Lots of sites are looking back at 2012 to review the year gone by, but while there is no doubt it’s been a pretty exciting year, I thought I’d start with a look at the year to come and make a few arm waving predictions about what we might see. Well, a few arm waving predictions and a good number of pretty sure bets as well.
Apple Airs New iPad Ad “I’ll Be Home”
All 3,600 British Airways Pilots to Get iPads
Cellular Variants of iPad mini and iPad 4 Get China Network License
Posted by Rounak Jain on Dec 18, 2012 | No Comments »
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Apple has received a permit to start selling cellular variants of the iPad mini and the iPad 4 in China from the country’s telecom regulatory body, indicative of an impending launch of the two devices in the region. The Wi-Fi only version of the two devices went on sale earlier this month, followed by the iPhone 5.
362 Million Mobile Devices to be Shipped in Q4 2012–A Tech Holiday for Many
Apple Courting Chinese iOS Developers
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 06, 2012 | No Comments »
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With Apple poised to launch the iPhone 5 and the new iPads in China this month, Ars Technica is reporting that Apple is starting to court an essential part of future success in China—Chinese iOS App Developers.
Highlights of Tim Cook’s Interview with Businessweek
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 06, 2012 | Comments (2)
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It’s an unusually media heavy day for the normally very private Tim Cook. Tonight his interview with Brian Williams airs on NBC and Bloomberg Businessweek has published a long, and fascinating, interview with Tim Cook led by Businessweek’s Josh Tyrangiel. While portions of both interviews have been discussed already—Tim Cook Says Apple To Start Manufacturing Macs In USA Soon and Tim Cook: Television is an “Area of Intense Interest”—the discussions in the Businessweek interview are too compelling not to comment more on.
How to: Getting Started with FaceTime
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 06, 2012 | Comments (2)
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You’ve seen the Apple commercials where kids FaceTime with their grandparents. Heck I FaceTime with my two-year-old nephew and it’s awesome. Apple makes it seem like FaceTime is just a magical program that just works, but in reality you do need to turn it on and set it up on your devices—and Mac—to make it work.
How Well Do iPad Batteries Compare to Other Tablets? iPads Smoke the Competition
Some Apple Predictions for 2013: Cheap iPhone, Apple Television, and MacBook Air iOS
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 04, 2012 | Comments (5)
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The year is coming to a close and analysts, pundits, and even simpler scriveners like me are starting on their crystal ball gazing predictions for Apple next year. Boy Genius Report quotes analyst Adnaan Ahmad’s predictions for next year including a cheap iPhone, an Apple Television, and a MacBook Air running iOS. Thoughts? Read on.
