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by Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times
Apple wanted a spectacle when the iPhone went on sale, and it got just that.
by Sinead Carew, Boston Globe
What's the best way to beat the commitment involved in iPhone ownership? Bad credit.
by Thomas Hawk, Digital Connection
Camping out last night at the Palo Alto Apple store was not about an iPhone. It was about an experience.
by Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS
Purchasing a new iPhone wasn't the ordeal I expected.
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
The iPHone is 95 percent amazing, 5 percent maddening. I'm just blown away by how nice it is — very thoughful UI design and outstanding engineering. It is very fun.
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Words cannot describe how incredibly wonderful this thing feels to touch and hold. It is an absolute marvel of engineering. Gorgeous in every way.
by Gizmodo
It's an RSS application that handles your feeds' URLs in iPHone's Safari.
by The Economist
Apple is changing the way we view mobile phones.
by May Wong, Associated Press
Techies, exhibitionists and luminaries — even the co-founder of Apple and the mayor of Philadelphia — were among the inaugural group of iPhone customers.
by Victor Agreda, Jr, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Contrary to previous reports, you will be able to swap out that SIM card on your iPhone.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Three hours after getting my hands on an iPhone, I am ready to drop the thing from the 44th floor of the New York Hilton — and I probably would if I was sure it would hit someone from AT&T.
by MacNN
by Reuters
by Jesse David Hollington, iLounge
Here is the breakdown of what is new and interesting in iTunes 7.3.
by MacNN
by Shawn King, Macworld
The iPhone is not the "Perfect Device." But it is a darn cool piece of technology that does a lot of things surprisingly well. And, for those of you waiting for "Version 2.0," it will only get better.
by Chris Barylick and Mathew Honan, Macworld
From coast to coast Friday, the covetous and curious stood in line at Apple Stores and AT&T retail outlets so that they could be among the first to lay their hands on Apple's new iPhone.
by AppleInsider
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Recently, I found myself wanting a new mouse and decided to dig out some of my old hardware and try out some new stuff.
by MacNN
The fact that neither Apple nor AT&T have disclosed whether they will charge customers to replace failing batteries has led the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights (FCTR) to officially call upon both firms to provide free and immediate replacement at retail locations for the life of the iPhone.
by MacNN
AT&T states that while many products with the 'Made for iPod' branding are compatible with the iPhone's 30-pin connector, the wireles broadcasts the phone emits may cause audio interference.
by Peter Sayer, IDG News Service
Apple opened its largest European Apple Shop to date on Thursday, inside the FNAC Digital store on the chic Boulevard Saint Germain in central Paris.
by Rachel Rosmarin, Forbes
A few people in line for Apple's latest device has something a little more destructie in mind: They plan to tkae it apart.
by Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge
by Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service
The surrest sign marketing hype surrounding the iPhone has ountdone itself is that a small island on the Pacific rim is abuzz over the device, despie the fact it won't be on sale here until next year at the earliest.
See Also:
iPhone Launch Grabs Headlines In China, by Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service.
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet
by MacNN
by Dan Pourhadi, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Demonstrating various iPhone functions and offering some pointers to make good use of your new multi-touch monster.
by Macworld UK
Each year Macworld's editors decide what the finest products of the last 12 months have been across different industry sectors; professional creative, consumer and Apple's own offerings.
by Kate Greene, MIT Technology Review
Apple could do a lot more with all the sensors in the iPhone.
by Nick Wingfield and Amol Sharma, Wall Street Journal
In an interview on the eve of the iPhone launch, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs and AT&T Inc. CEO and chairman Randall Stephenson addressed concerns that the device will have slow internet access on AT&T's cellular network.
Mr Jobs acknowledged that the company's new iPhone won't surf the internet as fast as he would like on the network, called "Edge," but added that the device's ability to connect to wi-fi hotspots would give consumers a speedier alternative for web browsing.
See Also:
A Trade-Off On iPhone Data Speed, by John Markoff, New York Times.
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Rick LePage, Macworld
by John C. Dvorak, MarketWatch
Apple gets a lot of credit for nifty product design, but should actually be lauded for its successful foray into retail.
by David Sparks, SurfBits
Pathfinder is my Finder replacement. It is robust and bends to fit my needs.
by Robert Scoble, Scobleizer
Microsoft is changing its approach to PR. Why? Two words: Steve Jobs.
by Valleywag
WHo wants a bunch of jargon-spouting geeks putting the word out?
