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wayne - who has written 261 posts on Macgasm.
I'm into everything technology related, particularly anything Apple related. I enjoy programming and tend to lean towards server-based technologies over client-based. You can contact me on twitter, via e-mail, or follow me on friendfeed.
Thoughts on Cult of Mac and Pirating Applications
Cult of Mac got into some trouble with commenters due to an article showing step-by-step how-to on installing pirated application on your iOS device. As an iOS developer I am not up in arms regarding Cult of Mac showing a step-by-step guide on how to install pirated applications. I will explain my reasoning. Piracy is [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s April to June 2010 financial results
Friday, July 23, 2010
I’ve been looking over Apple’s 3rd quarter results for fiscal year 2010. In case you haven’t heard Apple made some money last quarter, to the tune of $15.7 billion dollars in sales. Apple had some gross margins of $6.13 billionion or approximately 39% gross margins. This means that Apple has around $45 billion in cash [...]
Continue reading...iPad to be available in nine more countries
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
There are some among the Apple community who live outside of the countries that can currently get the iPad without having to pay a premium and acquire the device on the grey market. Well the grey market sector is about to get a bit smaller and the countries that are able to get the device [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 4 to be available in 17 additional countries
Monday, July 19, 2010
By now you’ve heard that Apple has admitted to the issues with the iPhone 4 antenna design. And by now you know that you can receive a free bumper if you buy an iPhone 4 between now and September 30th, 2010. Plus, if you’ve already purchased a bumper you can get a refund. One thing [...]
Continue reading...Apple deleting discussions regarding Consumer Reports
Thursday, July 15, 2010
It appears as though Apple was deleting from their discussion forums any mention of Consumer Reports not recommending the iPhone 4 for a while. Now, while this may be perfectly within their right, as it is their discussion forums, they cannot control the whole Internet. For those who may not be aware, Consumer Reports did [...]
Continue reading...iMovie for iPhone 4 updated to 1.0.1
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Apple has released version 1.0.1 of iMovie for iPhone. While this only affects the potential 1.7 million (probably closer to 2 or 2.5 million) iPhone 4 owners, it does fix a few bugs. The list of ‘fixes’ are as follows: Improved reliability when exporting movies containing photos. Resolved issue with music playback within a project. [...]
Continue reading...AT&T having upload speed issues
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
It appears as though AT&T is having some trouble with iPhones in certain parts of the United States. No, this is not related to the ‘grip of death’ issue. This issue is regarding uploads. It seems as though certain parts of AT&T’s network are experiencing an issue with upload speeds, as depicted in this image. [...]
Continue reading...Apple to fix iPhone reception issues
Friday, July 2, 2010
For those who have had an iPhone since its initial launch in July of 2007, users were reporting issues with calls dropping with the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS, not to mention call quality and many other reception issues. Let us not forget the myriad of complaints and lawsuits regarding coverage and reception within [...]
Continue reading...The 12-hour iPhone 4 wait game
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
So after my AT&T pre-order debacle, I decided to get my butt up early to jump in the line to try to acquire an iPhone 4. Let’s go through the day. I woke up at 2:55 AM, five minutes before my alarm, jumped out of bed and got dressed. I gathered the items I would need. [...]
Continue reading...Apple Sells 1.7 Million iPhone 4s
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
By now you’ve heard of the throngs of people eagerly anticipating their new iPhone 4. Many of you were probably in a line, whether it was a pre-order line or a ‘walk-in’ line. I know I was. Well, we were among the 1.7 million others who received their iPhone 4 within 72 hours of its [...]
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Friday, July 30, 2010
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