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While being questioned as a witness in the Apple vs. Samsung case, Phil Schiller just revealed Apple’s marketing budget for 2009 and 2010, reported AllThingsD. The Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing would certainly be the one with all of the knowledge, as he told the packed courtroom that the Cupertino-based company spent $97.5 million on U.S. iPhone ads in 2008. Apple further spent $149.6 million on iPhone ads in 2009, and then it reached $346....

Philips announced today that it launched an SDK and opened APIs to iOS developers who are interested in creating apps that work with its “Hue” personal wireless lighting system. The company started selling its smart, Internet-connected LED lighting system in October exclusively through the Apple Store. The Hue system allows iOS users to control lighting from their iPhones or iPads by enabling Hue bulbs to talk to iOS devices and one another using the ZigBee LightLink standard....

Michael Kukielka, otherwise known as the DetroitBorg, posted the excellent video above showcasing one of the plastic iPhone shells that has been leaking all over the web like crazy. Besides the focus on the thinner ‘iPhone’ font on the back, we’re not seeing too much in the way of new stuff here, but it is nice to see the comparison, especially with the iPod touch and the plastic iPhone 3GS (which was alluded to many months ago)....

Gritty, the official mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers, reportedly punched a 13-year-old in the back. The incident was reported to have taken place during a photo session during an exclusive event. Before Gritty ever entered the scene, the Philadelphia Flyers had no mascot. In fact, they were only one of two teams in the NHL - the second being the New York Rangers - without one. In 1976, the team experimented with a mascot named Slapshot, according to ESPN, but it didn’t last....

What should I know? Basic knowledge of SQL programming will be required. Oracle PL/SQL Syllabus Introduction Advanced Stuff Must Know! What is Oracle PL/SQL? Oracle PL/SQL is an extension of SQL language that combines the data manipulation power of SQL with the processing power of procedural language to create super powerful SQL queries. PL/SQL means instructing the compiler ‘what to do’ through SQL and ‘how to do’ through its procedural way....

In a report from Computerworld way back in 2009, we learned that Apple had quietly acquired Maps API company Placebase. Then, founder of Placebase and CEO, Jaron Waldman, started working at Apple on a new “Geo Team”, presumably helping to integrate Placebase mapping technologies into future Apple products. Fast forward two years to a new patent application titled “Schematic Maps”, filed by Apple Inc. and published today with Waldman, along with Placebase co-founder Moran Ben-David, listed as inventors....

The PlayStation (PSN) allows the users to create and join in the party chat in order to communicate with party members via voice chat and text messages. To be very specific, each party can have 16 members of chat along with playing games together or sharing gameplay or broadcasting. However, the PlayStation (PSN) party chat not working on several times in this single April 2020. If you’re also wondering why the same issue is happening multiple times in a single month, then let us clear the main reason behind it....

Pocket Casts is a cross-platform podcast player with apps on iOS, Android, the web, and even Windows Phone, and today Shifty Jelly released a major update to the iPhone and iPad version. Pocket Casts 6 is out today and includes loads of changes including a refreshed user interface, a dark theme, multitasking features on iPad including Picture-in-Picture and Split View, and much more. Shifty Jelly says it has refined the user interface of Pocket Casts, something you can see above, which maintains the modern and simple look of previous versions....

In episode two, Netflix’s culture is discussed at length. One of the discussions I really enjoyed is how Netflix looks at employees like football teams do their players: if you can get a better player, why would you not? I’ve posed that question to a number of people in the weeks since, and while I don’t agree 100%, I do think it’s an interesting question to answer. Netflix changed a lot with how TV shows and movies are created and consumed, so looking at their past is very interesting....

Battling with other real-life trainers was always part of the Pokémon equation. With the Red and Blue versions (and a Game Boy Link Cable) you could pit your well-trained team against your friends (and enemies), and it was pretty darn immersive and fun. But was it balanced? Absolutely not… not in the slightest. Despite having multiplayer competition in the series’ very DNA, the Pokémon franchise’s balance was predominantly focused on the single-player experience, meaning that no one on the development teams had really considered the potential for fair competition in real life trainer-to-trainer battles, whether it was just between friends or part of an official tournament....

