"You’d be forgiven if you were confused by the swirl of stories around the social video start-up Color in the past 24 hours.
First, a leaked internal memo said the company was winding down. Then we were told that Color was not shutting down (and further, that some at the company had no idea where the memo came from — turned out it was from the VP of finance). Then Color was being bought by Apple for “high double-digits” millions.
I’ve been reporting alongside these events, and heard all these conflicting tales, too — but while I couldn’t figure out how all of them could possibly be true, I held back from writing my own story. Now, having talked with numerous people about the situation, here is a storyline that actually checks out.
What’s really happening is that Color’s engineering team — about 20 people, comprising almost the entire company — is being “acqhired” by Apple at what’s being called a “nominal” price of something like $2 million to $5 million, according to multiple sources familiar with both sides of the situation."
CONTINUE READING at allthingsd.com: A Small Apple Talent Acquisition
Showing posts with label Verizon. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Jon Stewart Praises Verizon's Liberation of the iPhone
"The Verizon iPhone announcement may have been a snore, but at least we got this out of it: An excellent Daily Show bit starring John Oliver, who explains why Apple’s deal with the carrier is like V.E. day."
Jon Stewart Praises Verizon’s Liberation of the iPhone
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Jon Stewart Praises Verizon’s Liberation of the iPhone
See the video at: http://macgecko.blogspot.com/
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Verizon Exec Admits That A New Verizon iPad Is On The Way
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Verizon iPhone Doesn't Have A GSM Chip For Worldwide Roaming
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Don't Buy The Verizon iPhone Yet, Unless You NEED A New Phone ASAP
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AT&T: We're "Evaluating" The New iPhone Mobile Hotspot Feature
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Verizon iPhone Will Act As A Mobile Hotspot For Up To 5 People
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Don't count on a Verizon iPhone any time soon
Rumors about the iPhone coming to Verizon are sprouting up. Don't believe it, Verizon fans.
There are some fundamental reasons why a deal isn't imminent.
• Verizon's network runs on a wireless standard called CDMA, which is incompatible with AT&T's GSM network. It's not impossible to offer phones on both networks -- Research in Motion (RIMM) sells BlackBerry phones on every major U.S. network. But it wouldn't necessarily make economic sense for Apple.
• Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) has proudly advertised that consumers can make calls and surf the Web simultaneously on the iPhone, but Verizon's CDMA network can't support that feature.
• Verizon is set to roll out its 4G network later this year, and AT&T will unveil its 4G network in 2011. Those networks will be on a new universal, global standard called LTE, making a 4G/LTE iPhone much more cost-effective for Apple and easier to sell around the world. That would make next year or even 2012 a more likely timeframe for debuting a Verizon iPhone.
• suppliers haven't given any indication that Apple is building a CDMA phone, according to Jagdish Rebello, principal analyst of communication systems at iSuppli.
• Apple has a five-year exclusivity deal with AT&T (T, Fortune 500), according to court documents, making it unlikely that the iPhone could come to Verizon before 2012.
• AT&T offers unlimited 3G access for the iPad on a contract-free basis for an average of about $22 a month. Because those sales only account for 15% of AT&T's data revenue, according to data tracker Trefis, it may be part of a bigger strategy.
"There is speculation that AT&T is offering attractively priced 3G data plans ... as part of a broader deal with Apple to maintain iPhone exclusivity for longer than the original agreement," Trefis said in a recent analyst note.
Read the full story at CNN Money By David Goldman, staff writer
There are some fundamental reasons why a deal isn't imminent.
• Verizon's network runs on a wireless standard called CDMA, which is incompatible with AT&T's GSM network. It's not impossible to offer phones on both networks -- Research in Motion (RIMM) sells BlackBerry phones on every major U.S. network. But it wouldn't necessarily make economic sense for Apple.
• Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) has proudly advertised that consumers can make calls and surf the Web simultaneously on the iPhone, but Verizon's CDMA network can't support that feature.
• Verizon is set to roll out its 4G network later this year, and AT&T will unveil its 4G network in 2011. Those networks will be on a new universal, global standard called LTE, making a 4G/LTE iPhone much more cost-effective for Apple and easier to sell around the world. That would make next year or even 2012 a more likely timeframe for debuting a Verizon iPhone.
• suppliers haven't given any indication that Apple is building a CDMA phone, according to Jagdish Rebello, principal analyst of communication systems at iSuppli.
