Archive | March, 2011
MacBook Air thief records webcam video, gets embarrassed on YouTube
18-year old entrepreneur Mark Bao recently had his top of the line MacBook Air stolen from a lounge in his college dorm. But being technically savvy, Bao was able access the machine’s cloud backups whereupon he found that the thief had recorded the following video of himself dancing using the machine’s webcam. The YouTube video […]
Continue reading...Apple granted EU patents on 24 iOS icon designs
24. March 2011
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Patently Apple reports that the EU recently granted Apple patents for 24 iOS icon designs. The granted patents include icon designs for apps including calculator, iBooks, Keynote, Numbers, World CLock, Maps + Compass, iPod, Notes, Contacts, Voice Memos, Photos, MobileMe, YouTube, Settings, Weather, Stocks, AirPrint, Find My iPhone, and more. The patent application was originally […]
Continue reading...Time Lapse video of the Aurora Borealis
24. March 2011
Shot by Norwegian photographer Terje Sogjerd, this video of the Aurora Borealis was taken in the regions of Kirkenes and Pas National Park which borders Russia. The approximate temperature while filming was -25 degrees Celsius. Yikes.
Continue reading...Former Apple engineers speak on the departing Bertrand Serlet
24. March 2011
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Apple yesterday announced that its spirited senior vice president of Mac software engineering Bertrand Serlet, who some are calling the father of OS X, will be leaving the company to focus less on products and more on science. Below are some enlightening and, at times, opposing viewpoints on Bertrand Serlet from two former Apple engineers as […]
Continue reading...Upcoming iOS 4.3.1 update rumored to fix battery drain issues
23. March 2011
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Jonathan Geller, the Boy Genius himself, writes that a heretofore unreleased and unseen iOS 4.3.1 update will drop in the next week or two and that users can expect to see a slight improvement in battery performance in addition to a number of minor bug fixes. We reported the changes from iOS 4.3 a few days back, […]
Continue reading...Disney shareholders re-elect Steve Jobs to Board of Directors
23. March 2011
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Despite opposition form a group of investors, Disney shareholders voted to re-elect Steve Jobs to the company’s board of directors. A preliminary tally found that 74% of voting investors were in favor of keeping Disney’s entire 12-person board, including Jobs. The advisory group Glass Lewis & Co. recommended investors withhold support for Jobs, citing his […]
Continue reading...Apple considering licensing out AirPlay technology for streaming video
23. March 2011
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According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is considering licensing out its AirPlay technology to a number of consumer electronics companies to enable video streaming to devices like HDTVs. Such a move would ostensibly negate the need for the Apple TV. Apple currently licenses its AirPlay technology to companies with products that stream audio from […]
Continue reading...Apple considering forking over more cash to secure touch panels for the iPhone and iPad
23. March 2011
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Though Japaneese component suppliers for devices like Apple’s iPad have indicated that they have enough supplies on hand to last a few weeks, Apple is exploring the possibility of paying a little extra money to secure what may soon become limited supply of component parts in the wake of the Japan earthquake and Tsnuanmi. Digitimes […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs says Apple has no plans to kill the iPod Classic
23. March 2011
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Earlier this week the Guardian published an iPod retrospective of sorts that breifly touched on the current state of the iPod Classic while insinuating that the iconic device may be on its way out. Indeed, the only iPod model that continues to exhibit growth from quarter to quarter is the iPod Touch. At other tables, as […]
Continue reading...As Apple attempts to reduce the learning curve…
23. March 2011
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With betas of OS X 10.7 Lion now in the hands of developers, we’ve seen a decent number of iOS style features migrate their way into OS X. Indeed, Apple isn’t shy about its strategy here and Steve Jobs himself said as much when Apple previewed OS X Lion for the first time a few […]
Continue reading...Bertrand Serlet leaving Apple
23. March 2011
Apple today announced that Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s Senior VP of Mac Software Engineering, will be leaving the company after coming along with Steve Jobs from NeXt in 1997. Taking up his spot will be Craig Federighi, Apple’s current VP of Mac Sofware Engineering. “I’ve worked with Steve for 22 years and have had an incredible […]
Continue reading...Apple removes “Gay Cure” app from iTunes
23. March 2011
Apple’s policing of the iTunes App Store has drawn a considerable amount of criticism ever since the store first launched back in July of 2008. At times Apple’s app rejections have been downright nonsensical (i.e when Tweetie was temporarily rejected due to an offensive trending topic on Twitter) while some of the apps that snuck […]
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24. March 2011
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