Archive | August, 2009
Adobe to halt PowerPc support in future CS software
Adobe announced last week that future versions of its Creative Suite software (which includes programs such as Photoshop and Dreamweaver) will stop supporting Macs running on old PowerPc architechture. In a statement issued to consumers, Adobe noted: Customers are being notified to provide fair notice of any changes regarding the operating systems and hardware supported by Adobe solutions. […]
Continue reading...The hypocrisy of anti-Apple bandwagon jumpers
17. August 2009
For whatever reason, it’s recently become chic to hop aboard the Apple bashing bandwagon, and while Apple has its faults just like any other company, Apple seems to be held to an entirely different standard relative to other companies who conduct their business in a similar fashion. But why all the hate?
Continue reading...An in-depth look at Apple’s accusation that Psystar purposefully destroyed evidence
17. August 2009
The ongoing litigation between Apple and un-authorized clonemaker Psystar is turning into a full-fledged legal circus of epic proportions. In what seems to be a pattern here, it seems that Psystar has yet again engaged in some questionable legal conduct. Moreover, Psystar once again seems more concerned with publicly mocking Apple than it is with, […]
Continue reading...TomTom for iPhone now available on iTunes for $99
17. August 2009
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Well this should be good news for weary and lost travelers – TomTom’s much anticipated turn by turn app for the iPhone is finally available on iTunes for $99. TomTom is also planning to release a car-kit in conjunction with the app release which will include the latest and greatest in Tom Tom software, the […]
Continue reading...Apple hires former eBay executive as new Director of Global Data Center Operations
16. August 2009
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Apple recently hired former eBay Data Center executive Olivier Sanche to take on the role of Apple’s Director of Global Data Center Operations. The timing of the hire isn’t coincidental (then again, are they ever?) in light of Apple’s recent decision to open an enormous $1 billion data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Dave Ohara […]
Continue reading...Possible pictures of Snow Leopard packaging emerge
15. August 2009
MacRumors received the following photos which purport to show what the Snow Leopard packaging will look like. While Snow Leopard was initially expected to hit stores sometime in September, a number of whispers on the web are pointing to a very late August release.
Continue reading...The self-delusion of Jason Calacanis
15. August 2009
It’s been about a week since talking head Jason Calacanis unleashed his anti-Apple tirade on the masses, an article overflowing with mistakes, inconsistencies, and shockingly moronic reasoning. Since then, Calacanis’ article has been debunked, refuted, and challenged quite nimbly by a variety of folks more intellectually capable than Calacanis himself. I would have imagined that […]
Continue reading...Palm Pre sends user info, including location, back to Palm on a daily basis
14. August 2009
It came to light this week that the Palm Pre sends an array of user information back to Palm HQ on a daily basis. Specifically, Palm Pre users send the following information back to the mothership every 24 hours. 1) Installed Apps 2) Crash Logs 3) User Location (via GPS) 4) And finally, a list […]
Continue reading...Microsoft bribing iPhone developers to port apps over to Zune/Windows Mobile?
14. August 2009
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A few days ago, Microsoft put up a series of web postings which detail one iPhone developer’s experiences in porting an iPhone app over to the Windows Mobile platform. The underlying goal, of course, was to showcase just how simple and seamless the process is and to convince other developers to see the beauty in […]
Continue reading...Why yesterday’s Apple tablet rumor makes no sense at all
14. August 2009
Yesterday afternoon, Brian Lam of Gizmodo published a few interesting details about Apple’s upcoming and mythical tablet. Supposedly, a source with first-hand knowledge about the device contacted Lam out of the blue and gave him some down and dirty details about the as of yet un-announced product. “The device, which I’ve held mock ups of, […]
Continue reading...Moron shoots iPhone 3GS with 9mm handgun, then sets it on fire [Video]
14. August 2009
Well this certainly takes anti-Apple sentiment to the next level. While some folks have self-righteously chosen to protest Apple’s app store policies by abandoning their iPhones, one disgruntled iPhone user went to the extreme (a’la Harold and Kumar) and decided to put a few bullets into a new 16GB iPhone 3GS, before dousing it with […]
Continue reading...Fact: Adam Savage of MythBusters is a huge Apple fan
13. August 2009
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You may not immediately recognize the name, “Adam Savage”, but you’d undoubtedly recognize him as half of the entertaining duo on the popular TV show MythBusters (hint: he’s the one not wearing a beret). When Savage and his partner aren’t busy trying to figure out if one can survive an elevator crash by jumping up […]
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17. August 2009
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