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes
You can bet Steve Jobs' already stirring up his minions as he prepares for his next performance: iPhone 2.0.
by Charles Starrett, iLounge
I wonder will Apple employees outside of U.S. get iPhones too. And if so, how can they use the currently-AT&T-only phone? A secret activation code that allows the iPhone to use with other mobile carriers?
by MacNN
See Also:
Internal Apple Stevenote: iPhone, iPods With OS X, And "Off The Charts" Macs In The Pipeline, by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica.
by MacNN
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
The Missing Sync for BlackBerry 1.0.1 certainly has room for improvement — it needs e-mail synchronization, Bluetooth support, and profile automation, to begin with — but it's light years ahead of the free option.
by Arik Hsseldahl, BusinessWeek
WIth both the iPhone and Apple TV running versions of OS X, rumors of an in-car navigation and infotainment system are not inconceivable.
by Lewis Lazare, Chicago Sun-Times
Some media members too willing to help turn the hype surrounding iPhone release into something that was even hyper.
by Tricia Duryee and Kristi Heim, Seattle Times
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
How the high-tech maverick became a global trendsetter.
by Neal Sandler, BusinessWeek
In a model that could galvanize the net, Israeli startup Arootz says it can satisfy web video demand using multicasting and cheap hard drives.
by Adrian J. Slywotzky, BusinessWeek
A decade after Apple was pushed out of computing's mainstream, it's taking center stage in a host of other industries—with the iPhone.
by Helen Walters and Reena Jana, BusinessWeek
Apple's design alumni agree: There's no easy formula for a design-driven business strategy. That takes a single-minded risk tker like, well... Steve Jobs.
by BusinessWeek
Tog Tognazini joined Apple in 1978 and worked at the company for 14 years. He explains why he thinks the iPhone will be a hit—and why Apple is so far ahead of the industry's other "giant noninnovators."
by MacNN
In addition, beginning Saturday morning, Apple will be offering customers free, in-depth workshops throughout the day at all Apple retail stores.
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
by Rick Curran, MacNN
by Matt Hamblen, Computerworld
Gartner is known for its comprehensive market research, but Wednesday, the firm produced two separate reports that could leave IT managers scratching their heads over whether to support Apple's iPhone.
by Robert Vamosi, CNET News.com
Few people standing in line to buy an iPhone Friday will be focusing on the security of Apple's new phone. But some influential security researchers already have given the matter lots of thought.
by Ryan Block, Engadget
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
iPhone-only web-based RSS aggregator from Apple. No more making fun of Apple for not eating their own "web apps as iPhone SDK" dogfood.
by Kim Hart, Washington Post
by Hal R. Varian, New York Times
Who makes the Apple iPod? Here's a hint: It is not Apple. The company outsources the entire manufacture of the device to a number of Asian enterprises, among them Asustek, Inventec Appliances and Foxconn.
But this list of companies isn't a satisfactory answer either: They only do final assembly. What about the 451 parts that go into the iPod? Where are they made and by whom?
by Kent Pribbernow, The iPhone Blog
by Miles Evans, MacApper
Many employees with access to the iPhone have been using them, often in public, with permission, since sometime in May.
by Erica Sadun, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Andy Ihnatko, Macworld
As for me, my elan has been dampened. My joie is nowhere near as vivre-ey as it once was, and I find that someone has gone and installed a screen door on my submarine.
Why? Because I have only a few more hours to lording it all over people that I've already used an iPhone and they haven't.
Damn.
by Charles Starrett, iLounge
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
It seems clear to me that the iPHone is not a new "act"; it's the natural extension of the third one.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
To help understand what Cider's continuing role is in the Mac game market, Macworld recently spoke at length with the company's CEO, Vikas Gupta.
by Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer
by Prince McLean, AppleInsider
by Peter Kim, Macworld
By adding some new dimensions to the visuals Motion can produce, Apple has vastly expanded the value of its motion-graphics tool. It's a complement to Final Cut Pro for video processing, but it's finally looking like a serious motion-graphics contender in its own right.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
I feel it's well worth its $12 cost of entry—especially if you spend a lot of time browsing the web in Safari.
by Eric Sadun, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
The iPhone return policy won't be nearly as friendly.
by Steven Schwankert, IDG News Service
Cottage industry of 'line-waiters' and advance sales is springing up prior to the iPhone's Friday launch.
by Marty Graham, Wired
On the eve of the iPhone's June 29 arrival, wireless-industry insiders are scrambling to understand their customers before Apple takes them away. The trouble is, they can't seem to agree on the problem, let alone the solution.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
A new report from In-Stat says that IEEE 1394, known to Mac users as FireWire, is heading for a slow decline in the face of major challenges from other interfaces and a stagnating market share.
