Archive | April, 2010
Want to go to Israel? Leave your iPad at home
Apple’s iPad has been out for less than 2 weeks and it’s already a bona fide hit. In the first week the device was on sale, Apple managed to sell 500,000 units, and demand is so great here in the US that Apple announced on Wednesday morning that they would have to delay the international […]
Continue reading...Adobe evangelist tells Apple to go screw itself
14. April 2010
Adobe evangelist Lee Brimelow is none too pleased with Apple’s recent decision to disallow iPhone apps originally written in Flash. This has nothing to do whatsoever with bringing the Flash player to Apple’s devices. That is a separate discussion entirely. What they are saying is that they won’t allow applications onto their marketplace solely because of […]
Continue reading...Benchmarking the 15-inch MacBook Pro i7, it’s a speed demon
14. April 2010
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The new MacBook Pro’s are fast. So much so that Gizmodo was blown away by the results of their benchmarking tests when comparing the new 2.66 Ghz i7 15-inch MacBook Pro against the previous generation’s 2.8Ghz Core 2 Duo. GeekBench results? Blazing! Xbench? As Homer might say, “It’s still good, it’s still good.” And now […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs says next release of Final Cut Pro “will be awesome”
14. April 2010
Steve Jobs is on an e-mail tear lately. In what may be his longest email response to date, Jobs addressed the future of Final Cut Pro. None too pleased with the most recent Final Cut Pro update, a Mac Soda reader emailed Jobs to get some clarification regarding Apple’s continued interest in the software. Steve, […]
Continue reading...Should Adobe shoulder any blame in the iPhone/Flash controversy?
14. April 2010
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With all the anger directed at Apple over their reluctance to let apps onto iTunes that were simultaneously developed for a number of platforms, many haven’t stopped to take the time to look at Adobe’s role in all of this. Adobe’s flash to iPhone compiler was one of the big features in their new CS […]
Continue reading...Moron claims Adobe to sue Apple over changes in iPhone developer agreement
14. April 2010
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Well this certainly is rich. Some security pundit for IT World believes that Adobe is so incensed at Apple’s shot against their flash to iPhone compiler that legal action may be on the horizon. So, unless things change drastically between Apple and Adobe in the next few weeks, from what I’m hearing you can expect […]
Continue reading...The iPad is already a cash cow for some developers
14. April 2010
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Brent Simmons discusses the profitability of his NetNewsWire app on the iPad: We’re not giving out the actual numbers, but I will tell you this, and I think this is very cool. The iPad app, within five days, made us more money than the iPhone app has in its existence over the last six months […]
Continue reading...Apple delays international iPad release by a month
14. April 2010
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Apple announced today that the international launch of the iPad would be pushed back 1 month in light of much stronger than expected demand here in the US. Pre-orders for interested iPad owners abroad will now begin on May 10. “Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher […]
Continue reading...Back when Jonathan Ive had hair… and a mustache
14. April 2010
You might know Apple design guru Jonny Ive as the suave, aston martin driving mind behind iconic Apple products like the iPod and the iMac, but it wasn’t too long ago that he was a shaggy haired and mustachioed Brit talking about how a computer can be a sexy piece of machinery. Here he is […]
Continue reading...Rumor: iPhone to sport 8-megapixel camera in 2011
14. April 2010
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Take this with a grain of salt, but Scott Moritz of The Street (yeah, told ya’) is reporting that Apple has tapped Sony to supply an 8-megapixel camera sensor for an iPhone model expected to hit the streets in 2011. Hello Sony, goodbye OmniVision. Apple has picked Sony’s 8-megapixel camera chip for the 2011 iPhone, according […]
Continue reading...Apple updates MacBook Pro lineup
13. April 2010
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Apple on Tuesday revamped its lineup of MacBook Pro’s with speedy Intel Core i5 and i7 processors (on the 15 and 17 inch models), high-res displays, intertial scrolling, backlit keyboards and improved battery life across the board. And as for specs, here’s what we got. The 13-inch MacBook Pro now starts at $1199 and comes with […]
Continue reading...Is Apple’s stance on cross-platform development tools about development cycles?
13. April 2010
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Louis Gerbarg argues that Apple’s update to the iPhone developer agreement has less to do with controlling the user experience, and more to do with keeping Apple’s development cycles on target. iPhoneOS runs on extremely tight schedules, with a very high degree of secrecy, and at a pace completely controlled by Apple. I know it […]
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15. April 2010
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