April 6, 2011
It’s not very often that you hear good customer service stories, so a friend told me how good he was treated by PressPlane, I decided to give them a shout out. The company makes an app called Zapd that allows you to make Web sites or “Zaps” directly from your iPhone. It’s a free app and they say that you can create as many sites as you like.
Zapd has over a dozen “themes” to choose from that change the website’s colors, fonts, layout and overall look and feel. New themes are released all the time. The results are gorgeous and are optimized for use on a phone, tablet, and of course, a computer.
Zapd on the App Store
Line 6 on Wednesday introduced the newest device to its HD line of Pod products, the Pod HD Desktop. (more…)
Storagenewsletter.com reports that Apple has ordered 12 petabytes of storage from Isilon Systems. Isilon, recently acquired by EMC, manufactures “scale-out storage” designed to be used by large enterprises, and has a client list that includes NBC, ABC, Paramount and many other companies.
“It’s probably the largest of its 1,500 customers recorded at the end of December, including 20% in Europe.”
The blog cites “an inside source at EMC” who indicates that Apple has ordered the storage to manage video downloads for customers using iTunes.
Apple Ordered 12PB (!) of Storage on Isilon’s Systems [Storagenewsletter.com]
Analysts with Deutsche Bank estimate that Motorola has shipped about 100,000 Xoom tablets since the device went on sale in February. If so, that would certainly be a fraction of the number of original iPads that Apple sold its first weekend when they went on sale in April, 2010 (Apple has not revealed iPad 2 sales numbers yet). (more…)
Microsoft will release Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1 sometime next week, the company told The Loop on Wednesday. (more…)
Universal Audio (UA) on Wednesday said it would release a new plug-in that is sure to excite musicians and engineers — the Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb. (more…)
April 5, 2011
Reports on Tuesday suggest Apple will unveil the iPhone 5 at the end of June. This is not true. (more…)
Consumer Reports on Tuesday said that Apple’s iPad topped its ratings of 10 tablets. (more…)
April 4, 2011
A federal judge overturned an earlier ruling that would have cost Apple $625 million. (more…)
Vox Amplification on Monday announced it is offering users a rebate on select Joe Satriani guitar effects pedals. (more…)
SecureMac on Monday released an update for its anti-spyware application for Mac OS X, MacScan. (more…)
Prestigious auction house, Juliens, on Monday said it won a lawsuit brought against the company by a French Canadian after Michael Jackson’s Neverland auction was canceled. (more…)
Music service Pandora disclosed that it has been served with a subpoena to produce documents for a federal grand jury looking into Apple and Android apps. (more…)
One of three people who tried to rob an Apple Store on Monday morning was shot dead by a security guard. (more…)
You knew it was going to happen. Someone was going to release an album recorded on the iPad using GarageBand. (more…)
High-end audio company Apogee released a video showing off its newest product, the Duet 2. (more…)
A patent filing from Apple shows the company could bring its Web site building tool, iWeb, to the iPad. (more…)
Purchasing a product from any company shows a level of trust by the consumer, but how are we supposed to trust a company like RIM. (more…)
April 2, 2011
Apple’s TV commercials are almost as legendary as its products and there is a new one released for the iPad 2. (more…)
Apple’s new iPhone 5 will come with camera sensors built by Sony, according to the company’s CEO. (more…)
April 1, 2011
New data released on Friday shows that Apple’s iPhone 4 on Verizon was the most acquired handset in February. (more…)
I’ve been using Avid’s Eleven Rack for the last couple of weeks and have been enjoying my time with the unit. I’ll have a full review in the next week, but something happened last night that I just had to share. (more…)
Macworld’s mythical horned creature, the Macalope, listed its “Fools of the Year” on Friday and it’s quite a list. There are many lists that you don’t mind being a part of, but this isn’t one of them. I am mentioned, but thankfully it’s in a good way. Much respect to the Macalope.
Let the Macalope start off by saying that he’s sure most if not all of the individuals on this list are probably very nice people. (Except for Rob Enderle—he’s actually a kind of fish.) So, don’t confuse calling them fools with thinking that they’re somehow bad in general. It’s just that, when it comes to Apple, their opinions seem, well, foolish.
The Macalope Weekly Special Edition: Fools of the Year [Macworld]
March 31, 2011
Apple on Thursday released an update to GarageBand, its music making software for Mac that’s included with iLife ’11. It corrects a problem that The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple first identified on March 10th. (more…)
Google won over a lot of major companies by using the term “open” when describing its Android mobile operating system. Many are now finding out that “open” was more of a bait and switch. (more…)
Hogrocket is a new game developer formed by three former members of now-defunct game studio Bizarre Creations. A recent blog post from Hogrocket co-founder Ben Ward casts light on their decision to start out by making a game for iOS. (more…)
Apple’s Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Communications, Allison Johnson, is leaving the company. She is apparently leaving to start a marketing firm — seems kind of odd to me, but everyone has different priorities. John Paczkowski has the scoop on the story this morning, so head over there to get all the information.
At Apple, Johnson has managed global advertising for some of the company’s most revolutionary products and the iconic ads for them. Those ads have been created by TBWA\Chiat\Day, which plays a powerful role at Apple.
Apple Global Marketing VP Allison Johnson Leaving Company [AllThingsD]
The world truly is on its head these days. Microsoft senior vice president and general counsel Brad Smith said in a blog post that his company is filing a “formal complaint with the European commission” against Google, alleging Google has violated European competition law. (more…)
H-W Technology on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Apple, Nokia, Motorola, RIM and 28 other companies for infringing on one of its patents. (more…)
March 30, 2011
The battle over Apple’s App Store trademark application is getting down to the nitty gritty as the two companies hire linguists to help them in the fight. (more…)
