Russia To Ban iPhone and iPad From 2015
According to a report in the International Business Times, Russia is set to ban the iPhone and iPad from 2015 ‘as a result of a new law that forces online services operating in the country to store their data locally’. This law doesn’t just affect any device that uses Apple’s US based iCloud servers but also potentially Facebook and Twitter too. A report from Progorod claims,"the internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev believes that Apple will not have enough time to move all the data storage to Russian territory by 2015". As many of you will have heard last week Vitaly Milonov a Russian politician stated that Tim Cook should be banned…
Tickle Your Fancy – #30
Welcome back to our thirtieth post in our new section ‘Tickle Your Fancy’. ‘Tickle Your Fancy’ includes a round-up of five links to articles from around the internet that have specifically interested us during the course of the week. Ones that we feel are relevant to your interest in photography and art. Just to explain the title for this section ‘Tickle Your Fancy’ is an English idiom and essentially means that something appeals to you and perhaps stimulates your imagination in an enthusiastic way, we felt it would make a great title for this new section of the site. We hope you enjoy this weeks’ selections… Fashion Magazine Shoots…
The Wider Image – New App From Reuters – For iPad
The Wider Image is an unprecedented photography experience from Reuters, the world’s largest news agency. Created exclusively for the iPad, this immersive app reimagines news photography to bring images and information to life. This app is free and you can download it here.
Moody Downgrades Nokia’s Credit Rating To One Notch Above ‘Junk’ Status
Reuters are reporting today that Moody’s have cut their rating on Nokia to just one notch above ‘junk’ today, April 16, 2012. This sent Nokia into a bit of a frenzy trying to defend its cash position and cost-cutting plans. Immediately they issued a press statement, "Nokia will continue to increase its focus on lowering the company’s cost structure, improving cash flow and maintaining a strong financial position’. Nokia CFO Timo Ihamuotila said in an official statement after Moody’s reduced their long term credit rating to Baa3. Nokia warned last week of losses for the first and second quarters, stating it had gross cash balances of 9.8 billion euros ($12.8…
New $99 iPhone 4 – Really?
Reuters are reporting that ‘Asian suppliers to Apple Inc have begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its hot-selling iPhone 4 with a smaller 8 gigabyte flash drive, according to two people with knowledge of the matter’. Apple have been asked to comment and not surprisingly they have declined, as too have Samsung. Several analysts believe that a cheaper 8GB iPhone 4 could boost Apple’s sales in emerging markets. There have been other rumors in recent weeks that Apple are planning on discontinuing the iPhone 3GS, so if that’s true then this cheaper iPhone 4 could really clean up. And what of the incoming iPhone 5, well? We’re pretty sure that…
Return Of The Woz?
Steve Wozniak Segway and Apple extraordinaire was interviewed by Reuters in Brighton, England this week. Wozniak was attending the SQLbits conference to present awards to winners as his position as Chief Scientist for storage company Fusion-io affords. He was quoted as saying ‘I’d consider it, yeah’, when asked if he would consider returning to an active role within Apple if asked, according to AppleInsider. "There’s just an awful lot I know about Apple products and competing products that has some relevance, some meaning," he went on to say. "My thinking is that Apple could be more open and not lose sales," said Wozniak, while adding, "I’m sure they’re making the…
