Archive | May, 2009
Caption this photo of Steve Jobs chillin’ in the 80’s
Check out this photo of Steve Jobs chillin’ sometime in the early 80’s. If anyone has an idea as to when this photo was taken, please drop a line in the comments. Also, if you guys have funny caption ideas about what Steve might be thinking, let’s hear em! I’ll get the ball rolling – […]
Continue reading...Microsoft admits UI for Windows Mobile 6.5 was rushed
14. May 2009
You can file this one in the “no shit” cabinet. At the TechEd 2009 conference today, Microsoft employees conceded that UI for Windows Mobile 6.5 was rushed to completion, which makes sense given the OS’s largely underwhelming reception and the UI’s obviously dated appearance. Electronista reports: “The reason why we couldn’t complete the interface on Windows Mobile […]
Continue reading...Hacker claims to have hacked into Steve Jobs Amazon account
14. May 2009
Cult of Mac is reporting that a hacker was able to gain access to Steve Jobs Amazon account through a carefully crafted, yet fake, email from Amazon that installed a keylogger on his system. The hacker is trying to sell details of Jobs’ Amazon.com account to journalists, including Jobs’ purchase history for several years and his […]
Continue reading...If the iPhone had a kid with a Sony PSP…
14. May 2009
It might look a little something like this.. (doesn’t that sound like a cheezy setup from an 80’s stand-up comic?) The designer affectionately refers to the wishful product below as an iWish. Which reminds me, wasn’t Apple supposed to come out with a basketball called the iSwish? Yeah, I went there. via planetmat
Continue reading...Apple hires noted security expert
13. May 2009
Apple recently hired noted security expert Ivan Krstic, who had previously worked as the director of security architecture for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative. While working at OLPC, Krstic was tasked with making computers easy to use while simultaneously keeping them safe from malicious software. As part of his work, he developed the […]
Continue reading...Gene Munster: Don’t expect a new iPhone at WWDC
13. May 2009
The keynote address at this years WWDC will be presented by Phil Schiller and an all-star lineup of other Apple executives. Notably missing from the cast of characters, however, will be Steve Jobs. And if you believe Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple also won’t be introducing a new and upgraded iPhone model at this years WWDC. […]
Continue reading...“Banned” iPhone Commercial [Video] – Must Watch!
13. May 2009
Check out this hilarious parody of an iPhone commercial from the good folks over at IGN. Good shit.
Continue reading...Steve Jobs won’t be delivering the WWDC keynote
13. May 2009
When Steve Jobs temporarily stepped away from Apple a few months ago, he said he’d be back in June, and according to Apple executives, that’s still the plan. But if you were expecting that Jobs would make a triumphant return to Apple in the form of a killer keynote that would see him introduce an […]
Continue reading...AT&T explains lack of 3G support for SlingPlayer mobile
13. May 2009
I guess it’s really not that surprising that SlingPlayer’s iPhone app, which is live in the app store by the way, will only include support for Wi-Fi data transfers. In a statement released today, AT&T explained why it chose not to support SlingPlayer over a cell connection.
Continue reading...Apple responds to Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunter” ads x3
12. May 2009
Apple today unveiled 3 new get a Mac ads, one of which directly takes on Microsoft’s recent ad campaign where it touts the wide variety of choices PC users have in picking out a computer. Overall, the ads are pretty solid. The last trio of “Get a Mac” ads seemed a bit tired, and almost […]
Continue reading...Jonathan Ive loses bid to attain domain names
12. May 2009
Acclaimed Apple designer Jonathan Ive was recently denied in his efforts to gain control of 4 distinct domain names which he argued misappropriated his name. Ive, of course, is crediting with designing, or helping to design, the iPod, the iPhone, the iMac, and a number of other successful Apple products. The Background From 2004 to […]
Continue reading...10.5.7 OS X update is live.. get it while it’s hot!
12. May 2009
Apple today released OS X 10.5.7, in what will most likely be the last significant Leopard update before Snow Leopard. Apple’s website highlights the following tweaks and improvements in the update:
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15. May 2009
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