Archive | December 1st, 2009
Clips from Windows 7 themed episode of Family Guy surface
In early November, Fox was planning to run a Windows 7 themed/sponsored episode of Family Guy, only to have the entire thing axed by Microsoft once they saw how crass the content on Family Guy actually was. A few of those cancelled Windows 7-centric spots have nevertheless surfaced, and not surprisingly, they’re not terribly exciting […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs steps in and reverses app rejection for live streaming iPhone app
1. December 2009
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After having their app rejected from the iTunes App Store for employing private API calls, an iPhone developer from Pointy Heads Software penned a letter to Steve Jobs imploring him to re-consider the decision. The app in question is called Knocking Live Video and enables iPhone 3G and 3GS owners to stream live video streams to […]
Continue reading...How Steve Wozniak invented the Personal Computer [Video]
1. December 2009
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Check out this extremely enthusiastic and informative video of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak discussing how he developed the Apple I and the Apple II. Woz goes into interesting detail regarding his thought process at the time and how he and Steve Jobs up and decided to create Apple Computer. What’s also interesting is that the […]
Continue reading...Rumor: iDVD refresh to include tools for iTunes LP creation
1. December 2009
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Boy Genius Report drops an interesting rumor about the long forgotten and often overlooked member of Apple’s iLife suite, iDVD, and writes that creation tools and submission capability for iTunes LPs will be included in an upcoming refresh of the software. We’ve been informed that Apple plans to completely redo their iDVD application (in addition to others […]
Continue reading...Psystar and Apple enter partial agreement relating to damages, but Florida case still hangs in the balance
1. December 2009
Apple and Psystar have entered into a partial settlement agreement whereby Psystar will agree to pay a specified amount in statutory damages to Apple on the condition that Apple not exercise the right to receive those damages until after Psystar has exhausted the appeals process.
Continue reading...Psystar told investors it would sell 14 million clones in 2011
1. December 2009
Psystar’s attempt to challenge Apple’s tying of OS X exclusively to Apple hardware took a turn for the worst recently when Judge Alsup granted Apple’s motion for Summary Judgment and ruled that Psystar’s entire business model infringed upon Apple’s copyrights, not to mention violating provisions in the DMCA. Psystar has been selling unauthorized Mac clones […]
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1. December 2009
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