avril 2012
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Microsoft to invest $300M in Barnes & Noble's Nook...
Microsoft announced that it will take a $300 million stake in bookseller Barnes & Noble’s digital Nook e-book business. The deal also means Barnes & Noble will create a Nook application for Windows 8, much like the company’s existing e-book offering for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. See on appleinsider.com
UniProgy Launches Pinterest Clone 'Pinnect'
UniProgy s.r.o. is proud to announce the release of a Pinterest clone script Pinnect. It allows any entrepreneur to create a Pinterest clone and drive massive traffic to their online retail venue of choice. This facilitates public sharing of all sorts of images and massive advertising of products. Using their own Pinterest clone site, an entrepreneur can show their products to the world and allow...
Hey, Look, Everybody! Free Money! (Just Sue...
Everybody and their mother is trying to cash in on Apple’s success, or dictate the evolution of media and technology through the courts. Shameless gold diggers, grand-standing government attorneys, vindictive rivals, patent trolls and, well, good old-fashioned morons are dragging the world’s most valuable company into court to try and get their piece of Apple’s $110 billion pile of cash. See on...
Steve Wozniak on Windows Phone: “Compared to...
After alerting his Twitter followers that he was intent on securing one of Nokia’s new Lumia 900 smartphones, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has revealed what he thinks of the company’s new handset and the Windows Phone platform as a whole, and it’s overwhelmingly positive. See on thenextweb.com
Pinerly Shows Brands Are Crazy for Pinterest
Pinterest’s early success has caught the attention of many, including the tech press, everyday users, and legal experts. But the site also offers huge potential opportunity for brands, since it’s designed to foster viral consumerism in a way that neither Facebook or Twitter can really match. With its photo-focused sharing and virtual catalog-inspired layouts, its ripe for brand marketing strategy...
Apple considered physical keyboard for first...
Ex-Apple executive Tony Fadell revealed that the company toyed with the idea of equipping the first iPhone with a physical keyboard, but ultimately settled on the intuitive multitouch design that changed the face of the game. See on appleinsider.com
Apple Crushes Amazon as Stock to Own
Both companies reported higher top and bottom lines, and both trade for over $200 per share. There are many other similarities, for example, both sell digital content and the hardware to consume digital content. Both sell third-party content as well. Both companies have a worldwide marketing footprint and are household names. Amazon and Apple have the resources available to dominate most spaces...
Apple reportedly in talks with EPIX over content...
Sources claim that Apple initiated talks earlier in 2012 to incorporate movie properties owned by movie streaming service EPIX in its Apple TV, with the content possibly in line to be used by the Cupertino, Calif., company’s rumored HDTV. See on appleinsider.com
SloPro - 60FPS Video Recording for iPhone
SloPro is the only app that allows you to capture 60FPS video on your iPhone 4S, allowing you to create stunning slow motion videos. SloPro enables iOS devices to capture video at twice the normal frame rate so they can be played back in slow motion without becoming choppy. The app makes it simple to do and even lets you decide after the fact when you want the video to go in and out of slow...
Citibank creates Android tablet app exclusively...
Citibank has released a new banking app for tablets, but chose to support only Apple’s iPad and the Amazon Kindle Fire with an “exclusive launch for Amazon Appstore for Android,” a blow to Google’s own efforts to deliver a modern Android tablet experience. See on appleinsider.com
Chomp loses Android compatibility following Apple...
Following its purchase of the app search engine Chomp, Apple has disabled its functionality with Google’s Android mobile operating system. As of Friday, the site no longer allows users to search for Android applications, only offering the iPhone and iPad as options. See on appleinsider.com
Apple remains #1 global smartphone leader; Samsung...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the first quarter overtook Nokia Corp. to become the world’s largest cellphone brand for the first time. However, Samsung remained in second place in the smartphone segment of the cellphone market, behind Apple Inc. See on macdailynews.com
Why Pinterest is the new black
It is rare that a company changes the mobile, digital and social space overnight, but Pinterest has made a sudden impact and brands, marketers and retailers have all joined the craze. Companies such as Pinterest are seeing overwhelming success because they incorporate different channels into their marketing mix. See on mobilemarketer.com
Nokia has earned more from iPhone than selling...
