Archive | August 26th, 2009
Snow Leopard reviews start trickling in
Snow Leopard goes on sale this Friday, but a few lucky souls were given advanced copies of the OS and their reviews just went up a short while ago. Engadget’s Review of Snow Leopard: Here’s the thing about Snow Leopard, the single inescapable fact that hung over our heads as we ran our tests and […]
Continue reading...“How Microsoft destroyed development culture at FASA” and the creativity problem in Redmond
26. August 2009
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In a recent interview with GamesIndustry, FASA Interactive founder Jordan Weisman opines on how Microsoft destroyed FASA’s development culture when it was acquired by Redmond in 1999, and how it almost did the same when it acquired Bungie in 2001. Bungie, of course, is the development house behind the immensely popular Halo series for the […]
Continue reading...Update on the $5,000 in sanctions Psystar is required to pay Apple
26. August 2009
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Once again, Dizzle of WorldOfApple is on the ball with all things Psystar. Earlier today, Dizzle obtained the transcript from the recent Psystar/Apple hearing where Judge Alsup ordered Psystar to pay Apple $5,000. Contrary to initial reports, the $5,000 in sanctions wasn’t rooted in Psystar’s motion to compel, but was rather the result of Psystar […]
Continue reading...Design process of “Convert” iPhone app [Video]
26. August 2009
Check out this fascinating look into the design process behind the brilliant UI of “Convert”, a sleek unit converter app for the iPhone. The sheer number of different looks and designs the developers experimented with really shows how seriously they took their task. It’s a lot like the old saying – Good timber doesn’t grow […]
Continue reading...Is there built-in Antivirus software in Snow Leopard?
26. August 2009
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The Intego blog is reportingthat Snow Leopard appears to contain some sort of built-in antivirus protection. Check out the screenshot below which popped up when a user tried to open up a .dmg file infected with a DNS changer trojan horse. ZDNet speculates on the matter: It is not yet clear how Apple is handling […]
Continue reading...Court orders Psystar to pay Apple $5,000 for baseless discovery motion
26. August 2009
UPDATE: The $5,000 payment Psytar is required to pay Apple stems from Psystar CEO Rudy Pedrazza lying during his deposition, and causing Apple’s legal team to incur unnecessary legal fees. As a result of filing a motion that Judge Alsup found to be completely baseless, Psystar was ordered earlier this week to pay Apple $5,000 […]
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26. August 2009
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