Archive | October, 2009
TechCrunch pits the iPhone vs. the Motorola Droid
Check out Greg Kumparak’s full review over here. If you’re pressed for time and need to get your trick-or-treat on, here are his final thoughts. What do I think of the Droid? It is incredible. It is, hands down, the nicest Android handset on the market. A very significant chunk of this is not so [...]
Continue reading...A working 42-inch iPhone 3GS as a halloween costume.. say what?!
31. October 2009
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Okay, we’ve seen people dress up as iPhones and an assortment of other gadgets before, but this takes thing to an entirely new level. The iPhone costumes below, powered by a car battery, are legit in every sense of the word, with the large display coming courtesy of a full size 42-inch LCD TV. How [...]
Continue reading...Report: 27-inch iMacs experiencing Flash playback issues
30. October 2009
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Engadget is reporting that Apple’s support discussion boards are filling up with complaints that the new 27-inch iMac experiences some sluggish behavior during flash playback. The most common symptom seems to be incredibly slow Flash video playback, but people are also claiming that there’s a bug forcing the hard drive to spin down, that there’s [...]
Continue reading...Selection of Apple Mac Magazines in Japan is mind blowing [Video]
30. October 2009
Here in the U.S., the selection of Mac-centric magazines is pretty slim compared to what you can find over in Japan. Check out this video of a newsstand from Fukuoka, Japan (how’s that for a name?) and try and count how many dedicated Apple related magazines you can find. via ThatMacShow
Continue reading...Lee Clow, mastermind behind Apple’s “Think Different” ad campaign steps down
30. October 2009
One of the first orders of business at Apple when Steve Jobs returned was re-hiring the famed ad agency TBWA/Chiat/Day to handle Apple’s advertising. Lee Clow, who headed up the TBWA Media Arts Lab (which served as a special division within the company that focused on all things Apple) eventually helped create the award winning “Think Different” campaign that [...]
Continue reading...A 1979 profile of Steve Jobs and Apple from Time Magazine
30. October 2009
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In 1979, Time Magazine profiled a then young Apple Computer, along with its hotshot young co-founder, Steve Jobs. It’s always interesting to take a look back at where Apple came from, especially when you can gauge what the pulse on Apple was from within the pertinent time period itself. The funny thing is, in the [...]
Continue reading...Apple execs reportedly not high on current online book/newspaper market
30. October 2009
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RBC Capital analyst Mike Abramsky recently met with a number of Apple executives, including CFO Peter Oppenheimer and iTunes VP Eddy Cue, and came away with a few nuggets of information that he recently passed along in a research note to investors. As expected, Apple execs didn’t spill the beans on any forthcoming products, but they [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft opens up second retail store in same mall as Apple as crowds show up for free concert tickets
30. October 2009
Microsoft, in regards to Apple, is kind of like an annoying little brother. It’s always copying what Apple does in an attempt to be cool, but it always ends up falling short. The most recent example of shameless Microsoft copying is of course Redmond’s foray into the world of retail. Now, it’s not as if [...]
Continue reading...WordPress 2 app now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch
30. October 2009
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WordPress – you know, that popular blog publishing software – announced yesterday the availability of WordPress 2 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new software includes a large smattering of new features, such as a new user interface which enables faster switching between comments, posts, and pages, keychain storage for passwords, and the ability [...]
Continue reading...Does Psystar’s Rebel EFI software contain code covered by an Apple Public Source License?
29. October 2009
In their latest attempt at a shameless money-grab, Florida based clonemaker Psystar recently released its Rebel EFI software which purports to enable users to install copies of OS X on non-Apple hardware. Early reviews of the software have been overwhelmingly critical, with the overarching consensus being that the software provides little to no documentation and [...]
Continue reading...Apple now shipping new Magic Mouse
29. October 2009
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Ever since Apple announced its new Magic Mouse, I’ve been itching to get my hands on one, but a few trips to nearby BestBuys and a local Apple Store have all been fruitless endeavors. But if you happen to be one of the folks who had to purchase the new mouse sight unseen (sorta), then you’re in [...]
Continue reading...Report: Apple engineers ramp up visits to China in anticipation of upcoming tablet release
29. October 2009
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Silicon Alley Insider, citing an anonymous source, reports that Apple engineers have been travelling abroad to China with increasing frequency to check up on the manufacturing process of the upcoming Apple tablet. Indeed, a source tells us a system integration engineer friend of his at Apple has been ramping up his travels back and forth [...]
Continue reading...Driving a car remotely using an iPhone – there’s an app for THAT?!
29. October 2009
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And you thought starting your car with your iPhone was impressive? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Students and researchers in the Artificial Intelligence Group at the Freie University of Berlin are pushing “there’s an app for that” to new extremes. In the video below, students hooked up a Dodge Caravan with two omnidirectional video cameras, [...]
Continue reading...The Apple tablet that never was
29. October 2009
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Michael Arrington of TechCrunch has the inside scoop on a little-known Apple project called the Apple Pen Mac, an Apple tablet project whose humble beginnings stretch back all the way to 1990. The Pen Mac, Arrington writes, “was a fully functional Mac computer with a pen based touch screen.” It’s described as being smaller than [...]
Continue reading...Psystar and Apple continue to battle it out in court
29. October 2009
Last Friday, both Apple and Psystar filed motions in opposition to the other sides motion for summary judgment. After pouring through all of the pertinent motions, and digesting all of the non-redacted exhibits, it seems abundantly clear that Psystar is grasping for straws. Below, I’ve highlighted the arguments presented by each party. If you recall, [...]
Continue reading...Droid v. iPhone 3GS in a battle for Wi-Fi supremacy [Video]
28. October 2009
Engadget put the much heralded Motorola Droid vs. the iPhone 3GS in a battle for WiFi supremacy.
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31. October 2009
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