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
The main thrust of the video seems to be 'trust the keyboard.'
by Katie Hafner, New York Times
by Catherine Holahan, BusinessWeek
The picture quality is super and it's a snap to use, but this built-in webcam has lag and zoom issues that may disappoint frequent video bloggers.
by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
Adobe plans to release Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 on Tuesday, but bigger changes will come later when the company starts letting outside programmers add their own plug-ins to the software.
by Glenn Fleishman, Wi-Fi Networking News
Because seamless connections to hotspots require custom software—software that a third party can't install on an iPhone yet—iPhone owners who want to use hotspots will have to connect, use the browser, and login, too.
by Chaterine Elsworth, Telegraph
So it turns out I'm not the only journalist struggling to get my hands on an iPhone ahead of Friday's launch.
by Stephanie N. Mehta, Fortune
Stanley Sigman, CEO of AT&T Mobility, has been getting his team ready for iPhone mania for months. Sigman, a wireless industry veteran who is credited with turning around Cingular (as AT&T's wireless unit was previously known) five years ago, recently spoke about his company's hot new device, AT&T's partnership with Apple — and why the iPhone could be bigger than Caller ID.
by Walter S. Mossberg and Katherine Boehret, Wall Street Journal
Our verdict is that, despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthorugh handheld computer. Its software, especially, sets a new bar for the smart-phone industry, and its clever finger-touch interface, which dispenses with a stylus and most buttons, works well, though it sometimes add steps to common functions.
by Associated Press
"The whole idea of on-the-go instant gratification isn't there."
I wonder if one can download MP3s from iPhone's Safari browser?
by Edward Baig, USA Today
by Steven Levy, Newsweek
Certainly all those people lining up to buy iPhones will find their investment worthwhile, if only for the delight they get from dazzling their friends. They will surely appreciate the iPhone's features and the way they are intertwined to present a unified experience. But in the future—when the iPhone has more applications and offers more performance, with a lower price—buyers will find even more value.
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Microsoft Exchange is much more than an e-mail server. Just turning on IMAP and letting iPhone access the e-mail portion is to ignore the other goodies that Exchange brings to the table. To access all the other stuff — calendaring, for example, Apple will need to pay Microsoft some money for a license.
And the rumor today is that Apple has done that already. Expect some announcement soon?
by David Pogue, New York Times
Even in version 1.0, the iPhone is still the most sophisticated, outlook-changing piece of electronics to come along in years. It does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles.
by Peter Cohen and Philip Michaels, Macworld
Just glancing at the names on that list, it's clear that whatever analysts think of the iPhone, Apple sees it squarely in the middle of smartphone territory.
by Sascha Segan, PC Magazine
by Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service
Early adopters equpped with food, water, and other supplies as they await arrival of Apple's first cell phone.
by Gary Adcock, Macworld
by Erica Sadun, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Apple has just announced that its retail stores will be closed on Friday, June 29th between 2 and 6pm to prepare for the iLaunch. Many retail AT&T stores have announced they will also close between 4 and 6pm for similar reasons.
by Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge
by Ellen Lee, San Francisco Chronicle
The iPhone won't stop global warming. It won't bring peace to the Middle East. But if it lives up to even a portion of the hype, it does have the potential to change how people interact with their cell phones, computers and each other.
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet
by Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer
LicenseKeeper is an invaluable tool for keeping track of thsoe vital bits of information.
by Aidan Malley, AppleInsider
A new version of QuickTime included with Leopard will reportedly allow full-screen mode without a QuickTime Pro key, echoing teh feature added months before to iTunes. DVD Player will also see a major update with an HD options pane for Blu-Ray and HD DVD discs as well as the opportunity to add DVD cover art and change movie region support on the fly.
by AppleInsider
Apple and AT&T Inc. said Tuesday that iPhone users will be able to activate their new iPhones using Apple's popular iTunes software runnig on a PC or Mac computer in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated.
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
The iPhone will work with any of AT&T's service plans, bu tthey have put together three bundle plans that include unlimited data, Visual Voicemail (apparently not included if choosing a standard plan), 200 SMS and of course, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling.
by Tony Smith, The Register
by Valleywag
Don't be surprised if Fortune, the nation's premier business magazine, has to scramble to assemble coverage of the hotly anticipated cellphone device.
by Gizmodo
Two dudes are already waiting in line at the NYC 5th Avenue Apple flagship store.
by David Colker, Los Angeles Times
Across America, people are planning to line up for hours and even camp out overnight to be among the first to lay down $500 or $600 for the long-awaited cellphone-on-steroids from Apple Inc.
Some of the early adopters planning to be out there Friday were willing to share their strategies for iDay.
by AFP
Apple's founder and rejuvenator Steve Jobs has revolutionised culture; up-ended the music world and set his sites unabashedly on the "smart phone' industry.
by Lelie Anne Jones, Anchorage Daily News
by BabyGotMac
The problem isn't simply email. It's collaboration.
by David Kuo
by Musings On Photography
The big win is that the hardware is just so darn well designed.
by Barkings!
