Steve Jobs says Apple must ‘think big’ with $40 billion in cash
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs told investors at Thursday’s shareholder meeting that his company’s massive war chest of $40 billion gives it security and flexibility, but while a stock buy-back won’t drive up AAPL shares, making big and bold moves will.
This Is Why I Want Photoshop 1.0 on My iPhone Right Now [Photoshop]
Photoshop 1.0 is old—20 years old to be exact—but it looks brand-spanking-new and fan-freakin’-tastic on an iPhone. Forget the newest version of the image editing software, because after seeing this teasing demo, you’d be happy with 1.0.
This demo is all we’re getting for now as the app was only made available to about 50 people [...]
Steve Jobs wins ‘personality of the year’ at Mobile World Congress
Though Apple and its co-founder were not present at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Steve Jobs took top honors at the event, being named “Mobile Industry Personality of the Year.”
Melrose Place Star Andrew Shue Weds Today Anchor Amy Robach – Us Magazine
Former Melrose Place star Andrew Shue and Today anchor Amy Robach are officially married.
Shue, 42, swapped vows with Robach, 37, in an afternoon ceremony Saturday at The Lighthouse at New York City’s Chelsea Piers, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.
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It is the second marriage for both Robach, a former [...]
Why so few paid Android apps? Blame Google Checkout
The new monthly report on location-based apps from Dutch app store analytics firm Distimo and American location-detection technology maker Skyhook Wireless opens with a striking stat: Only 21 percent of the location-based Android mobile apps in Google’s Android Market app store have a price tag. Most are free.
Why is that? After all, Apple’s app store [...]
Apple’s tablet interface said to ’surprise,’ Jobs pleased
As a rumored Jan. 26 media event approaches, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is said to be “extremely happy” with the company’s unannounced tablet device, which is hinted to be more than just a large iPod touch.
Bar-code Scanning RedLaser iPhone App reaches 750K downloads, over $1M in revenue
Yep, it’s still happening. You can still become a millionaire on the iPhone without a marketing budget and a brand name. Occipital, the company behind RedLaser [iTunes Link], has struck gold with its barcode-scanning iPhone app. In case you haven’t noticed, it’s much harder to be an indie developer on the iPhone these days. The [...]
Facebook Makes Baby Steps Towards Its Twitter-Like ‘Follow’ Feature
In the last few days we’ve gotten multiple tips about a seemingly new phenomenon on Facebook: people are receiving status updates from people they’ve attempted to add as friends, but who have not yet accepted their friend request. In effect, they’re seeing these users’ status updates without being able to see their profiles — something [...]
From the Forums: iPhone Hardware, Extra Button, Ringtone Requests, Twitter Apps
It’s that time again where TiPb selects some of the hottest topics on the forums and spotlights them right here. In order for you to reply to any of the following threads, you must be a registered member. Becoming a member is a painless process that will only take a few minutes of your time, [...]
Twitter 101: An official how-to guide for the David Lettermans of the business world
Microblogging service Twitter is hot — or at least it has been experiencing heat waves of growth. So the company has just rolled out an extensive guide so businesses can get a better understanding of how to make use of its 140-character broadcasting service. Called Twitter 101, the guide includes a whole range of stuff: [...]
