Thursday 25 August 2011

Breaking News: Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple


Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, has stepped down from his position as CEO of Apple. Tim Cook will be the new CEO of Apple with immediate effect.
Jobs suffered from various illnesses which included getting a liver transplant and surgery to treat a rare form of pancreatic cancer.
The official press release praises the work of Steve Jobs and describes his future with Apple: "Steve has made countless contributions to Apple's success, and he has attracted and inspired Apple's immensely creative employees and world class executive team. In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Steve will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration."
The press release also included a significant amount of recognition for Tim Cook, the new CEO of Apple, and ensured that he was the right man for the job: "The Board has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO, Tim's 13 years of service to Apple have been marked by outstanding performance, and he has demonstrated remarkable talent and sound judgment in everything he does."
In Jobs' resignation letter, he personally recommended and insisted that Tom Cook is the person who should replace him. In January, when Steve Jobs announced that he was taking an indefinite medical leave from Apple (his third in recent years), Tim Cook was handed over day-to-day responsibilities and acted as CEO.
In a separate message to Apple's board members and the Apple community, Jobs said that "Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it," and that he looks forward to contributing as Apple's chairman of the board, director, and Apple employee providing the board allow it.
Apple has already confirmed that Steve Jobs will stay on as chairman.
A final message from Jobs on his time at Apple: "I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you."

What are your thoughts on the future of Apple?




Tuesday 16 August 2011

Two New iPhones?


Reports (most likely rumors) coming in from AppleNApps suggest that whenever the iPhone 5 event takes place, there will be another phone released along side it, the 'iCloud Phone.' It will run iOS 5 and work hand in hand with iCloud. AppleNApps suggests that the iCloud Phone is the main reason that the iPhone 5 release has been delayed.
The phone will be much cheaper and have typically less flash storage and lower spec. It will rely heavily on iCloud storage creating a whole new aspect to smartphones. The 'iCloud Phone' will be available, according to rumours, for free on a two-year contract.
Apple is reportedly reducing the cost of making the phone down to $400 to allow consumers a cheaper alternative to the iPhone 5. They will also reduce costs by introducing a cheaper aluminum case which still provides the same durability.
It will really be a cheaper iPhone 4 rather than a whole new phone.
The highly anticipated iPhone 5 will release with it and is expected to run the newly announced iOS 5, which brings with it notifications and voice control. It will also feature a possible curved back going back to the iPhone 3G that we saw a couple years ago. It may well support 1080p HD display as well as video capture seeing as the Samsung Galaxy SII has been a great success with its great display.
The A5 dual-core ARM processor from the iPad 2 is extremely likely to be included as well. A new antenna, 1.2GHz processor (possibly dual-core) and a larger screen: 3.7" instead of 3.5" are all the spec upgrades we might expect. We can ask for 4.0" screen and most likely we will get it. Seeing other rivals going over 4.0", Apple will not want to be left behind.
Would you buy a cloud-based iPhone or prefer the iPhone 5?
Read more: Technorati


Monday 15 August 2011

iPhone 5 Mockup Images

        








Credit: MacRumours

Google have bought Motorola for $12.5 billion (£7.5 billion)


Google have confirmed today that they have purchased Motorola Mobility for a staggering $12.5 billion. This is considered a big step for Google and the likes of Samsung and HTC seem to agree. Here's what they had to say:



"We welcome the news of today's acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem," said Peter Chou (CEO of HTC).
"We welcome today's news, which demonstrates Google's deep commitment to defending Android, its partners, and the ecosystem." JK Shin (CEO of Samsung).
"I welcome Google's commitment to defending Android and its partners," Bert Nordberg (President & CEO of Sony Ericsson).
"We welcome Google's commitment to defending Android and its partners." Jong-Seok Park (President & CEO of LG Electronics).
All companies feel that Google have done well in this acquisition and at the same time keeped up their commitment to Android. We will now have to see who will actually get the chance to release Ice Cream Sandwich.