TUAW reports that U.S. pre-orders for both Wi-Fi and 3G-capable iPads will go live on Apple's site at 5:30 AM Pacific Time / 8:30 AM Eastern Time tomorrow morning. Apple last week announced that pre-orders would begin on March 12th, but did ...
Read more »U.S. iPad Pre-Orders Set to Begin at 5:30 AM Pacific Time Tomorrow
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etc: 5:30am PST is when iPad preorders begin tomorrow, March 12. Early morning chat date, anyone?
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5:30am PST is when iPad preorders begin tomorrow, March 12. Early morning chat date, anyone?
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iPhone still second-place US smartphone while Android grows
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The latest data from market research firm comScore shows Apple holding on to a quarter of the US smartphone market, which grew roughly 18 percent over the last six months. That makes the iPhone the number two smartphone in the US, though it still lags well behind number one RIM. Android-based devices are still growing rapidly in popularity.
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Apple updated Safari to 4.0.5 with performance, stability, and security improvements, which affect Top Sites, third-party plugins, web forms, SVG, and using Safari to configure some Linksys routers.
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Apple Releases Safari 4.0.5
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Apple today released Safari 4.0.5 for Mac and Windows, bringing a number of enhancements to Apple's Internet browser application.This update is recommended for all Safari users and includ...
Read more »iPhone OS 4.0 may finally bring multitasking nirvana
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One complaint commonly leveled against the iPhone is that it can't run multiple apps at the same time. However, sources for AppleInsider say that Apple is finally planning to incorporate a task manager that will integrate with the established iPhone user interface in the next major revision of iPhone OS, expected to be available this summer.
Read more »etc: Novothink's new solar-charging iPhone 3G/3GS cases are not too expensive ($80), not too ugly (medium, non-offensive in our
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Novothink's new solar-charging iPhone 3G/3GS cases are not too expensive ($80), not too ugly (medium, non-offensive in our opinion), and kinda cool.
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Apple Dominates Consumer Reports' Tech Support Ratings
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Consumer Reports yesterday announced the release of new ratings of computer tech support ratings for both laptops and desktop, and while the full details are restricted to subscribers, CNET reveals that A...
Read more »Barnes & Noble Officially Acknowledges Plans for iPad eReader Application
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Barnes & Noble today officially acknowledged that it is developing an iPad-specific application that will provide access to content available in the company's eBookstore.Designed specifically for the iPad, our new B&N eReader...
Read more »Rumor Has It: iPhone 4.0 Bringing Multitasking
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The iPhone has a number of advantages over its smartphone competitors, but one thing it hasn’t had that users have been clamoring for is true multitasking. Push notifications were intended as a workaround designed to give users the ability to stay up-to-date with multiple apps without having to actually run them at the same time.
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Street Fighter IV Arrives on the iPhone
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Square-Enix recently brought its popular Final Fantasy series to the iPhone, and now another heavy-hitter, Capcom, is bringing yet another marquee title to the platform. That title is Street Fighter — and Street Fighter IV, a port of the latest installment in the series, is now available for purchase in the App Store for $9.99.
Read more »Apple Building Out eBook Categories Ahead of iPad Launch as Developers Update Apps
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Forbes reports on information obtained by App Store research firm Busted Loop as part of its AppSlice project, revealing Apple's plans for eBook categories to be rolled out for its iBookstore.
Read more »Revisiting Fluid
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I first used Fluid, the site-specific browser creation tool for Mac OS X, a long time ago. But I didn’t find it compelling enough to integrate it into my daily life, in part because virtually all of my digital life still lived on the desktop. As I personally moved more and more to the cloud, it became key.
Read more »More Claims of Multitasking in iPhone OS 4.0
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AppleInsider reports that it has received information from sources claiming that iPhone OS 4.0, likely scheduled for release later this year alongside new handset models, will support multitasking by allo...
Read more »Pink Floyd Wins Legal Battle Over Digital Sale of Individual Songs
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BBC News reports that Pink Floyd has won a legal battle with its record label EMI over whether the label should be allowed to distribute digital versions of the band's material on a track-by-track basis a...
Read more »Code library gives homebrew iPod remotes chance for awesome
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Not too long ago, David Finland built a device capable of communicating with just about any model of iPod via the dock connector using an Arduino Nano, PodGizmo breakout board, an old USB iPod connector, and a momentary switch.
Read more »Steve Jobs Ranked World's 136th Richest Person
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In its annual list of the world's billionaires, Forbes this year ranked Apple CEO Steve Jobs in a tie with six others for 136th place with a net worth of $5.5 billion. Jobs' net worth is up from $5.1 billion in an October 2009 Forbes ranking...
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The fourth beta of iPhone OS 3.2 SDK adds references to triple-tap and "long press" gestures, but removes references to video chatting found in previous betas.
Read more »New iPad SDK Adds Gesture Tools, Removes Video Chat Icons
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Apple yesterday released the fourth beta version of the SDK for iPad developers, and observers have started to find a few differences popping up in the latest update.
