iPad Revenue Tops $2 Billion for Apple
In its just released third quarter earnings report, Apple indicates that it has sold 3.27 million iPads as of June 26. That translates to more than $2 billion in revenue for the company in a product...
View ArticleApple Reports Record Earnings, Calls iPhone 4 Most Successful Product Launch...
Apple has just posted its Q3 earnings for fiscal year 2010 and the company has once again bested its own records, this time reporting an astounding $15.7 billion in revenue and a net quarterly profit...
View ArticleDiscovery and Facebook Show How a Pandemic Could Affect You
Under the chilling tagline, “Humanity is an endangered species, it just doesn’t know it yet,” the Discovery Channel’s latest social media campaign uses Facebook to show you how a virulent disease could...
View ArticleHOW TO: Develop iPhone Apps With Staying Power
Josh Clark is a designer, developer, and author specializing in iPhone user experience. Josh’s outfit, Global Moxie, helps creative companies build tapworthy iPhone apps and effective websites. Follow...
View ArticleFree iPhone 4 Cases to Cost Apple $175 Million
Apple’s solution to Antennagate — free cases — is likely going to cost the company $175 million in revenue.Apple posted record earnings this quarter. However, its recent success has been marred by...
View ArticleYahoo Starts Testing Bing in Search Results
Yahoo search users may soon start seeing results served by Bing. According to Yahoo’s Vice President Search Product Operations Kartik Ramakrishnan, the company has “started testing organic (also...
View ArticleFoursquare Reaches 100 Million Checkins
Foursquare passed a big milestone yesterday: 100 million checkins. The news of this achievement came via the Twitter stream of Tristan Walker, who heads up business development for the...
View ArticleMySpace and MTV Will Livestream Comic-Con Celebrities
MySpace and MTV are teaming up to stream live videos of interviews with celebrities like Seth Rogen, Jeff Bridges, Michael Cera and the cast of Glee — plus sneak peeks at unreleased entertainment —...
View ArticleDroid 2 to Launch in Three Weeks [REPORT]
We’re seeing reports online indicating the mysterious Droid 2 might launch as soon as August 12.Just last week, we saw that the original Droid had been listed as an end-of-life device by Verizon,...
View ArticleTethering App Sneaks into iPhone App Store [VIDEO]
Get it while it’s hot, because this sneaky tethering iPhone app is certain to be yanked out of the App Store very, very soon.A new app, Handy Light [iTunes link], seems harmless enough: it turns your...
View ArticleAndroid Devices Get Video Calling via Adobe
A new Adobe AIR demo is making the rounds today; it shows how Android phones can be used for user-to-user video calls.Built using an upcoming release of AIR 2.5, this app is the Android and Adobe...
View ArticleFacebook Among Web’s Worst in Customer Satisfaction [SURVEY]
The 2010 American Customer Survey Index conducted by ForeSee Results gave Facebook 64 out of 100 points in a customer satisfaction survey; that’s lower than any other business in its category. However,...
View ArticleHas the HP Slate Come Back from the Dead? We Doubt It
A recently discovered listing on the HP website has restarted the rumor mill for the HP Slate, the PC maker’s supposed Windows 7 tablet.PCWorld has uncovered a now-removed webpage on HP’s website that...
View ArticleFlipboard Launches as the iPad’s Social Media Magazine
With backing from several heavy hitters and an acquisition, Flipboard has kicked off its quest to become the new and vibrant way your browse your social media streams.Flipboard, which is now available...
View ArticleBrightkite Takes Branded Badges to the Next Level
Brightkite has launched a new way for their users and partner brands to get more out of location-based checkins.The company has added the ability to “level up” on the badges you’ve earned, which means...
View ArticleNew Matchmaking Site Lets You Date by the Book
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View ArticleApple Shows That Nokia N97 Mini Also Suffers from Death Grip Issue
Apple’s Smartphone Antenna Performance page, which aims to show that other phones besides iPhone 4 suffer from signal loss when held in a certain way, originally didn’t mention Nokia.However, that...
View ArticleOver 55 Percent of Android Devices Now Running Version 2.1
Let’s face it: Android will probably always be fragmented over three or four major versions. Some phone manufacturers are slow to adopt the newer versions of the platform, while some launch their...
View Article25+ of the Latest Job Postings in Advertising, Social Media and Search
If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all of our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired....
View ArticleTwo New Facebook Scams Make the Rounds [WARNING]
Hot on the heels of the Coca-Cola Facebook scam, which promised to reveal the “truth” about Coca-Cola (but in reality simply aimed to get a hold of your personal info), are two more spreading via...
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