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Ex-Zynga Boston team starts new iOS studio

by Mike Schramm (Feb 26th, 2013)

Zynga closed its Boston studio late last year, and some of its former developers have created a new company called Proletariat Inc. The group is set to release its first iPhone game next week, called Letter Rush. The folks at Proletariat, Inc. aren't new to the startup game. They were ...

Boston schools producing iPhone apps

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 3rd, 2012)

Readers who went to college in the pre-App Store days will likely remember what it was like to receive a college brochure when they were shopping for schools. It was so exciting to thumb through the pages of a bright and colorful brochure which was printed on thick, glossy paper. In the next ...

MacTech Boot Camp revving up for Dallas, coming to Boston, LA and Chicago later this year

by Mike Schramm (Apr 12th, 2011)

Our friends at the MacTech Boot Camp series of conferences for Mac consultants and IT techs are rolling right into 2011. They've got a session planned in Dallas for April 27, and then they're headed up to Boston for another event on May 18. We're told there's still room at the Dallas ...

iPad launch: Boston's Boylston Street store

by Dave Caolo (Apr 3rd, 2010)

The crystal-clear facade of Boston's Boylston Street Apple Store* beckoned and a slew of customers heeded the call this morning to greet the iPad. By the time I arrived at 8am, a line had formed down the street and around the corner -- a few hundred people at least. A second line for pre-order ...

iPad launch: Boston's first in line

by Dave Caolo (Apr 3rd, 2010)

We're were on the ground in Boston this morning (and New York, and Colorado, and ... ) waiting for the Apple Store to open. Here at the Boylston Street store the line started very early. At 12:00 am, in fact. Meet Miles. He's a New Yorker currently attending school in nearby Beverly, MA and was ...

Boston creates app to report road problems

by Mike Schramm (Mar 3rd, 2010)

Since moving to LA, I haven't quite had to deal with the potholes that Spring in Chicago usually brings (not that roads are any better out here, but at least they don't have to deal with all of the freezing and thawing). But despite the yearly flat tires and ruined alignments, Chicago hasn't gone ...

Two apps to help you find a parking spot

by Mike Schramm (Dec 4th, 2009)

A while back in Chicago, a friend and I tried working on a Google maps API site that was sort of a crowd-sourced parking guide -- we'd set up a Google map that could be marked up with where the best free parking was, and then we'd turn it loose on the Internet to get filled in with information. ...

Huge Apple ads ruffle feathers in Boston

by Dave Caolo (Oct 23rd, 2009)

Last week I was in Boston and drove past the ad pictured at right, as I have done many times. Even though it first went up in 2007, I still think, "Man, that is a big ad." Boston's Outdoor Advertising Board agrees. Two years ago, they declared the 13,750 square-foot monstrosity illegal because ...

Apple among "10 most overrated brands"

by Dave Caolo (Oct 29th, 2008)

Boston.com has produced a list of the 10 Most Overrated Brands. Apple is at number nine. How so? According to Boston.com, it's the hype that sustains us. "...while Apple has made its name combining sharp design with great technology, the brand's true appeal comes from the fact that consumers are ...

Grab a piece of Apple history, for charity

by Brett Terpstra (May 29th, 2008)

The Boylston Street Apple Store opening in Boston was entertainment for all, especially Bostonians. The unveiling was almost as much fun as the facade. Among the souvenirs floating around, at least one is worthy of special note, as the sale of it will benefit more than just the lucky buyer. Rescued ...

Boston's Tech Superpowers buries a treasure for Apple

by Dave Caolo (May 14th, 2008)

This is my favorite story of the week. Major League Baseball fans probably remember the New York construction worker who buried a David Oritz jersey underneath the New York Yankees stadium in an attempt to jinx the team. It seems he unwittingly started a trend. On Thursday, Apple's newest retail ...

Boston's Apple Store to open May 16

by Dave Caolo (May 6th, 2008)

We've been following the story of Boston's upcoming Apple Store for a long time, and now it's scheduled to open on Friday, May 16th at 6:00 PM. Yes, I'll be there. Say "Hi." When complete, it will be the ninth store in Massachusetts and certainly the largest ... or will it? According to Gizmodo, the ...

First pics of the Boston Apple Store

by Cory Bohon (Apr 27th, 2008)

Our Boston-based buddy, Chad Barraford, sent us in some pics of Apple's new Boylston Street store. Located across the street from The Prudential Center in Boston's upscale Back Bay, this will be the ninth store located in Massachusetts. Apple didn't just create a bland façade to cover the ...

Apple logo installed at Boston's future Apple Store

by Dave Caolo (Apr 4th, 2008)

We're getting closer, Bostonians. The flagship Apple Store that we've been anticipating for more than a year is starting to resemble an Apple Store. The folks at ifoAppleStore have a live webcam pointed towards the construction, and Flickr user kokernutz has posted a shot of the shrouded logo. This ...

Construction continues on Boston's future Apple Store

by Dave Caolo (Sep 20th, 2007)

When Apple opens Boston's flagship Apple Store on Boylston street, it's going to be huge - both literally and figuratively. ifoAppleStore has had a webcam pointed at the construction site for months now, and today's image is impressive. The building looks like it extends from Boylston street to ...