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Theorizing a Big Apple Push Into Gaming

Ian Lamont writes "Terrence Russell has outlined an interesting theory about what industry Apple intends to break into next. He points to games. Forget Pippin II, or an iMac gaming rig — he thinks the mobile realm is where Apple will make a big product push. It's not the first bit of speculation about Apple's renewed interest in gaming, but Russell's theory may have more legs, considering Apple's invitation to develop games on the iPhone SDK, its strong mobile product line, and a Apple trademark extension filed three months ago."

iTunes vs Wal-Mart, Apple vs New York City, iPhone vs Blackberry

Apple (the corporation) is fighting the Big Apple (New York City) over the use of an apple in their logo (which oddly enough, doesn’t look all that much like an apple). This is the silliest thing Apple has done all year. It is so silly that it has to be the lawyers forcing the issue. No one in their right mind is going to confuse The Big Apple with a hardware manufacturer. It should and will be laughed out of court.

Bezos Expeditions invests $3 million into social gaming site

Bezos Expeditions, the personal investment arm of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has invested $3 million in Kongregate, a 2-year-old social gaming site that taps into the "indie gaming" phenomenon. Kongregate co-founder and CEO Jeff Greer said Wednesday the investment will be used to develop display advertising for the free Web site that now offers more than 4,000 games from more than 1,600 independent developers around the world. San Francisco-based Kongregate competes with other gaming sites such as Miniclip and AddictingGames. Unlike rivals that typically pay licensing fees to developers, Greer said, it is developing a revenue-sharing plan to allow the developers of the most popular games greater compensation. Greer, former technical director of the gaming site Pogo, and his sister Emily, an interactive marketing executive, fou

Bezos Expeditions invests $3 million into social gaming site

Bezos Expeditions, the personal investment arm of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has invested $3 million in Kongregate, a 2-year-old social gaming site that taps into the "indie gaming" phenomenon. Kongregate co-founder and CEO Jeff Greer said Wednesday the investment will be used to develop display advertising for the free Web site that now offers more than 4,000 games from more than 1,600 independent developers around the world. San Francisco-based Kongregate competes with other gaming sites such as Miniclip and AddictingGames. Unlike rivals that typically pay licensing fees to developers, Greer said, it is developing a revenue-sharing plan to allow the developers of the most popular games greater compensation. Greer, former technical director of the gaming site Pogo, and his sister Emily, an interactive marketing executive, fou

Apple Opens iPhone to Enterprises, But Keeps the Keys

Apple, Inc.'s iPhone SDK is part of the iPhone 2.0 package and will allow developers to build native applications for Apple's iPhone. Apple also announced support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. And Apple's new App Store provides a way to buy and download applications directly to Apple's iPhone. Apple is offering a beta download.

Apple looking to license iPhone haptics?

Apple may be looking to license haptic technology from another company, as the industry looks to develop and incorporate more touch feedback technology into devices. Immersion Corporation, a patent-driven digital technology company, has reportedly hired a former Apple executive and has had talks this week to license the haptic technology for in Apple's iPhone. On Thursday, Immersion Corporation announced that it had appointed former Apple executive Clent Richardson to the position of President and CEO and a new report claims that Apple this week began talking to Immersion about a potential licensing agreement for its technology. [corrected]

Lanyard Headphones For 1G Apple iPod nano

You can eliminate the number of accessories you need to carry your 1G Apple iPod nano with you by using Apple’s Lanyard Headphones For 1st-Generation Apple iPod nano ($39.99; www.apple.com). This set of headphones is built into an iPod nano lanyard. The lanyard itself plugs right into the dock connector on the bottom of your iPod nano. Because the headphones are connected directly to the lanyard, there is minimal wire clutter, making it easier to listen to your iPod nano on the go. The headphones are in-ear headphones that provide a full, enclosed listening experience.

What was Before the Big Bang? An Identical, Reversed Universe

So what did exist before the Big Bang? This question would normally belong in the realms of deep philosophical thinking; the laws of physics have no right to probe beyond the Big Bang barrier. There can be no understanding of what was there before. We have no experience, no observational capability and no way of travelling back through it (we can't even calculate it), so how can physicists even begin to think they can answer this question? Well, a new study of Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) is challenging this view, perhaps there is a way of looking into the pre-Big Bang "universe". And the conclusion? The Big Bang was more of a "Big Bounce", and the pre-bounce universe had the same physics as our universe… just backwards… Confused? I am…

Apple patent filing shows TiVo-like Apple TV

An Apple patent application unearthed by AppleInsider shows a proposed system for using an iPod-like device as a remote control for an Apple TV-like device with DVR capabilities. (They never use the actual product names in the applications, but it's not too hard to tell.) It also suggests that Apple is thinking about making a version of Apple TV that could watch and record live television programming.

iPhone is Paying off Big for Both Apple and AT&T

"The iPhone has shifted power in the US smartphone market away from carriers and mobile software companies, and toward hardware companies like Apple," said Michael Mace, a principal at Rubicon Consulting, as Rubicon today released a new survey showing that the iPhone is providing big benefits to both its users and the companies that sell it. "The challenge for Apple is moving iPhone demand beyond early adopters and current Apple customers," Mace added.

Apple Tops Expectations as iPhone SDK Released

Apple, Inc. swept aside worries as it introduced the iPhone SDK along with an enterprise push that includes support for Microsoft Exchange. Apple CEO Steve Jobs pushed iPhone openness and unveiled Apple's App Store with wireless iPhone app downloads and updates. Apple also introduced a $100 million iFund for iPhone development.

