Tag Archive | "apple"

W3i Lights Up the ‘Net with Its Latest App News

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

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Okay, so there’s this company named Apple that I hear makes phones.  And people tell me there’s been, uh, a bit of news lately about some new phone of theirs?  Well, that media firestorm didn’t stop Minnesota’s W3i LLC from deciding to jump in with some news of its own, which is actually related to [...]

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Minnov8 Gang Podcast 82: Vicarious WWDC

Saturday, June 12, 2010

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We revisit Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) through Julio Ojeda-Zapata’s experiences talking about the new iPhone 4 and his reliance on the iPad and HTC EVO 4G on his trip. Many other related subjects are explored to their logical conclusions. Show Hosts: Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson (Steve Borsch was away this week). [...]

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iPhone 4: Is it enough?

Monday, June 7, 2010

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As Minnesotans continue to embrace the always-on and always-connected online world — and mobile startups here continue to clock millions of app downloads with their offerings — there is no question that our ability to richly communicate with one another, be more productive, work when and where we want to, and have the world’s knowledge [...]

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MN Mobile Developers Clocking Millions of Downloads

Sunday, May 2, 2010

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Local developers of apps for mobile devices, especially those designed for Apple’s platform, are quietly amassing large numbers of users for their creations, I’ve been learning. This past week, I thought it would be an interesting little project for me to do a survey of sorts as the basis for this blog post. What I [...]

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Minnov8 Gang 74: Innovation is Driving Passions

Saturday, April 10, 2010

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The Gang recaps the week and has on Julio Ojeda Zapata as our special guest. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson Music by George Fletcher’s Bourbon Renewal with the The Tequila Mockingbirds and the tune is “Rumble Groove“. Brought to you by Music Alley DISCUSSED DURING THE SHOW NOTES: + FiRe: local [...]

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Minnesota iPhone App Developers Talk iPad and OS 4

Friday, April 9, 2010

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I’m having so much freaking fun with my iPad, I almost forgot to post this week.  I started asking my developer friends about it almost as soon as I got mine last Saturday, so I’ve had this post brewing for days now.  Then, I’m finally about ready to post it, and Apple goes and holds [...]

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Minnesota Startup Launches ‘Spark Radio’ iPhone App

Saturday, February 27, 2010

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Is it possible to design a radio app that delivers the ultimate radio experience, complete with visually stunning graphics and social media capabilities, too?  Minneapolis’ own Handcast Media Labs LLC thought so, set out to prove it, and just launched the result on the iTunes App Store a couple of days ago.  It’s called Spark [...]

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Minnesota Apple Watchers React to Steve Jobs’ Rant

Sunday, January 31, 2010

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So, if you haven’t seen the news Wired broke late Saturday (updated Sunday afternoon) about Steve Jobs going off on Google and Adobe at the Apple all-employee meeting, here it is:  Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Mantra is ‘Bullshit,’ Adobe Is Lazy: Apple’s Steve Jobs. Here’s an excerpt: “After a big public announcement of the sort [...]

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Minnov8 Gang Podcast 65: Talking the Apple iPad

Saturday, January 30, 2010

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Thursday’s Apple iPad launch was the most hotly anticipated technology launch event in years. To say there was enthusiasm for the device amongst many is obvious, but the disappointment felt by technologists and geeks is palpable. We explore the iPad — it’s good points and bad — with Julio Ojeda Zapata, the St. Paul Pioneer [...]

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Will the Apple Tablet be called the “iJulio”?

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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It’s unlikely that Apple will name the rumored tablet being announced tomorrow the “iJulio”, but it’s about the only name that hasn’t been floated up as a possibility! There is so much anticipation about what it will be — even though the McGraw-Hill CEO sticking his foot in his mouth and chewing soundly pretty much [...]

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