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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 in New Commercial

Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson officially announced about ten days ago the existence of its first handset powered by Google's Android operating system, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10. The rumors on this device go back about half a year, when it was known as the XPERIA X3, or Rachael, yet we shou...

12 November 2009
09:48 GMT

Mastermind Behind Apple’s Iconic Ads Steps Down

The Chairman of advertising agency TBWA and creator of Apple’s famous TV ads, Lee Clow, has confirmed his plans to continue working with the Mac maker, after being erroneously reported as relinquishing his role as the head of TBWA. 66-year-old Clow decided to step down as chief creative officer at the agency, ...

2 November 2009
04:19 GMT

New Get a Mac Ads Target Windows 7 Upgrade Mess

The newest TV commercials from Apple have just started airing, with all three spots targeting Microsoft’s Windows 7 launch. Apple is now creating scenarios where people decide it’s easier and more logical to switch to a Mac, since Microsoft has customers moving files manually when performing the “up...

23 October 2009
02:47 GMT

iPhone Developers Offered the Chance to Boost App Downloads

A mobile advertising platform recently launched by Mojiva Inc - mOcean Mobile - has recently announced a free mobile ad serving platform for iPhone developers, which aims to be the first and only tool to enable developers to monetize their apps by selling and managing their own mobile ad space. Implicitly, mOcean for...

7 October 2009
10:00 GMT

Love Windows 7 - New Video Ads Available, Worst Yet

No less than four new Windows 7 video advertisements are now available, and exclusively for your “viewing pleasure” I integrated them all at the bottom of this article. Yes, “viewing pleasure” because, although the general message of the ads is designed to spread the love for Windows 7, viewer...

6 October 2009
08:59 GMT

1984 Ad Remix Features Steve Jobs as Big Brother

A while ago, a small company going by the name of doubleTwist developed a media-playing application that now connects and syncs with most popular devices in a no-hassle manner. The doubleTwist app integrates with OS X beautifully (although it does borrow Apple-specific elements), it is free to download and use, and a...

1 October 2009
05:54 GMT

Allan Gray TV Ad Brings James Dean Back to Life

James Dean, the ultimate Rebel Without a Cause, who died aged just 24 in what has often been called a senseless car crash, lives again in a one-minute, black-and-white, short film for investment company Allan Gray. The ad, which has just been aired on television, has taken even film critics by surprise, with most of ...

23 September 2009
03:45 GMT

Apple Airs New iPhone Ads - 'Dine,' ' Nature,' and 'Pass'

Apple has started airing three new iPhone commercials emphasizing that its App Store currently holds some 75,000 applications for iPhone and iPod touch. The ads continue Apple’s manner of marketing the iPhone as a universal tool that comes in handy in just about any situation. Also worth noting is that Apple&r...

22 September 2009
10:20 GMT

Apple Posts New Trainer Ad Starring Robert Loggia

In the past two weeks, Apple has posted three new Get a Mac commercials on its website, two of which have been confirmed as airing for various TV channels as well. The latest ad, “Trainer,” stars renowned actor Robert Loggia. In the new ad, Loggia is PC’s trainer. PC is trying to get in shape in or...

31 August 2009
03:25 GMT

iMagic OS 2009.9 Pro Has Arrived

Carlos La Borde recently announced the release of iMagic OS 2009.9, a version that features updated software, proprietary multimedia format support and parental controls and brings improvements to the way Windows applications can be installed. This version also marks the first anniversary of the iMagic OS project. "...

27 August 2009
11:01 GMT

New iPhone TV Ad Addresses Sports Fans

A new iPhone 3GS ad is airing, and it is also available for immediate viewing over at Apple’s website. Titled “Avid,” the new TV spot is targeting sports fans who may be interested in using some of the apps available in the App Store to improve their sports routine. The showcased apps are Golfshot:...

27 August 2009
03:10 GMT

Country Singer Erin Kalin Is the New GoDaddy Girl

Beautiful country singer Erin Kalin has just been announced as the new spokesperson for the Go Daddy Group, a world-wide known domain name registrar and web-hosting company. Famous around the world for its appealing SuperBowl commercials, the company has been associating its services with young beautiful women in a u...

25 August 2009
08:16 GMT

New Get a Mac Ad Stars Seinfeld’s Puddy

Apple is airing two new “Get a Mac” ads, one of which is featuring Seinfeld’s Puddy (Elaine’s boyfriend) – actor Patrick Warburton. Although the guy is funny in a sense few can achieve, the “Top of the Line” ad itself fails to impress. The same goes for the “Surprise&rd...