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
Makes me wonder whether this is finally the year Apple adds a spreadsheet to iWork.
by Tom Krazit, CNET News.com
As iPhone Week dawns, one thing is clear: marketing is a lot easier — and cheaper — if you let other people do it for you.
by Aaron Huslage, O'Reilly Emerging Telephony
Apple will need to have another device available soon that requires les of carriers.
by Tom Krazit, CNET News.com
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
I like new gear as much as the next guy, but I dread the notion of upgrading my phone every year. The iPod-update model should be our guide. Let's hope Apple and AT&T agree.
by Grover Saunders, Ars Technica
With features like motion tracking and advanced chroma keying, Color seems like a pretty amazing value to have gone from five grand to free with purchase.
by Peter Kirn, Macworld
No other tool implements these combined features so elegantly, and SoundTrack Pro 2 is the only tool with this level of Final Cut Pro integration.
by Justin WIlliams, MacZealots
I prefer SuperDuper for backing up my entire machine to an external drive connected to my Mac, but I also recommend using a service like CrashPlan if you are storing mission critical data on your Mac.
by AppleInsider
The majority of those products will likely consist of third party cases and protective gear, which are amongst the simlest for outside firms to develop given the limited xposure to the Apple handset thus far.
by Charles Starrett, iLounge
by Kasper Jade, AppleInsider
by Seattle Times
It's not unusual to hear industry executives, analysts and consumers talk about it as if it's been a tried-and-true product — even though only a few select testers have even used it.
by Brier Dudley, Seattle Times
What's still unclear is the best way to manipulate tiny computers — the ideal combination of buttons, keyboards, touch screens and voice commands.
by Ryan Kim, San Francisco Chronicle
Call it the iPhone effect.
That's what you get when you throw a potentially game-changing device from an innovative pioneer into an established but stil evolving industry. Apple's uber-phone, a media and internet device that goes on sale Friday, has the potential to create seismic shifts in the cell phone industry larger than the size of the iPhone's sales, analysts and observers said.
by MacMinute
by Matt Hamblen, Computerworld
As Friday's scheduled release of Apple Inc.'s iPhone draws ever closer, some IT managers are hustling to get ready to support the new devices, anticipating the moment when the CEO walks in with one and demands to read his corporate e-mail on it.
by Michelle Quinn, Los Angeles Times
The tech innovator will face a steep learning curve and powerful rivals as it enters a promising new market.
by Ken Fisher, Ars Technica
Microsoft, I suspect, is terrified of a world in which standard, Joe-Consumer Windows can be virtualized and made to play second fiddle to Mac OS X, or even (say) Ubuntu Linux.
by Laura M. Holson, New York Times
Mobile phone makers are scurrying to offer new products to compete with the iPhone's touch screen. Wireless carriers also seem more willing to listen to their partners' advice. And in Hollywood, where Mr Jobs' convention-defying tactics are all too familiar, media executives are eagerly preparing for a new era as they hope to position more content where consumers want it: in their hands.
by Maria Aspan, New York Times
by Angela Montefinise, New York Post
The city has gone iPhoen crazy, with gadget geeks willing to do just about anything to score one of the coveted Apple creations debuting Friday — including bribery, sexual favors and payoffs.
by Ryan Breen, Ajax Performance
I believe that Ajax on the iPhone represents nothing less than the future of mobile development, and we'll look back on Apple's decision to forsake a 'Real SDK' as ana rticulation of a bold and correct vision that perfectly fits where the market is heading.
I'm yet to be convinced that traditional operating-system API is dead, and developers should all be moving onto the web.
by Benlog
If you're not writing apps in cross-browser-compliant HTML+JavaScript, the clock is ticking. Or maybe I'm just an Apple fanboy.
by Shaun Nichols, CRN Australia
Delegates attending the session were told that the phone will not offer Flash or Java, the two technologies that developers commonly use for online and mobile applications.
JavaScript, meanwhile, will be limited to five seconds of runtime, and HTML pages will be limited to 10MB in size.
by May Wong, Associated Press
by Mat Lu, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
It's that little gem-like button on the top right of OS X windows, and what it does is reveal or hide toolbars.
by Ryan Block, Engadget
We managed to smuggle out some fresly leaked details from a very trusted inside source who's been fooling around with a unit.
by Caitlyn Imburgo
These four steps will hopefully increase your productivity and inspire you to get your work done in a more timely manner.
by Mat Lu, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Guillaume Carbonneau
Looks like the Apple team dropped a funny easter egg when viewing a Windows share.
by John Heilemann, New York Magazine
It's a stunning box, a wizard object with a passel of amazing features (It's a phone! An iPod! A web browser!). But for all its marvels, the iPhone inaugurates a dangerous new era for Jobs. Has he peaked?
by Mike Hughlett, Chiacgo Tribune
If the device—a melding of phone, web browser and music and video player—is a hit, analysts say it will cut into market share of major phonemakers, including Schaumburg-based Motorola.
by Darrin M. McMahon, Washington Post
You're going to love your iPhone, until the next gizmo calls.
by Matt Richtel, New York Times
Industry analysts and executives offer mixed opinions about how much the iPhone will shake up the wireless business. They are torn, too, about how much it will benefit AT&T — Apple's execlusive partner — in its fierce competition with Verizon, Sprint Nextel and other carriers.
by Bizhack
Is 3 negative articles in one day a coincidence?
by David Becker, Wired
Tales continue to proliferate of pre-release iPhones in circulation.
by David Sessions, Slate
How they made the iPhone battery last longer.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
The penalty in performance and the lack of compatibility with any DirectX 9-compatible games really hurts Parallels' usefulness for gamers. But if you have modest gaming needs that can be served by older titles, and you have a need to use Parallels for other things besides gaming, it's certainly a step in the right direction.
