iCar
Steve Jobs wanted to build an iCar. But, some people tend to dismiss the idea of an Apple iCar as a crazy pipe dream. Not only is the Apple iCar a great idea it perfectly aligns with Apple’s history and mission. And here’s how they should do it.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at Goldman’s technology conference this week with analyst Bill Shope. Among other factoids, Cook mentioned that 120 million people visited Apple’s retail stores last year.
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There are nine surprising reasons an app might get rejected from the Apple app store.
To keep the app ecosystem healthy, the Apple App Store review process is designed to protect users from low quality or hostile apps. It works for the most part. Sometimes an app rejection might not be for the reason you might expect. Sometimes it can force developers to rush to push back their launch date or maybe even redevelop key features.
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Americans prefer the iPhone over Android.
Americans overwhelmingly prefer iPhone over Android while the rest of the world has overwhelmingly embraced Android. According to IDC, Android has a 75% market share in smartphones, versus 15% for Apple, worldwide. But in the U.S. the iPhone still rules. Sixty-three percent of smartphone sales at Verizon and 84% of smartphone sales at AT&T are the iPhone.
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In 2012, global phone shipments hit 1.6 billion units, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics, with Samsung shipping a massive 396.5 million phones last year.
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The inside of the BiblioTech will be influenced by Apple Retail Stores.
In Bexar County, Texas a new library will open that will provide visitors with a bank of e-Readers for borrowing e-books … but books of the traditional paper variety will be glaringly absent. he project marks the first public library to be built as an all-digital service and just to make sure library-goers are in no doubt that it’s the 21st century, the interior will feature a design influenced by Apple retail stores.
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The survey found there is no widespread loyalty among consumers about operating systems.
Google and Apple better watch out. According to a new study by Accenture, two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners don’t have strong brand loyalty to any one particular operating system.
Continue reading… “Most smartphone and tablet users don’t care if they run iOS, Android, or Windows”
2012 was a bad year to have other people say you want your bosses job
A lot has changed in 2012. More than you probably realize. Here is a list of thirteen things that you might have used or done in 2011 that you probably didn’t have to use or do in 2012.
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Amazon remains on top for customer satisfaction.
Amazon remains on top with customer satisfaction as Apple’s online store slid out of the top five, according to an online retailer study by Foresee. In fact, Apple had its lowest score in four years, achieving only an 80 percent rating.
The enchanted era of geographic gaffes is coming to an end.
Tens of millions of iPhone users last week found that they could suddenly leave their homes again without getting either lost or cross. Google was finally able to release an app containing its own mapping system. Google Maps had been sorely missed for several months, ever since Apple booted it in favor of the company’s own inadequate alternative—a cartographic dud blamed for everything from deleting Shakespeare’s birthplace to stranding Australian travelers in a desolate national park 43 miles away from their actual destination. As one Twitter wag declared: “I wouldn’t trade my Apple Maps for all the tea in Cuba.”
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Best of 2012
Apple’s best of 2012 section has been launched for the year, listing the top apps, iBooks, movies, music and TV Shows for the year. The section is an annual event that features both Editor’s Choices hand-picked by Apple and the top sellers in every category.
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In the first 20 days of November 2012 $120 million was generated by app downloads and in-app purchases, but $60 million of that total went to 25 companies.
More than 1.4 million apps combined are offered through Apple and Google’s app stores, but there are only 25 U.S. developers that generate half of the revenue from app sales, says a new study by the research firm Canalys.
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