Archive | July, 2010
Taiwanese News Station delivers hilarious “Antennagate” animation
What the hell is going on this video?! Who cares, really. This is nerd gold.
Continue reading...Apple issues response to Governmental inquiry about updated privacy policy
20. July 2010
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In late June, US representatives Edward J. Markey and Joe Barton expressed concern regarding Apple’s updated privacy policy which it felt did not adequately explain Apple’s stance on collecting and using information about users’ geographic location.
Continue reading...Loren Brichter working on “amazing” Twitter client?
20. July 2010
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Or so it would appear from this tweet he sent out on Monday afternoon. Brichter, of course, is the mastermind behind the Tweetie iPhone app, which was subsequently purchased by Twitter and repackaged as their default Twitter client. But who knows what other concoction Brichter has cooking up in the labs, Tweetie for the iPad perhaps?
Continue reading...Apple hands over MacPaint source code to the Computer History Museum
20. July 2010
Apple has handed over the source code to MacPaint, the first drawing program for the Mac, over to the Computer History Museum. Released in 1984 and coded by Bill Atkinson, MacPaint pioneered many features that would eventually become standard on nearly every graphics editor. Some of these features include the lasso tool for selecting irregular shaped areas and […]
Continue reading...Apple’s 2010 Q3 Earnings – what Wall Street analysts expect
20. July 2010
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt of Fortune does us all a favor with this spreadsheet detailing what Wall St. analysts and Apple financial bloggers expect to see when Apple releases its earnings for the Q3 of 2010 later this afternoon. Don’t be surprised to see the predictions of the unaffiliated analysts be a lot accurate than what many […]
Continue reading...HP files for “PALMPAD” trademark
20. July 2010
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Forget the HP Slate and Windows Mobile, HP is clearly rallying behind the WebOS it acquired when it purchased Palm for $1.2 billion in late April. Now, Precentral is reporting that HP recently filed for a ‘PALMPAD’ trademark which encompasses a broad range of categories: Computers, computer hardware, computer software, computer peripherals, portable computers, handheld […]
Continue reading...Nexus One to walk into the sunset
20. July 2010
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Nexus One, Google’s homegrown smartphone, is on its last legs. Google announced this past weekend that the most recent shipment of Nexus One devices they received will be their last.
Continue reading...“Banned” iPhone 4 Antenna Video [Parody]
19. July 2010
It’s always nice to see tech humor that actually delivers on the comedy, and this “banned” iPhone 4 antenna video hits the spot with a bevy of gold lines and laugh out loud moments that parody Apple’s response to “antennagate”. Darnell Johnson just kills it – “Meanwhile, where’s the white iPhone?”
Continue reading...Using Facetime in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
19. July 2010
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The magic of Facetime, used to set up a video chat between someone in Santa Cruz, California and his buddy floating along in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The wi-fi on the high seas was set up using a satellite connection similar to DirecTV, a common contraption on sailing vessels. via Pegasus
Continue reading...Jason Chen gets his computers back as Gimzodo agrees to cooperate with authorities
19. July 2010
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Jason Chen recently struck an agreement with the DA’s office in San Mateo, California whereby all the computer equipment seized by authorities will be returned to the Gizmodo editor in exchange for Gizmodo’s cooperation into the DA’s investigation into how exactly Gizmodo came to be in possession of the now infamous iPhone 4 prototype. WSJ […]
Continue reading...MG Siegler’s first-hand observations of Apple’s iPhone testing labs
19. July 2010
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Once the Q&A session at Apple’s iPhone 4 press conference ended, Apple invited select members of the press to personally take a tour of Apple’s once secret iPhone testing facilities. MG Siegler of TechCrunch was lucky enough receive such an invite, and drops a few interesting tidbits about what he saw and what he learned. […]
Continue reading...“We’re Apple. We don’t wear suits. We don’t even own suits.”
19. July 2010
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An absolutely fascinating piece from Fred Vogelstein at Wired detailing the tumultuous relationship between Apple and AT&T. Apparently Ma Bell even took umbrage with the wardrobe of Apple’s executive team. When an AT&T representative suggested to one of Jobs’ deputies that the Apple CEO wear a suit to meet with AT&T’s board of directors, he was […]
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20. July 2010
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