Posts Tagged ‘iphone’
Pepsi sorry for ’sexist’ iPhone app
17 October 2009PepsiCo has apologized after it was accused of stereotyping women with an iPhone application for its Amp Energy drink helping users “score” on a date.
The app featured 24 types of women, including “nerd”, “foreign exchange student” and “treehugger”, and offered possible pickup lines including “Wasn’t I in Space Academy with you?” and “You know the Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. I wonder what else she shaves?”
Pepsi’s “Amp Up Before You Score” app prompted a storm of protest on Twitter, with commenters suggesting people drink Coke instead.
Incredible, amazing, awesome Apple
18 September 2009Apple Over $200: The New Normal
Apple’s stock has more than doubled but still has room to run.
Apple is running on all cylinders, and the stock price has reflected that. Apple’s stock was as low as $78 in January of this year, and now trades above $180. The intuitive response, had one missed the double, is to scratch one’s head and assume the run is over. Not for Apple.
The iPhone is the new catalyst for Apple ( AAPL – news - people ) and, as discussed in this column, the catalyst for the emerging mobile Internet growth cycle. The iPhone should continue to exceed expectations for two reasons. First, Apple just announced that it will launch its iPhone in China with China Unicom ( CHU – news - people ) (second-largest carrier with 125 million subscribers) on a non-exclusive basis and is rumored to be in discussions with China Mobile ( CHL – news - people ) (largest carrier with 500 million subscribers).