9 to 5 Mac reports that Apple has added support for "3Tap" a...
Read more »New Hexacore Mac Pros Next Tuesday?
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ZDNet reports that it has received information from tipsters claiming that Apple will release new Mac Pro models next Tuesday, adding a hexacore Core i7-based model to its lineup.I'm gett...
Read more »App Store SEO: The Impact of iTunes Web Preview
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When iTunes web preview pages first appeared for songs and albums the industry was abuzz with the possibility that iTunes could be migrating to the cloud. iTunes preview has so far had little impact on how we use purchased media content, but it has had a huge impact on how we find iTunes media content on the web, especially with iPhone apps. The iTunes web preview pages are an enormous draw for search engines and consistently rank high in the results when searching for the names of apps.
Read more »Cellcos hoping to cash in on iPad with 3G/4G mobile hotspots
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Though the 3G-equipped version of the iPad will only be able to get data services from AT&T, Verizon apparently sees the introduction of Apple's tablet device as "an opportunity" for the company to sell data services.
Read more »Street Fighter IV: as good as you can expect on the iPhone
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Street Fighter IV is now available on Apple's App Store; you can pick it up right now for $10 if you'd like to see what Capcom can do with Apple's hardware. Capcom also threw quite the party at GDC, allowing the press and community some hands-on time with the game. After playing for about 15 minutes, the verdict is in: this is about as good as you can expect from a fighting game on the iPhone.
Read more »Six Months Later: 'iTunes LP' Format Performance Remains Lackluster
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GigaOM provides an interesting reexamination of Apple's "iTunes LP" format for enhanced album content six months after the format's debut. While iTunes LPs were touted at its launch as a means to reignite sales of albums as opposed to indivi...
Read more »Analyst: iPhone to Overtake BlackBerry in 2011
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A few years ago it would’ve been only the insane and the insanely prescient who were predicting that Apple would replace RIM in terms of world mobile phone market share. Now it doesn’t seem that outlandish, but the question of how soon we’ll actually see it happen remains up in the air.
Read more »Verizon Viewing iPad as Opportunity to Push MiFi Service
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Engadget reports on a leaked internal memo from Verizon to its staff members promoting Apple's iPad as an "opportunity" to sell its data plans, seeking to encourage customers to purchase a Wi-Fi iPad model and pair it with Verizon services su...
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HTC lawsuit came after warning by Apple to handset makers
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Apple COO Tim Cook's warning from early 2009 wasn't the only one that handset makers received before Apple
Read more »Apple Reportedly Disrupting iPhone Competitors With Legal Threats Backed Up by HTC Suit
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Fortune reports on a new research note from Oppenhiemer & Co.'s Yair Reiner claiming that Apple in January began high-level talks with major phone manufacturers expressing its displeasure with what it con...
Read more »Why Apple Should Buy Adobe
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The rumors of Adobe being bought by Apple come up every so often. Apple could easily afford such a purchase and the results would be interesting. I would love to see Adobe restructured by a company like Apple. Adobe has many applications that are the gold standard but it seems to lack focus. These are my thoughts on what Apple could do with Adobe’s biggest apps and make everyone’s life a lot easier.
Read more »etc: Apparently the iTunes LP format was a concession from the iTunes DRM/price negotiations and not Apple's idea. This is why y
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Apparently the iTunes LP format was a concession from the iTunes DRM/price negotiations and not Apple's idea. This is why you're failing, music labels!
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etc: The EFF has published the iPhone developer agreement. Many of the stipulations are not new to most of us, but the EFF offer
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The EFF has published the iPhone developer agreement. Many of the stipulations are not new to most of us, but the EFF offers a number of criticisms on the agreement's limitations.
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FileMaker Pro goes to 11, admits people like spreadsheets
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Apple subsidiary FileMaker has released version 11 of its flagship FileMaker Pro database.
Read more »Apple Releases iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 4 for iPad
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Apple today released iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 4 via the iPhone Dev Center, offering developers updated tools for building applications for the iPad. The last update to the SDK was issued two weeks ago, continuing a trend of biweekly revisions.
Read more »iPhone Developer Agreement Revealed by Electronic Frontier Foundation
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) yesterday announced that it had obtained a copy of Apple's iPhone Developer Program License Agreement and published it for public consumption. While the contents of the license agreement, which govern...
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etc: It's not official yet, but an insider claims that Tekken is coming to the iPhone OS. Time to re-live the '90s!
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It's not official yet, but an insider claims that Tekken is coming to the iPhone OS. Time to re-live the '90s!
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Read more »Analyst: Apple “Disrupting” iPhone Competitors With Legal Threats
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Via Apple 2.0, Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner asserts in a research note that Apple’s lawsuit with HTC over the iPhone interface was the culmination of “blunt talks” with other phone manufacturers.
According to Reiner, starting in January Apple began closed-door discussions with OEMs regarding the company’s “growing displeasure” with the theft of Apple’s intellectual property.
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