After Microsoft was found to be making more from licensing its patents to Android handset makers than from selling its own Windows Phone 7, it’s now clear Nokia has earned more from licensing patents to Apple than it has selling its own Lumia Windows Phone 7 devices. See on appleinsider.com
Samsung pegged as top mobile, smartphone vendor in...
After Samsung confirmed record earnings for the March quarter on Friday, a set of new analyses estimate that the company overtook Apple to become the world’s largest smartphone vendor while simultaneously passing long-time leader Nokia for the top spot among global mobile phone vendors. See on appleinsider.com
Apple's Television Will Sell Faster Than the iPad
Eric Jackson, the founder and managing member of Ironfire Capital said that he expects Apple to release its first television during the early months of 2013. “I think it’ll be a big seismic shift in the world of TV,” he said. “It’s going to have ramifications to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and the cable companies, so it’s going to be a pretty big event. See on...
Apple Won't Buy Twitter, But Google Might
The Mac maker is on the list of firms who could/should acquire the social media empire. But Google is a much more likely candidate…. See on forbes.com
Why the iPad Has to be Made in China
The iPad’s light, sleek, simple construction belies its complex origins. There’s a lot of stuff in the iPad: aluminum and glass, of course, but also other heavy metals and toxic chemicals. And manufacturing each 1.44-pound iPad results in over 285 times its own weight in greenhouse gas emissions. The manufacturing of and material used in the iPad are two reasons why the iPad must be made in...
Samsung confirms quad-core processor for next...
Samsung on Thursday confirmed that a new Galaxy S Smartphone set to be unveiled next week will be powered by a quad-core Exynos 4 Quad processor. The Exynos 45 Quad chip features four of ARM’s Cortex A9 cores. Clocked at 1.4GHz, the processor will be about “twice as powerful while using 20 percent less power,”. See on appleinsider.com
This Original Google Concept Phone Is Further...
Once Google betrayed Apple’s trust and launched the Android operating system, and ever since then Google has held the stance that they never copied the iPhone. It’s hard to prove that a company wasn’t thinking about something, but newly released designs of Google’s original concept phone from 2006 show that Google wasn’t even considering the creation of a touchscreen smartphone back when the...
I've reached 1000 twitter followers!
Thanks a lot to all of you already following me and welcome to the others :^) See on twitter.com
Google Drive vs. Dropbox, SkyDrive, SugarSync, and...
Google’s very own “Loch Ness monster,” also known as Google Drive, has finally launched. It’s the new face of Google Documents, and it’s also Google’s oft-rumored Dropbox-killer. It enters a scene crowded with competitors besides Dropbox that let you sync multiple folders, collaborate with friends, and stream data to your mobile device — so how does Drive fare?...
Playbook : un émulateur Playstation sur la...
Ce genre d’application est très intéressant pour un système pauvre en contenu : avec un émulateur, vous pouvez théoriquement jouer à des dizaines de jeux qui ne sont d’ailleurs pas développés pour la tablette. See on lesardoises.com
How to overcome fears using Micro 4/3rds cameras...
This post will help anyone who is considering moving to Micro 4/3rds from a larger camera system. Although Micro 4/3rds began life in the consumer market, the system has matured into one that can serve the needs of most working professionals. The day of the big camera wearing photographer with a large beard and photo vest is over. With shoot budgets getting smaller and smaller, fast and efficient...
Le crowdsourcing, ou quand la foule devient...
Effet de groupe. On connaissait le B to C, le B to B… voici le C to B. Derrière cette formule se cache le futur de la relation et de l’intégration client : le crowdsourcing… See on dsmw.org
13 solutions de stockage en ligne en détails
Avec l’arrivée de Google Drive dans le secteur du stockage en ligne, en offrant 5 Go de stockage gratuitement, il est intéressant de regarder de près les différentes solutions de stockage en ligne qui existent depuis un petit moment … See on accessoweb.com
Apple profits up 94% year-over-year to $39.2...
