Apple CEO Steve Jobs responded to an email from a developer on why the Mac was dropped from this year’s WWDC Apple Design Awards. Jobs responded saying this was “just the normal cycle of things” and that Apple was focusing on the iPhone OS. Certainly makes sense with all of the mobile products Apple has and will put in 2009/2010.
Steve Replies to Email About Mac Design Awards: “Just The Normal Cycle Of Things” [MacStories]
Two weeks after Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted an open letter on the pitfalls of using Flash in the company’s mobile devices, Adobe founders Chuck Geschke and John Warnock responded with their own thoughts. (more…)
If you’re a MobileMe user, you’ll be interested in the new beta Apple launched for Mail users. (more…)
Sad news today from Jonathan “Wolf” Rentzsch, the organizer of the C4 developer conference — the event is dead. I never attended any of the C4 conferences, but I know a lot of developers who did and they really enjoyed it. Anytime a conference that gets developers together to share ideas and discuss the current market conditions dies, we all suffer.
Rentzsch cites Apple’s recent alteration of Section 3.3.1 of its iPhone developer agreement—the controversial clause that prohibits the use of some tools and programming languages for creating iPhone applications—as the straw that broke the camel’s back. Specifically, he points to the lack of developer outrage about the change, saying “unlike previous issues such as the senseless iPhone SDK NDA, the majority of the community isn’t riled by 3.3.1.”
C4 developer conference will not return [Macworld]
Let the gaming begin! Valve Software on Wednesday publicly released Steam for the Mac. It’s now available, and it’s free to use, though most games incur a fee to play. Valve is also giving away its popular action game Portal until May 24, 2010. (more…)
Responding to a lawsuit brought against it by Apple in March, HTC on Wednesday said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. (more…)
Vietnamese Web forum Taoviet has photos that show another alleged iPhone 4G prototype, according to AppleInsider. (more…)
Apple is being sued for patent infringement by Softview over the way it displays mobile content on its iPhone and iPod touch devices. (more…)
Dave is making a change in his computer of choice, moving from a PC to a Mac. The reason, it seems, is the same reason many users have switched over the years: malware, spam and viruses. The computer discussion was part of last night’s show, but I suppose we have no way of knowing for sure whether he is actually using a new Mac. If he was smart he would.
Big switch in Dave’s computer world. He’s making the change from the PC to the MAC. He’s complaining of getting too much unwanted spam and cookies and gummie bears and e-mails about pills that can grow parts of your anatomy. Paul chimes, “They don’t work!” Dave says the only thing he can get on his computer right now is the current time.
The iPad may not be for everyone, but usability expert, Jakob Nielsen, said in a recent report that the iPad’s interface is whacky. (more…)
Media organizations including CNET, AP and Bloomberg are asking San Mateo County Judge, Clifford Cretan, to unseal records about the police investigation into Gizmodo. Documents the media are looking for include the search warrant that was issued, allowing police to search Gizmodo editor Jason Chen’s house.
The San Mateo County district attorney is opposing the request. In an four-page legal brief (PDF), prosecutors say the media’s First Amendment right does not “outweigh the rights of the people to protect the identity of persons who may have provided information to law enforcement in confidence during the initial stages of the investigation.”
When news broke on Monday that Android had taken over the second spot from Apple’s iPhone OS, I thought the Internet was going to blow itself to pieces. But there is more to the numbers than a simple boost in Android sales and Apple agrees. (more…)
Adam and Tonya Engst have released three new ebooks that cover topics for Mac, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. (more…)
Steve Jobs did say that Flash was a PC technology, so it probably doesn’t matter that the Toy Story 3 Web site is built using the technology. However, considering Steve’s distain for the technology on Apple’s portable devices and taking into account his position at Disney, you would think that some effort would have been made to make the site work with the iPad.
Image courtesy John Gruber, Daring Fireball.
You can add Pixar’s own site to the list too. It also doesn’t do well on the iPad.
Thanks for the screenshot Andy.
Update: Added the screenshot from Pixar.com. 05/10/2010 9:26 am.
American McGee, formerly of Id Software (makers of Quake and Doom) is a well-respected game designer in his own right, with a string of titles that bear his name, including “American McGee’s Alice,” a trippy retake on the classic Alice in Wonderland story that was brought to the Mac. Now he’s turning his attention to the iPhone and iPad with “American McGee’s Crooked House.” In an interview, McGee called the iPhone platform “truly refreshing” and says he and others in his company – Shanghai, China-based Spicy Horse (and its iPhone-specific subsidiary, Spicy Pony) – are looking forward to developing for iPad.
Nokia on Friday filed another patent infringement lawsuit against Apple, claiming the iPhone 3G devices infringe on five of its patents. (more…)
Apple on Friday announced that the iPad will be available in nine more countries starting May 28th. Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK will get the device on May 28, 2010, with pre-orders starting on Apple’s online store on Monday, May 10. (more…)
If you hadn’t yet made up your mind to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) next month, your mind has been made up for you. Apple revealed on Thursday that the event is sold out – no more tickets are available. (more…)
IK Multimedia is bringing the guitar to the iPhone. The maker of amp and effects modeling software, AmpliTube, on Thursday said it would bring the software to the iPhone with a hardware interface, called iRig. (more…)
Long time Macintosh developer, Dan Wood, released a new set of training videos this week for his Web site building tool, Sandvox. (more…)
ChangeWave research issued a report on Wednesday that said AT&T has the highest percentage of drop calls of any U.S. carrier at 4.5 percent. T-Mobile had 2.8 percent, Sprint had 2.5 percent and the company many people want to see Apple partner with, Verizon, had 1.5 percent.
“AT&T was clearly the worst in the March survey, tacking on yet another increase over the last ChangeWave research survey,” ChangeWave observed in its report on the survey. Furthermore, a closer look at the trends show an increasing number of dropped calls among AT&T customers surveyed, and a steadily decreasing number of dropped calls for Verizon customers.”
Survey: AT&T Drops Three Times as Many Calls as Verizon [All Things D]
The antitrust probe into Apple’s business practices in the U.S. started after Adobe complained to the government, according to reports published on Tuesday. (more…)
One of my favorite Mac developers, Daniel Jalkut, on Tuesday released MarsEdit 3.0, adding a number of new features for the blogging tool. (more…)
FileMaker on Tuesday launched a free new Business Productivity Kit optimized for use with FileMaker Pro 11, the latest version of its popular database software for Mac OS X and Windows. (more…)
Virtual Programming has released The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena for Mac OS X. It’s available either in a box or for download for $49.95. (more…)
Apple is being sued for infringing on a patent held by California-based NetAirus Technologies. (more…)
Beta Monkey on Monday released the third installment in its L.A. Rock Essentials Sessions. The newest bundle of drum loops focuses on some of the greatest classic rock bands. (more…)
Thinking about making the jump to 3G now that the newer iPad models are shipping? Help finance the change by selling your Wi-Fi only iPad. Dave Caolo at TUAW offers some practical advice for what you should do to prep it.
How to resell your iPad [TUAW]
The iPad may be considered a mobile device, but Apple built-in a lot of intelligent features, like its ability to work seamlessly with iPhoto and Aperture on the Mac. (more…)
Sometimes when I play guitar, I just jam to a drum track. Other times I like to figure out a new song and play along with it. I have a couple of tools that I use to learn to play, but one of my favorites is Capo, an application for Mac OS X. (more…)