Big banks say Apple will weather financial storm
Citi and Goldman Sachs have rebutted notions that Apple is in danger due to the US economic collapse and say that strong iPhone sales, new MacBooks and continued healthy growth should keep the company successful in the long term.
published on Tuesday, the 30. September 2008, appleinsider
Apple still better positioned than most, firm says
Even as stocks melted down on Monday and fears of tough recession set in, analysts at Piper Jaffray held strong to their Buy rating on shares of Apple, saying the company remains the best positioned amongst its peers to weather the economic storm.
published on Tuesday, the 30. September 2008, appleinsider
Microsoft developing Tellme search app for iPhone
Microsoft developers are working on a project that will bring its Tellme voice-activated search to the iPhone, according to CNET. The service allows users to vocalize their search terms, which are combined with GPS information to find the closest listings. Movie information, including showtime listings, can be retrieved through Fandango; sports, weather, driving and travel information represent so...
published on Friday, the 26. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
iPDA 4.2 adds support for iPod nano 4G
ZappTek has released iPDA 4.2, its latest PDA emulator for the iPod that now supports the new Nano 4G. The app transforms an iPod into a replacement PDA, allowing users to import Entourage information, Stickies, mail messages, address book contacts, iCal calendars, and To Dos. Google calendars, Gmail conversations, RSS feeds, weather forecasts, driving directions, or news can also be accessed. Wor...
published on Thursday, the 25. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
MyWeather Mobile 1.1 expands content, forecasting
MyWeather has released the latest version of its iPhone app, MyWeather Mobile 1.1. Current conditions have been expanded to include precipitation total, humidity, barometric pressure, wind chill, and wind speed. When the phone is turned horizontally, a forecast view now shows detailed information projected to 36 hours with graphics for precipitation, temperature, and wind speed or direction....
published on Monday, the 22. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
AT&T intros land phone with visual voicemail
AT&T on Monday announced the introduction of the AT&T HomeManager home phone service that includes many features users have to expect from their cellphones. This includes Internet access that brings quick weather reports, e-mail access and local news, as well as access to visual voicemail to users; a color 7-inch touchscreen frame from Samsung lets users pick and listen to calls out of order as wi...
published on Monday, the 22. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
Lightsoft offers software for weather monitoring
A new application for logging and displaying real-time weather data has been released by Lightsoft. Lightsoft Weather Center maintains a weather database for analysis, and is capable of generating and uploading weather webpages via FTP. The generated pages can contain items such as current conditions, graphs, gauges, statistics, webcam images or timelapse movies. The software is also able to displ...
published on Thursday, the 11. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
MyWeather Mobile brings weather radar to iPhone
MyWeather has published MyWeather Mobile for the iPhone, allowing users to access weather maps, conditions, forecasts and a full-screen interactive radar. The app combines Microsoft's Virtual Earth technology with animated radar, giving users a view of an area's weather patterns, along with points of interest like golf courses, stadiums and schools. With an iPhone in horizontal orientation, MyWeat...
published on Friday, the 5. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
5D Mark II specs, 50D sensor technology discussed
Following closely on Wednesday morning's D90 announcement, specifications were leaked about Canon's new, but as-of-yet unofficial, full-frame sensor 5D Mark II DSLR, with additional details of the 50D's image processing capabilities revealed as well. An anonymous source tells Canon Rumors that the 5D Mark II will offer a 21.1 megapixel full-frame DIGIC IV sensor, with full weather sealing, a 3.2-i...
published on Wednesday, the 27. August 2008, macintosh-news-network
iPhone line in downtown Chicago dampened by foul weather
The queue outside the North Michigan Avenue Apple Store for the iPhone 3G currently pales in comparison to the lines for the original iPhone. But a Wisconsin teen is excited to be first in line, despite the rainy weather.Read More...
published on Friday, the 11. July 2008, ars-technica