• Apple has a five-year exclusivity deal with AT&T (T, Fortune 500), according to court documents, making it unlikely that the iPhone could come to Verizon before 2012.
• AT&T offers unlimited 3G access for the iPad on a contract-free basis for an average of about $22 a month. Because those sales only account for 15% of AT&T's data revenue, according to data tracker Trefis, it may be part of a bigger strategy.
"There is speculation that AT&T is offering attractively priced 3G data plans ... as part of a broader deal with Apple to maintain iPhone exclusivity for longer than the original agreement," Trefis said in a recent analyst note.
Read the full story at CNN Money By David Goldman, staff writer
Friday, March 26, 2010
Verizon winds down expensive FiOS expansion
"NEW YORK — If Verizon Communications Inc. hasn't already started wiring your city or town with its FiOS fiber-optic TV and broadband service, chances are you won't get it.
Where it's available, FiOS usually provides the only competition for cable TV apart from satellite service. Studies have shown that its entry into an area leads to lower cable prices, though FiOS itself has not been undercutting cable TV prices substantially.
But Verizon is nearing the end of its program to replace copper phone lines with optical fibers that provide much higher Internet speeds and TV service. Its focus is now on completing the network in the communities where it's already secured "franchises," the rights to sell TV service that rivals cable, said spokeswoman Heather Wilner.
Verizon is the only major U.S. phone company to draw fiber all the way to homes and the only one to offer broadband speeds approaching those available in Japan and South Korea. The halt to further expansion comes as the Federal Communications Commission has sent Congress the country's first "national broadband plan," aimed at making Internet access faster, more affordable and more widely available."
Read the full story by PETER SVENSSON
Where it's available, FiOS usually provides the only competition for cable TV apart from satellite service. Studies have shown that its entry into an area leads to lower cable prices, though FiOS itself has not been undercutting cable TV prices substantially.
But Verizon is nearing the end of its program to replace copper phone lines with optical fibers that provide much higher Internet speeds and TV service. Its focus is now on completing the network in the communities where it's already secured "franchises," the rights to sell TV service that rivals cable, said spokeswoman Heather Wilner.
Verizon is the only major U.S. phone company to draw fiber all the way to homes and the only one to offer broadband speeds approaching those available in Japan and South Korea. The halt to further expansion comes as the Federal Communications Commission has sent Congress the country's first "national broadband plan," aimed at making Internet access faster, more affordable and more widely available."
Read the full story by PETER SVENSSON
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Sending The Perfect Resume by Email
Digital Life with Shelly Palmer Episode #17
Airdate: March 16, 2010
On this episode of Digital Life: Trojan phones. Some great new iPhone apps. Rock Band 3 is on the way and there may be up to 50 iPad competitors coming. Sony's got a secret weapon to help sell 3DTV and Facebook may have a privacy issue on their hands.
Digital Life with Shelly Palmer Episode #16
Airdate: March 9, 2010
Next on Digital Life. The Apple app censors are out in force. Music download price wars. Microsoft branded smart phones. And 3DTV is here. I'm going to help Orlando Jones get some pictures off of his digital camera. I'll talk with Jack Hidary, CEO of iamplify.com, about his latest technology venture.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Apple Burn Notice to Corporate Executives?
You never know what you will see when your in a Apple store. Seems Apple has been working over time to disgrace itself in the eyes of corporate executives lately with the MobileMe fiasco and lets not forget about the iPhone 3G call dropping issues.
Apple latest foolish impulse seems to burning corporate executives whom were previously favorable to Apple products. What happened? Well it's seems that Apple will no longer allow corporate staff to go into Apple Stores and buy iPhones or iPhone upgrades for their executives. I have personally seen mindless Apple store drones give the brush off to authorized technical support staff and executive admins telling them to have their CEO's or President's come down and stand inline and sign AT&T contracts. Yeah, like that is going to happen. You should have seen these folks trying to explain that they had purchased and upgraded numerous iPhones before and never had a problems. But the Apple employees would have none of it and handed out business cards of the store manager to the shocked corporate staff and said they could complain if they wanted. Now I remember the days when Apple was not doing so good and would have been excited to sell any equipment to any business person. So in the end all I can say is that this half-baked smack in the face to the corporate elite will not go well for Apple in the long run. After all do you think they would have received the same frosty reception in oh say the Verizon or T-Mobile stores?
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