Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts

Sunday, 23 September 2012

Fiona Apple addresses drug arrest in odd speech at concert

Earlier this week, Fiona Apple followed in the footsteps of Armie Hammer by getting arrested in Texas for marijuana possession, and everyone wondered why Texas was so obsessed with ruining everyone's good time. And the arts. At the very least, this

At a concert in Houston two days after her drug arrest, Fiona Apple opened up to her audience about the experience while alluding obscurely to some kind of wrongdoing by people involved in the arrest. Apple was busted on Wednesday in the border town of

The singer may face serious jail time in Texas thanks to a state law that classifies possession of any amount of hashish, no matter how small, as a third-degree felony.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Singer Fiona Apple opened up to fans during a concert in Houston in a bizarre speech about the night she spent in a Texas jail after being arrested for hashish possession last week. Apple, 35, began by apologizing to her jailer for

Fiona Apple says everyone at the Texas jail where she was booked for possession of marijuana treated her real nice everyone except FOUR PEOPLE — and…


Shared iOS 6 Apple Map links redirect to Google Maps

There's a lot to love about Apple's new mobile operating system, but there's also a lot of kinks.

Call it a hunch, but we suspect that at least a few of you picked up an iPhone 5 today, or at least made the leap to iOS 6. If you're in either position,

Apple's new maps app for iOS 6 can't find one of its own stores in Sydney, Australia. Reg reader @Rob2081 tweeted the image below that shows Apple thinks it Sydney flagship store is on the eastern side of George Street, one of the city's main shopping

Topping tech headlines on Thursday were complaints about Apple's new Maps app within iOS 6. The questionable results produced by the new app even spawned a Tumblr blog that highlights some of the more bizarre results. Still, iOS 6 is now on at least 15

Psst. In case you didn't notice? In iOS 6, Siri is a hoot. Apple has programmed in even more silly, sassy, delightful responses and it's up to all of us.


Saturday, 22 September 2012

How Fiona Apple was caught carrying hashish in West Texas (+video)

In 1996, when Fiona Apple released her debut album “Tidal,” the angst of being female and young was a major part of the cultural zeitgeist. Via the Riot Grrrl movement, women had seized the defiant energy of punk rock to wield for their own purposes.

Fiona Apple was arrested in Sierra Blanca, Texas after authorities found cannabis in her tour bus at a border patrol stop.

Updated 2 p.m. PT Thursday: Singer Fiona Apple, who was arrested Wednesday in Texas for possession of hashish and marijuana, was released from jail Thursday after posting a $10000 bond, the Hudspeth County Sheriff's

Singer-songwriter Fiona Apple has been arrested for hashish possession at a West Texas town after a Border Patrol drug-sniffing dog detected marijuana in her tour bus, The Associated Press reports. Hudspeth County sheriff's office spokesman Rusty

All she needs is a good defense Fiona Apple was arrested at a border stop in Texas yesterday after authorities claim they found hashish on the…


Apple iOS 6 map flap gives Google geolocation advantage

After Apple's maps service in its new iOS 6 operating system was greeted with widespread criticism, the company said Thursday saying that it was working hard to improve the technology. Read more

Call it a hunch, but we suspect that at least a few of you picked up an iPhone 5 today, or at least made the leap to iOS 6. If you're in either position,

We reported earlier that iOS 6 first day adoption was high, but new information provided to TechCrunch by mobile analytics company Apsalar shows that over time, users are picking it up much faster than previous versions.

For many TUAW readers, this weekend represents a first encounter with Siri, Apple's virtual personal assistant. Siri is waiting to help you create reminders, send texts, look up information and lots more. Siri replaces the dance of your fingers on

With iOS 6, you can roll out of bed to a mellow reggae beat or leap out of bed to thrash metal — your choice. If you use your iPhone as your alarm, you likely have grown tired of starting your day to the same marimba tone. You may not have noticed yet


Friday, 27 July 2012

Buy Apple (AAPL) Before iPhone 5 Launch, $570 Levels Look Attractive

This story, regarding Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) includes a theory and a rumor – which makes it all the more juicy. One theory as to why Apple, Inc., missed estimates on its Q2 earnings report revolves around the idea that there has been (and still is

For Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), iPad is a huge success. Tim Cook recently revealed sales figure of iPad. According to the CEO, iPad achieves record sales of 17 million iPads in June quarter. Back in 2010 when the first iPad was unveiled, the device

In corporate news, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is due to post its third-quarter results after the market closes. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is expected to report 33 percent growth in earnings and 30.7

(By Mani) The results of Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) can be described as a calm before the storm as the company's soft third quarter and the upcoming not-so-great fourth quarter could be a lull before it reports a mammoth first quarter next year with

Still considers it a conviction buy, but in the short term there will be issues.


