep coming back as we continually refresh the list throughout the day. Updates 1. Treat Cards by Shutterfly | Free Shutterfly, a photo publishing […]
9to5Mac has once again scoured the App Store for all the latest app launches, price drops, noteworthy news, and updates, and we have compiled everything in a roundup below. Check it out, but keep coming back as we continually refresh the list throughout the day. Just Released 1. NRA: Practice Range | Free The National Rifle Association released this […]
. Apple’s stock hit an all-time high in September at $705.07, but it closed Friday at $520.30, and now the stock has dipped below $500 during trading hours for the first time since February 2012 (although it went below in pre-market last November). The drop follows news of Apple cutting component orders for the iPhone 5 recently […]
Walmart just announced that it will offer the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4 on Straight Talk’s no-contract unlimited plans. Over 2,000 Walmart stores and Walmart.com will make the smartphones available starting Jan. 11, 2013, and the retailer will also provide customers with “no interest fixed-monthly payments special financing” for only $25 a month via a Walmart […]
Shortly after releasing 10.8.3 build 12D43 to developers, Apple is today seeding build 12D50 with no known issues. Apple isn’t listing any significant changes, but it asked developers to once again focus on AirPlay, AirPort, Game Center, Graphics Drivers, and Safari. The full release notes are available below. Related articles: Turn your iPad into a real hardware DJ […]
A new Wall Street Journal report claimed Apple is working on a less-expensive iPhone that should début by late 2013. The report, which cited “people briefed on the matter,” asserted that Apple has explored such a device for years, and even the Wall Street Journal has made very similar claims over the years, but the plan has apparently now advanced. […]
T-Mobile executives apparently had much to say during their 2013 Citi Global Conference in Las Vegas today. According to TmoNews, T-Mobile CEO John Legere claimed this afternoon that his company now sees roughly 100,000 new iPhone activations every month. T-Mobile currently serves 1.9 million iPhones via the Bring-Your-Own-Device setup, he also asserted, even though the carrier cited 1.7 […]
Twitter announced yesterday it is bringing Instagram-like photo filters to its iOS application—and now the touted features, complete with editing capabilities, are finally live. Twitter just updated its app to version 5.2, and the full change log includes: Apply one of eight different filters to instantly add a new look and feel to your photos Choose a […]