In its effort to compete with Apple and Google in the lucrative smartphone market, Microsoft on Monday unveiled the Kin One and the Kin Two. The phones are targeted to young people on the low-end of the market. The phones … Continued
Monthly Archives: April 2010
∞ Report: Palm putting itself up for sale
A report on Monday suggests Palm may be seeking someone to buy the company. The company is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners to handle the search for a buyer, which may include HTC and Lenovo. Palm, which … Continued
∞ Analyst: Interest in iPhone nearly doubles among teens
As if Apple hasn’t had its share of good news lately, a new survey shows that interest among teenagers for the iPhone has nearly doubled in the last six months.
∞ Adobe unveils Creative Suite 5
Adobe on Monday announced Creative Suite 5 (CS5), the newest version of its creative applications. The new products include five suites and is made up of 15 software applications.
∞ Apple bans developers from using "Pad" in app names
If you’re a developer working on an app for the iPad, you might want to pay particular attention to the name.
∞ Report: DoJ continues to probe Apple, Google hiring practices
It appears the Justice Department isn’t finished with its probe into hiring practices among technology companies in the U.S.
∞ AIM updated for the iPad
AOL on Saturday released an update for its AIM app on the iPad, fixing several nagging bugs.
∞ Interview: Staind's Aaron Lewis goes acoustic with Gibson
I had the pleasure a few weeks ago to speak with Aaron Lewis, best known for his role as the frontman for Staind.
∞ Twitter buys Tweetie
Twitter on Friday revealed that it had purchased Tweetie, an app designed and developed by Loren Brichter for the Mac and iPhone.
∞ Gruber on why Apple changed the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement
Daring Fireball’s John Gruber has a great article on why Apple decided to make some changes to the iPhone license agreement. He nailed it when he said that Apple cannot afford to let another company have control over how apps … Continued
∞ iAds to become part of iPhone OS 4
Apple on Thursday announced a new feature for developers that will be available in iPhone OS 4 — iAds.
∞ Apple announces multitasking in iPhone OS 4.0
One of the operating system features that Apple has been hit hardest for since the iPhone OS first hit the market is its lack of multitasking. iPhone 4.0 will bring an end to those criticisms.
∞ Jobs: Apple sold 450,000 iPads
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said during the iPhone event on Thursday that Apple sold 450,000 iPads since the product launched last week.
∞ Blizzard reveals StarCraft II collector's edition
Blizzard Entertainment on Thursday unveiled plans to release both standard and a limited-edition “Collector’s Edition” releases of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, its hotly anticipated real time strategy game. A release date has not yet been scheduled, but Blizzard indicated … Continued
∞ Palm CEO likens company to Apple
Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein, a former Apple executive, spoke frankly about his company’s trials and tribulations in a recent interview with Adam Lashinsky of Fortune. He admits that Palm has “hit a speed bump” in adoption of its WebOS smartphones, … Continued
∞ Witch 3.0 window switching utility released
Many Tricks on Wednesday released Witch 3.0, the newest version of the company’s window switching utility.
∞ PCalc now available for the iPad
One of the Mac industry’s long time developers, TLA Systems, has brought its RPN calculator, PCalc, to the iPad.
∞ Apple's use of private APIs for iPad gives it unfair advantage
The fact that Apple’s recently released iBooks is using private APIs means very little to most of us. In fact, the majority of users want the apps to be the best they can, regardless of what kind of programming they … Continued
∞ iPad tips from TidBITS
You could pretty much count on the folks at TidBITS to come up with some great tips and tricks for the iPad. Jeff Carlson posted some on Tuesday that range from adding apps to the dock to quickly muting the … Continued
∞ Dr. Seuss iPhone books updated for iPad, for free
Oceanhouse Media has announced the release of apps for the iPad, including Dr. Seuss e-book apps. “The Cat In the Hat,” “Dr. Seuss’ ABC” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” are each priced at $2.99. But if you’ve already bought … Continued
∞ Gelaskins releases iPad protectors
Gelaskins, makers of removable art prints for iPods, iPhones, MacBooks and other devices, has announced the release of Gelaskins for iPad. Each Gelaskin costs $29.99, but if you buy three, you get the fourth for free.
∞ Nintendo: Apple not 'a viable profit platform for game development'
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime doesn’t think Apple is having any impact on Nintendo’s business in terms of hardware or software sales volume. He said “I’ve seen data that suggestions [sic] while consumers are constantly downloading Apps, they play … Continued
∞ AT&T investing $1 billion in its infrastructure
I can’t even imagine the scope of what it takes to upgrade a network like AT&T’s, but for some customers, it’ll be too little, too late. Especially if rumors of a Verizon iPhone hold true for later this year. I … Continued
∞ Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online launches, for Mac and PC
EA Sports on Tuesday announced the general release of Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online, a golf video game you can play in your Web browser.
∞ Analysts: iPad will cannibalize netbooks, but not iPhone
Apple’s iPad has been the talk of the technology world for months and after its release one analyst believes it will have a bigger effect on the netbook market than the iPhone.
∞ Apple to hold special event April 8 to unveil next iPhone OS
Apple on Monday announced a special media event at it’s Cupertino, Calif. headquarters to give users a sneak peek at “the future of the iPhone OS.”
∞ Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition rolls onto iPad
Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition is now available for the iPad for $9.99, according to developer Other Ocean Interactive. OOI collaborated with Sega of America to bring the game to the new Apple device.
∞ Analyst: Apple will sell 4.3 million iPads in 2010
After raising his iPad sales estimates to 600,000 to 700,000 over the weekend, Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster, admitted he misgauged the online pre-orders for the device.
∞ LED Football goes player vs. player for iPad
TouchGrove’s LED Football strikes a familiar chord in the hearts of iPhone-wielding old school gamers everywhere by bringing back the joy of 9 volt battery-powered Mattel handheld games from the 1970s. TouchGrove’s newest game creation is a title for the … Continued
∞ Freeverse enters iPad market with four games
Freeverse has announced four games for the iPad – NBA Hotshot HD, Flick Fishing HD, Warpgate and CastleCraft. They’re priced at $2.99, $2.99, $7.99, and for free respectively. iPhone and iPod touch versions of the new games are also on … Continued