Two days ago some iTunes accounts were apparently hacked by a Vietnamese developer who used these confidential data to buy his own applications, thus making money and rising the App Store charts.
Engadget is now reporting Apple’s official response to the fraud, check it out after the break.
Imagine 12 iPod Touches hooked up all together to create an Apple-powered video wall. Imagine a clock and some kind of a movie running on it.
I want the iPad version now.
If you’re a Mac or Macbook guru, more than likely you’ve got one of Apple’s wireless (or perhaps wired) keyboards without the numeric keypad. For new and old school geeks alike, we’ve found a match that should suit you quite nicely.
I was kind of hoping to make a ‘Hello Kitty’ joke somewhere with this diamond encrusted iPhone 4, but words fail me.
Many think that Nintendo should start developing games for the App Store, instead of focusing on challenging Apple. I’m one of those too, mainly because I’d love to have some Super Mario on my new iPhone.
Still, it’s not going to happen.
Lenevo is quite worried at the prospect of Apple getting serious in the Chinese Market, at least according to Liu Chuanzhi, Lenovo’s founder and chairman. “If Apple were to spend the same effort on the Chinese consumer as we do, we would be in trouble.” Lenovo has a grip on 30% of the Chinese home market, but that might not last for long.
Apple products, while popular in China, have limited distribution through official channels. The Chinese market provides a, “Major growth opportunity,” and Apple is set to be opening a new store in Shanghai this Saturday. Apple plans to add 25 major retail outlets in China by the end of next year.
While other PC makers such as HP and Dell are attempting to make a profit in China’s huge market opportunity, the Financial Times reports that Mr. Liu suggested Apple was defying this logic. “Steve Jobs is a genius. He is the exception to my rule.”
[via Financial Times]
The white iPhone 4 craze has tempted some to do some incredibly dangerous things. We’re not talking about slathering your piano black iPhone with spray paint or white-out kind of crazy either, we’re talking about major surgery. TechCrunch reports that if you’ve got gonads of steel, you might consider plopping down another two hundred bucks and buying the individual parts needed for the operation, but I’d think twice before pulling the trigger. I mean, it’s just a color right? Guys?
Managing director Mary Meeker at Morgan Stanley is noticing a trend in sales with the advent of the iPhone and iPad, indicating that it might be the end of Mac as we know it. Though let me premise this by saying we know this won’t happen any time soon, and Apple still has a strong interest in maintaining their keystone products.
Distimo, the startup which is well known for publishing monthly reports about mobile applications on different platforms, published its June 2010 report last week, and shows us how the Android Marketplace is ultimately different from Apple’s App Store.
