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Verizon thinks Wifi-only iPads are a selling opportunity (They’re right)
As a Mifi user already, I've decided to forgo the 3G version of the iPad and stick with Wifi. The reason is simple. I already use the Mifi to connect my MacBook Pro to the Internet when I am away from home/Wifi. Why would I get another plan when I already have 5GB of...
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Apple is going after handset vendors over multi-touch, other patents
Fortune reports that Apple is going after handset manufacturers over what it sees at infringement of its IP. In January '09 Tim Cook said:
"we will not stand for having our IP ripped off and we'll use whatever weapons we have at our disposal."
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Former Sun CEO Schwartz: “I feel for Google – Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too”
Jonathan Schwartz (AKA My Little Pony), the recently ousted CEO of Sun, says today in his blog that Steve Jobs threatened to sue Sun for their Project Looking Glass and its graphical effects.
In 2003, after I unveiled a prototype Linux desktop called Project Looking Glass*, Steve called my office to let me know the...
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Was iTunesLP a concession to the labels?
Paul Bonanos today breaks out some information on the background of the iTunes LP story. From his Apple sources, it sounds like Apple made a concession to the labels to build iTunesLP to get DRM-free music.
I’m told by an industry source who preferred to remain anonymous that iTunes LP wasn’t Apple’s idea in the first...
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Cisco’s new CRS-3 Router will help AT&T deal with its wireless traffic?
The WSJ today reports that the big announcement that Cisco's been hyping all week is actually a faster router. While that may not be as exciting a s a new tablet device (or it may be depending on your tastes), it will hopefully have some effect on Apple customers. The WSJ profiled AT&T and...
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iPad/iPhone OS 3.2 SDK released to developers
Apple today released the iPad/iPhone OS 3.2 Beta 4 SDK. The build 10M2144 is 2.5GB and can be downloaded from developer.apple.com/iphone.
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The EFF details new iPhone Developer Program License Agreement via NASA/Freedom of Information Act
The EFF today posts the "iPhone Developer Program License Agreement". Normally, they wouldn't be allowed to reproduce the document because of the terms of Apple's SDK but since NASA created an app, they used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a copy for publishing. They note that it is more restrictive than before...
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The EFF details new iPhone Developer Program License Agreement via NASA/Freedom of Information Act
The EFF today posts the "iPhone Developer Program License Agreement". Normally, they wouldn't be allowed to reproduce the document because of the terms of Apple's SDK but since NASA created an app, they used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a copy for publishing. They note that it is more restrictive than before...
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John Gruber: No secret widget mode, Jobs scrapped default apps
In a post today, John Gruber says that the little iPhone widget-type apps that shipped on the original iPhone — Stocks, Calculator, Clock, Weather and Voice Memos — won't ship on the iPad. And that blank key on the iPad keyboard? It ain't gonna bring up no widget mode either.
So they were scrapped by...
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- Steve Ballmer compliments Apple, Hell freezes overFiled under: Apple Corporate, RumorsThe Seattle Times is reporting that Steve Ballmer, who notoriously laughed at the iPhone, had some good things to say about it last week in a speech he gave at the computer-science building at the University of Washington. "Apple's done a very nice job that allows people to monetize and commercialize their intell […]
- Slashdot Story | Apple's iPhone Developer License Agreement Revealednigham writes "The EFF is publicly disclosing a version of Apple's iPhone developer program license agreement. The highlights: you can't disclose the agreement itself (the EFF managed to get it via the Freedom of Information Act thanks to NASA's recent app), Apple reserves the right to kill your app at any time with no reason, and Apple […]
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- Slashdot Apple Story | Apple's iPhone Developer License Agreement RevealedApple's iPhone Developer License Agreement Revealed http://bit.ly/akpvNN0 comments Source: apple.slashdot.org […]
- AppleInsider | Apple's patent 'warning shots' prove disruptive for handset makersBefore Apple publicly sued HTC, the iPhone maker has privately had "blunt conversations" with other smartphone companies that have proven disruptive to the roadmaps of would-be iPhone killers, according to a new report.0 comments Source: www.appleinsider.com […]
- Apple iPhone Application Bump Inching Its Way To The 10 Million Downloads Achievement | Trends ...The immensely famous Apple iPhone application, Bump, that allows the users to share contact information such as phone numbers, names and e-mail addresses between two phones, is now all set to reach an astonishing milestone of 10 million downloads, with company announcing that, Bump could easily be found on more than 10 percent of iPhones. Bump Technologies, […]
- HP Slate Vs. iPad (VIDEO): Apple And Microsoft Tablets Go Head-To-HeadiPad news: HP Slate Vs. iPad (VIDEO): Apple And Microsoft Tablets Go Head-To-Head… http://goo.gl/fb/wYcv0 comments Source: www.huffingtonpost.com […]
- At conference, iPhone game development breaks out - CNN.com(CNET) -- If you had any doubts that the iPhone must now be considered one of the world's most important gaming platforms, this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco will try to put them to rest once and for all.0 comments Source: www.cnn.com […]
- AppleInsider | Content sales predicted to near 30% of iPad hardware revenueThe sale of applications, e-books, newspapers and magazines for the iPad is predicted to equal nearly 30 percent of the revenue Apple will earn from selling the hardware by the end of 2011.0 comments Source: www.appleinsider.com […]
- Do iPhone Apps Really Look Good on iPad’s Screen?John Gruber of Daring Fireball has an interesting story about the absence of certain iPhone apps – Stocks, Calculator, Clock, Weather, Voice Memos – on the iPad.It seems that these apps, when scaled up to iPad’s bigger screen, simply didn’t look good enough to Steve Jobs, so he decided to scrap them. Writes Gruber:“Ends up that just blowing up iPhone apps to […]
- iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android App Reviews by Appboy Blog » Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation ...By: Hillel FuldAs a blogger who often writes about mobile matters both here and on other sites, I spend a lot of time in the various app stores/worlds/markets etc. I recently started using an N900, which has apps on Nokia’s OVI Store as well. All the above examples besides Apple’s App Store are a complete and utter mess. If we are taking the Android Market a […]
- Never Ending Goldrush: Doodle Jump for iPhone Smashes Through 3 Million SalesDoodle Jump for the iPhone is something like a developer’s fairy tale: two brothers set out to make a game using only the talents they’ve got at hand, and end up striking gold. They keep pushing out minor updates, and the game just keeps selling.Tomorrow morning, Lima Sky will be announcing that Doodle Jump has just surpassed 3 million sales — a feat, they c […]
- Slashdot Mobile Story | Jobs Says No Tethering iPad To iPhonetugfoigel writes "Anyone who currently owns an iPhone and was hoping they would be able to use it as a mobile Web access point for a Wi-Fi iPad just got some bad news. Reportedly, Steve Jobs has said this will not happen. Swedish blog Slashat.se claims they e-mailed Job directly to ask him whether or not you'd be able to tether your iPad and iPhone […]
- Survey: 75% of iPhone Users Have a Wholly Inappropriate Relationship With Their Phones | Dan's ...Survey: 75% of iPhone Users Have a Wholly Inappropriate ... http://bit.ly/949ojz0 comments Source: www.fastcompany.com […]
- Stanford survey contemplates iPhone addiction | iPhone | iPhone Central | MacworldA survey among 200 Stanford University students has found that iPhones are addictive devices, with some interesting statistics to back up that claim.0 comments Source: www.macworld.com […]