25 billion apps downloaded: ‘Where’s My Water? Free,’ was downloaded by Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China
On Friday, Apple officially announced the App Store hit 25 billion downloads. We knew the person to download the 25 billionth app would receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, and today Apple announced Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China was the winner. To take home the prize, Fu downloaded Disney’s water-based physics-puzzler “Where’s My Water? Free.” Apple’s Senior Vice President of [...]
Apple prepares Yerba Buena Center for March 7 next-gen iPad unveiling
Update: More images from MacRumors forums. First posted by MacStories, we now have some images of Apple’s preparations at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco where the company will hold its next-generation iPad event and possibly the introduction of a refreshed Apple TV. You can see Apple has started hanging its large [...]
Apple takes credit for over half a million U.S. jobs
Apple posted a new page today on its website outlining how the company is “creating jobs through innovation.” To be exact, Apple said it “created or supported” approximately 514,000 U.S. jobs. About 304,000 (47,000 at Apple) are in fields such as engineering, manufacturing, and transportation, and 210,000 are attributed to the iOS app economy. The numbers [...]
Apple plans to launch TV streaming service by Christmas, content providers resist
According to a report from the New York Post, Apple is planning to launch a new television streaming service by Christmas despite roadblocks with potential content partners. The report cited sources “familiar with the talks” between Apple’s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddie Cue and content providers that have “largely balked” at Apple’s attempt [...]
Review: Reflection app brings full iPad & iPhone AirPlay mirroring to Mac
Right before Apple made AirPlay mirroring for Macs official with the Mountain Lion developer preview, we told you about AirParrot, a third-party app that brings the same functionality to Snow Leopard. The same developers just announced the first solid release of another AirPlay app, but this time it is for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S [...]
Full gallery of Apple’s gorgeous flagship Amsterdam Hirsch building retail store
We already knew that Apple would officially open the doors to a new flagship retail location on the ground floor and mezzanine of the Hirsch building at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam. The doors officially open to the public on Saturday, but One More Thing photographer Rogier Visser has shared some great photos of the new store from [...]
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