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Apple Amps Up Promotion for 50 Billion App Milestone

Posted on May 9, 2013 by admin

Apple today increased its promotion for the upcoming milestone of 50 billion downloads from the App Store, an event the company is marking with a contest in which the person who downloads the 50 billionth app will receives a $10,000 iTunes Store gift card while the next 50 downloaders will receive $500 gift cards each. The milestone is now being promoted as the main feature on Apple’s front page , with an animated counter being accompanied by a rotating series of iPad mini app photos with associated facts to put the “50 billion” number in perspective: – “With 50 billion steps, you could walk around the earth more than 800 times.” [ Solar Walk ] – “With 50 billion bricks, you could build 12 Great Walls of China.” [ ProCamera HD ] – “Counting to 50 billion would take you 1600 years.” [ Intro to Math, by Montessorium ] Apple announced the contest one week ago, and the counter stood at slightly over 49.2 billion downloads at the time. With the counter now registering a little over 49.6 billion downloads, it should take just under another week to reach the milestone. (Thanks, Ben!)         Continue reading →

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XCOM lands on Mac App Store, Lego Batman comes to iOS

Posted on April 25, 2013 by admin

Gaming fans on Apple devices got two new options for fun on Thursday, with XCOM landing on the Mac platform and Lego Batman coming to iOS. Continue reading →

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High-tech water systems help drive Apple’s Reno iCloud project

Posted on April 2, 2013 by admin

Part of Apple’s $1 billion investment in its newest iCloud data center in Reno, Nev., goes toward providing clean water for efficient cooling in the high desert location. Here’s what’s involved in the mega project. Continue reading →

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Apple’s ‘iRadio’ to reportedly launch this summer, report says

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

In a report regarding the overall state of web streaming music, otherwise known as web radio, a music industry executive told The Verge that Apple’s entry into the sector is not a matter of if, but when. Continue reading →

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Facebook to reportedly unveil iOS competitor at April event

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

In a highly suggestive invitation to an April 4 event sent out on Thursday, Facebook welcomes media to “Come See Our New Home On Android,” hinting the social networking monolith will finally reveal a much-rumored purpose-built operating system. Continue reading →

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Chinese regulator: Consumers must be protected against Apple’s Chinese warranty practices

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

A notice sent out by China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Thursday requested authorities to take action against Apple’s reportedly harmful after-sales service, but offered no specifics as to what the company has done wrong or how to fix it. Continue reading →

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Apple taps Omnicom’s digital chief to run iAds in Europe

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

Omnicom Media Group Chief Digital Officer Paul Wright will take the helm of Apple’s iAd operations for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, according to a new report. Continue reading →

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Apple looking into futuristic iPhone with wrap-around display and seamless glass housing

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

In a patent filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, Apple describes a futuristic portable device complete with wrap-around AMOLED display, all-glass construction and face tracking. Continue reading →

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Apple launches new iPad campaign with billboards, TV spots

Posted on February 18, 2013 by admin

Apple has rolled out an extensive new campaign for its iPad lineup that calls attention to the high number of iPad-native programs available, a point of advantage compared to its competition. The new push, which is highlighted with both billboards and TV commercials, also notes that apps designed to run on the full-sized iPad work exactly the same on the smaller (and by some accounts more popular) iPad mini. Currently there are over 300,000 iPad-native apps…. Continue reading →

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Apple’s market cap dips below Exxon as stock selloff continues

Posted on January 25, 2013 by admin

Shares of Apple dropped more than 2 percent on Friday, continuing the company’s selloff after this week’s earnings report, and dropping its market capitalization below oil giant Exxon Mobil Corporation. Continue reading →

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