Archive | February, 2009
Child Prodigy in Singapore writes iPhone apps
A fourth grader from Singapore has written a drawing app for the iPhone called “Doodle Kids”, and its already been downloaded over 4,000 times. The fourth grader, named Lim Ding Wen, happens to be fluent in six, count em’ SIX!, programming languages, and he’s currently hard at work on another iPhone game called “Invader Wars”. […]
Continue reading...iPhone users download games like crazy
5. February 2009
A new report from ComScore shows that over the past year, downloads of mobile games increased by 17%. Naturally, a huge reason for this increase is the ever-growing popularity of smartphones, which are significantly more geared towards gaming than regular voice phones. What’s even more interesting is the fact that iPhone users are seemingly downloading […]
Continue reading...Create a TimeLapse video with your iPhone
5. February 2009
Even with over 19,000 apps already available in the iTunes App Store, developers keep on coming up with original and clever ideas for applications. One app in particular, called TimeLapse, takes a photo with your iPhone every few seconds, and then compiles them all together into a video. In hindsight, this app seems like a […]
Continue reading...Is Apple working on an iPhone with multi-core chips?
5. February 2009
IntoMobile has an interesting article detailing a few reasons why it thinks Apple’s next gen iPhone will include customized multi-core chips. The next major overhaul of the iPhone platform might just see the iPhone coming into its own as a graphics-savvy gaming platform. Apple has been confirmed to have licensed PowerVR graphics technologies from Imagination […]
Continue reading...Leopard to include support for multi-touch and location awareness tools
5. February 2009
AppleInsider reports that Apple’s next OS X release, Snow Leopard, will include extended application support for multi-touch capabilities on its laptops, and location awareness tools for all Macs. While Apple’s desktops and laptops don’t contain GPS units, they will reportedly approximate a users physical location by triangulating nearby wi-fi signals, similar to how the iPhone […]
Continue reading...Bill Gates unleashes Mosquitoes at TED conference
5. February 2009
You can’t make this stuff up – Bill Gates released a swarm of mosquitoes* upon those in attendance at the TED conference. Before you go and come up with a bad Microsoft/bug joke, I should point out that Gates was trying to drive home the point that individuals in poor countries shouldn’t be the only […]
Continue reading...Apple delays shipment of 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro’s
5. February 2009
Citing a slight hiccup in the supply chain, Apple informed customers yesterday that shipments of its new unibody 17 inch MacBook Pro would be delayed for at least another two weeks. In an email sent to customers with existing pre-orders, Apple noted that it doesn’t expect shipmenst to commence until Februrary 19th at the earliest. […]
Continue reading...Apple Store in DC finally approved
5. February 2009
ifoAppleStore reports: After several denials by a District of Columbia architectural commission, Apple has finally obtained approval for its planned store on Wisconsin Avenue in the Georgetown district of the city. Apple intends to demolish and re-build the building at 1229 Wisconsin Avenue that they purchased in 2007 for $13.3 million. Early designs were heavy […]
Continue reading...Norway drops legal case against Apple over iTunes DRM
4. February 2009
A consumer advocate group in Norway that initiated legal proceedings against Apple for failing top open up its iTunes store to other music players has dropped its legal case in light of Apple’s recent announcment that iTunes would be going DRM free. ArsTechnica has more on the story overe here.
Continue reading...Analyst comically suggests Apple should release iPhone Nano and iPhone Touch
4. February 2009
Sanford Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi issued a note to investors today in which he asserted that Apple needs to come out with an iPhone Nano and an iPhone Touch. Don’t adjust your computer screens – you read that correctly. Sacconaghi argues that since Apple sells more units as its products become cheaper and cheaper, Apple […]
Continue reading...Rob Enderle tries to write about Apple.. hijinks ensue
4. February 2009
Rob Enderle’s latest article is a perfect example of how he’s either not qualified to write about tech, or that his bias against Apple is so great that he can’t possibly write about Apple without sounding like a complete fool. In his latest article, he argues that Apple going after Palm will turn Apple into […]
Continue reading...iLife ’09 begins trend towards Intel only Macs
4. February 2009
If you check out the fine print in iLife ’09, you’ll notice that ‘artist lessons’ in GarageBand will only work on Intel-based Macs. While some critics might cry foul, and argue that Apple is trying to force customers to upgrade so that they can get more money, the reality is probably closer to the fact […]
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