Category: Apple

Can I get iMessage texts from my Iphone on Ipad Mini? Question of the Week

Question: Can I get iMessage texts from my Iphone on Ipad Mini? Answer: iMessages can be received on any device running iOS 6 or later. This includes just about every iPad except the original, and including the mini.  They can even be sent. Understand though, that all other text messages (from non-iPhones) cannot and will not be received on your iPad. For example: Billy...

Breaking: Ohio Man Wins Apple 50 Billionth App Download Contest

The 50 billionth app downloaded on iOS (I wonder how they keep track) was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore of Mentor, Ohio. He’ll be walking away with a $10,000 itunes giftcard for his troubles (not shabby).  Ashmore downloaded “Say the Same Thing”, a word game created by internet-famous band, OKGO (Remember the guys who did the music video on treadmills). They happen to have made...

iOS App Store Hits 50 Billion Downloads!

Apple’s iOS, just a year after hitting the  25 billion download mark, has hit the 50 billion app download mark. Absurd. Android, their main competitor, lags behind by about 2 billion downloads, according to numbers released today. The winners (all 51) haven’t been announced yet, but they’re in for some sweet prizes. It’s always interesting seeing what the winner downloaded.  

Apple App Store Nears 50 Billion Downloads…And You Could Win $10,000

Just months after Apple hit the 25 billion app mark, that number has nearly doubled. The countdown to 50 billion downloads has begun, and in about 650,000,000 One person, who downloads the 50 billionth app, will walk away with a $10,000 itunes giftcard.   A Twist in prizes: The prizes for each milestone have changed dramatically. At the original 1 billion app mark, which...

Exclusive: Apple Reveals New Products Coming By June

In this week’s earnings call on Q2 of 2013, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer explained his prediction of decreased margins by “a different product mix” in June, confirming multiple changes to Apple’s existing line of hardware. Other hints were dropped by Apple’s CEO Tim Cook on the call, who mentioned “new hardware and software services”, “exciting new product categories”- maybe Television, and a lot more...