Archive | March 24th, 2010
CBS wrapping video content in HTML 5 in anticipation of iPad launch
The Other Mac Blog (no, not that one.. the other one) reports that CBS has begun testing video clips wrapped in HTML 5 on their website in anticipation of the upcoming iPad, which of course won’t support Flash. MacRumors did a bit of legwork of its own and discovered the following: We investigated further and found […]
Continue reading...In controlled test, iPhone’s capacitive touchscreen still reigns supreme
24. March 2010
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Back in January, the Moto Development Group tested the efficiency and accuracy of capacitive touchscreens across a number of devices. When the dust settled, the iPhone’s touchscreen reigned supreme. But not everyone was convinced that the testing was all that telling, particularly because it was done with a human finger, making the test prone to […]
Continue reading...Mobile advertisers and big name Publishers look to take advantage of the iPad
24. March 2010
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Mobile advertisers are gearing up to roll out new mobile ads specifically tailored for the upcoming iPad, and a number of big time websites, like USA Today, are already on board. The website ClickZ is reporting that the mobile ad firm AdMarvel has teamed up with Gannet publishing to introduce new and engaging ads poised […]
Continue reading...A cheese sculpture of Steve Jobs.. WTF!
24. March 2010
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Imagine walking into a party and seeing this bad boy staring you in the face. An Apple fan named Ken with a passion for all things culinary decided to combine his 2 loves and create a block of cheese in the shape of Steve Jobs’ head. And no folks, this isn’t The Onion. And what […]
Continue reading...Random House wary of inking iPad deal with Apple
24. March 2010
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With only a few days before the iPad hits store shelves, Random House, the worlds largest book publisher in terms of sales, has yet to ink a deal with Apple to make its content available on the iPad. While other big name publishers such as Simon & Schuster, Harper-Collins, and Penguin are all on board […]
Continue reading...“ARM: The Democratization of the CPU”
24. March 2010
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ARM is the democratization of the CPU outside the Wintel paradigm. Every significant tech company, Samsung, Qualcomm, Cirrus, DEC, Sharp, Texus Instruments, Yamaha, LG, NEC, Nvidia, and even formerly Intel makes ARM processors. Instead of “Intel Inside”, the freedom and openness of the ARM architecture allows Apple to make their own ARM-based SoC (System-on-chip). Apple A4 […]
Continue reading...Content-Aware Fill on Photoshop 5 is the Shiznit
24. March 2010
In anticipation of the April 12th release of CS 5, Adobe has released a number of videos highlighting some of the more compelling features in its suite of design and editing software. One such feature, Content-Aware Fill on Photoshop 5, is particularly tantalizing. Check out the video below and prepare to be amazed.
Continue reading...Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein blames Droid for Palm Pre’s lackluster sales
24. March 2010
After posting disappointing earnings last week, shares of Palm plummeted nearly 20% down to $4.59 a share, marking a new 52 week low for the beleaguered stock. And unfortunately for Palm, it doesn’t seem like there’s much of an upside with a few analysts lowering their price target for Palm all the way down to […]
Continue reading...Adobe to launch CS5 for the Mac on April 12th
24. March 2010
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Adobe will launch the latest series of its Creative Suite software on April 12th accompanied by an online launch event that will enable interested consumers to check out some of the new features of CS 5. Many of the new and upcoming features haven’t been fully made public, but Adobe has included a number of […]
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24. March 2010
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