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Angry Birds Star Wars new gameplay video
Rovio has been teasing the Star Wars edition of Angry Birds for a few weeks now, but today we get our first look at gameplay from the new title. The game appears to be just a Star Wars themed version of the traditional Angry Birds gameplay. Angry Birds Star Wars is expected to hit the App Store on November 8th.
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The yacht that Steve Jobs built with French designer Philippe Starck revealed
Super yacht "Venus", the design of which was commissioned by Apple’s co-founder, Steve Jobs, was officially launched in Aalsmeer, on Sunday. The opening was attended by the Jobs` family. 80-metre hull made entirely of aluminum. In addition to "the Spartan” Interior, steering cabin is equipped with seven 27-inch iMacs using navigation, management systems and other software for the operation of Venus.
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Philips Will Launch Smart Hue Bulbs At Apple Stores Tomorrow
Today Philips announced that it would release a smart LED bulb at Apple stores tomorrow. Unlike traditional light bulbs these bulbs use a bridge that is connected to your Wi-Fi router to allow you to customize lighting times and settings via a dedicated mobile app.
Apple to open Palo Alto store on Saturday
On Saturday, Apple opened a retail store in downtown of Palo Alto, California. The new store, which is less than two quarter away from the present location of the Apple, ia a shop with glass front part, similar to other Apple retail stores, but it is covered by black fence.
iPhone 5 Launching in India and Other Countries on November 2
The Economic Times reports that Apple will start selling the iPhone 5 in India on November 2. It was rumored that the launch was set for today, but the supply delay forced Apple to postpone the introduction for a week.
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Phil Schiller Claims Customers Aren't Asking for Built-In Blu-Ray Anymore
According to Apple’s Head of Marketing, Phil Schiller, Apple's customers don't need Blu-ray drives in their Macs. Not surprising, since Apple has removed the optical disk drives from their laptops, and now in desktop computers, but it can cause some confusion among fans of Blu-ray.
Apple Already Sold Out of Initial White iPad mini Pre-Order Stock
At 3 a.m. Eastern / 12 a.m. Pacific today, Apple began taking pre-orders for the 4-th generation iPad and iPad mini. As it was noted on the forums, a starter supply of white iPad mini in the United States was quickly sold out. Within the first 17 minutes, the delivery time for the white iPad mini stretched up to 2 weeks. Shipping black iPad mini Wi-Fi is available on 2 November.
Apple Shipped 16.6% Of Global Smartphones In Q3 2012
Today published its latest report revealing that global smartphone shipments increased to 162 million in the third quarter of 2012. Executive director at Strategy Analytics Neil Mawston said:
Apple announces Q4 2012 earnings
Yesterday, during the earnings call, Apple reported record fourth quarter profits that rose nearly 25% to $8.2 billion. The quarterly revenue amounted $36.0 billion for the three-month period ending ended September 29, 2012. Gross margin was 40.0 percent compared to 40.3 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 60 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Apple Posted ‘Samsung Did Not Copy iPad Design’ Statement On Its UK Site
As ordered by a UK court, Apple posted a link with the text "Samsung / Apple UK judgment" on its U.K. website. The notice acknowledges that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab devices had not infringed on the design of iPad. In the beginning of the notice Apple said:
Tim Cook: iPad Mini Priced “Aggressively”
Yesterday Apple hold a fourth quarter earnings call where CEO Tim Cook explained the company's pricing philosophy for the iPad mini.
When we set out to build it, we didn't set out to build a small, cheap tablet. We set out to build a smaller iPad that offered the full iPad experience. The difference between us and the competition is profound. 35% larger screen than 7" tablets. 2 great cameras. Fastest communications with dual bank Wi-Fi. Fit and finish of our precision enclosure is breathtaking when held in your hands. That's what we've done, the iPad mini has higher costs and gross margin is significantly below our corporate average. Height of the cost curve, but we want to make a large number and we're going to work to try to get down the cost curve and get more efficient with manufacturing as we've done with our other products.
Touchscreen Production Issues Contributed To iPad Mini Pricing
Digitimes that one of the main reasons that Apple was unwilling or unable to release the iPad mini with the price below $329 is difficulties with production of touchscreens as Apple switches to new "GF2 Dito" technology. The report notes:
13-inch MacBook Pro Teardown Revealed Minor Changes in Accessibility
iFixit has already the new 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, saying that there are several improvement in accessibility compared to the 15-inch model.
One of the interesting changes is a battery layout with space underneath the trackpad being free of battery cells. Instead of battery cells in that area, Apple has opted to mount the flash storage, thus allowing access to the trackpad if it needs to be replaced.
First iPad mini ad hits YouTube
Apple has not yet started to sell iPad Mini's, but ad is available:
iPad Resales Increased 700-1000%
As MarketWatch , websites specializing in device resales saw enormous increase in iPad interest after Apple's media event yesterday, with submission for resale rising 700-1000 percent. Chief gadget officer at Gazelle.com Anthony Scarsella said: