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Rumor: GameStop to carry iOS devices, new and used

by Mike Schramm (Sep 5th, 2011)

This is intriguing: 9to5Mac is claiming that they've heard from multiple sources that GameStop will be carrying iOS devices, including iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches, in the very near future. The announcement was supposedly made last week to the various store managers at their annual ...

Oona smartphone stand, as seen on Kickstarter

by Chris Ward (May 10th, 2011)

Take an iChair, remove the case, add a suction cup and, voilà, the Oona smartphone stand. The Oona stand is a Kickstarter project, looking to raise US $10,000 to produce the first run of the neat, unobtrusive stands that look perfect for holding your iPhone steady on your desk or ...

CEOs discuss Apple at Web 2.0 Summit

by Michael Gray (Nov 19th, 2010)

While the Web 2.0 Summit was under way from Nov. 15 through Nov. 17, there were a few inevitable pot shots at Apple from attending chief executive officers. This isn't really a surprise with the ongoing growth of Apple and Apple's overall value, but it's definitely interesting to see what those ...

40.1 million people are playing games on iDevices, 45% fine with in-app ads

by Mike Schramm (Sep 13th, 2010)

Here are two interesting stats about iOS gaming to round out your Monday. First up, a new industry survey says that 40.1 million people in the US are playing games on Apple's mobile devices -- that's over half of the 77 million strong total gaming audience. That's a huge market share, especially ...

iPod touch makes up 38% of iDevices shipped

by Mike Schramm (Sep 7th, 2010)

Blogger asymco did a little calculating from last week's announcement numbers, and has hammered out a rough estimate of just how many of each iDevice are floating around the world today. According to Steve at last week's event, there are 120 million iDevices total in the world, and we already knew ...

Rumor: iTunes still heading to the clouds

by Mike Schramm (Jul 1st, 2010)

We didn't get that cloud-based iTunes at the last keynote, but the project (and the rumor) isn't dead yet. Boy Genius says "one of our reliable Apple sources" is confirming that iTunes in the cloud is still being developed -- the capability discussed would allow streaming of music and movies both ...