∞ Analysts see RIM's marketing chief departure as a good thing

March 7, 2011

∞ Analysts see RIM's marketing chief departure as a good thing

It’s always hard to leave your job, especially these days, but it must be difficult to hear that the analysts in your market think your departure is a good thing. (more…)

∞ Google removes 58 malicious apps from store, removes remotely from phones

Google on Saturday removed 58 applications that were reported to the company to contain malicious code that would expose customer’s information. (more…)

∞ Apple to cut 32 games, some hardware from retail stores

Apple is in the process of cutting software titles and some hardware peripherals from its retails stores to make room for other services. (more…)

∞ Report: Apple to abandon iPhone 4 antenna design in new models

New reports on Monday suggest Apple is reconsidering the antenna design that debuted on the iPhone 4 in favor of a new design when the iPhone 5 ships later this year. (more…)

March 5, 2011

∞ Microsoft won't have an iPad OS competitor until 2012

Things really aren’t looking good Microsoft as the company tries to compete in the tablet market. A new report says they won’t have a tablet operating system ready until mid-2012. (more…)

March 4, 2011

∞ RIM's marketing chief quits weeks before PlayBook launch

RIM on Friday said its chief marketing officer has decided to leave the company. (more…)

∞ Legendary game maker Graeme Devine on iPad game development pitfalls

“The iPad is not an iPhone,” said Graeme Devine during a conference session at this week’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. It may seem obvious to some, but Devine thinks it’s important to underscore for game developers who are creating titles for Apple’s tablet. (more…)

∞ iPad 2 makes Samsung rethink 'inadequate' parts of Galaxy Tab

The iPad was only announced two days ago, but already it has the competition rethinking their devices. (more…)

∞ Apple tops list of world's most admired companies

Apple has taken the top spot in Fortune’s most admired companies for the fourth straight year. (more…)

∞ Gruber on the iPad 2 event

While everyone else in the industry is evaluating the iPad 2 itself, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber took a look at Apple’s event and the way Steve Jobs gave his presentation. As usual, Gruber has some very insightful points.

The biggest difference, though, was this: last year Apple didn’t yet understand the iPad. They knew it was good. They knew it had potential. But they didn’t know what it was. They had a sense that in the conceptual space between an iPhone and a MacBook there was uncharted, fertile territory. And they set for themselves a wise metric: the iPad would only succeed if it could do some of the same things a Mac can do, but do them better. If it wasn’t better in several important ways for several common tasks, it would not succeed.

The Chair [Daring Fireball]

March 3, 2011

∞ SPL, Brainworx become Universal Audio developers

Universal Audio on Wednesday said that two audio developers have signed on to be developers on the UAD Powered Plug-ins platform. (more…)

∞ Apple launches 'Joint Venture' program for businesses

Business owners looking to leverage Apple technology to their best ability now have a new place to turn: Joint Venture. Joint Venture connects businesses with Apple retail stores to buy products, schedule training, book appointments, get tech support and enroll in workshops. Joint Venture is priced starting at $499 when you buy a new Mac, and supports up to five systems. (more…)

∞ What's wrong with the new Twitter for iPhone?

Like many users today, I updated to the new Twitter for iPhone when it became available on the App Store. I must say, I’m not as upset as some people are with the update, but there are a couple of nagging issues. Harry McCracken sums them up nicely.

The new Quick Bar — which Twitter says is “very cool” — floats at the top of your Tweetstream, coming and going as you scroll around.

Except…I can’t tell why it shows the people it shows. Some of them I follow; some I don’t. Some match the characters I’m typing; in other cases, it’s their real name rather than their @name that matches.

Technologizer.com [I would link directly to the article, but for some reason it causes an error with the site].

∞ Canadians get iOS 4.3 personal hotspot for free

So far, three carriers in Canada have confirmed that the personal hotspot feature in iOS 4.3 will be free if you already subscribe to the 1GB plan. In the U.S. AT&T requires you have the $45 plan and Verizon requires an additional 2GB plan be purchased.

After the iPad 2 reveal this morning during Apple’s media event, Rogers confirmed that Personal Hotspot in iOS 4.3 will be available to Rogers/Fido customers who have a 1GB or higher data plan for free.

Confirmed: iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot To Be Free On Rogers/Fido With 1GB & Higher Data Plan [iPhoneinCanada.ca]

Telus Confirms iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot [iPhoneinCanada.ca]

∞ HP says RIM imitates WebOS… um, you both copied Apple

It’s kind of amusing to see what’s going on in the mobile world these days. HP saying that RIM is imitating its WebOS. (more…)

∞ AT&T intros new tablet (iPad 2) data plans

AT&T on Thursday introduced two new data plans specifically aimed at tablet users. Well, iPad users since there aren’t many competitors right now. (more…)

∞ Universal Audio ships the UAD-2 Satellite

Universal Audio (UA) began shipping its new Duo and Quad FireWire DSP Accelerator called Satellite. (more…)

∞ Infinity Blade creator talks iOS game development

Donald Mustard, creative director at Chair Entertainment, gave developers at this week’s Game Developer Conference some insight on how his company made a hit game unlike any other for iOS in about five months. Chair’s game, Infinity Blade, is the first iOS game built using Epic Games Unreal Development Kit (UDK), the same toolset used to create hardcore console titles like Gears of War. (more…)