Archive | September 20th, 2012
Apple talks Maps complaints as Mapping team remains “under lockdown” to address problems
Apple’s new Maps app has already received a lot of criticism and iOS 6 is barely 24 hours old. To that end, Apple released a public statement via All Things D where it essentially calls Maps a work in progress. Customers around the world are upgrading to iOS 6 with over 200 new features including […]
Continue reading...Apple’s Maps app in iOS 6 criticized, now the butt of jokes
20. September 2012
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Well, Apple’s Maps experiment seems to be off to an interesting start. While Flyover is certainly a sexy feature, there has been no shortage of folks who are already pining for Google Maps, arguing that for day to day use, Apple’s Maps effort has a lot of holes. From what we can gather, the bulk […]
Continue reading...Google purchases Nik Software, development house behind Snapseed
20. September 2012
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Highlighting Google’s ongoing attempts to shore up and drastically improve on the core Android user experience, the search giant announced this past Monday that they were acquiring Nik Software, the development house behind a number of different photography apps including Snapseed for iOS, a mobile app which won Apple’s 2011 iPad App of the year. […]
Continue reading...Amazon’s Kindle strategy as compared to Apple’s iPad strategy
20. September 2012
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John Gruber had a great piece up last week comparing Amazon’s general strategy as it pertains to its Kindle hardware and its accompanying media content with Apple’s own strategy with respect to hardware. Amazon’s approach to selling media is in many ways platform agnostic. You can read Kindle books not just on Kindle hardware, but […]
Continue reading...Apple’s bet on Maps
20. September 2012
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iOS 6 is now out and ready for download, and while the reviews are overwhelmingly positive, Apple’s new Maps app has been subject to a little bit of criticism, with some saying it’s a clear step backwards compared to Google’s own offering which previously came built into iOS. Business Insider reports on an interview it […]
Continue reading...About the iPhone 5’s lack of NFC
20. September 2012
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The iPhone 5 is hitting stores in just a day, and though it has a bevy of new software and design features, some folks are still yapping away calling it a boring upgrade. One “shortcoming”, if you want to call it that, is the iPhone 5’s lack of NFC support, you know the technology that […]
Continue reading...Microsoft announces Retina Display support for Office for Mac 2011
20. September 2012
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Microsoft reports: We’re happy to announce that Office for Mac 2011 (version 14.2.4) now supports Retina display for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Text everywhere is incredibly crisp and all key areas of the interface are now sharper than ever. We hope you enjoy this fantastic software experience! As long as you have Microsoft AutoUpdate […]
Continue reading...Samsung to add iPhone 5 to their litigation hotlist
20. September 2012
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Reuters reports that Samsung is planning to add Apple’s soon to be released iPhone 5 to its existing patent lawsuits against Apple. The fresh legal step by the South Korean group comes as Apple booked orders for over 2 million iPhone 5s in the first 24 hours of its availability. The product is due to […]
Continue reading...Apple’s new Maps app not a hit with everyone
20. September 2012
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BBC has the scoop from across the pond.
Continue reading...Comprehensive iOS 6 reviews
20. September 2012
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iOS 6 is out and in the wild, and if you wanna find out what all the fuss is about, these comprehensive reviews should do the trick. Dollars to donuts, you’re not going to find a more comprehensive review than Rene Ritchie’s iOS 6 review over at iMore: Compared to previous versions of iOS, and […]
Continue reading...Jony Ive and Apple’s entire industrial design team attend D&AD Awards
20. September 2012
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The London Evening Standard reports: Apple has been named the best brand and the best design studio of the last 50 years at the D&AD Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for advertising and design. Sir Jonathan Ive, the company’s design guru, who usually eschews publicity, came to collect the awards, which were […]
Continue reading...Browsing on the iPhone 5 is faaast
20. September 2012
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The iPhone 5 is faaast.
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20. September 2012
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