Complaints that Apple’s App Store algorithms are broken, often returning nonsensical results for highlighted categories like ‘New’ and ‘Hot,’ have finally caught the company’s attention. Phil Schiller yesterday responded to tweeted complaints by Mozilla’s Lisa Brewster and Screenshot++ developer Wesley Dyson. Both drew attention to the fact that highlighted app categories in Canada and other countries (though seemingly not the U.S.) were filled with a whole range of similarly-named apps, and that apps whose names put them at the top of alphanumeric sorting remain in the ‘New’ category forever …...

Apple Fellow Phil Schiller officially took the stand today in Apple’s legal battle against Epic Games. The Apple veteran focused heavily on the early days of the App Store, but also provided some interesting tidbits on what it costs to run WWDC, a new developer center coming to Apple Park, and more. During his testimony, Schiller revealed that it costs Apple around $50 million each year to put on its Worldwide Developer Conference....

After more than a year of construction work, Apple’s large new store located in Seattle’s University Village shopping center will soon be complete. Since initial groundwork began early last year, images of the store under construction have shown continuous but metered progress as the structure rose. Known as “Village Green,” the project site was formerly a parking lot in the shadows of Apple’s current University Village store, a location that has been in operation since 2003....

So, what’s better than to charge this important mission to your smartphone? Developers created a lot of applications that can track finances, pay bills, remind users that the due dates are coming and a lot more. Some of these are presented in the following lines so read on to discover the best applications that can help users to pay and organize bills. Best 5 Apps To Help Pay Bills Nowadays, time is the main issue and when this vital resource becomes more important than ever, you hardly have time to manage and organize your bills properly....

Features of Pentaho Pentaho BI suite Who are using Pentaho BI? How to Install Pentaho in AWS Prerequisite of Pentaho Pentaho Administration Console Pentaho Tool vs. BI stack Advantages of Pentaho Disadvantages of Pentaho Features of Pentaho Following, are important features of Pentaho: ETL capabilities for business intelligence needs Understanding Pentaho Report Designer Product Expertise Offers Side-by-side subreports Unlocking new capabilities Professional Support Query and Reporting Offers Enhanced Functionality Full runtime metadata support from data sources...

Two separate academic reports suggest that playing Pokémon GO can be good for both physical and mental health (provided that you manage to avoid car crashes and stay away from landmines). New research by Tokyo University says that players report significantly reduced stress levels, which could have positive effects on mental health … The study was published in Nature (via CNET). The paper says that while the effect is small, the cumulative effect on the population as a whole could be substantial....

Slate has been releasing great podcasts for many years, and I recently discovered one of their existing shows that have added a new format. Hi-Phi Nation, while already in season four, has a new structure. This season they are focusing on a single theme: crime and punishment. Crime and punishment podcasts have become extremely popular, so this makes a lot of sense for Slate to use their unique skills to bring a fresh look to the show....

A YouTuber has posted a video in which he is seemingly shot at after inadvertently trespassing onto someone’s property while hunting Pokémon in some woods, notes TNW. Pokémon GO launched on iOS this week in select countries. While the footage could be real, it definitely has the look of something staged – which would be a prank in pretty poor taste during a week with a number of high-profile tragic shootings....

The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro will go up for pre-order tomorrow morning after first being unveiled on Tuesday at Steve Jobs Theater. With new cameras and colors highlighting the changes, what do you plan on ordering? iPhone 11 pre-orders For the release of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, Apple is switching up its pre-order strategy. Instead of hitting the Apple Online Store at 12 a.m. PT/3 a....

Philips Hue has quickly risen to the top of the food chain as far as iPhone smart home automation is concerned, with a range of HomeKit-compatible white and color lights that are controllable via WiFi. The company is now expanding its Hue range beyond lighting, to include related accessories …. a Motion Sensor. The new Motion Sensor goes on sale in October and allows users to automate parts of their lighting experience based on movement in rooms....