Category Archives: Apple

Facebook iPad app: it’s showtime!

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Stefano

Long-time awaited, much-hyped, now it’s the time: the original Facebook app for iPad is available! The friends at theiFile.com report: Here we are, shortly after the iPad Skype app, Facebook has finally launched its official iPad app, after (literally) months … Continue reading →

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Thanks Steve (#2)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Stefano

This is what I guess Steve is doing right now.

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Thanks Steve (Jobs)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Stefano

Steve Jobs left us. His vision remains. Thank you Steve, for all your ideas and thought-provoking ideas.

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The Facebook iOS app, Apple and the HP TouchPad: a story of war and peace…

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Stefano

Mashable reports on two really interesting news: – a supposedly would-be war between Facebook and Apple about the now defunct HP TouchPad and a dedicated Facebook app (that never was), – the upcoming (and much awaited) Facebook iPad app, that … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Amazon Tablet? The real anti-iPad?

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Stefano

The tablet wars looked already won by iPad alone, until now. A new player may be entering the tablet arena pretty soon. NY Times reports that Amazon may be releasing its tablet just in time for Christmas. Predictions (or rumors) … Continue reading →

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Apple cash? More than 126 countries GDPs

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Stefano

theMacObserver started a pretty interesting analysis starting from an Apple cash news. As Wall Street Journal reported: Apple Inc. has built up a $76.2 billion cash hoard. Now the question is what the company intends to do with the money … Continue reading →

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Real Apple products, fake Apple Store: big (copyright) trouble in Chinatown!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Stefano

When reality meets fantasy – and screws copyright laws in betweeen! Blogger Birdabroad reports from Kunming, China, where she found not one but several Apple Stores. Oddly enough, there are no official Apple Store in Kunming: it turns out there … Continue reading →

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Christie’s and Venice Art Biennale: the 2011 app that will guide you with style

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Stefano

Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, has created the first ever, complete guide to the Venice Art Biennale and are now happy to offer it for free to any art lover. Designed to guide you around the labyrinthine alleys and … Continue reading →

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SCVNGR: a location-based gaming platform that’s Foursquare plus a lot of fun – and a great marketing idea too!

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Stefano

SCVNGR is a location-based gaming platform –- there are challenges at every venue, and businesses can also “script” their own challenges. Customers can do challenges (take a photo, eat a certain dish) to earn points, which are redeemable for real-world … Continue reading →

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WWDC 2011: Mac OS X Lion highlights

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Stefano

With 3000 new APIs, is Mac OS X 10.8 a major upgrade? First hints from Apple: – new Mail, – Autosave feature OS-wide – Launchpad: gesture OS-wide that run any desktop app – Mission Control: a new tool to control … Continue reading →

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