25 August 2009
03:30 GMT

Two New iPhone Ads Debut: Share and Travel

Apple has started airing two new TV ads emphasizing the wireless capabilities of the iPhone, but also its ability to show you exactly where you are and get directions anywhere in the world. Naturally, Apple’s elusive device carries out these tasks using third-party apps that the company lauds in its iPhone comm...

4 August 2009
04:42 GMT

Apple Airs New TV Ads - iPhone 3G S

Apple has started airing new TV ads for its most powerful iPhone yet, the iPhone 3G S. The fresh ads emphasize three of the newly added features, one of which works across all iPhone models, as well as iPod touch devices, thanks to OS 3.0. “iPhone 3G S is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet and we think peop...

2 July 2009
04:35 GMT

Apple Airs Three New Get a Mac Ads

Apple has started airing three new commercials in its ongoing successful Get a Mac campaign. The three ads can be immediately viewed over at Apple's website, under the Mac section, along with older Get a Mac ads going way back to 2006. The latest three spots, PC Choice Chat, Elimination, and Customer Care, feat...

14 May 2009
06:05 GMT

iMagic OS 2009.5 Launched

Carlos la Borde announced yesterday, April 26th, the release of iMagic OS 2009.5, his commercial, Kubuntu-based Linux distribution. This version comes with a host of new features, like a first run wizard, MP3 decoding, better integration with magicOnline 2, improved Microsoft compatibility, Google Desktop, magicGuide...

27 April 2009
03:50 GMT

New Get a Mac Ads Stick to Their Roots

Apple has started airing new “Get a Mac” ads featuring the same protagonists, as well as the same topics – PC's ongoing struggles with viruses and Windows' lack of user friendliness. In spite of Microsoft's constantly changing ad campaigns, Apple sticks to its ever-more-sarcastic ads,...

21 April 2009
04:21 GMT

Apple Posts Three New iPhone Ads

Apple has posted new ads on the iPhone section of its website, following the same "there's an app for just about anything" trend. The ads ("Student," "Office," and "Itchy") emphasize the usefulness of the iPhone 3G and its ability to run just about any sort of app. The spots are available to watch in several siz...

8 April 2009
07:36 GMT

iPhone Advertising Toolkit Available from AdMarvel

AdMarvel has launched the iPhone Advertising Toolkit, a bag of tools that leverage experience from a broad portfolio of mediation services for mobile advertising. To put it in the simplest terms, the toolkit enables developers having already earned a spot in the App Store to easily integrate advertising from virtuall...

2 April 2009
06:29 GMT

Increase App Awareness with AdMob's 'iPhone Download Exchange'

AdMob has announced its plans to address one of the biggest challenges facing iPhone application developers today – increasing consumer awareness and downloads. To do this, AdMob has introduced the AdMob iPhone Download Exchange, a service that gives devs a unique way to get the most out of their apps, by effec...

31 March 2009
10:35 GMT

New iPod touch Ad Brings Back the Fun

Apple has started airing a new iPod touch ad under the same “funnest iPod ever” slogan. The new ad manages to showcase some 15 applications in under 30 seconds, accompanied by a song from Franz Ferdinand's latest album.“iPod touch games and applications are nothing short of amazing. And the App...

19 February 2009
08:55 GMT

iMagic OS 2009.3 Released

Carlos La Borde announced today the release of his iMagic OS 2009.3, a commercial, Kubuntu-based Linux distribution. Featuring a customized version of OpenOffice, called magicOffice, an easier application installer, magicOnline, that replaces CNR (Click 'N Run), and a Kubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) base, the new iMa...

6 February 2009
07:31 GMT

iFart Mobile Offers $5,000 in Cash, MacBook, iPod touch in Ad Contest

The folks behind iFart Mobile have announced their intention to give away $5,000 US Dollars for creating the best commercial for the iFart mobile iPhone app. "We are looking for creativity, humor and mass appeal," reads the announcement on the official web site of iFart Mobile. "The Creators of iFart, One of the Most...

6 February 2009
03:42 GMT

Apple Posts New iPhone Ad Featuring Third-Party App Goodness – Check

The last couple of days, Apple has been throwing in new TV commercials featuring third-party applications available for iPhone and iPod touch. The third such ad features three new applications that truly bring out the best in the iPhone.Apple kicks off the ad by showcasing SnowReports, an app that gives you the abili...

