Archive | November, 2009
Psystar president Rudy Pedraza contradicts sworn legal statement in newspaper article
We’ve been following the ongoing legal battle between Psystar and Apple extremely closely here at Edible Apple, and this week should be a doozy with Judge Alsup scheduled to issue a ruling on both parties’ motions for Summary Judgment tomorrow. With D-day only one day away, the Broward/Palm Beach News recently ran an interesting 6-page […]
Continue reading...Apple removes Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ e-book from the iTunes App Store
10. November 2009
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Last Friday, a Spanish translation of Hitler’s Mein Kampf made its way onto the iTunes App Store as an e-book. Even more perplexing was that the apps icon was a front and center picture of a swastika. We wrote on the topic last week: Now how in the world did Apple’s app store review team […]
Continue reading...Apple rejects caricature app featuring bobblehead politicians
10. November 2009
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In the latest episode of Apple fumbling around the app store rejection process, Apple rejected an app which provided users with detailed information about members of the United States Congress because each politician’s entry was accompanied by a caricature of said politician, each drawn by talented Mad magazine illustrator Tom Richmond. Apple’s reasoning was that […]
Continue reading...John Hodgman speaks on the “Get a Mac” commercials
10. November 2009
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John Hodgman, who plays the PC in the popular “I’m a Mac” ads, recently sat down with San Francisco’s 7×7 and answered a few questions about Twitter, Michael Cerra, and naturally, his famous role opposite Justin Long. When asked about the degree of improvisational freedom he and Long are given in the ads, Hodgman answered: […]
Continue reading...How Apple miscalculated the iPhone’s debut in China
10. November 2009
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Last week we reported that iPhone sales in China got off to a lukewarm start, with China Unicom reporting that they only sold about 5,000 devices in the first week since Apple’s iconic smartphone officially went on sale. When the iPhone typically goes on sale in a country for the first time, scenes of crowded […]
Continue reading...Shazam set to limit free iPhone app to 5 songs per month
10. November 2009
Shazam, if you’re unaware, is an ultra-cool iPhone and iPod Touch app that allows users to identify songs simply by holding up their device next to a radio or whatever happens to be playing music. For someone who’s never seen the app before, a first time demonstration is always a fun thing to do, and […]
Continue reading...The worst iPhone predictions of all-time, courtesy of John C. Dvorak
10. November 2009
Tech pundit John C. Dvorak has somehow parlayed a talent for being wrong into a lucrative career as a tech analyst. Dvorak’s tech predictions are usually laughable, misinformed, and completely off-base. Below are some of his gems regarding the iPhone.
Continue reading...Apple releases OS X 10.6.2, kills support for Atom processors
9. November 2009
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Apple today released OS X 10.6.2, and surprise surprise, it kills support for the atom processor that’s quite popular in the PC netbooks that run un-auhtorized versions of OS X. Apple has undoubtedly been keeping an eye on the growing popularity of Hackintosh’s, and they either a) finally got around to doing something about it […]
Continue reading...First Apple Store in France opens to enthusiastic crowd of thousands
9. November 2009
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Apple’s first Apple Store in France opened up for business this past Saturday in the Carrousel du Louvre shopping district, right in the heart of Paris. The grand opening was a rousing success, with thousands of visitors reportedly coming from a number of countries for the event.
Continue reading...Moronic Apple article of the day compares Snow Leopard to Vista
9. November 2009
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Today’s daily dose of idiocy comes courtesy of Rory Reid writing for CNET UK. Reid takes the position that Apple’s recent Snow Leopard release has been hobbled to the extent that it may very well be Apple’s version of Vista. Child, please! For starters, sales of Snow Leopard have been through the roof. More specifically, […]
Continue reading...iPhone killer? Hardly. The Motorola Droid only capable of 256 MB of app storage
9. November 2009
According to Androidandme, the highly praised Motorola Droid ships with a 512 MB ROM, which means that the Droid only has 256 MB of storage available for apps. That’s pretty pathetic for a phone being positioned as a true iPhone replacement. As we’ve argued before, the differences in hardware amongst competing smartphones will eventually begin to converge, […]
Continue reading...RadioShack to begin selling iPhones nationwide in 2010
9. November 2009
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In the latest example of the iPhone permeating through the retail sphere in the U.S., RadioShack (or is it “The Shack” now?) recently announced that it would begin selling the iPhone at its nationwide stores sometime in 2010. In the meantime, iPhone 3G and 3GS models will be available at a select number of RadioShack […]
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11. November 2009
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