Shortly after Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted his screed about Adobe, Flash and iPhone OS devices, Microsoft’s general manager of Internet Explorer has posted his own thoughts, calling HTML5 “the future of the Web.” (more…)
InstantAction is a new service that lets you play video games in a Web browser. And what makes it particularly interesting is InstantAction’s ability to let users share content: games can be embedded on Facebook pages, your blog and more. It’s not Flash-based, which explains why CEO Lou Castle is an enthusiastic supporter of the iPad, which he says his company will support “with dedicated applications.”
iPad gains InstantAction support [IndustryGamers]
Apple will close down the Lala music service it purchased last December, according to a note on the service’s Web site. (more…)
In some of the biggest gaming news to break on the Mac platform in a very long time, Valve Software has announced that its Steam gaming service will be released on the Mac on May 12, 2010. (more…)
I don’t know if other developers have filed for trademarks on their app icons, but Apple has. The company filed to have trademarks for all of its official apps on the iPhone, which would also cover the iPad.
The identity of the man who found the iPhone 4G at a Redwood City bar has been uncovered. (more…)
In announcing the dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference on Wednesday, Apple upset some of its Macintosh developers. But Apple is not abandoning the Mac platform. (more…)
Apple on Thursday updated its professional photography workflow application, Aperture, fixing nine bugs. (more…)
In a statement posted to Apple’s Web site on Thursday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs defined Apple’s objections to supporting Flash in the iPhone OS. (more…)
Blizzard Entertainment is developing a new real time strategy game, StarCraft II, that’s causing a lot of excitement for gaming fans, as it’s the sequel to a now-legendary game that was originally released more than a decade ago. PC gamers enrolled in the company’s beta program have been able to download a test version for a while and now Mac users can join in the fun. To participate you need to have a Battle.net account and have your beta settings activated, as well – more details are available from Blizzard’s Web site.
StarCraft II Mac beta client available for download [Destructoid]
HP and Palm announced on Wednesday that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for HP to buy Palm. (more…)
Apple announced the dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference on Wednesday, but developers got a surprise when they tried to renew subscriptions — Apple’s Safari Web browser wouldn’t complete the transaction. (more…)
Apple is on quite a buying spree this week. The company’s newest reported acquisition is mobile app assistant firm, Siri. (more…)
Apple on Wednesday revealed the dates for its annual Worldwide Developer Conference – it happens June 7 – 11, 2010, at the Moscone West conference center in San Francisco, Calif. Eagle-eyed observers noticed something unusual about this year’s offering: for the first time, the Apple Design Awards event that happens during WWDC will focus only on iPhone OS apps. (more…)
Apple on Wednesday said its Worldwide Developers Conference will be kick off on June 7 at Moscone West in San Francisco. (more…)
Delivery of the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G are on U.S. soil and ready to ship to customers in time for the April 30th deadline. The devices will begin shipping in the next day or two. (more…)
Apple has purchased Intrinsity, a Texas-based chipmaker that analysts believe is the brains behind the iPad. (more…)
Apple on Tuesday released an update to iTunes to bring it to version 9.1.1. The new version is available for download through the System Update preference. It’s also available for download from Apple’s Web site. (more…)
AT&T on Tuesday released AT&T Connect Mobile, an app that allows users to attend audio, web meetings on their iPhone. (more…)
Is there really a better application on the Mac than BBEdit? It’s an app that I’ve been using everyday for the better part of 15 years and on Tuesday it received a major update with the release of version 9.5. (more…)
FileMaker on Tuesday announced the release of Bento 3 Family Organizer, free templates for FileMaker’s Bento software. A free 30-day trial of the Bento software for Mac is also available. (more…)
Computers belonging to Gizmodo editor Jason Chen were seized last Friday night by California’s Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team, the gadget blog revealed late Monday. (more…)
Matt Casamassina, a veteran editor for IGN who has long covered the Nintendo beat, has taken a job at Apple. What makes this move particularly interesting is what he’ll be doing: He’s “global editorial games manager” of the App Store – he and his team will be hand-picking games content to feature on the App Store, for the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone.
Apple hires longtime IGN Nintendo Editor [Industrygamers]
By now everyone has heard of Gray Powell, the Apple engineer that lost the prototype iPhone at a bar in California. We also know that Powell didn’t lose his job, but not all engineers were so lucky. (more…)
There’s quite a twist in the story of the lost iPhone prototype on Friday — the local police are investigating. There is no word on whether the investigation, reportedly headed by the computer crime task force is investigating Gizmodo for purchasing the phone or the person that found the phone and sold it to Gizmodo. It’s going to be interesting to see if the police can track down the individual that found the device at the bar where it was lost by the Apple engineer.
Apple has posted an update to its Digital Camera Raw Compatibility software – the new update is version 3.2, and it adds support for new camera models and addresses issues with supported cameras, as well. (more…)
Unity Technologies has announced the release of Unity iPhone 1.7, with iPad support. Unity is a 3D game development tool that works on multiple platforms, including Mac, Windows and the Web. (more…)
Intuit on Friday announced a lower price and new features for Quicken Essentials, its personal finance software. The software will now cost $49.99; customers who purchased it at the higher price of $69.99 will be eligible for a refund for the difference – the offer is good through May 31, 2010. (more…)
Google on Thursday said it would bring free turn-by-turn navigation to Apple’s iPhone. The revelation came during a press conference in the U.K. where the company announced the feature for Android phones. (more…)
Since the iPad was released on April 3, tech pundits lined up to compare the device to existing netbooks and notebooks. Even though it’s an impossible comparison, I continue to see it happen. (more…)