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
by MacNN
Apple's guided tour of iPhone reveals clearly that the device does in fact supporting viewing Microsoft Word and Excel documents received in email messages.
by Mobility Today
Doing dry runs with Apple's iPhone has been chanllenging. Tests of the iPhone had to be done in places frequented by wireless users. Under strict orders to keep the phone under wraps, technicians had to hide or disguise the phone when in public.
by Mike Curtis, Macworld
Final Cut Pro 6 is a solid upgrade featuring greater ease of use and enhanced workflow flexibility. For users of previous versions, the decision to upgrade will be a no-brainer, as the new ProRes and Open Format Timeline features alone are worth the price of admission.
by MacNN
Apple has redesigned and further populated the iPhone section of its website, pushing live a new 20-minute guided tour video and offering easier access to previously posted information.
by Marc E. Babej and Tim Pollak, Forbes
Those features better work—and wow—because a brand, even one with Apple's vaunted reputation, won't carry the day by itself.
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica
by Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe
Even though AT&T isn't subsidizing the iPhone's hefty price, the company will charge a $175 termination fee for iPhone users who want to break their two-year contracts.
by Tom Sanders, vnunet.com
Microsoft has boasted in a new study that Windows Vista has needed fewer security patches than any other recently released desktop operating system.
by Macworld
What you need to know about the changes to Apple's next OS.
by Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
MyAppleMenu will be back in about a week's time. Take care, and see you soon.
by Dana Blankenhorn, ZDNet
See its weaknesses as opportunities. See what you can do with it. What can an outstanding open source browser be?
by Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service
Revenue sharing deals among search providers could be Apple's real motivation behind offering its browser to Windows users.
by The Secret Diary Of Steve Jobs
by HanWorks Research
by Chiacgo Tribune
In the coming weeks, you will be able to tell the techno-hip from the rest of us. They'll have the iPhone. We won't.
by Scott Steven, Theocacao
This has been one incredible week. I put a lot of faces to names for the first time, learned about what sort of apps are in development, and found out that there are a lot of newcomers to the platform. The thing I couldn't get over all week long was the sheer number of people there.
by Tim Bajarin, PC Magazine
It will fly off the shelves and continue to gain consumer interest and demand.
by Peer Pressure
Could it be that Apple plans to release its own APIs for offline apps in Safari?
by Om Malik, GigaOM
Every time I ask someone why aren't you switching to a Mac, they show fear of having to relearn everything. What if Apple gives out small doses of Apple experience, slowly trying to overcome their fear of re-learning?
by Dave Winer, Scripting News
There's one application, for sure, that could mess up not just Cingular's West Coast network, but the whole idea of an internet-capable PDA with wifi that wants to be a conventional cell phone. It's called Skype, and it really worries the phone companies.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
by MacNN
Apple's first Bluetooth headset has been approved just two weeks before its parent iPhone's launch, according to a new FCC filing made public today.
by Iljitsch van Beijnum, Ars Technica
by Mike Elgan, Computerworld
Wy Safari for Windows will leave Apple bruised and bloodied.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Id's continued support of the Mac market means that other games that use the same game-engine technology will have an easier time coming to the Mac.
by Tony Bojorquez, Macworld
Its strength comes from its easy-to-use interface and tight integration with Apple software. However, high-volume eBay sellers may find that the program's bulk-processing limitations slow down the listing process.
by AppleInsider
Apple has reached an out-of-court settlement with little-known intellectual property agency IP Innovation LLC, which earlier this year alleged that the Mac maker's universal use of tabs in its Tiger operating system infringed on a 20-year old interface patent.
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Here's a pair of HTML earrings for the geeks in your life. :-)
by The Register
The picture around Apple TV is starting to clear with some rumours and snippets revealed this week.
by Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
by John Lilly, Mozilla
This world view that Steve gave a glimpse into betrays their thinking: it's out-of-date, corporate-controlled, duopoly-oriented, not-the-web thinking. And it's not good for the web. Which is sort of moot, I think, because I don't think this 2 party world will really come to be.
by Scott Hillis, Reuters
Macs are finally gaining some credibility in the gaming world thanks to faster processors and growing market share that make them a viable business opportunity for publishers.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
by MacNN
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Beta testers have to figure out a fix on their own.
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
New developments announced at Apple's Developers Conference take different approaches to getting games to run on both platforms.
by Ryan Singel, Wired
Apple has a mixed reputation in the security community. It's been critized for how it handles reports of vulnerabilities, how it reports the severity of bugs in automatic security updates and how long it takes to patch flaws.
by Tom Krazit, CNET News.com
Apple and AT&T are being coy about how many units they expect to have on hand in major stores around the country, but it's not expected to be very many, and presales are not an option.
