Archive | May, 2009
A Mac ring? A step in the wrong direction for Apple fans
I get being all about the Mac, believe me, but this is just taking it too far. Suffice it to say that anyone who would buy and wear this ring is not someone I’d wanna hang out with. This isn’t cool no matter how ya slice it or dice it. The same picture on a […]
Continue reading...Apple hardware accounted for 12% of all mobile app downloads in 2008
25. May 2009
A recent study from Strategy Analytics shows that the iPhone and iPod Touch, together, accounted for 12% of all mobile app downloads in 2008. While not strikingly high, the 12% figure becomes somewhat more impressive when you consider that the iTunes App Store didn’t even open until July of 2008. Not too shabby for 6 […]
Continue reading...Sony CEO: We could have beaten Apple in Digital Media had we embraced open technology
25. May 2009
In a recent interview with TechOn, Sony chairman and CEO Howard Stringer had some interesting things to say about Sony’s past failures and achievements, in addition to laying down a noteworthy tidbit about DRM and Sony’s failure to successfully take on Apple. On Sony’s failed CONNECT music download service: Sony hasn’t taken open technology very […]
Continue reading...You’ve got to be shitting me!
25. May 2009
Let this be a lesson to all of you.. never bring a shiny new iMac into a barn. via TwitPic with the following description: You have got to be shitting me. *no pun intended* I come back from dinner and I find this. I guess thats what I get for having my computer in a […]
Continue reading...“Painting” the cover of The New Yorker with an iPhone [Video]
25. May 2009
For those of us who haven’t been blessed with artistic talent, the following video is truly mesmerizing. Artist Jorge Columbo drew this weeks cover of The New Yorker armed only with an iPhone, the Brushes app, and his trusty finger. The following video captures Columbo’s entire design process, and it’s incredible to see smudges on […]
Continue reading...I’m getting a Palm Pre because of the exclusive Nascar content
25. May 2009
Check out this screenshot from a leaked Palm Pre launch guide which lists all the ways the Palm Pre “smokes the competition.” The Palm Pre looks cool, but this chart sure as hell won’t help convince people to jump on over to Sprint.
Continue reading...Sprint Launch Guide for the Palm Pre Leaked
24. May 2009
If you want to check out a leaked copy of Sprint’s Palm Pre launch guide, mosey on over here for the pdf. Related: Why the Palm Pre won’t challenge the iPhone Related: Sprint CEO predicts Pre shortages early on Related: Palm Pre will be harder to find than Waldo on launch day
Continue reading...Safari 4: Not as big on privacy as you might think
24. May 2009
Web designer Chris Harwick writes about Safari not taking care of business when it comes to keeping your web browsing habits private: The most outrageous thing I found, and it took drinking from Spotlight’s firehose of filesystem changes with FSEventer to find it, was that Safari does not delete the webpage previews it generates for Quicklook. […]
Continue reading...Apple’s cool with the Kama Sutra after all
24. May 2009
After initially banning the e-book reader Eucalyptus because it allowed users to download a text copy of the Kama Sutra, Apple finally came to its senses and decided to accept Eucalyptus into the app store with no requirement that the developer manually block users from downloading the Kama Sutra. James Montgomorie, the developer of Eucalyptus, wrote in a blogpost earlier […]
Continue reading...If Microsoft tried to make a “I’m a PC” commercial [Video]
23. May 2009
Check out this pretty amusing video depicting what a Microsoft created “I’m a PC” ad would look like. The sound and picture quality isn’t all that great, but it was a High School student project shot and edited in 1 day. I think it has some comedic gems, and production quality aside, it’s well-done. Enjoy!
Continue reading...Screenshots suggest iPhone will support over the air downloads for TV Shows and Movies
22. May 2009
A series of screenshots, if you buy that they’re authentic, seem to indicate that the iPhone will soon be adding support for over the air downloads for T.V shows and Movies. As it stands now, the iPhone only supports over the air downloads for music and video podcasts.
Continue reading...Opening of Apple Store in Zurich draws huge crowd
22. May 2009
The Mac faithful came out in droves to see the opening of the first Apple Store in Zurich, Switzerland. Photos are courtesy of Macprime, where you can find even more photos of the event.
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26. May 2009
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