Mark Gurman:
iOS 7 is codenamed “Innsbruck,” according to three people familiar with the OS. The interface changes include an all-new icon set for Apple’s native apps in addition to newly designed tool bars, tab bars, and other fundamental interface features across the system.
Innsbruck is the capital city of federal state of Tyrol in western Austria, known for its skiing. You may recall that all previous codenames of iOS builds have been named after ski resorts. iOS 6 was “Sundance”, for example.
Lots of good info from Gurman regarding Jony Ive’s iOS 7 design overhaul. Sounds like “flat” is indeed the new black.
On January 9th, 2007, the smartphone arms-race began.That race ended March 14th, 2013.
Overreactions are overrated.
In what may be the most anticipated earnings release in recent memory, Apple has unveiled their first quarter numbers, and they are huge. Apple posted its largest quarter ever, with $54.5B in revenue, and $13.1B in net profits, compared to revenues of $46.3 billion and a net profit of $13.1 billion year over year.
Apple Q1: $54.5B Revenue, 47.8M iPhones sold, 22.9M iPads sold
• Current Editorials • Reviews Tech in 2012
2012 has been a monumental year in technology. This year we’ve watched Facebook truly realize the complete “American Dream,” as it went through with an IPO that valued the social network at $90 billion in May, lost 47 percent of its value in 94 days, and subsequently began a slow ascent back to respectability. The Internet rallied its voice and defeated major legislation across the globe, including SOPA and PIPA that attempted to regulate the Internet. Major gadgets were released, including the Nexus 7, iPad mini, Microsoft Surface and iPhone 5. Copyright and patent laws around the world were put to the test as Apple and Android OEMs embarked on a game of ‘who can file lawsuits against each other in the most countries,’ with Samsung arising as the first victim of the lawsuits to the tune of $1 billion, which of course is being appealed.
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• Current Editorials • Reviews Apple in 2012
2012 was a tumultuous year for Apple filled with triumph and tribulation. As the first full year without Steve Jobs comes to a close, we are looking not at a company standing still as so many had predicted, but at a company who has revised virtually every product that it sells in the midst of a controversial misstep and a management shakeup.
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2012 was a major year in the technology industry; between new product launches, acquisitions, executives coming and going, the lawsuits, and the scandals, we wouldn’t blame you if you lost track more than once throughout the year. That’s why we’ve decided to take a look back at 2012 and the major technological events that defined the year. We’re examining the top trends, gadgets, and companies of 2012 in our year-end series “2012 in Review.” New articles in the series are going live every day this week (excluding Tuesday, of course) at 12:30 PM EST! Join us, won’t you?
Someone got tired of waiting for their LTE iPad Mini.
From WSJ:
Google has distributed a test version of its new mapping app that will work on Apple’s iPhones to some individuals outside the company, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Google has been putting the finishing touches on the app before submitting it for approval to the Apple iTunes store, this person said, though it’s unclear exactly when that will happen.
Google Maps for iOS has the potential to be the most downloaded app in history. History, people.
