by Scott Judson
Owner of Judson Steel, an iOS development studio based in Auckland
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Instagram Socialmatic Camera.
Look at this creative camera concept. ADR-Studio created this Instagram Camera Concept in the typical app design, with Apple technology and the functionality of a polaroid camera. The camer has a memory of 16 GB, Wifi and Bluetooth, a 4:3 Touchscreen, 2 lenses, optical zoom, webcam applications and QR code capturing, an internal printer, paper cartridge with Instagram paper, LED flash, and many more…
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Download the 25 billionth app and you could win a US$10,000 App Store Gift Card. (via Apple - iTunes - 25 Billion App Countdown)
Ed Bott read the 2011 SEC filings for Apple, Google, and Microsoft and put together these handy pie charts to understand what drives each companies business.
Three companies are at the forefront of modern personal computing: Microsoft, Apple, and Google.
After reading through the most recent SEC-mandated financial reports for each company, I was inspired to put together these three pie charts. The data paints a vivid picture of where each company’s revenue comes from.
Microsoft is a software company. Apple’s a hardware company. But what business is Google in?
Riffing on Ed’s charts, MG Siegler pointed out that:
Last quarter, Microsoft brought in $20.89 billion in revenue. Apple brought in $46.33 billion.
Put another way: Apple’s iPhone business alone is larger than all of Microsoft’s businesses combined.
And — just as remarkably — if you took away Apple’s iPhone business from the chart, the remaining Apple businesses would still be larger than Microsoft’s total business. And Apple’s earnings would look a lot more evenly distributed then.
“The entire supply chain is in China now,” said another former high-ranking Apple executive. “You need a thousand rubber gaskets? That’s the factory next door. You need a million screws? That factory is a block away. You need that screw made a little bit different? It will take three hours.”
(via Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class - NYTimes.com)
Long but very interesting read, well worth it.
We were thrilled when Henge Docks unveiled their docking solution for the MacBook fam. Now, those of us you’ve adopted the thinner sibling can snatch up the same vertical desktop peripheral, as the company has announced docks for both the 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air. If you recall, the outfits’ offerings come with fully integrated Mini Display and USB ports with no need for additional setup and a rubberized cradle to insure a perfect fit. (via Henge Docks announces docking stations for MacBook Air, tidies up your desk layout — Engadget)
Personally I like the 2nd monitor my MacBook provides.
We stopped supporting Carrier IQ with iOS 5 in most of our products and will remove it completely in a future software update,
Apple said in a statement as controversy continues to swirl around Carrier IQ, which stores data and sends it to cellphone service providers, Apple has confirmed that it stopped supporting the software in iPhones — and will remove it completely from future iPhone software.
Apple Will Remove Carrier IQ — How To Block It On Your iPhone Now [PICS]
Beyond some phenomenal products, Steve Jobs helped define exactly what good design meant for the computer age. Here are his most enduring ideals. (via The 6 Pillars Of Steve Jobs’s Design Philosophy | Co. Design)
Apple is increasing purchases of flash memory from Japanese suppliers in an effort to scale back its dependance on Samsung for components, as the two companies continue their legal dispute, a new report claims. (via AppleInsider | Apple purchasing flash memory from Japan to reduce reliance on Samsung)
