Apple‘s acquisition of flash memory specialist Anobit has apparently been finalized, reports from Israel suggest, with the NAND controller company’s tech used to boost capacity, performance and reliability of storage in future smartphones, tablets and notebooks. Apple has bought Israel’s Anobit, a maker of flash storage technology, for up to $500 million, the Calcalist financial [...]
Apple has taken a leaf out of Coca Cola’s book by using Santa and Christmas advertising to promote some of its most successful products; the iPhone 4S and digital assistant Siri A CHRISTMAS ADVERT created by Apple shows Santa Claus making the most of Siri, its voice activated personal assistant for Ithings. Apple has taken [...]
Ahead of the launch of its new handheld videogame system, Sony Corp. said it is prepared with enough supply of the new PlayStation Vita after pre-orders for the device sold out quickly. Sony Corp, set to report a $1 billion loss this year, is banking on a big slate of new software to drive sales [...]
Android phones and Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone continued to take market share from former market leader Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM, RIM.T) and others this year. Apple’s share reached 29 per-cent, while BlackBerry maker Research In Motion’s share fell to 11 per-cent. Android and iOS continued to gain market share at the expense of struggling [...]
Angry Birds has published another special-occasion update, this one celebrating the runway mobile hit’s second birthday. With it, you get 15 new levels and a new projectile, the Orange Bird, which “propels any object it touches.” Rovio has recently updated the original Angry Birds apps for iPhone and iPad in celebration of Angry Birds’ 2nd birthday [...]