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Apple has released Safari Beta 3.0.1 for Windows, an update to their recently-introducd web browser for Windows XP and Vista.
by Martyn Williams, Yahoo Japan
Yahoo Japan replaced a Sony-affiliated music download service with Apple's iTunes Music Store on Thursday as the default music store on Yahoo Music Japan.
The partnership means that visitors to the Yahoo Music pages now see a prominent link to iTunes in the menu bar and one-click access to the download service.
by ViewLondon.co.uk
Britain's advertising watchdog has ruled that consumer electronic giant Apple did not breach regulations in its adverts featuring comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
by Informationaly Overloaded
by Webomatica
by Michael Tsai
"You can't do that stuff in a browser." "You can write amazing web 2.0 and AJAX apps that look exactly and behave exactly like apps on the iPhone."
by Michael Gartenberg, JupiterResearch
Even more important isn't what the iPhone does, but how it does it.
by Tom Yager, InfoWorld
Leopard's new features will be taken up extremely rapidly by developers, extending the transformation of the Mac platform from the OS all the way up end-user applications.
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
If you regularly work with different set of folders and windows, it's a handy way to swtich between those sets without having to manually close and open everything each time.
by Charles Jade, Ars Technica
by Iljitsch van Beijnum, Ars Technica
Sources tell Ars that not mentioning Carbon was no oversight: apparently, Apple has decided to scrap the intended 64-bit support in Carbon.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
For the real innovation to be seen, Apple must give developers access to the entire iPHone, not just its browser.
by Jason Cranford Teague, Macworld
Journler 2.5.2 turns the basic word processor into a tool you can use to connect and organize your thoughts and ideas. Whether you need a tool to keep a daily blog, record project notes, or write a novel, if you own a Mac and use it to write, you should try Journler.
by MacNN
The developer community was hoping for the release of a software development kit for the iPhone, but unanimously agreed that web-based applicatinos are more secure in spite of their limited capabilities.
by Jason D. O'Grady, ZDNet
In an unusual move, Apple has seemingly pulled the "faster restarts" feature and removed it entirely from the Boot Camp page.
by Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica
To me, the biggest difference is the high-resolution screen. If your eyes can take it—and I'm approaching the age where I have to hold things farther away from my eyes to read them—the extra $100 for the 1920x1200 display is money well-spent.
by Ryan Paul, Ars Technica
If the folks at Apple think that providing Windows users with a taste of Mac OS X through Safari is going to entice them to buy a Mac, it's going to take a beter effort than the Safari 3 beta. Even if the final release is more polished and completely bug-free, it still won't be as powerful or feature-loaded as Opera or Firefox.
by Michael Calore, Wired
It's hard to find a compelling reason to like or to dislike the beta version of Safari 3. And without compelling reason to switch, most Firefox and IE users won't.
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
Initial analyst reactions to Apple CEO Steve Jobs' WWDC 2007 keynote speech are rolling in, and while some articulate disappointment in the short term, their Apple target prices remain strong.
by Joel Spolsky, Joel On Software
Apple chose the stylish route, putting art above practicallity, because Steve Jobs has taste, while Microsoft chose the comfortable route, the measurably pragmatic way of doing things that completely lacks in panache.
by Apple
The Apple Design Awards, now in their 12th year, recognize technical excellence and outstanding achievement in Mac OS X software design and development.
by Dow Jones
Apple this week demonstrated how heavily the consumer electronics company now relies on its iTunes digital media store to market and sell a broad range of products.
What Apple's counting on the "halo effect," in which a well-received product boosts sales of others, say Apple analysts. This was particularly true of the iPod, which has helped to boost sales of Apple's computers. iTunes represents the next step.
by John Markoff, New York Times
Designers and marketers of electronic devices centers are having a spirited debate about whether consumers will hve the patience to overcome the hurdle that will be required to type without the familiar tactile feedbck offered by conventional keyboard.
by Jim Rapoza, eWeek
Based on this beta, if we had to rank the major browsers right now, Safari would be about on par with Internet Explorer but still a good distance behind Opera and Firefox.
by Aaron Barnhart, Macworld
by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet
After taking a look at Safari, I have to conclude that it contains some useful features. I particularly like the RSS reader and the way you handle bookmarks. But to be honest I really can't see myself going to the bother of introducing yet another browser into the mix.
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Like so many people out there, I wondered: why Safari for Windows?
I don't think the apparent consensus that Safari for Windows is meant for iPhone developers is the main reason. After all, fonts are different on Windows than on Mac and iPhone. The availability — and maybe even the behavior — of plug-ins are different on Windows than on Mac and iPhone. Plus no multi-touch on Windows, and different screen resolution too. Sure, Safari for Windows will help a little towards iPhone web app development, but any serious developers will need to buy an iPhone to test everything out.
