Last Thursday we looked a few product launch fails, including the issue Apple was facing due to reports that it was easy to accidentally bend the new iPhone 6 Plus. However, Apple released a statement telling consumers that “with normal use a bend in an iPhone is extremely rare and through our first six days […]
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Throwback Thursday: #BentGate and Other Product Launch Fails
Excitement surrounded the recent release of Apple’s new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Apple aficionados everywhere couldn’t wait to get their hands on the new, slimmer phone with its bigger screen and much-anticipated iOS 8 software. However, for many consumers the latest Apple product has actually been a source of frustration. One of the most […]
Trending News Monday: iPhone 6 boosts Apple Sales
Well if Samsung was worried about the iPhone 6, they had just cause. This Trending News Monday, we’re telling you why. The iPhone 6 is bigger, indeed. In the first three days of the new iPhone release, Apple sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 pluses–breaking the Apple record. Last year, the tech giant sold […]
Two Suprisingly Social Apps for Tuesday
Did you know Apple’s App Store website has over 1,000 different apps that are classified as social networking apps? These apps are designed to help users make new friends, keep in contact with loved ones and meet a potential significant other. However, apps that are not intentionally designed for social networking, or include social networking […]
Two for Tuesday: Samsung is at it Again
New smartphone ads are like new Rocky films– the phones have always upped their games and are flexing their new muscles, the winner is never a solid bet and the fights are pretty brutal to watch. Such is the case with Samsung’s latest Apple attack ads. This Two for Tuesday, let’s take a look at a couple […]
TWO FOR TUESDAY: BEATS KICKED FROM WORLD CUP
Apple will be watching the World Cup from the bench due to a disheartening red card thanks to some unsportsmanlike conduct from Beats Headphones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_i3Lcjli84 Apple’s recent $3 billion acquisition of Beats Headphones from rapper Dr. Dre is not new to the market. The brand initially skyrocketed into popularity around the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing […]
Wisdom.Applied Wednesday: When the Apps changed the Ads
This Wisdom.Applied Wednesday, we’re looking at Apple’s latest release and what it means for the advertising game. Did Apple even imagine they would drastically change the advertising game when they introduced the iPhone back in 2007? Just two years after its release, smartphone users had completely altered the way cell phone users searched […]
Wisdom.Applied Wednesday: Fortunes, Failures and Modern Mobile Phones
Fifty-six percent of Americans carry around phones with more computing power than the machines used to send men to the moon in 1969. Technology has seeped into every aspect and element of our lives as it progresses to be more efficient, smaller and more users friendly. Marketers have found countless ways to fit emerging technology […]
Trending News Monday: A Groundhogs Day Punxsutawney Phil Couldn’t Predict
For much of the weekend, the Super Bowl ruled the news waves and news feeds; along with the big game–and the advertisements that surrounded it–the news of the premature death of one of the country’s most notable talents also spread across the country. This Trending News Monday, we’re detailing some of the weekend’s biggest headlines. […]
2013: Top Ten Ads According to SJG
As 2013 comes to an end, it seems natural to be in a reflective mood. Some think about their travel adventures, others recall endearing memories with friends and a few like me wonder if the Ventra card was the apocalypse Pop-Pop warned us about. I’ve also been reflecting upon the top advertisements of 2013. Those […]
Wednesdays without Will: Television without Commercials
Since before the original iPhone announcement, the Apple faithful have been waiting with bated breath for the tech innovation company to streamline the way we watch TV the way they did music and computing. Apple’s initial foray into the market with Apple TV didn’t captivate users the way their other products did, generating low sales […]
Throwback Thursday: ’70s State of the Art Technology
It’s Throwback Thursday here at Our Space, and guess what, I am writing about technology. Again. How does this happen? It seems statistically unlikely that the two times in a month that I post, I am allotted the same topic. It’s like a cruel joke. Nevertheless, let me start by confessing that I have not […]