Apple’s total sales in 2011 were $128 billion which is more than the gross domestic product of about 160 nations around the world including New Zealand, Iraq and Syria.
Apple’s current market capitalization is $508 billion making it the largest company in the world.
Apple’s release of its latest iPad was massive: the company sold 3 million devices in the first 72 hours of release.
695 iPads are sold every minute. 11 iPads are …
J.P. Morgan’s analyst, Mark Moskowitz, believes that Apple won’t be launching the rumored Apple TV this year, instead, Apple will launch other services like the iPay, Apple mobile payment based on NFC for the iPhone, Moskowitz cites economic factors for Apple to avoid the introduction of the HDTV set.
According to Moskowitz research, Apple will be pumping its current AppleTV device with better features until it finds market sustainability for the introduction …
A steep drop in shipments of Android-based tablets offset a strong quarter from Apple and caused the media tablet market to miss projections for the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker. Total worldwide media tablet shipments for the quarter reached 17.4 million units in 1Q12, 1.2 million units below IDC’s projection for the quarter. While …
Frommer’s announced immediate availability of the first-ever truly interactive guides for iPhone and iPad. With seven titles from Frommer’s award-winning Day by Day series rebuilt on Inkling’s platform and optimized for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, the joy of traveling begins before you even get there.
Travelers now have unprecedented access to the information they need, wherever they are. Plan your trip at home on the sofa with your iPad, swiping through …
Two of the the most interesting hot new features of iOS 5 are Notification Center, a whole new notification system that is not obtrusive where you can have all your notifications and messages, Notification Center is based on previous work done by Peter Hajas (now an Apple employee) Mobile Notifier. The Notification Center is a real plus for every iOS user and a real welcome new feature.
The other hot new feature …
Berlin based nova media today unveiled iCON 461, a new 3G surfstick for Mac OS X made by the Belgium company Option. The modem supports fast download and upload speeds worldwide and is one of few modems available with GPS support. The iCON 461 is neither SIM locked nor netlocked and can be used in most 2G and 3G networks around the globe out of the box. It features a MicroSD …
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Callaway Digital Arts announced that the Martha Stewart Cocktails App for iPad is now available on the App Store. Designed specifically for iPad, the app provides recipes for refreshing cocktails and delicious bar snacks that are perfect for entertaining. Mix, stir, and blend a variety of drinks with all the necessary inspiration, information, tools, and functionality right at your fingertips.
The Martha Stewart Cocktails App features 100 …
Moonbot Studios announced “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” App, an animated children’s short film and book for iPad, is now available on the App Store.
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”
To date, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” film has been accepted at over a dozen national and international film festivals, and has captured a number of honors including San Jose’s CINEQUEST Festival’s “Best Animated …
As part of an ongoing effort to use technology to enhance flight safety, improve efficiency and protect the environment, Alaska Airlines is issuing iPad tablet computers to its pilots. The 1 1/2-pound iPads replace up to 25 pounds of paper flight manuals that pilots are required to carry when they fly.
The iPads are being distributed to all Alaska Airlines pilots, a process that will be complete by mid-June. This follows a …
Autodesk introduced a new version of the company’s popular Autodesk SketchBook Pro for iPad app, designed to take full advantage of the new features and processing power of iPad 2.
The Autodesk SketchBook Pro for iPad app combines high-quality digital pencils, pens, markers and airbrushes so anyone can create rich, high-quality digital artwork with powerful sketching tools. The latest update of the app leverages the features of iPad 2 to create the …
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