Thursday, 26 July 2012

Mountain Lion upgrades take from 13 to 57 minutes, says Apple reseller

Computerworld – Mountain Lion upgrades can take as little as 13 minutes and as long as almost an hour, a New York City Apple reseller said today. Tekserve, which bills itself as "New York's largest independent Apple store," timed the Mountain Lion

by Dan Moren, Macworld.com. One of the many features that Mountain Lion has borrowed from iOS is the idea of systemwide sharing. In many apps you'll see a Share button, represented by an arrow popping out of a box, which provides quick, one-button

The last mountain lion sighting was Thursday. Stern Hall is located on Gayley Road, right by the theater. Lots of similar sightings were reported near the campus last year as well. Hikers often found deer carcasses as further proof lions were hanging

Likewise, Mountain Lion Power Nap will wake up just enough of the system on certain Macs to grab email, notes, reminders and messages, run backups, and download OS X updates. All of this is done without turning on a screen, powering up a fan, or doing

We've been fielding a number of tips this morning from eager Apple users who have been experiencing issues downloading Apple's latest operating system.


AAPL: New iPhone could make Apple stock a bargain buy

Computer and mobile device maker Apple Inc. (AAPL ) late Tuesday posted disappointing fiscal third quarter earnings results and offered a weak fourth quarter outlook, sending its shares plummeting in aftermarket trading.

Take a look at some of Wednesday's morning movers:

Apple numbers are out. It's a rare miss for Apple, as the company whiffed on just about everything other than the iPad and iPod. The stock is down 5% in after hours trading. Here's are all the key numbers compared to what the

How Dumb is Draghi? The Fed and AAPL too. From: – 11:06am – July 25, 2012. Guest post by Peter Tchir. How Dumb is Draghi? The bear case continues to make a lot of sense. We have a global economy that is slowing. Profits are slowing.

A rare quarterly earnings miss at Apple Inc prompted a few brokerages to slightly lower price targets for the stock but, with the next iPhone looming, most analysts urged investors to see this as a buying opportunity. Shares of Apple, the world's most


Apple Mountain Lion has lots to like

the answer is "no". But for those who have minimal cloud storage requirements and who are using the handful of apps that currently take advantage of iCloud Document Library, iCloud and Mountain Lion are a well-designed and implemented alternative.

Mountain Lion is really an incremental update to Apple's existing Lion operating system — meaning it isn't a total overhaul, just another step in Apple's strategy to bring some of the iPhone and iPad features to the Mac. But it adds some interesting

Mountain Lion is really an incremental update to Apple's existing Lion operating system — meaning it isn't a total overhaul, just another step in Apple's strategy to bring some of the iPhone and iPad features to the Mac. But it adds some interesting

The new system, formally OS X 10.8 and dubbed Mountain Lion, went on sale Wednesday, July 25, 2012 as a $19.99 download from Apple's App Store. It builds on the previous system, Lion, which came out last July. (AP Photo/Apple) Photo: Associated

Last year, I posted about creating a standalone Lion USB installer thumb drive. This year, I update those instructions for Mountain Lion.You'll need.


AAPL: New iPhone could make Apple stock a bargain buy

Computer and mobile device maker Apple Inc. (AAPL ) late Tuesday posted disappointing fiscal third quarter earnings results and offered a weak fourth quarter outlook, sending its shares plummeting in aftermarket trading.

Take a look at some of Wednesday's morning movers:

Apple numbers are out. It's a rare miss for Apple, as the company whiffed on just about everything other than the iPad and iPod. The stock is down 5% in after hours trading. Here's are all the key numbers compared to what the

How Dumb is Draghi? The Fed and AAPL too. From: – 11:06am – July 25, 2012. Guest post by Peter Tchir. How Dumb is Draghi? The bear case continues to make a lot of sense. We have a global economy that is slowing. Profits are slowing.

A rare quarterly earnings miss at Apple Inc prompted a few brokerages to slightly lower price targets for the stock but, with the next iPhone looming, most analysts urged investors to see this as a buying opportunity. Shares of Apple, the world's most


AAPL: New iPhone could make Apple stock a bargain buy

Computer and mobile device maker Apple Inc. (AAPL ) late Tuesday posted disappointing fiscal third quarter earnings results and offered a weak fourth quarter outlook, sending its shares plummeting in aftermarket trading.

Take a look at some of Wednesday's morning movers:

Apple numbers are out. It's a rare miss for Apple, as the company whiffed on just about everything other than the iPad and iPod. The stock is down 5% in after hours trading. Here's are all the key numbers compared to what the

How Dumb is Draghi? The Fed and AAPL too. From: – 11:06am – July 25, 2012. Guest post by Peter Tchir. How Dumb is Draghi? The bear case continues to make a lot of sense. We have a global economy that is slowing. Profits are slowing.

A rare quarterly earnings miss at Apple Inc prompted a few brokerages to slightly lower price targets for the stock but, with the next iPhone looming, most analysts urged investors to see this as a buying opportunity. Shares of Apple, the world's most