In a better-than-expected second quarter, Apple sold 35.1 million iPhones, 11.8 million iPads and 7.7 million iPods. Overall, the company generated $39.2 billion in revenue for the quarter on the sale of 54.6 million iOS devices. The numbers are down from Apple’s first quarter, but up dramatically year-over-year! See on insidemobileapps.com
HTC profits drop 70%, company cites Apple's iPhone...
Before Apple posted yet another blowout quarter, rival HTC revealed its profits dropped 70 percent thanks largely to the launch of Apple’s iPhone 4S. “A major challenge we faced last year was the big drop in sales in the U.S. because of competition from the iPhone 4S,” Chou said. His company saw its net profit in the first quarter of 2012 drop 70 percent year over year to $151.5...
Twitter tried to buy Instagram, but Facebook...
Facebook may have secured the $1 billion acquisition of Instagram but it appears it wasn’t the only social network that was interested in the service, with a recent New York Times report suggesting that Twitter was also in the running. See on thenextweb.com
New Android eReader teXet TB-T11A Specced,...
Mysterious company Electronic Systems Alkotel released a brand new e-book reader called the teXet TB-711A. This may be a singular release in Eastern Europe, so don’t start looking for the product in your region until you get word of it. We’re dealing here with a cheap slate that runs Android 2.2 with a custom UI. See on tablet-news.com
12 raisons pour vous (et vos proches) d’adopter...
Twitter compte aujourd’hui 5 millions d’utilisateurs en France. Loin derrière Facebook… c’est pourtant un réseau social qui compte et qui a un fort potentiel. Il arrive souvent de devoir convaindre un interlocuteur de l’intérêt de Twitter. Passons en revue quelques arguments à avancer. See on web-tech.fr
ZTE Preparing Phablet to Compete With Galaxy...
ZTE wants to follow the phablet trend, so after the Samsung Galaxy Note and the LG Optimus Vu 5.3 incher and 5 incher models respectively we now have another giant device to join the duo. The Chinese company intends to sell 50 million smartphones this year and double the tablet sales, according to Reuters. See on tablet-news.com
Real time mobile usage data sees iOS dominating...
Despite owning only a fraction of the mobile market share enjoyed by Android, iOS is taking a commanding lead in actual usage, with the number of unique impressions accounting at times for more than three quarters of all traffic in the past week. See on appleinsider.com
Google Drive launches with 5GB of free cloud...
The long-rumored Google Drive service was officially launched on Tuesday, offering users 5 gigabytes of free cloud-based file storage. The Google Drive application can also be installed on a Mac or Windows PC to sync files locally. A Drive application is now available for Google Android devices, while the company said it is “working hard” on a version of Drive for iOS devices. See on...
To Push Windows Tablets, Microsoft Makes...
Microsoft is using its home field advantage in the business market to alter the playing field between its upcoming low cost Windows RT tablets (formerly called Windows on ARM or WOA tablets) and the iPad. To date, the iPad has been the business and enterprise tablet of choice and that gives Apple a significant leg up over competing Windows RT tablets. See on cultofmac.com
More mockups make the case for a 4-inch iPhone
Due to all the rumors of a 4-inch iPhone coming this October, It does not seem like a ton of math went into these mockups to ensure an easy transition of existing iOS apps to a larger screen iPhone, but they certainly help us picture what a 4-inch iPhone could look like. See on 9to5mac.com
How Apple's Agency Model for Publishers Fails to...
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice, a number of U.S. states, and authorities in several other countries announced that they were filing lawsuits against Apple and six book publishers, alleging anticompetitive behavior in shifting to an Apple-backed agency model in which publishers set retail pricing and retailers such as Apple receive a 30% commission on the sales price… See...
Cargo-bot, the first app created entirely on the...
