Archive | March 22nd, 2010
When Steve Jobs “broke up” with Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Valleywag has a gossip-laden article detailing the origins of Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt’s rocky working relationship. Now you might think that that we here at Edible Apple are above such reporting, but you’d be wrong. So here goes. According to one of Schmidt’s former mistress’s (apparently dude gets around), the seeds of Jobs’ hatred […]
Continue reading...Apple’s desire to control the letter ‘i’ takes a hit
22. March 2010
The Sydney Morning Hearld reports that Apple recently lost a trademark dispute with a company called DOPi that specializes in manufacturing laptop bags and cases for Apple products. DOPi, if you’re not up on wordplay, is iPod spelled backwards, and that coupled with the conspicuous use of the lower case ‘i’ prompted Apple to file […]
Continue reading...Fixing the Magic Mouse
22. March 2010
When we first reviewed Apple’s Magic Mouse, we concluded that while it had a lot of positives, there were two glaring shortcomings. The first was its obvious lack of support for Expose and Dashboard, and the second being that the Magic Mouse, while certainly sleek, isn’t terribly comfortable to use. To remedy that, a product […]
Continue reading...Amazon prepares refreshed Kindle app for upcoming iPad
22. March 2010
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Amazon may be looking to compete with the iPad by making serious improvements to its Kindle device, but it’s smart enough to know that it better get on the iPad bandwagon before getting left behind. That being said, Amazon today unveiled a new preview page on its website highlighting their forthcoming Kindle app for the […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs teams up with Arnold Schwarzenegger to help promote Organ Donor Bill in California
22. March 2010
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Hoping to help others in need of organ transplants, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who underwent a Liver transplant a few months ago, took the stage with California governator Arnold Schwarzenegger to help promote a new bill aiming to encourage more individuals to sign up as potential organ donors. Speaking to the crowd, Jobs was extremely […]
Continue reading...Mac Tip of the Day – Use Command to open folder in a new window
22. March 2010
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Welcome to our first post in what may or may not be a series of posts detailing small but useful tips to help make your Mac computing experience that much smoother. If you’re browsing through a directory in the Finder and are continuously opening up folders and drilling down further into your folder hierarchy, it’s […]
Continue reading...Project Gutenberg’s 30,000+ library of e-book titles will be available for the iPad
22. March 2010
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Project Gutenberg is an initiative to digitize classic books with the intention of encouraging the “creation and distribution of eBooks.” As it stands now, Project Gutenberg is home to over 30,000 texts, many of which are in the public domain, that are available as free drm-free downloads. And the good news is that all 30,000+ […]
Continue reading...Palm shares hit 52 week low after disappointing earnings
22. March 2010
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When former Apple executive Jon Rubenstein joined the ranks of Palm a while back, it was widely believed that Palm and its new webOS would make a noticeable splash in the smartphone market. Sales of Palm’s flagship device however, the Palm Pre, have been underwhelming and Palm is now skating on financially thin ice. Things […]
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22. March 2010
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