Archive | June, 2010
Rumor: Final “Get a Mac” ad to air at WWDC, features John Hodgman as a bartender
Now this would be cool as hell. With Apple discontinuing its long running “Get a Mac” ads, 9to5Mac is reporting that the final ad in the series will run today at WWDC and will feature John Hodgman as a bartender. Word on the street is that Apple has filmed a finale commercial to the ‘Get […]
Continue reading...4 hilarious ways Steve Jobs could make today’s WWDC announcement unforgettable
7. June 2010
Steve Jobs will soon grace the stage in San Francisco where he will unveil Apple’s next-gen iPhone, purportedly dubbed the iPhone HD. We can expect the usual bells and whistles, and perhaps a cool “one more thing” moment, but how cool would it be if any of these hypothetical scenarios played out for real? 1. […]
Continue reading...Apple warns developers that WWDC information is confidential
7. June 2010
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Once Steve Jobs’ keynote ends tomorrow, WWDC will apparently go into lockdown mode. iPhoneSavior directs us to a sign posted up at Moscone West (courtesy of Steve Rhodes), warning WWDC attendees that all information presented or provided by Apple, aside from the Keynote, is “considered Apple confidential Information, the unauthorized disclosure of which is strictly […]
Continue reading...Australian based Jetstar Airways to rent out iPads for $8.40 to passengers
6. June 2010
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The low-cost and Australian based Jetstar Airways will soon give customers flying dometically the option to rent iPads for in-flight use for only $10 (or $8.40 in US dollars). As you might expect, the devices will come pre-loaded with movies, music, reading material, and of course, games. The iPad initiative is set to begin towards […]
Continue reading...Alan Kay on creativity, and the ebb and flow of programming languages
6. June 2010
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Alan Kay, by all accounts, is a Computer Science legend, and you can even count the notoriously hard to please Steve Jobs as one of his biggest fans. Kay’s resume speaks for itself, but some of his more notable achievements include helping drive the development of object oriented programming and the graphical user interfaces, along […]
Continue reading...When AOL CEO Steve Case thought about acquiring Apple and putting Steve Jobs in charge
6. June 2010
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Former AOL/Time Warner CEO Steve Case described to Kara Swisher of All Things D how he floated the idea of AOL purchasing Apple back in 2002 when We had a board meeting, I think in 2002, we had a strategy session.. and one of the suggestions I made was that we acquire Apple and put […]
Continue reading...Apple to unveil Safari 5 at WWDC with 25% faster JavaScript performance, DNS prefetching, and new feature dubbed “Safari Reader”
5. June 2010
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MacGeneration is reporting that Apple plans to take the wrapping off of Safari 5 at this Monday’s WWDC event, and they’ve gotten ahold of some support documents which lay out many of the new features in Apple’s homegrown web browser. Safari 5 is a major upgrade, and will include 25% faster JavaScript performance along with […]
Continue reading...A quick caveat about iPhone tethering and AT&T’s unlimited plan
4. June 2010
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While people continue to debate the merits of AT&T’s new data capped plans, current iPhone owners with an insatiable appetite for bandwidth will still be able to keep their $30/month unlimited plan if they so choose. Tethering, however, will only be available to iPhone owners who sign up for AT&T’s $25 Data Pro plan which […]
Continue reading...Apple planning to introduce tiers for MobileMe?
4. June 2010
MacObserver reports that a number of MobileMe users are noticing changes in their MobileMe account status suggesting that Apple may soon offer different pricepoints with varying functionality for its service and syncing software which currently costs $99/yr. Whereas previous MobileMe account types were either “Trial”, “Individual”, or “Family Pack”, some MobileMe subscribers on Friday morning […]
Continue reading...Shocking! Gizmodo not invited to WWDC
4. June 2010
Well you had to see this one coming. Gizmodo’s invite to Apple’s WWDC keynote next Monday is non-existent, leaving the tech site scrambling to put together a makeshift liveblog of the event.
Continue reading...A miniaturized Apple Store in a shoebox [Video]
4. June 2010
Yep, just as the title describes, someone took the time to create an alarmingly realistic version of an Apple retail store inside of a shoebox. The money shot is using an iPhone for the Genius Bar display and to illuminate the Apple logo. I wonder how this would have fared in The Simpsons episode where […]
Continue reading...WWDC Flashback – John Hodgman impersonates Steve Jobs, makes fun of Microsoft
4. June 2010
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Steve Jobs is no stranger to “mixing it up” and taking a few well-timed jabs at Microsoft, and no where is this more apparent than at WWDC. With Apple’s world wide developers conference just days away, here’s a look back at the opening of Steve Jobs’ keynote from WWDC 2007, starring the hilarious John Hodgman […]
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7. June 2010
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