Only a few hours left in 2011, Pacific Time. It has been an interesting year, 2011.
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results, apparently it is good.
Apple has released its Fiscal Year 2011 Third Quarter Results.
All-Time Record Revenue and Earnings
iPhone Sales Grow 142 Percent; iPad Sales Grow 183 Percent
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The Company sold 20.34 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 142 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 9.25 million iPads during the quarter, a 183 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 3.95 million Macs during the quarter, a 14 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 7.54 million iPods, a 20 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.
As expected, iPod sales is declining as iPhone and iPad dominate.
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p.s. I’m on location of “Dexter” shoot.
Foo Fighters: iTunes Festival 2011 video is now available
Foo Fighters iTunes Festival 2011 video is now available for viewing. The performance was originally broadcasted live on July 11th, 2011 from London through iTunes Festival app and iTunes.
In the middle of the show during “Skin + Bones” (time stamp 1:51:22) Dave Grohl ejected an audience off the show room for starting a fight.
UPDATE:
Foo Fighters: iTunes Festival soundcheck
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIj_jt7a1qQ
Reaching out for Japan.
Throughout the Weekend, 37′ crews have been trying to contact our associates in Japan. We wish for their safety as we wait to hear from them.
Google has set up information page for 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami. You can find links to emergency numbers in Japan, Donation and other resources.
Apple has set up Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund through iTunes.
CES 2011: Windows Support for Silicon on a Chip Architectures.
Windows on ARM architectures, who would’ve guessed? Actually the rumor mills had been talking about it. Today Microsoft announces support of System on a Chip Architectures From Intel, AMD, and ARM for next version of Windows.
Next version of Windows? Do you mean Windows 8?
Microsoft have not officially called the next version of Windows as Windows 8 yet.
Is it anything new?
Not really. Windows NT kernel was ported to PPC and DEC-Alpha back in the 90’s. Actually it took Microsoft’s way too long to add suports for ARM architecture.
What’s next?
Steve Ballmer’s CES Keynote at 6:30 PM Pacific Time. CNET is covering it Live.
Live Video feed, or is it?
CES 2011: Keynote Overload!
It is CES week and there will be tons of keynotes coming from different companies preceding the main event. There’s Intel, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, Samsung, etc. delivering their keynotes. Then there will be tons of Press events. I’m not sure which one to follow.
Let’s hope for something really interesting, not just another rehash of CES 2010.
p.s. CNET will be bringing some live coverages of the keynotes and press events.
p.s.p.s. I want to buy new DSLR camera.
This Coming Week: CES and Mac App Store.
January 6th, 2011 marks the kick-off for International Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Companies will be showcasing their upcoming product line-up for 2011. Expect a lot of tablet computing devices from different companies. Android will the the OS Flavor of the show. Microsoft will be there, again with their version of tablet. I’m looking forward to new DSLR cameras from Canon and Nikon. Maybe this year we will see improved consumer level camcorders.
January 6th, 2011 is also the scheduled opening day for Mac App Store. This also means Mac OS X 10.6.6 will be available shortly before the Mac App Store opening.
