Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Taking Control Of Files In The i-Era

I have posted many times on this blog that I have become a big fan of the Apple suite of products.  My route to this Apple support though is not typical.
I adopted iTunes early and have consolidated our media library there.  We loved the iPods and still have one of the original white iPods working.  When [...]

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Amazing Stats From Apple

Yesterday Steve Jobs talked about the “i-universe” that includes the new iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes and now iAds.  Apple is on a roll.  These stats are amazing.
—On Saturday, 300,000 iPads were sold. As of yesterday, 450,000 were sold.
—4 billion apps have been downloaded from the App store, and there’s 185,000 apps in the store. There’s [...]

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Top iPad Launch News From Blogosphere @ Geek.com

Yesterday was iPad Launch Day…not an official holiday…but I am not sure that there has ever been as much enthusiasm about a new consumer technology product.  The iPhone launch was big but this was “inside baseball” mostly for the legions of Apple-devoutees.  I remember going to wait in line…late…at the local AT&T store on that [...]

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Apple Tunes Up With LaLa?

Reports are out that Apple is near or has agreed to the acquisition streaming music company LaLa.  This is a very interesting development in the game of positioning for the next wave of growth for digital music.
LaLa is a four-year-old start-up based in Palo Alto, California.  Lala, unlike Apple’s iTunes, lets users play the [...]

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Where Have The Pay Phones Gone?

I was waiting to hop the train to New York this morning and overheard an interesing conversation.  A young man, lets say around twelve, was asking this adult he was with what this funny looking medal  thing was.  The adult went onto say it is where the pay phone used to be.  Of course the [...]

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Over 2 Billion iPhone Apps Downloaded

Apple Inc said on Monday that downloads from its iTunes applications store had passed 2 billion.  The number of apps has also ballooned to more than 85,000 apps available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
It was just April that I posted about 1 billion apps dowloaded.
There are some great apps available that is for sure, [...]

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Runkeeper On iPhone Outruns Nike+

The iPhone GPS functionality is opening up a whole new set of opportunities for applications that track location, speed, time and more.  The opportunities are powerful to enhance the life of runners, cyclists, hikers, boaters, walkers and so many more outdoor enthusiasts.
Last Summer I posted about Nike+ and Apple.  This is a great collaboration where [...]

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Jeff Bennett Blog – Top June 2009 Posts

June 29, 2009 – Place For Technology In Education
June 28, 2009 – You Can Have Your HP Calculator On Your iPhone
June 21, 2009 – New England Innovation Events For The Week
June 18, 2009 – Expert Bloggers Debate New iPhone or Software Upgrade
June 17, 2009 – Internet & Marketing $28B Industry to New England
June 16, 2009 [...]

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

You can now have your HP calculator on your iPhone

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Mobile Apps Usage On Rise

Interesting article in the New York Times today regarding mobile applications.   The article cites some new research from a Chicago firm called Gravity Tank about current usage of apps and buying criteria for smart phones.
I can say that I did not buy the iPhone for the apps…there were none in  July 2007.  I am sure [...]