iPhone again.
“Apple, sales boom… products go bust” ran the headline of regional French daily La Provence as it revealed on Tuesday that a teenager had received a tiny shard of glass in his eye after an iPhone literally exploded in front of him on August 7.
Romain, an 18-year-old from Aix-en-Provence in southern France, said his [...]
What will Apple fan boys say this time? “No no no, the guy made up the story! Apple products are god sent!”
Apple attempted to silence a father and daughter with a gagging order after the child’s iPod music player exploded and the family sought a refund from the company.
The Times has learnt that the company [...]
So, Sony’s Walkman turns 30 yesterday. Those were the days……
When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.
He had told me [...]
Well, lucky strike?
A teenager hit by lightning escaped death as she was holding hands with her boyfriend.
Sophie Frost and Mason Billington, both 14, were sheltering under a tree on playing fields during storms when the bolt struck her iPod knocking them out.
But an expert in lightning injuries said the potentially fatal shock was reduced because [...]
Out of so many stuffs on earth, Barack Obama chooses iPod as the present for Queen Elizabeth when they meet in Buckingham palace.
When President Obama met the Queen at Buckingham Palace he put a modern twist on the traditional exchange of gifts by presenting her with an iPod.
The Queen was delighted as the iPod [...]
I believe many did not know about this. Many would think that, maybe Steve Jobs is the father of iPod, or Tony Fadell, or Jonathan Ive. But truth is Apple has used the technology, idea by Kane Kramer 30 years ago. Yes, iPod was based on an 30-year-old idea. The saddest thing is, Kane Kramer [...]
At least four institutions — the University of Maryland, Oklahoma Christian University, Abilene Christian and Freed-Hardeman — have announced that they will give the devices to some or all of their students this fall.
Another 2, Standford University and MIT have such plan as well.
Is that necessary? Or is that just a way to woo students? [...]
