Apple is famous for sticking to simplistic product names for all of its devices, and the same can be said for its software. While Google has names like Gingerbread, Honeycomb, and Ice Cream Sandwich to distinguish between different versions of Android, Apple simply uses numbers, like iOS 4.3.3, or iOS 5.
In an attempt to show iPhone and Android users exactly what they are missing out on, Microsoft have created an interactive HTML5 based demo which replicates the look & feel of the latest version of their smartphone OS – Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango).
A three-page contract that was drawn up in 1976 to establish Apple Computer – with signatures from Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne – could be about to fetch $150,000 at a Sotherby’s auction on December 13.
Hot on the heels of the latest iPad 2 TV advert, Apple have uploaded another ad to their YouTube account – this time for the iPod touch. Titled ‘Share The Fun’, the ad shows teens using iMessage, Game Center and FaceTime on the Cupertino company’s best selling portable music player.
When Infinity Blade from Chair Entertainment first launched on the iPad, it was famous for pushing the boundaries of the device to achieve the most realistic visuals and the best gameplay possible on Apple’s tablet. The company is looking to do that again with Infinity Blade II, but the difference this time around is that it has a dual-core A5 processor to work with.
Apple have uploaded a new iPad 2 TV advert to their YouTube channel. Titled ‘Love’ it features a range of different people using the iPad to engage in their passions: coaching a basketball team, playing in a band, creating a digital painting, designing a car, editing a video, and learning about dinosaurs.
Although Steve Jobs will be best remembered for his time at Apple, in some respects his time away from the company between 1985-1996, is one of the most fascinating periods of his life. It’s during that time he founded NeXT, and ultimately developed many of the skills and practices that make Apple the success that it is today.
Greg Joswiak, Apple’s Vice President of Worldwide iPod, iPhone, and iOS Product Marketing, visited the UK this week to take part in ‘The Silicon Valley Comes to UK‘. Speaking at the event, which brings together entrepreneurs, students and angel investors, he revealed his thoughts on Apple’s four keys to success – focus, simplicity, courage & being the best.
Apple’s iOS devices look set to be the most popular purchases this Christmas, topping U.S. wish-lists for children aged 6 to 12. According to the research firm Nielsen, the iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone will be the most common products loaded on to the back of Santa’s sleigh.