May 5, 2010
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]
May 4, 2010
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…)
May 3, 2010
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…)
Apple’s decision to require developers to use its tools to program apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch could have it in hot water with federal regulators. (more…)
Apple announced Monday that it has sold its one millionth iPad. The sale occurred on Friday, April 30th, the day that Apple’s 3G-equipped iPads went on sale in the United States. (more…)
April 30, 2010
Kyle Wiens and his crew at iFixit are some of the only people in the world that buy Apple’s new devices and immediately tear them down. The iPad 3G is no different. Wiens found a lot of interesting things inside the iPad casing including five antennas. I would cry all day if I worked with Kyle.
iPad 3G Teardown [iFixit]
Anytime a new version of a major app like Aperture is released, people always wonder how it stacks up in real-world conditions. Check this out: On deadline Thomas Boyd chose Aperture to handle the photos from three photographers and nine cameras to make sure he got the pictures to his newspaper on time.
I want to emphasize something here. I adjusted, exported and sent images back to the office while Aperture was still importing those very images off the CF card. My photo editor at the paper was looking the images before they were off the CF card the photographer shot them on. That is astounding to me.I’m at the point now, that when I look around the room as I’m heading out the door at the dozen or so photographers hunched over Photo Mechanic and Photoshop, I just smile and wonder why they don’t wonder why I’m leaving for home before they do. They are really working much harder than they need to.
Aperture 3.03 Editing Three Photographers Using Nine Cameras at the NBA Playoffs [MacCreate]
If an iPhoto Book isn’t quite what you were looking for on Mother’s Day, chances are you can find just what you are looking for on the App Store for Mom. Here are 20 apps categorized for the iPad and iPhone that will help her celebrate one of the best days of the year. (more…)
If you wondering what to get for that special person on Mother’s Day, you should take a look at something that’s already on your computer — iPhoto Books and Calendars. (more…)
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…)
April 29, 2010
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.
Apple files official app icon trademarks [TUAW]
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]
April 28, 2010
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…)