28 January 2009
10:49 GMT

New iPhone Ad Even Cooler than the Last

Apple continues to emphasize the usability of its revolutionary handset through ads showcasing third-party apps. The latest of such ads – Fix – features three apps that Apple believes would suit any user.For instance, who wouldn't need an app like Rocket Taxi, a cab finder that uses your current loca...

27 January 2009
06:02 GMT

New iPhone Commercial Airs – Read

Apple has added a new TV ad to the iPhone section of its web site. Simply titled “Read,” the commercial emphasizes the iPhone's ability to support an immense variety of apps, focusing on apps that have the user reading.Apple outlines that users can download and use apps that can even read an MRI scan...

26 January 2009
03:20 GMT

iPhone Now #1 Device in AdMob's Book

The world's largest mobile advertising marketplace has declared iPhone as the #1device  requesting ads worldwide. Apple's smartphone has displaced even the Motorola RAZR, AdMob's Metrics Report reveals. AdMob stores and analyzes handset and operator data from every ad request in its network to opt...

19 November 2008
05:45 GMT

New iPhone Ad Features Shazam

Apple has started airing a new iPhone ad, continuing its efforts of showing the world how iPhone can solve life's dilemmas, "one app at a time." The latest such ad features Shazam, a very useful app that miraculously tells you what song is coming from a stereo's speakers."Shazam fully integrates with and co...

10 November 2008
03:43 GMT

Apple Solves Life's Dilemmas with iPhone 3G

Apple is now featuring a new iPhone advertisement on its website. The ad, simply dubbed Dilemmas, emphasizes the iPhone's capabilities to run useful and fun-to-use apps. The commercial reveals Apple’s constant tendency of highlighting only one app at a time to show the iPhone's potential.The latest iP...

5 November 2008
03:18 GMT

Apple Totally Owns Microsoft in New Get a Mac Ads

Apple has started airing two new Get a Mac ads, hitting back at Microsoft soon after the Silicon Valley Windows maker kicked off its own advertising campaign, “Windows, Not Walls.” As always, Apple's concise and straightforward adds make Microsoft's attempts at improving its image futile.First o...

20 October 2008
05:24 GMT

Microsoft's Ads Made on Macs – Protagonists Are Apple Fans

In what looks like a gossip topic promising to keep us busy for a while, Microsoft's ad campaign is showing signs of failing even before it got a chance to take off properly. Admittedly, Microsoft's last (I'm a PC) ads have picked up the pace (compared with the Seinfeld ads), but reports of them h...

24 September 2008
14:51 GMT

First I'm a PC Ad Airs (Made on a Mac)

It was revealed yesterday that Microsoft had allegedly ditched comedian Jerry Seinfeld in favor of another (more symbolic) character to be featured in its Windows Not Walls ad campaign. While there's still talk whether or not Seinfeld is coming back to tell Gates to “adjust his shorts”, Microsoft...

19 September 2008
02:58 GMT

Microsoft Ditches Seinfeld in Favor of Apple-Like 'PC Guy'

We don't want to say we saw this coming but... we saw this coming. All it took was two not-so-catchy ads featuring mogul Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld to “break the ice”, after which Microsoft realized it would take much more to break Apple's spirit.To give you a taste of how the public...

18 September 2008
03:09 GMT

New iPod Touch, iPod Nano Ads

With the release of two new iPod models, Apple has also started airing two new commercials. Neither of the ads refers to the new features directly, nor are they stressed out in any way, particularly where the iPod touch commercial is concerned. Still, both of them are worth 30 seconds of your time to watch them.If th...

10 September 2008
15:01 GMT

Bill Gates Shakes It for Jerry Seinfeld in 1st 'Get a Mac' Counter-Ad

It kicked off and, boy, does it suck! What do you mean “what”? Microsoft's “Windows, Not Walls” $300 Million ad campaign aimed at putting a sock into Apple's mouth. The ad is only an “icebreaker,” according to Microsoft SVP Bill Veghte, suggesting that future ones will be...

5 September 2008
09:16 GMT

The ASA Bans iPhone 3G Commercial

The ASA has concluded that the iPhone cannot access websites which use Java or Flash, despite Apple's claim that "all parts of the internet are on the iPhone". Two members of the public complained about the TV advert, therefore prompting the ASA to tell Apple UK to stop airing the ad."Two viewers believed t...

