Of the consumers Raymond James surveyed, 20 percent said they would never buy an iPhone, 31 percent said they’d never buy an Android phone, and 71 percent said they’d never purchase a BlackBerry.
Hey, at least they’re number one. Right?
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Google updates Chrome for iOS with full screen option
What’s New in Version 26.0.1410.50
Fullscreen for iPhone and iPod touch
• Scroll the toolbar off the screen to enjoy the full page of content.
• Quickly re-access the omnibox by scrolling back down.
More stuff I would like Apple to do with Safari on iOS.
Chinese Government praises Apple for Apology
With its rare apology, Apple Inc went from pariah to praiseworthy in the eyes of China’s state-controlled media, a lesson for other foreign firms not to underestimate the speed and power of the government press.
Last week, the Chinese Government chastised Apple for their warranty policies. Tim Cook sent a public apology for the misunderstanding, announcing changes to said policies. Today the Chinese praise Apple, and say that other companies should follow the example. People talk, stuff gets resolved. Go figure.
Apple No 1 for 9th consecutive time for smartphone customer satisfaction
If there’s one thing J.D. Power & Associates semi-annual report on customer satisfaction can agree upon, it’s that Apple is – and has been for quite some time – the best in smartphone customer satisfaction. Based on a 1,000 point scale with points given for performance, physical design, features, and ease of operation, Apple ranks a full 60 points ahead of the 2nd place combatant – Nokia. While the study average sits at 796 points, Apple is the only one that rises above it with 855 – that’s not to say that the competition isn’t relatively close behind, but it is true that Apple is also the only manufacturer that rates a 5 on the Power Circle Ratings 1-5 scale for smartphones as well.
So, it is true, Apple is DOOMED!
Worms detected by converted iPhone microscope
Scientists used an iPhone 4S to diagnose intestinal worm infections in schoolchildren in rural Tanzania.
They attached an $8 (£5) ball lens to the handset camera lens, and used a cheap torch and double-sided tape to create an improvised microscope.
Really cool how technology can be used for helping others, not just to post crap on Facebook or Twitter.
Apple Up, Android down
ComScore’s January numbers are out today and they have Google (and everyone else) losing ground to Apple. Android dropped to 52.3% from 53.6 percent of US Smartphone subscribers while Apple climbed 3.5 points to 37.8%. Both OS’s are now over 90% of the base.
DOOMED.
Apple considered calling iPhone the ‘Telepod’, ‘Mobi’, ‘iPad’, or ‘Tripod’, former Apple ad man reveals
At an event at the University of Arizona’s Department of Marketing, former Apple advertising lead Ken Segall has shared some additional details into the naming behind Apple’s massively popular smartphone. While Apple ended up calling its industry-changing smartphone the “iPhone,” Apple considered a few other names.
I don’t think that anyone could say “I have a Tripod in mi pocket” with a straight face. Glad they went with iPhone.
Samesung fires up the Xerox again.
The Verge
When we asked why this was the case, Samsung said retailers prefer barcodes over NFC because they don’t have to install any new infrastructure to support it. Samsung didn’t rule out NFC features in Wallet for the future, however.
But Apple not putting NFC was a mistake and a letdown, and Samesung doing it was so much innovation!! As I have said before, the only people who care about NFC are the San Francisco latte loving, Starbucks dwelling, tech bloggers. When you can use NFC on every gas station and on every single Walmart or Walgreens, then you have a trend. Otherwise it’s just a techie niche checkmark for geeks.
The Verge
They copy Apple again, what else is new?
Sun: A beautiful weather web app for iPhone and iPad.
Mactories posted an article about Sun, a beautiful and simple weather web app for iPhone and iPad. Its free, and all you have to do is go to the page using Safari on your iPhone or iPad and add it to your home screen. Once installed, it will of course ask to know your location and that place will be the default. You can add three more cities, choose from Fahrenheit or Celsius, miles per hour, kilometres per hour, or meters per second, as well as color palette. If you swipe to the side, it will change cities, if you pinch the screen you can see info for all four cities at once. If you tap on a location, it will show a chart with projected temperatures and a ten-day forecast. Also, the icon will tell you the temperature of your current location. Really cool web app created by Jakob Henner.