Now, what else does Apple do that requires a web browser? Besides WebObject, which I think we all agree is pretty irrelevant in this discussion, the only thing I can think of is the good old .Mac web services.
iTunes will be used to manage iPhones, that's pretty much obvious. But to manage your .Mac account — if Steve is indeed hinting of an upcoming major upgrade — does not make sense on the iTunes application. Here's where Safari comes in. One route that Apple can take, of course, is to bake a lot of the features into Safari and make available to both Mac and Windows customers.
This does not mean that .Mac will not be usable on other browsers, I don't think. Apple lately has a pretty good track record in supporting open standards, and I don't expect them to change. But, Steve Jobs likes to control the entire widget, and this is no different. Safari will probably offer the best .Mac experience. At the minimum, Safari will be the insurance that .Mac services are available on both Mac and Windows, no matter how Microsoft and Mozilla tweak their browsers.
I am not really excited with Safari on Windows today as there are really no compelling and significant advantages that Apple brings to the table over what is already available. But the potential possibilities are exciting.
by Anne Broache, CNET News.com
Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently gave free advice to a columnist asking how to get an iPhone when they go on sale: head to an AT&T store, Jobs suggested, rather than Apple's own retail outlets.
See Also:
Tips For Landing An iPhone, by Anne Broache, CNET News.com.
by Brian Caulfield, Forbes
Apple is free to do things Microsoft can only dream of doing — and Google isn't about to complain.
by Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Mac DeveCenter Blog
The advent of CoverFlow within the Finder takes it even further away from the concept of spatial orientation which made the old classic Finder such a pleasure to use.
by Gary Marshall, Tech.co.uk
Jobs' earlier comments about super-secret Leopard features that he couldn't possibly talk about for fear of theft certainly fuelled those expectations. The result? Leopard looks great but maybe not insanely great, so the fanboys fume and the share price gets a spanking.
by Philip Michaels, Macworld
by Jason Snell, Macworld
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica
Apple didn't announce some sort of virtualization solution in Leopard that would essentially cut Parallels/VMWare out of the picture. The bad news is that if it works as advertised, it might render Parallels Desktop and VMware redundant for a variety of virtualization tasks.
Running Mac OS X and Windows together offers a lot of productivity-gaining advantages that Boot Camp simply will not be able to offer, however.
by Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek
Brian Croll, senior director of product marketing for the Mac OS, said Sun Microsystems' open-source file system would not be in the next version of the Mac operating system, contradicting statements made last week by Sun's chief executive.
See Also:
Apple's Leopard Will Use ZFS, But Not Exclusively, by Tom Krazit, CNET News.com. Apple has clarified reports that it won't use Sun's ZFS file system in Leopard, confirming that ZFS is present in Leopard but that Apple has not yet made it the default file system.
by Erica Sadun, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Your iPhone will require an iTunes Store account.
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Just hours after Apple Inc. released a Windows version of Safari yesterday, security researchers had uncovered more than a half-dozen vulnerabilities in the browser beta, including at least three that could let attackers grab complete control of a PC.
Two of the researchers blamed Apple's "false claims" about security and what they called its "hostile attitude" toward bug finders for the rush to dig up flaws.
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Dave Caolo, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Fusion will be shipping at the end of August 2007 for $79.99US (pre-order pricing is available at $39.99US for a single license).
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
There is one thing that everyone in attendance agreed on, the video that started the keynote is well worth a watch.
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
Over 60 of the world's best current bands and artists will perform at the iTunes Festival, which takes place at the prestiious Institute of Contemporary Arts in London throughout the month of July.
by Leander Kahney, Wired
A lot of Mac users won't run the browser (I'm one of them), so why would anyone run it on Windows?
by Michael Gartenberg, JupiterResearch
While today's browser battles are being played for different stakes, they are no less important. This is a great strategic move by Apple that will push their technology further on to the Windows platform. Expect a response from Redmond.
by Aaron Ricadela, BusinessWeek
The maker of the hotly anticipated iPhone is on the hunt for market share, with new versions of its Safari web browser. Watch out, Microsoft.
by Ina Fried, CNET News.com
While most of the crowd at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address was eager to hear about all of Leopard's new features, Benjamin RUdolph was only interested in one.
by Louis Hau, Forbes
The overriding factor appears to have les to do with consumer behavior than it does the vastly different environments in which the music and film industries are operating.
by Pete Mortensen, Cult Of Mac
The future's the past, people. Steve has finally been in the job long enough that he's ready to re-examine technology that the companyd developed while he was at NeXT. If that isn't news, I don't know what is.
by Dan Moren, MacUser
As much as Steve talked about Leopard this morning, remember that Apple claims there are over 300 new features in Leopard, so there were plenty of little details that were not given their time in the spotlight (har har).
by MacNN
Pascal Cagni, the head of Apple Europe, has apparently stated that the iPhone will be available with service contract in European countries, and not be available with pre-paid plans that are popular there.
by Michelle Quinn, Los Angeles Times
Not even an appearance from hype-master Steve Jobs could satisfy the craving Apple Inc. has created. Tech enthusiasts made clear Monday that they won't be happy until Apple starts selling the iPhone.