27 August 2008
22:16 GMT

Apple Targeted by Microsoft's New Ad Campaign

Speaking during the keynote address at Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference, Brad Brooks, Microsoft's VP of Windows Vista consumer marketing, disclosed the company's plans to counter Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads. The campaign is called "Free the People" and refers to making computing so...

9 July 2008
16:11 GMT

That's a First: Rockstar Ad Not Banned

Rockstar has managed to create some of the most controversial games ever and to offend tons of people who had nothing to do with gaming and could not understand that virtual worlds and real life are two completely different things. Anyway, as a result of the offended people's complaints, many ads for Rockstar�...

9 July 2008
04:06 GMT

Apple 'Caught' Setting Up Shooting Gear at the Fifth Ave Store (NY)

Rumor has it that Apple is planning to film a commercial inside its Fifth Ave Retail Store in New York for the presentation of the new iPhone model. Folks over at the iLife went down there and obtained quite a wealth of clues as to what products are involved in the commercial.The news further fuels suspicions raised ...

30 May 2008
04:50 GMT

Nokia N95 8GB Magically Presented

Released in the US only a few months ago, Nokia N95 8GB is among the best mobile devices that American users can currently buy. Although the handset is far from being affordable, it has reached record sales across the globe and it will probably sell well a long time from now on. In order to make sure US users are ...

16 May 2008
08:27 GMT

'So Many Users Are Leavin' Me for Mac,' Vista Says

It's been a while since we looked at another Mac vs PC ad, hasn't it? It seems that with the passing of each day, Windows PC realizes he has very little chance keeping everyone interested in him with Mac out in the wild too. That's why PC has decided to write a sad song dubbed "the Vista Blues", which ...

16 May 2008
04:02 GMT

Lenovo Gives Apple a Taste of its Own Medicine

Without a doubt, Lenovo's ThinkPad X300 kicks major behind. The laptop not only includes a built-in optical drive, but sports not one (like Apple's MacBook Air) but three USB ports, not to mention more options to upgrade. So, while Apple was busy making fun of PCs, Lenovo decided to give the Cupertino folks...

5 May 2008
17:16 GMT

Lynx Mark I, the Future of Commercial Spaceflight

There are possibly thousands of commercial air flights being carried out every day on Earth, however not even one commercial spaceflight. This is merely because there is no commercial spacecraft available at this moment capable of conducting more than one flight into space each day. To be more accurate, even the spac...

26 March 2008
08:48 GMT

More Mac vs PC. Sidebar Ads

Sidebar ads are nice and entertaining, aren't they? Every time you load a page, there's a good chance that a funny sidebar ad will appear, either aimed at promoting a device, a car, an environmental-friendly product and of course more. So, they're generally funny. This one, however, is close to sadisti...

25 March 2008
07:49 GMT

YouTube Clip Sends 18-Year-Old Student to Apple

Apple has recently recruited an 18-year-old university student from Warwick to make an advertisement for one of the company's latest products, the iPod touch. You must be wondering why, of course. Well, as it turns out, the song Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex (by CSS) inspired Nick Haley to make an advertisement for A...

1 February 2008
03:21 GMT

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Fully Animated Commercial

Perspective Studios and The Mill New York are two companies that have collaborated in order to come up with a nice commercial for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and if you'll just click right HERE to download and watch it yourself, you'll see that they did a pretty good job at it too. Uncharted is an upco...

10 December 2007
06:27 GMT

Funniest WoW Commercial Ever Featuring Mr. T and William Shatner

The latest World of Warcraft advertisement has to be one of the funniest things that ever hit the web. While William Shatner's appearance (Kirk from Star Trek) is (surprisingly) enough to get people wondering "hey, if Shatner's got game, why wouldn't I have game?", Mr. T's spot is simply sublime. ...

22 November 2007
05:53 GMT

How to Become a TV Star from an Ordinary Apple Fan

It was already a known fact that YouTube users can easily become celebrities; but there's something special about this story, because it involves both Apple fans and officials. As Wired reported today, Nick Haley, which is one of the biggest Apple fans, created his own iPod Touch commercial using his own equipme...

29 October 2007
04:41 GMT

PSP Advertisement - Two Girls Touching Each Other. PSP... Around

Sony's commercials have always been a little abstract, strange, shocking... the list could go on. It's a fact: Sony doesn't like normal. Which is good, because people generally like surprises. And girls. Sony's betting on girls too. Aren't they smart? OK, but what the you-know-what is up with...

7 September 2007
05:02 GMT


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