Apple Tops Expectations as iPhone SDK Released

Apple, Inc. swept aside worries as it introduced the iPhone SDK along with an enterprise push that includes support for Microsoft Exchange. Apple CEO Steve Jobs pushed iPhone openness and unveiled Apple's App Store with wireless iPhone app downloads and updates. Apple also introduced a $100 million iFund for iPhone development.

Apple hit with patent-infringement lawsuit over iTunes and iPods

Apple was sued Wednesday over allegations its iTunes online music store and iPod music players are illegally using a patented method for distributing digital media over the Internet. Atlanta-based ZapMedia Services sued Apple in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, accusing the Cupertino company of violating two ZapMedia patents. ZapMedia wants royalties on Apple's sales of iPods and iTunes music, which reached nearly $11 billion last year. The patents in question cover a way of sending music and other digital content from servers to multiple media players, a broad description that could also apply to a wide swath of other companies selling digital media and the devices to play it. ZapMedia said it met with Apple to discuss licensing, but Apple rebuffed the offer.

Apple, New York City In Legal Dispute Over Logo

Lemmy Caution writes "Apple, Inc. has filed a suit to prevent New York City's non-profit 'GreeNYC' initiative from using a logo that incorporates an apple in its design. Commentators have noted the substantial differences between the two designs, not to mention the irony of this sort of infringement claim. The city of New York has filed to have the claim rejected, and even possibly the cancellation of Apple's logo in light of the long history of the nickname 'The Big Apple' to describe the city."

Apple CFO sees unlocked iPhones as "positive" sign of demand

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer called the matter of unlocked iPhones "a positive indicator of future demand" for the company's mobile phone product. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley technology conference on Wednesday, Oppenheimer reiterated previous statements from Apple officials that the company is confident it will meet its goal to sell 10 million iPhones this year. Oppenheimer also said that Apple would begin officially selling the iPhone in Asia this year, and would expand into more European countries as well. Oppenheimer said that Apple expects to open 35 to 40 of its retail stores this year, with about half of those in international markets.--Corrects an earlier version which specified the foreign markets the iPhone would be sold in this year.

Push-kun, the cute robot with the menacing silhouette

It would be easy to call the Push-kun another lame toy robot if it wasn't for its striking resemblance to the terrifying spider bots of Ghost in the Shell. With a top half that could easily be mistaken for a trash can, Push-kun walks, talks and even beats its own body as a drum. None of these functions have any particular purpose, and that's probably due to the fact that Push-kun made its first big splash at the Baka RoboCup (Stupid RoboCup). Hopefully, when Robocops become a reality, they won't be designed around an unsettling insectoid motif like Push-kun. You can check out the creepy video of this "fun" robot scurrying around the streets of Japan here.

Apple Cuts iPhone, iPod Touch Production

Mac sales appear to be rising, but Craig Berger of FBR Research says Apple, Inc. has reduced orders for iPhones and iPods for the second time in two months. Apple's iPod Touch may have the weakest sales since it is less than an Apple iPhone. Another report finds that Apple iPhone calls are coming from countries without Apple contracts.

The Big Apple Also Big in Games

BLOG—With the approaching release of the much anticipated GTA IV, The Bowery Boys, a New York City history fan site, take a commendable look at past games that feature Big Apple settings.

First Apple retail presence in China opens inside Best Buy

We've known about Apple's plans to open Apple Stores in China for some time now, but August is still a few months away. And really, Apple could probably get away with opening more than one or two stores in a country with over a billion people. As it turns out, there may soon be more than just Apple Stores and authorized resellers in China. According to ChinaTechNews, Apple is bringing its Best Buy partnership to China, and recently launched its first mini store there.

Why Apple should release a game console

The Industry Standard posted an interesting article recently discussing the possibility of Apple releasing a mobile gaming platform. According to the writer, the circumstantial evidence points to Apple trying its luck with gaming once again. And while I think the company may want to do just that, it should attempt to make its way into the console market.

RBC on shortage; Apple vs. Big Apple; T-Mobile's 99 Euro iPhones

An RBC analyst says that demand, not future models, are dictating the sudden iPhone shortage. Meanwhile, Apple assures buyers that more are on the way, the company is fighting New York City over an apple logo, and T-Mobile Germany is the first to subsidize the iPhone's price with different plans.

Should Apple release a game console?

"The Industry Standard posted an interesting article recently discussing the possibility of Apple releasing a mobile gaming platform. According to the writer, the circumstantial evidence points to Apple trying its luck with gaming once again. And while I think the company may want to do just that, it should attempt to make its way into the console market," Don Reisinger writes for CNET.

Adobe Says Apple's SDK Blocks Flash on iPhone

After Adobe Systems CEO Shantanu Narayen hinted a Flash player might be developed for Apple, Inc.'s iPhone, Adobe has dampened expectations, citing restrictions on plug-ins in Apple's iPhone SDK. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said Flash is not good enough for Apple's iPhone. Other developers are noting restrictions in Apple's iPhone SDK.

Adobe Says Apple's SDK Blocks Flash on iPhone

After Adobe Systems CEO Shantanu Narayen hinted a Flash player might be developed for Apple, Inc.'s iPhone, Adobe has dampened expectations, citing restrictions on plug-ins in Apple's iPhone SDK. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said Flash is not good enough for Apple's iPhone. Other developers are noting restrictions in Apple's iPhone SDK.

Zeichick's Take: Apple's iPhone as an enterprise platform

Beyond yesterday’s resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, the big news for this week is Apple’s release of the iPhone SDK. That’s part of a big push, on the part of Apple, to make the iPhone a more viable competitor to the BlackBerry in terms of productivity and also make it attractive as a mobile dev platform.

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