Archive | February, 2010
Apple open to iPad price cuts if sales disappoint
Before the iPad was introduced, pundits, as Steve Jobs gleefuly pointed out, anticipated that the device would retail for as much as $999. Instead, Jobs shocked and pleasantly surprised everyone when he announced that the entry level price for the iPad would sell for just $499 – which isn’t all that bad when you consider that […]
Continue reading...A closer look at the iPad’s A4 processor and its incredible battery life
8. February 2010
One of the more impressive specs on the iPad is that Apple managed to get 10 hours of battery life on a device with a sizeable 9.7-inch screen. The processor behind this incredible achievement is the Apple A4, a system on a chip running at 1 Ghz and based on the ARM Cortex A9 CPU. In […]
Continue reading...iPad DRM activists are morons
8. February 2010
Check out this online and lame-ass petition in the form of a letter to Steve Jobs warning users about the dangers of iPad DRM: Mr. Jobs, DRM will give Apple and their corporate partners the power to disable features, block competing products (especially free software) censor news, and even delete books, videos, or news stories […]
Continue reading...John Gruber on the “Auteur Theory of Design” from Macworld 2009
7. February 2010
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Check out a great speech from DF’s John Gruber titled “Auteur Theory of Design” where he examines why some companies with a boatload of talented and creative engineers still manage to produce second rate products. It’s an engaging discussion, and though some of it may come across as obvious, Gruber does an admirable job of […]
Continue reading...Google’s “Parisian Love” video rumored to run during the Super Bowl
7. February 2010
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Rumor has it that the following video from Google, titled “Parisian Love” will air later today during the Super Bowl. Eric Schmidt even tweeted, “Can’t wait to watch the Superbowl tomorrow. Be sure to watch the ads in the 3rd quarter (someone said “Hell has indeed frozen over.”) My thoughts? It’s a damn good commercial […]
Continue reading...New details about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS emerge
6. February 2010
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With Windows Mobile now in the depths of despair, and lucky to even be included in a conversation about big time players in the mobile space, comes news that Windows Mobile 7 might make its debut at the upcoming Mobile World Congress set to take place on February 15, 2010. Microsoft is reportedly confident that […]
Continue reading...A look at the iPad Human Interface Guidelines
6. February 2010
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As a member of the iPhone developer program, one of the things you have access to is the iPad Human Interface Guidelines. Not a member? No sweat. UX Magazine has a sweet overview of them below. It’s an compelling read if you happen to be design minded, and an interesting look into Apple’s theory on […]
Continue reading...How Steve Wozniak brought color to the personal computer [Video]
6. February 2010
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With Apple now over 30 years old, it’s sometimes easy to forget that they were on the vanguard of technological innovation years before the Mac came to be, and decades before the iPod and iPhone took over the world. The Apple II, which was introduced at the West Coast Computer Faire in 1977, helped launch […]
Continue reading...Development for iPhone platform now double that of PSP and Nintendo DS
5. February 2010
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Electronista reports: The iPhone platform is more popular to write games for than the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, according to a new study from Game Developer Research. Demand for the iPhone has surged to where about 19 percent of all game developers are writing for the iPhone and iPod touch. The figure is more […]
Continue reading...More details on Steve Jobs’ irritation with Adobe
5. February 2010
Steve Jobs made headlines last week when he reportedly referred to Adobe as lazy during a company townhall meeting about the iPad. Now, Hardmac reports, citing a source close to an Apple executive, some of the more precise details surrounding Jobs’ characterization of Adobe as lazy and why Apple and Adobe haven’t been seeing eye […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs makes secret visits to the NYT and WSJ
4. February 2010
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Silicon Alley Insider reports that Steve Jobs recently made a surprise show and tell appearance at the New York Times newsroom to discuss all things iPad. One individual who claims to have been present at the gathering opines that Jobs is looking to strike up deals to get newspapers and magazines onto the iPad, noting that […]
Continue reading...On Microsoft’s inability to innovate
4. February 2010
The New York Times has an intresting piece titled “Microsoft’s Creative Destruction” that takes a look at some of the reasons why Microsoft, who ruled the tech world back in the 90’s, has curiously been unable to succesfully innovate in a commercially viable way over the past few years. Microsoft Surface anyone? The author of […]
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8. February 2010
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