Archive | June, 2010
Sales of HTC EVO 4G not as high as Sprint first assumed
Electronista reports: Sprint in an update late Tuesday had to drastically scale back its claims of the Evo 4G breaking sales records. While it still had its strongest launch ever, the company said it “erred” and that sales were just equal to the combined sales of the Palm Pre and Samsung Instinct, not three times higher like it said […]
Continue reading...How to take a Screenshot: iPhone vs. Android
9. June 2010
You know, sometimes you just take the little things for granted. You know, stuff like taking a snapshot of your screen. Apparently for Android users, however, taking a screenshot is anything but trivial.
Continue reading...Netflix coming to the iPhone
9. June 2010
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings joined Steve Jobs on stage this past Monday to announce that an iPhone version of everyone’s favorite movie subscription service is just a few short weeks away. Much like Netflix apps on other platforms, the iPhone version of Netflix will be free and will let users resume playback from where they […]
Continue reading...iPad Arcade Cabinet brings old school gaming experience to the iPad
9. June 2010
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Do you enjoy iPad gaming, but long for an authentic Arcade-style gaming experience? Well Hideyoshi Moriya has got you covered. Moriya built a custom designed iPad Arcade rig (well, it is made out of cardboard) by hooking up a joystick and action buttons to an iPad using the dock connector and an Arduino board. Regardless, […]
Continue reading...AdMob CEO responds to new iOS developer agreement which effectively keeps AdMob off the iPhone
9. June 2010
On Monday, Apple revised the terms of its iOS developer agreement to once again allow analytics companies to collect pertinent data with user consent. Apple’s nuanced change, however, seemingly leaves AdMob, which was recently acquired by Google, SOL.
Continue reading...The iPhone as a travel brochure – Focusing on the details that matter
9. June 2010
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Imagine the following scenario. You’re planning vacation, and after much deliberation, you narrow your future destination down to two places – Costa Rica and Cancun, Mexico. Now, imagine that during the process of deciding where to go, you start to compare seemingly minute details such as which country’s weather is closest to 85 degrees, which […]
Continue reading...Designer of webOS notifications, Rich Delliger, returns to Apple
9. June 2010
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During the development of the Palm Pre, a significant number of Apple engineers abandoned ship for Palm. The most notable Apple employee to head over to Palm was, of course, former Apple executive Jon Rubinstein. In any event, Palm’s raid on Apple talent naturally aroused the ire of Steve Jobs, who reportedly engaged in a […]
Continue reading...Apple Design Award winners for 2010 announced
9. June 2010
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This year, Apple’s Design Awards recognized iPhone OS applications that demonstrate technical excellence, innovation, technology adoption, and quality. 2010’s lineup of winners, which were announced on Tuesday, include the following apps. Financial Times – Doodle Jump from Lima Sky – Brushes for iPhone by Steve Sprang – TabToolkit from Agile Partners – Articles for iPhone by Sophiestication – Review – […]
Continue reading...The hype behind Apple’s A4, fair or foul?
9. June 2010
Devin Clodewey argues that the excitement behind Apple’s A4 chip completely misses the point: I really don’t understand what the big deal is about the A4. ARM designed the chip, Apple customized it, and Samsung built it. How is that any different from any other phone or device manufacturer? The A4 variant (an unfortunate name considering the A* naming […]
Continue reading...5 of 6 Dentists agree, the iPhone’s new 960×640 Retina Display is jaw dropping
9. June 2010
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When the iPad first shipped, the consensus regarding the device’s battery life and speed were overwhelmingly positive. Love it or hate it, there was no denying that those two iPad features were top shelf. In a similar vein, you can debate the merits of video conferencing on the new iPhone all you want, but one feature […]
Continue reading...Heckler screams “Verizon!” as Steve Jobs experiences network troubles
8. June 2010
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During Monday’s WWDC Keynote, Steve Jobs’ iPhone 4 demo hit a few bumps in the road when network trouble arose. When Jobs asked his right-hand man Scott Forstall if had any ideas how to fix it, a brazen young fellow shouted out, “Verizon!” Though Jobs would soon retort that they were on wi-fi, he couldn’t help […]
Continue reading...Foxconn to end compensation payouts to families of suicide victims
8. June 2010
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Over the past few weeks, critics have accused Foxconn of creating an insufferable working environment that has led to an ever growing number of employee suicides. Foxconn, though, is a huge company with hundreds of thousands of employees, and despite the fact that its suicide rate, as it were, is still much lower than the Chinese […]
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9. June 2010
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