Archive | February 22nd, 2010
Dumping the Palm Pre
Sachin Agarwai of Silicon Alley Insider recently decided to dump his Palm Pre after just 3 weeks of use. While his experience is obviously not universal, his complaints about the Pre’s touchscreen and other software shenanigans seem to be a recurring theme.
Continue reading...New job listing from Apple points to iPhone OS coming to other platforms
22. February 2010
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Seth Weintraub of Computerworld directs us to a job listing on Apple’s website which hints at Cupertino’s plans to potentially bring the iPhone OS to a number of different platforms outside of the iPhone/iPod and iPad. The advertised job title is for an “Engineering Manager (Platform Bring-Up)” and the job description reads as follows: The […]
Continue reading...Apple adds 13 more countries to the iTunes App Store
22. February 2010
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A few days ago, Apple noted on its iPhone developer news page that it added 13 more countries to the iTunes App Store. “You can now distribute your apps to more customers with the addition of App Store support in Armenia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, Tunisia, and Uganda.” And […]
Continue reading...Freeverse apps surpass 5 million download mark
22. February 2010
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In late June of last year, game developer Freeverse announced that they had sold over 1 million copies of their popular iPhone and iPod Touch app Flick Fishing. Since then, Freeverse has had continued success on the iTunes App Store as they recently announced that their library of apps have now been downloaded over 5 […]
Continue reading...Apple’s investment in iPad’s A4 chip estimated to be $1 billion
22. February 2010
In a recent article on the growing competition to Intel from competing processors, the New York Times highlights the significant investments companies often make to develop their own mobile processors. At the same time, Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm are designing their own takes on ARM-based mobile chips that will be made by the contract foundries. Even […]
Continue reading...Aerial video footage of Apple’s new Data Center in North Carolina
22. February 2010
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Apple’s is in the midst of setting up an impressively large 500,000 square foot data center in Maiden, North Carolina, making it nearly 5 times larger than Apple’s data center in Newark, California. The size of Apple’s new data center makes it one of the biggest in the world, and the $1 billion its investing in the site […]
Continue reading...Apple’s ban on sex apps from the iTunes App Store is inconsistent
22. February 2010
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Apple is having a difficult time finding an appropriate balance when it comes to deciding what type of apps it should let into the iTunes App Store, and which apps should be given the boot. Most recently, Apple made headlines when it decided to remove all adult-themed apps from the app store without so much as […]
Continue reading...Apple unveils 2 brand new iPhone ads, “First Step” and “On Hold”
22. February 2010
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Apple today unveiled 2 brand new iPhone ads, and believe it or not, these ones don’t focus on the App Store. The first new ad is called “On Hold” and highlights the iPhone’s ability to multitask when you’re placed on hold during a phone call. The second commercial is called “First Step” and touts the […]
Continue reading...New screenshots of the iPad in action
22. February 2010
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9to5Mac has compiled few screenshots of the iPad OS in action. Nothing terribly new here, but one of the features we’re really looking forward to is the ability to play YouTube videos from within Safari via HTML 5. So long dedicated YouTube window! What the preferences pane looks like: You can check out the full […]
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22. February 2010
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