Archive | April 30th, 2009
Using Macs to develop Twitter
Apple has an interesting writeup on the use of and preference for Macs over at Twitter HQ. Here are a few of the more interesting excerpts: At Twitter, software engineers use Mac systems running the most recent version of Mac OS X. Twitter was built using software tools like Ruby on Rails, which is provided […]
Continue reading...New Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf game for the iPhone looks pretty sweet
30. April 2009
Not a huge golfer, but the game play on EA’s new Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf game looks pretty slick and very intuitive. And at $9.99, it better be! Check out some of the gameplay footage below. via TouchArcade
Continue reading...On Apple’s efforts to design their own chips
30. April 2009
The Wall Street Journal published an in-depth article today which takes a look at Apple’s recent hiring spree of graphics experts. Apple Inc. is building a significant capability to design its own computer chips, a strategy shift that the company hopes will create exclusive features for its gadgets and shield Apple’s work from rivals. The […]
Continue reading...Apple hires former Xbox Strategy Chief
30. April 2009
A lot of interesting hiring going on at Apple these days, with the most recent being former Xbox strategy chief Richard Teversham leaving Microsoft for Apple whre he will reportedly take on an education related position. Teversham had worked at Microsoft for over 15 years. He held the role of Xbox director for platform and […]
Continue reading...Destroying a MacBook Air [Video]
30. April 2009
A guy from Denmark apparently hated his MacBook Air so much he decided to beat the s!@# out of it and utterly destroy it with a knife. Why all the violence? Because the Air had a broken hinge. Unless we’re missing something, this looks to be completely legit. I wonder if it’ll still fit inside a […]
Continue reading...Apple adds another expert to its growing graphics team
30. April 2009
Hot on the heels of Apple hiring former AMD CTO Bob Drebin as a Senior Director comes news that Apple has hired yet another graphics expert and former AMD/ATI CTO to its growing and impressive graphics team. The Inquirer reports, citing a source “deep inside” Apple, that Raja Koduri, who recently left his position at […]
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30. April 2009
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