Archive | September 10th, 2010
Did the growing popularity of Android prompt Apple to revise its app review guidelines?
The Wall Street Journal speculates that Apple’s recent change of heart regarding its app store policies was rooted not only in the FTC’s anti-trust investigation, but also due to mounting pressure from Google’s Android OS. Some analysts said the changes show how threatened Apple is by the increasing momentum of Google’s Android Market. App development […]
Continue reading...Nokia CEO steps down to make room for Microsoft’s Stephen Elop
10. September 2010
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Since Apple first announced the iPhone nearly 4 years ago, Nokia has unsuccessfully struggled to catch up to Apple both in terms of product quality and smartphone market share. In its efforts, Nokia has resorted to suing Apple for patent infringement, and more notably, it recently announced plans to reorganize its corporate structure in an […]
Continue reading...In wake of Apple’s updated developer guidelines, Google Voice appears ready to return to iTunes
10. September 2010
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Apple on Thursday made waves in the developer community when it loosened up its restrictive app store policies in a number of ways. For example, developers can now code for the iOS platform using whatever development environment they choose, whether it be cross platform or not. Moreover, and much more interestingly, some previously rejected apps […]
Continue reading...VLC media player app ported over to the iPad
10. September 2010
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Whenever someone gets a Mac for the first time and asks what software they should download, the VLC media player is always brought. The VLC media player, in case you haven’t yet had the pleasure, is an open source cross-platform player can run almost any kind of video format you can think of – which […]
Continue reading...iLife ’11 to ship soon; Apple to integrate FaceTime into iChat – Rumors
10. September 2010
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The French language Mac site Mac4Ever, which tends to have a pretty solid track record when it comes to Apple rumors, is reporting that iLife ’11 may be poised to hit store shelves soon. Back in late July, Mac4Ever hinted that the next iteration of iLife would include the following: – All applications will be […]
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10. September 2010
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