http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/apple Blog Articles Tagged with 'apple' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1146559?rsstype=tag&tag=apple I was playing Texas Hold em on the iPhone the other day when it struck me: If Apple allowed one-touch financial transactions inside apps in the case of Texas Hold em, for example, to buy $1,000 of poker chips for $1 the consequences could... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1146559?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1147099?rsstype=tag&tag=apple I was playing Texas Hold em on the iPhone the other day when it struck me: If Apple allowed one-touch financial transactions inside apps in the case of Texas Hold em, for example, to buy $1,000 of poker chips for $1 the consequences could... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1147099?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1145549?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Apple s 3G iPhone was the best-selling handset in the U.S. during the third quarter of 2008, according to data compiled by The NPD Group. Apple had previously reported that it sold about 6.89 million iPhones (3G) in the quarter. The research group ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:57:15 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1145549?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1145205?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Instant messaging is hard to do well on a mobile device. Connections drop, battery life is limited, the screen is small, and it's hard to have more than one conversation at a time.read more ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:32:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1145205?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1144732?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Speculation that Microsoft might replace the IE rendering with WebKit is running high this morning after remarks made by Steve Ballmer in Australia. Although hardly a ringing endorsement of WebKit, here s why Steve (and Steve Sinofsky, Mr. Window... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:50:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1144732?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147197?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Speculation that Microsoft might replace the IE rendering with WebKit is running high this morning after remarks made by Steve Ballmer in Australia. Although hardly a ringing endorsement of WebKit, here s why Steve (and Steve Sinofsky, Mr. Window... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:50:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147197?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147961?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Speculation that Microsoft might replace the IE rendering with WebKit is running high this morning after remarks made by Steve Ballmer in Australia. Although hardly a ringing endorsement of WebKit, here s why Steve (and Steve Sinofsky, Mr. Window... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:50:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147961?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1144233?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Today AT&T said it would buy Wi-Fi hotspots operator Wayport for $275 million in cash. Not only is this an exit for the 12-year-old Irving, Texas-based company that raised more than $130 million, but it also gives AT&T 80,000 Wi-Fi hotspots all over ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:38:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1144233?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1144232?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Next Wednesday, November 12, an impressive gathering of startups and mobile-industry poohbahs from major VCs from firms such as Kleiner Perkins to executives from companies such as T-Mobile, AT&T, CBS, Verizon, Alltel, Comcast, Nokia, Microsoft, and ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:56:56 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1144232?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1143489?rsstype=tag&tag=apple When Apple released the iPhone in July 2007, it changed the wireless game forever. But while some have been frozen by the iPhone assault, others have responded with a slew of new devices. The latest come from BlackBerry maker RIM in the form of the B... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:30:16 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1143489?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1143017?rsstype=tag&tag=apple It goes without saying that cellular contracts are consumer unfriendly with their myriads of coercive clauses designed to lock customers into long term relationships. Every so often the byzantine array of rules they ask you to sign up for, however,... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:48:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1143017?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147198?rsstype=tag&tag=apple It goes without saying that cellular contracts are consumer unfriendly with their myriads of coercive clauses designed to lock customers into long term relationships. Every so often the byzantine array of rules they ask you to sign up for, however,... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:48:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147198?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147962?rsstype=tag&tag=apple It goes without saying that cellular contracts are consumer unfriendly with their myriads of coercive clauses designed to lock customers into long term relationships. Every so often the byzantine array of rules they ask you to sign up for, however,... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:48:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1147962?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1140555?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Great news for the travelling BlackBerry user yesterday came in the form of an announcement from Truphone that Truphone is beta-testing software for the BlackBerry. Users of Nokia devices and the Apple iPhone have had Truphone for some time, and are ... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:55:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1140555?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1139469?rsstype=tag&tag=apple See the image below? Yeah it s clipped from iTunes. And see that big ol button marked Restore ? It s your weapon of last resort when your iPhone becomes too flaky to use.By middle of last week, my iPhone was crashing virtually ev... Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:25:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1139469?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1139025?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Wednesday was the official sale date of T-Mobile's G1 powered by Google's Android Operating System. With the product's release came the launch of the Android Market, a marketplace for open source applications and games built by developers, and availa... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:09:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1139025?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1138584?rsstype=tag&tag=apple UPDATED: Some folks downloaded a lot of stuff from the app market for the Google phone, aka the T-Mobile G1, in the first 24 hours after it opened its doors, according to mobile ad and analytics firm Medialets. And yup, that s about as precise as ... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:42:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1138584?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1137852?rsstype=tag&tag=apple This morning s discussion focused on the announcements RIM made at their developer conference yesterday.RIM s application store is coming in March, and developers will get 80% of the revenue from the store, as opposed to the 70% that Apple is off... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:29:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1137852?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1137628?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Yesterday RIM announced the BlackBerry Application Storefront and BlackBerry Application Center, their response to the undeniable success that Apple has had with the iPhone AppStore. Kudos to RIM for creating opportunities for developers outside th... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:47:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1137628?rsstype=tag&tag=apple http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1137576?rsstype=tag&tag=apple Love it or hate it there is no denying that Apple s iPhone is not only a game changer but a certifiable hit. Apple shared some interesting stats about the iPhone. I culled some of the more interesting facts come from the transcript of Apple s ... 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