Archive | May, 2009
Report: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit on Windows Starter edition of Windows 7
Turns out Microsoft has some sense after all. Paul Thurrott chimes in with a tersely worded post: Exclusive: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit from Windows 7 Starter No word yet on whether the other lame limitation–the bizarre inability to change the desktop wallpaper–will be fixed as well. To be honest, this is a bigger […]
Continue reading...Come launch day, the Palm Pre will be harder to find than Waldo
22. May 2009
Wow, what an admittedly lame headline, but what can ya do, it’s Friday. BoyGeniusReport chimes in with a pair of reports that make the phrase “shortage of Palm Pre’s” seem like a gross understatement. We’ve been told that there are only roughly 4,250 Palm Pres that Best Buy stores will be receiving for launch day on June […]
Continue reading...Yahoo iPhone app adds voice search
22. May 2009
InformationWeek reports: Anywhere there is a search bar in the app, users can click on the oneSearch button to activate voice controls. Users speak their voice query, it is sent to Yahoo’s server, and then an answer is provided with links. Users can also use their voice to add topics of interest. The voice control […]
Continue reading...Capcom planning to release at least 10 more iPhone titles in the coming months
22. May 2009
Capcom is planning on releasing at least 10 more titles for the iPhone in the next 10 months, according to a speech made by Capcom’s CFO Kazuhiko Abe at the Reuters Global Technology Summit in Tokyo this week. Capcom, of course, is responsible for developing the all-time greatest Arcade game in history, Street Fighter II (and all […]
Continue reading...Is a Palm Pre shortage good for Palm?
22. May 2009
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, who you might remember from those black and white Spring commercials, recently had this to say about his company’s advertising efforts, or lack thereof, regarding the upcoming Palm Pre. We don’t intend to advertise it heavily early on because we think we are going to have shortages for a while. We […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple sticks with Wintek to supply touchscreen panels for upcoming tablet
22. May 2009
DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has pegged Wintek to supply the touchscreen panels for its upcoming “e-book form factor netbook.” I suppose that that’s another way of describing a tablet. Wintek, of course, is the same Taiwanese company that currently supplies Apple with the panels used in the iPhone. The report from DigiTimes echoes an earlier report from Reuters […]
Continue reading...Apple to re-brand laptop names?
22. May 2009
While weighing in on what he expects to see at this years WWDC, John Gruber over at DaringFireball dropped an interesting tidbit about Apple possibly re-branding its laptops. Specifically, Gruber predicts that Apple will only refer to its aluminum encased laptops as being “Pro” models, while the plastic models will retain the “MacBook” moniker. It’s […]
Continue reading...Apple rejects e-book reader over access to Kama Sutra
21. May 2009
Apple’s seemingly inconsistent app store polices seem to create a public outcry nearly every week, so you would think that by now, Apple would have learned a thing or two. In the latest edition of non-sensical app store rejections, Apple rejected the e-book reader Eucalyptus on the grounds that users can use it to access the […]
Continue reading...BlackBerry Storm 2 abandons clickable touchscreen
21. May 2009
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Models of the upcoming BlackBerry Storm 2 are already out in the wild, and RIM has apparently decided to abandon the SurePress feature it couldn’t stop talking about when the original BlackBerry Storm debuted. Wasn’t the idea of a clickable screen the entire selling point of the Storm in the first place? It seems that […]
Continue reading...AT&T CEO admits possibility of lower iPhone rates, but only with capped data transfers
21. May 2009
At the Reuters Global Technology Summit today, AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega (what a cool sounding name by the way) confirmed reports that AT&T is exploring the possibility of slashing its monthly data plans for the iPhone, and potentially for other smartphones as well. The current monthy cost of an iPhone is $70, and reports trickled in […]
Continue reading...Old Apple Newton Ad
21. May 2009
By today’s standards, this commercial for the Newton is beyond boring. But if you’re curious, the ad is called “Intelligence by Newton”, and it might make the few remaining Newton die-hards swell up.
Continue reading...Thursday Afternoon Link Roundup
21. May 2009
Apple job listing reveals more powerful ARM processors and video processing for iPhone – MacRumors Push Notification Screenshots – My Apple Guide Apple patents image sensing display technology – MacNN Apple secretly adding voice command technology into Apple TV – MacNN Send your kids to Apple Camp this Summer – Network World Scott Moritz is already […]
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