iPhone Push to Be Delivered Alongside Snow Leopard? – Warning: this post is long, very involved, and pretty detailed. That said, it is very informative, and it presents a well-reasoned argument for why background push notification for third-party apps might be integrally tied to Apple’s upcoming Snow Leopard operating system. It better be.
Adobe eBooks Support [...]
PearC Starts Selling OS X Preinstalled, Backed by Law – Another company is challenging Apple’s belief in their unimpeachable right to be the sole company allowed to sell OS X on its computers. This time, the company is German, and they may have the law on their side. According to German law, Apple’s EULA for [...]
iPhone in China Faces Yet Another Hurdle – It’s been a hard battle so far, and it doesn’t seem to show any signs of being resolved anytime soon. This time, the App Store is giving China Mobile pause. Apparently they fear that it will lead to the company “losing control” of their subscribers. Apparently they [...]
Snow Leopard to Have Location, Multi-Touch Features – Those who are privy to the latest build of Snow Leopard are reporting that it has some tools familiar to iPhone users. Core Location services, and additional multi-touch features are part of the new package. But wait, MacBooks don’t have GPS, so how does it know where [...]
New Snow Leopard Updated Seeded to Select Group – A new build of the still experimental OS X Snow Leopard has been seeded to developers, but not to all. The app improves stability without adding any new big changes, which may be a sign that Apple is prepping it for public release. No info on [...]
Background Tasks Coming to iPhone – MacRumors is citing, well, I’m not sure what they’re citing, but they’re saying Apple is considering user-selectable background tasks instead of push notification support. As you probably know, Apple originally promised push notification long, long ago, and then pulled it, and then we haven’t heard anything. I just want [...]
Blow-Controlled Mobile Phone Introduced – This might be an example of when avoiding infringement of Apple’s multi-touch patent might have gone too far. Korean mobile manufacturer Pantech is now selling blow-controlled “Sky Wind” phones. Why, with that tech, you could blow out virtual candles on a virtual birthday cake.
March 29 Could Bring New Mac Pro [...]
Monochrome Keyboard DIY Job – Apple may be using a two-color scheme on most of their hardware these days, but Steve Essell likes his keyboards white, and only white. Hence this all-white masterpiece. It’s so cool, it doesn’t need key labels, and neither should you if you’re a Mac user worth his salt. Done using [...]
Apple Brand Most Social of All, Crowds Top 20 – Using statistics concerning how many blogs (like this one) and micro-blogged comments make mention of brand names, and how often, social media services company Vitrue developed an index of the top 20 “Most Social” brand names. Apple took four of the spots, including number one. [...]
Crazy Apple Concepts From 90’s, No Grunge Model Though – Here are some great Flickr photos of concept designs of Apple products from the early 90’s. Some of it is just bizarre, and others are not so different from concepts that continue to crop up to this day, which is a sad reflection on how [...]
iLife ‘08 Updates Land Along With iLife ‘09 – The big story might be the release of iLife ‘09, which features major additions to iPhoto, iMovie, and Garage Band, but iLife ‘08 also got some lovin’ from Apple. Those updates include stability improvements and minor issue resolution for both the iLife Media Browser and iDVD [...]
Fix for NVIDIA Graphics Issues Released – Users experiencing trouble with their Dual-DVI connected monitors can breathe a sigh of relief now that a fix has been officially released by Apple. The fix addresses cursor problems on DisplayPort enabled Macs, and HD playback quality on machines using newer NVIDIA cards.
Apple Nets Multi-Touch, iPhone Patents, Better [...]
Apple TV “Take 3″ Update Next Month, Here’s a Wish List – TG Daily seems to be under the impression that Apple is in the business of giving customers their dream machines, so they’ve provided a list of exactly what it’ll take to propel Apple TV to the next level with their upcoming update. If [...]
Don’t Pirate That iWork, And Not Just For Morality’s Sake – It might be tempting to go around abusing Apple’s decision to remove the installation key requirement from their recently updated iWork ‘09 suite, but it could also get you in more than just ethical trouble. CNET, among others, is reporting the recent discovery of [...]
Make Your iPhone Stand On the Super Cheap – I was very disappointed when I opened up my brand new 3G iPhone and didn’t find a little plastic bit that would hold it up on my desk while I watched movies (this happens all the time). Now I’m less disappointed, since I can prop it [...]
Because Sometimes You Have to Wait A Long Time for Your Mark – No more long, boring stakeouts for you would-be assassins. This handy iPod mount for your sniper rifle will let you watch some YouTube, play a game, or check out the scores at the game you’re missing because you have to kill this [...]
Unlocked iPhone 3G Briefly On Sale in U.K. – It was only live for a second, but U.K. site Pixmania advertised today an iPhone for sale, unlocked and SIM-free for £499, which is pretty pricey. But that price buys you freedom to bring the phone to any carrier. The iPhone was pulled minutes later, [...]
Dan “Fake Steve Jobs” Lyons Goes After CNBC Tech Analyst - Wow, I don’t know if you saw this, but it was good television. Dan Lyons basically goes crazy, but he’s actually calling it like he sees it.
Intel-based Atom Mac Mini to Appear in March – Beware the Ides of March, for they could bring under-powered [...]
MPEG Surround Support May Come to iTunes – It’s not in the bag, but Ars is reporting on it, so it must be more than the usual rumor chaff. They’re a class act, right? Anyways, they’re reporting that support for MPEG Surround, which has been around for quite some time, might finally make it to [...]
Shareholder Proposals for Upcoming Year Denied by Apple Board of Directors – Yes, it’s true that they are responsible to the shareholders, but that doesn’t mean they have to listen to their wacky ideas. Not that some of them don’t actually make sense. Hit the link for the full list.
iPhone Firmware 3.0 to Support Multi-Core [...]
