With iTunes 10 launched recently, Apple is enjoying a healthy position in the music market at the moment, but did you ever wonder how much it costs Apple to keep everything running? It probably won't concern the average consumer much, but analysts over at Asymco estimate that iTunes costs Apple a juicy $1 billion annually to run and maintain. Despite Apple getting 30% of the sales of apps from its App Store and profits from music sales, a billion bucks is still a very significant figure. It's estimated that iTunes cost Apple over $30 million a month to operate back in 2009, but the figure has since jumped to over $75 million a month now, which is nearly a billion a year.
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If Rockstar existed during the NES's golden days, this is how Grand Theft Auto might have looked. It features lots of gore, weapons, and even a Tanooki suit for some reason. Continue reading for the College Humor parody.
As ridiculous as the fake GTA was, the commercial freaked me out. It's unbelievably dumb, but kids, this really was how we rolled.
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Urban lifestyle means that sometimes the plants that we have in our apartments might have a little trouble getting enough sunlight. With that in mind, the Solight concept might be able to ease the situation if it's turned into a reality. This device is capable of storing solar power via its internal battery, after which it'll be able to be positioned over a plant, giving said plant a healthy dose of natural sunshine. Sounds like a pretty useful idea, and you can check out a video detailing this concept after the jump.
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Remember the Decepticons from the Transformers movie franchise? Well, that's one of the cooler names for an enemy to date, but here we have actual decepticons thanks to researchers at Georgia Tech who managed to teach a robot to identify situations where deception might be the best option. These deceptive tactics will ultimately help it accomplish its pre-programmed goals. Of course, immediate application would point towards military goals (research is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research after all), but deception could also come in handy in different situations as well. Imagine a search and rescue scenario where the robot could increase the chances of survival for victims of a disaster by deceiving them, letting them know that there’s a 93.77% chance of the house of cards falling down on their heads with the robot's instructions as their only hope. This will certainly involve some heavy duty programming, and we will be more careful the next time we use our voice controls for the home's heating system by cranking up the mercury if the system already recommends us otherwise.
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