Using a development environment/ app called Codea (formerly Codify), Two Lives Left created a free iPad game called Cargo-Bot. It is now available in the App Store. Cargo-Bot is the first game programmed entirely in Codea on iPad. It is available for free on the App Store. See on youtube.com
Microsoft sells over half of its $1 billion AOL...
Microsoft has signed a deal with Facebook to sell the social networking site $550 million worth of patents from the over $1 billion portfolio it recently acquired from AOL. Facebook will get 650 patents and patent applications from Microsoft, and license the rights to use 275 other patents Microsoft is retaining in the deal. See on appleinsider.com
Microsoft raises tablet virtualization licenses to...
In a bid to slow iPad adoption by enterprise customers, Microsoft has created an add-on licensing fee for tablets running virtualization programs to access Windows applications on corporate servers. See on appleinsider.com
Report: Lighter, Cheaper, Longer-Lasting &...
“The blogosphere just won’t let go of the idea that Apple is on the verge of using Liquidmetal technology in one of its products,” Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports for ZDNet. “Last week it was the iPhone 5 that was going to get the Liquidmetal treatment, and now it’s rumored to be a feature of the MacBook Pro 2012 refresh.” See on cultofmac.com
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A 20-year-old launches Pinpuff, a “Klout for...
Just like Klout measures your social influence on platforms like Facebook and Twitter, a new web app has launched to measure your social influence on Pinterest: It’s called Pinpuff, and if it works, it could have a meaningful impact for brands and power users.
See on thenextweb.com
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Philips Launches Android 4.0 Tablets in China
It may seem strange that a Dutch company would launch 7 inch tablets in China, but that’s exactly what Philips is doing these days. China may be in love with the iPad but there’s still room for lower diagonal tablets with lower prices. Back to Philips, they’re launching 7 inch Android 4.0 ICS tablets.
See on tablet-news.com
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Why Google Will Use Motorola To Become Vertically...
If you look closely at the most successful company in tech today, it is Apple. And they are in this position for a major reason. They are completely vertically integrated. They own the OS, the hardware and the ecosystem. And although they don’t manufacture their own chips, the IP in their chips are homegrown and designed to meet the needs of their advancements in OS and hardware designs. The...
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How to unlock an iPhone 4S in 12 easy steps
Weiphone’s Hacker Loktar_Sun just unearthed how to unlock an iPhone—including the iPhone 4S. The following process is straightforward for anyone familiar with unlocked or jailbroken iPhones.
See on 9to5mac.com
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Why The Next Shoe To Drop Post-Instagram Is Apple...
There were many responses from the Facebook-Instagram deal. One of the more interesting ones to emerge at the end of last week was Phil Schiller’s response via 9to5Mac. The SVP of Marketing for Apple has deleted his Instagram account and declared that Instagram had jumped the shark.
See on forbes.com
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Honda, Peugeot et Subaru misent sur Pinterest
Chouchou actuel des réseaux sociaux et des Early adopters, Pinterest commence aussi à séduire les fabricants automobiles. Après Peugeot au Panama, Honda se lance aux Etats-Unis dans une campagne marketing sur le site aux 14 millions de visiteurs uniques par mois.
See on influencia.net
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Intel launches next-gen Ivy Bridge processors with...
Intel has officially launched the first wave of its Ivy Bridge processors with a new tri-gate transistor technology, touting the new chips as the “world’s first 22 nanometer product.” After moving to a 22nm process for Ivy Bridge, Intel boasts 20 percent more performance while using 20 percent less power!
See on appleinsider.com
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The new Ikea UPPLEVA presentation video
IKEA introduces UPPLEVA, a completely new range that integrates smart TV and sound system with furniture…
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Ikea Uppleva is a TV, TV stand, MP3 player and...
Ikea has announced that it is breaking away from just offering furniture with funny names to launching a TV with a funny name. Described as “Not a TV or a piece of furniture, but all-in-one” the new Uppleva will include the TV -obviously - but also a Blu-ray and DVD player. A 2.1 sound system is thrown in for good measure, with the sub-woofer being wireless so you can hide it behind...
