Archive | July 29th, 2009
Apple plans to attend CES 2010, Jobs invited to deliver keynote
After months of speculation, it appears that Apple will officially be in attendance at next year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a move made possible by Apple’s announcement last January that it would no longer attend the Macworld Expo, which historically takes place during the same week as CES. According to a report in the WSJ, […]
Continue reading...A look back at un-released Apple prototypes [Photo]
29. July 2009
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A new book from designer Harmut Esslinger of Frog Design gives us a small glimpse into Apple’s design process via photos and stories of Apple prototypes that never made it to market. Frog Design, in case you’re unaware, is a design company that was instrumental in churning out designs for number of popular Apple products […]
Continue reading...Microsoft to open first retail stores in California and Arizona
29. July 2009
Microsoft announced yesterday that it’s retail initiative to roll out a number of Microsoft Retail Stores will begin in Scottsdale, Arizona and Mission Viejo, California sometime this fall. The shoopping area chosen in Mission Viejo is already home to an Apple Store while the Scottsdale location is not. According to Microsoft spokeswoman Kim Stocks, the […]
Continue reading...New “flying apps” display at Apple Store in Palo Alto [video]
29. July 2009
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TechCrunch writer Jason Kincaid stumbled upon this pretty cool window display at a flagship Apple Store in Palo Alto recently. Check it out.. Now wouldn’t it be funny if someone came out with a similar display for apps available on the Palm Pre?
Continue reading...New ARM processor from Samsung clocks in at 1GHz
29. July 2009
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Earlier this week, Samsung unveiled a new iPhone grade ARM processor with a clock output of 1Ghz, a marked improvement over the current iPhone 3GS processor which can potentially run at 833Mhz, but which has been scaled back to run at 633Mhz due to heat and power considerations. Samsung notes that the new Cortex-A8 chip, […]
Continue reading...Apple removes Google Voice apps from iTunes
29. July 2009
Apple yesterday removed all iPhone apps which made use of Google Voice because they “duplicate features that come with the iPhone.” I guess iPhone users will have to bid adieu to the free text messaging and cheap long-distance phone calls that Google Voice provided. AT&T is reportedly, and not surprisingly, the party behind the apps […]
Continue reading...Why Psystar can’t do whatever it wants with copies of OS X
29. July 2009
Psystar, the company Apple’s suing for illegally selling non-Apple hardware running OS X, issued a statement yesterday announcing that it had hired a new law firm, and that they’re looking forward to answering Apple’s legal challenges head on. Included in the statement is an attempt by Psystar to defend its actions. Everyone here values openness. […]
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29. July 2009
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