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Time Warner Cable iPad app adds channels to replace pulled ones

by Mike Schramm (Apr 1st, 2011)

I never thought I'd be writing about Time Warner Cable as an advocate for consumers getting more content, but sure enough, that's what the cable provider has become. After being forced to remove some channels from its newly-introduced streaming iPad app, TWC has added a whole list of new ...

Survey: 32% of iPad owners have never downloaded an app [Update: 9%]

by Mike Schramm (Oct 21st, 2010)

This is a fascinating little stat that echoes a few anecdotal statements I've heard before. Nielsenwire is claiming that a full 32% of iPad owners have never actually downloaded an app on the device, with another 5% only downloading free apps. That's a pretty crazy figure when you think about it -- ...

OkCupid: iPhone users have more sex

by Mike Schramm (Aug 11th, 2010)

I've been a huge fan of social dating site OkCupid's OkTrends blog for a while now. They're constantly sharing data (anonymized, of course) from their social site about what people find attractive and interesting in each other. The latest post has some fun information about cameras -- ...

Study: iPad owners are selfish elitists, non-owners are independent geeks

by Mike Schramm (Jul 29th, 2010)

Hey we didn't say it, we only repeated it. Consumer firm MyType has done a study of the opinions of 20,000 people, and have determined that iPad owners are wealthy, sophisticated, educated, and score very low in tests designed to chart altruism and kindness. In short, they're rich and smart, but ...

Apple sending battery recall emails to registered users

by David Chartier (Sep 1st, 2006)

If there was ever a good reason to register a product like a notebook, being warned that it might catch fire, and getting the chance to avoid said fire, is as good as any in our book. We're receiving reports that Apple has begun sending emails to registered owners of iBooks and PowerBooks, ...

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