Archive | July 16th, 2009
An Apple Remote vs. a Microsoft Remote
Pictured below – An Apple Remote and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote. Marco Ament writes of the obvious differences in design and function between the two: The Microsoft remote uses two AA batteries that need to be replaced about every 6 months. The Apple remote uses a single CR2032 that has never needed to […]
Continue reading...Apple heeds customer complaints, contemplates adding anti-glare to glossy screens
16. July 2009
When Apple introduced glossy screens as the default screen across its entire product line, graphics and video professionals groaned. Glossy screens, they argued, came with a glare that often times made getting things done a challenging proposition when working in lit areas. Apple, however, touted how the new glossy screens had colors that simply “popped” […]
Continue reading...Analyst advises investors to sell Microsoft stock
16. July 2009
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Electronista reports: In a rare move, Argus Research analyst Jackson Turner today reversed his recommendations and urged investors to sell Microsoft stock. He cautions that the market has “shrugged off” real threats to its operating system business and that neither investors nor Microsoft have fully realized that the iPhone, as well as Google platforms like […]
Continue reading...Getting a Sex app onto the iTunes App Store
16. July 2009
Over the past few months, Apple has been notoriously quick to ban an app that had the slightest tinge of sexuality or violence. How then, pre tell, did the Naughty Dice app scoot its way in unfettered? To answer that question, Cult of Mac sat down with James Miller, the director of marketing for Trichotomy […]
Continue reading...Crazy Cool Augmented Reality App for the iPhone [Video]
16. July 2009
This app is currently under review by Apple’s iPhone App overlords, but damn, does it look cool or what? Augmented reality might literally change the way we go about our day to day lives. Check out the demos below. It has ‘killer app’ written all over it.
Continue reading...Apple reportedly demanded Microsoft stop running its “Laptop Hunter” ads.. we call BS
16. July 2009
Supposedly, Apple Legal picked up the phone and gave their old friends at Redmond a call, and asked them to stop running its “Laptop Hunter” ads. Microsoft COO Kevin Turner had this to say during his keynote speech at the 2009 Worldwide Partner Conference. And so we’ve been running these PC value ads. Just giving […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs shows up at a Coldplay concert
16. July 2009
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Move over Bono, Coldplay is where it’s at now – at least if you’re Steve Jobs. Jobs was spotted earlier this week at a Coldplay concert, marking the first time he’s been seen in public since undergoing a liver transplant a few months ago. Here’s the scoop. Two days ago, we came across the following […]
Continue reading...Shocking! Microsoft to copy Apple and open Microsoft retail stores next to Apple’s
16. July 2009
There’s an old joke about how Burger King decides where to open up a new restaurant – they look for a McDonalds and open up shop nearby. They might be in different industries, but it appears that Microsoft has taken a page out of Burger King’s playbook. In a keynote speech delivered yesterday at the […]
Continue reading...Latest beta of iPhone OS 3.1 keeps developers happy
16. July 2009
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Earlier this week, Apple released an iPhone OS 3.1 update to developers that finally allows them to work on their projects over a Wi-Fi connection. Ars Technica explains the advantages: According to one individual, this feature is “huge for developers.” It’s primarily geared at those who need to attach something to their iPhone or iPod […]
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16. July 2009
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