July 1, 2009
Apple has given us some very useful technologies over the years, but one really stands out in my mind–Genius. This is a technology I think Apple will bring to the iPhone to help us with app purchases. (more…)
June 30, 2009
What do you do when you’re on tour with the B-52s? If you’re a member of The 88, you break out the iPhone and Sonoma Wire Works Four Track app so you can sit down and record a new single. (more…)
Maine has placed an order with Apple for 64,000 MacBooks, with another order for 7,000 coming in the next few weeks. (more…)
June 29, 2009
Steve Jobs officially returned to the Apple campus on Monday, taking over his duties as the company’s CEO. (more…)
Apple confirmed on Monday that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to work. (more…)
Apple launched its iPhone availability widget, allowing customers to check on which iPhone models are available in their area stores. (more…)
I read with amazement this morning, an article on Harvard Business Review about Steve Jobs. Bill Taylor recognizes the impact of what Jobs has done over his career, but cautions about following in the man’s footsteps. (more…)
June 26, 2009
Microsoft released pricing yesterday for “Vista Fixed Edition,” otherwise known as Windows 7. (more…)
Yesterday, I reported that Apple had allowed the first softcore iPhone porn app entry into the App Store. Shortly after, the app disappeared and I immediately blamed Apple only to apologize later for jumping the gun. (more…)
June 25, 2009
I don’t know what they were thinking, but Microsoft on Thursday announced pricing for the upcoming version of “Vista Fixed Edition,” also known as Windows 7. (more…)
Update 2: Apple did remove the app.
Update: It appears I jumped to conclusions. Apple did not pull the app, the developer took the app down because it was so popular, it was crashing the image server.
I left my little rant in place, just in case I decide to yell at Apple for something else later on. GOOD APPLE!
BAD APPLE!
One of the greatest things you’ve done on the App Store since announcing you sold 1 billion of them and you completely screw it up. You took down “Hottest Girls–2200+ Topless, Sexy Babes and Nude Models” from the store. (more…)
Apple has okayed the first softcore porn app, that I’m aware of, on the App Store. (more…)
June 24, 2009
Apple is sending out final reminder notices to members of its old .Mac service, making sure they remember some of the services are being discontinued. (more…)
Deep in the hallways of Apple’s Cupertino headquarters sits an Apple netbook. That’s right, it’s there, but it will never see the light of day. Why? Because it’s just like every other netbook, and thankfully, that’s just not good enough for Apple. (more…)
June 23, 2009
Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tn. on Tuesday confirmed that Apple CEO Steve Jobs did have a liver transplant two months ago at the hospital. Jobs gave the hospital permission to release the information, officials said. (more…)
Judge Robert A. Mark has lifted an automatic stay of proceedings from Mac clone-maker Psystar’s bankruptcy filing. The move allows Apple to continue its copyright infringement suit against the company. (more…)
Apple on Tuesday released an update for its professional video software, Final Cut Pro, as well as an updated firmware version for its wireless AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule. (more…)
Apple marketed the hell out the iPhone 3G S, getting its customers worked up into a frenzy, so they would all want the iPhone 3G S. And it worked, throngs of people pre-ordered and ran to the stores to buy them and then tried to activate it. (more…)
Steve Jobs has been spotted on the Apple campus by a Reuters reporter and several employees, who reported the sighting to CNBC. (more…)
June 22, 2009
It took Apple just three days to sell more than 1 million iPhone 3G S models, the company reported on Monday.
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June 21, 2009
Questions about Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ health resurfaced this weekend after the Wall Street Journal reported that he had a liver transplant during his leave of absence. However, Apple said Jobs is still coming back at the end of June. (more…)
June 19, 2009
iPhone enthusiast site Appmodo on Friday quoted “a source” at AT&T, saying that iPhone tethering would cost users an extra $55 a month. AT&T says the rumor is false. (more…)
Apple is brilliant. The company has been trying to get the media to leave Steve Jobs alone for months and nothing has worked. Until now. (more…)
It’s launch day and iPhone users are lining up around the world to get their hands on Apple’s iPhone 3G S. (more…)
June 18, 2009
I remember meeting with MacSpeech in January 2008 to get a demo of the brand new speech recognition engine and being very skeptical. Turns out, I was wrong–it worked very well. (more…)
Whether you agree with Apple’s not-so-subtle message to Palm and its Pre users or not, the battle lines have been drawn. I don’t, however, believe this is a slam dunk win for Apple–Palm is going to fight back hard. (more…)
June 17, 2009
Just hours after AT&T announced it would give users a break on upgrade pricing for the iPhone 3G S, Apple began sending out refund notices to qualifying customers. (more…)
As promised, Apple on Wednesday officially released iPhone OS 3.0 to the masses. After spending some time with new operating system, I can safely say that users are getting a steal by getting this update free. (more…)
Despite published reports to the contrary, Apple will release iPhone OS 3.0 on Wednesday as scheduled. (more…)
June 16, 2009
You just knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Apple on Tuesday quietly released a tech note saying that it doesn’t support syncing third-party digital media players with iTunes. (more…)