Apple to Double Down on Secrecy as Alleged New iPhone Design Leaked
Posted by PCWorld
Could it be a coincidence that Tim Cook gave his speech on the same day that photos of the purported new iPhone were leaked?[...]
Continue ReadingThe Most Important Lesson Tim Cook Learned From Steve Jobs: “Focus Is Key”
Posted by TechCrunch
In his first major public interview since replacing Steve Jobs as CEO, Tim Cook took the stage with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the tenth annual All Things D conference to talk about the state of a post-Jobs Apple. “Apple has gone through a tremendous change,” Walt Mossberg segued into perhaps the most important question of the interview, “How is Apple different with you as the CEO?”
“I learned a lot from Steve,” Cook responded. “It was the saddest day of my life when he passed away. As much as you should see or predict that I really didn’t. It’s time to get on.”
Cook said that he most admired Jobs’ “intense determ[...]
Continue Reading“I learned a lot from Steve,” Cook responded. “It was the saddest day of my life when he passed away. As much as you should see or predict that I really didn’t. It’s time to get on.”
Cook said that he most admired Jobs’ “intense determ[...]
Educational App Maker Mindshapes Picks Up $4M Round Led By Index; Adds Big 5 Publishers To Magic Town
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Another funding announcement that underscores what big business kids’ and educational apps can be. Mindshapes, a UK-based developer of interactive learning apps, has picked up a $4 million round of funding led by Index Ventures, with Richmond Park Partners and existing investors also participating.The news caps off an eventful couple of weeks for Mindshapes. Earlier in the month, it had launched a flagship app, Magic Town, which Mindshapes calls the first virtual world based on picture book characters. Magic Town, a highly visual app, incorporates content licensed from Hachette Group, Simon & Schuster and Penguin Group, among others, into e-learning tasks. Mindshapes is ramping up[...]
Continue ReadingPhotos of Apple’s custom-built map app show 3D-imaging
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Apple is said to be releasing a new maps application at its developer conference WWDC this year, and photos of the rumored app show slick 3D-imaging.
Earlier this month, rumors that Apple was dumping Google Maps in favor of its own map application cropped up. The company, which is known for creating its own software, is said to be including the custom-built mapping tool in iOS 6, the next installment of its mobile operating system. BGR says its sources have obtained images of the new map app. The shots are fairly blurry, but give us a good indication of what the final product could look like.
In October, Apple acquired 3D-imaging company C3 Technologies, which focused on creating 3D images f[...]
Continue ReadingEarlier this month, rumors that Apple was dumping Google Maps in favor of its own map application cropped up. The company, which is known for creating its own software, is said to be including the custom-built mapping tool in iOS 6, the next installment of its mobile operating system. BGR says its sources have obtained images of the new map app. The shots are fairly blurry, but give us a good indication of what the final product could look like.
In October, Apple acquired 3D-imaging company C3 Technologies, which focused on creating 3D images f[...]
Dylan’s Desk: Facebook’s IPO shows the playing field is permanently tilted
Posted by VentureBeat
If there was any doubt that Wall Street is a sucker’s game designed to take money from stupid people and put it into the hands of bankers and powerful corporations, Facebook’s initial public offering should clear that up.
Let me recap, for those of you who haven’t yet read Matt Marshall’s detailed story of what went on inside Facebook during its IPO roadshow, or Henry Blodget’s initial expose of these private communications.
As we now know, Facebook revised its earnings estimates downward during the two-week period leading up to its IPO. But while it put general, vague statements about the revenue into its public S-1 filing, it appears to have given much more sp[...]
Continue ReadingLet me recap, for those of you who haven’t yet read Matt Marshall’s detailed story of what went on inside Facebook during its IPO roadshow, or Henry Blodget’s initial expose of these private communications.
As we now know, Facebook revised its earnings estimates downward during the two-week period leading up to its IPO. But while it put general, vague statements about the revenue into its public S-1 filing, it appears to have given much more sp[...]
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