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Catch them all here, the largest island, the largest lake, and... the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island, and everything in between.
by Nigel Reynolds, Telegraph
"You notice that on buses. People don't look out of the window, they are plugged in and listening to something."
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
If all you have to offer is a shit sandwich, just say it. Don't tell us how lucky we are and that it's going to taste delicious.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
As usual with Apple's quiet attitude towards development, we'll have to play the waiting game to see what becomes of Apple's polarizing web service package.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
There may not be any earth-shattering new features, but what is new feels well thought-out and improves on Safari's already strong performance.
by 2lmc.org
The item even has the heading "Data, detected".
by James Rivington, Tech.co.uk
Universal Music has denied that it plans to make its music available DRM-free on Apple's iTunes store.
by Stan Schroeder, Frantic Industries
THe following announcement made Apple's intentions clear: iPhone apps will work in Safari. The idea, obviously, is for Safari to become a platform which would work hand in hand with the iPhone, with the popularity of one driving the other.
by Ryan Naraine, ZDNet
Just hours after today's Apple announcement, Errata Security researcher David Maynor downloaded the beta code and found two potentially serious security issues.
by Joey deVilla, Global Nerdy
On first glance, I like Safari's font rendering the best.
by Derrick Story, O'Reilly Digital Media Blog
by Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters
Apple Inc.'s plans to enter the nascent online movie rental business drew skepticism on Monday from Hollywood executives who questioned pricing, copy protection and the timing of a possible launch.
Some said that, because the film download market remains small, the studios do not need to rush into a deal with Apple.
by Valleywag
Almost a million Apple developers.
by CNET News.com
by Dan Frommer, Forbes
by Rogue Amoeba
by Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Mac DeveCenter Blog
So far, so good? On the whole, I like what I see, although I'm most interested to see the extent to which it can all be customized and tweaked.
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
So Apple releases a new browser for Windows and Apple stock tanks? That makes sense... not.
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
by Pat Nakajima, MacUser
One of the biggest ways to convince PC users to switch has been to tell them that in OS X, everything works as well as iTunes. In Leopard, making that claim gets even easier, with the redesigned finder, which looks quite similiar to the latest version of iTunes.
by Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Apple has hooked their safe sleep feature into Boot Camp to allow Mac OS X to save all your open applications and windows, and then boot over into Windows.
by Dave Caolo, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Erica Sadun, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Robert Mullins, Computerworld
Third-party software developers can create Web 2.0 applications to run on Apple Inc.'s forthcoming iPhone, company CEO Steve Jobs said today.
Developers will be able to create applications for the iPhone by using Web 2.0 programming tools like AJAX and taking advantage of the full version of Apple's Safari web browser incorporated into the devices. A separate, special software developer's kit is not needed, Jobs said.
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
Apple makes a bid to develop Safari's marketshare with Windows version of browser.
by Andrew Adam Newman, New York Times
Pacific Catch, a restaurant in San Francisco whose phone number appeared momentarily in one of the iPhone ads, average 100 extra calls a day the next week, the general manager, Rob Schechtman, said.
by Dawn C. Chmielewski and Michelle Quinn, Los Angeles Times
Some movie fans hope Apple TV will do for internet video what the iPod did for digital music.
That's precisely what some Hollywood executives are afraid of.
by Fugitive Thought
I have gotten very much attached to the dock.
When all you have is the stupid start + launch bar + task bar + system tray combination, the Dock is really really great!
by Marc Andreessen, blog.pmarca.com
The most wonderful thing about the Mac in 2007 is that is has what Bill Joy refers to as the "it works" feature.
by Matthew Garrahan, Financial Times
Apple is in advanced talks with Hollywood's largest movie studios about launching an online film rental service to challenge cable and satellite TV operators.
The service could be more significant for Apple. If it signs enough studios, the group will get access to more preimum film content.
And Apple will soon control the entire supply chain, from movie making to distribution to the television.
See Also:
Apple Seeks A Deal To Make Movies Available For Rent Via iTunes Service, by Sarah McBride and Nick Wingfield, Wall Street Journal. The rental service is being pitched aggressively by Apple, with titles to rent for $2.99 for a set number of days before expiring, two studio executives familiar with the matter said. It is unclear which studios might partiicpate, with Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures currently in favor and General Electric Co.'s Universal Studios Inc. currently opposed, for example. The service is far from a certainty with several details to iron out, said a person close to the situation.
Apple Plots A DVD Player For The Broadband Era, by Om Malik, GigaOM. The strategy is typical of Apple: it lets the market reach a point of confusion, and then starts offering a service that emphasizes ease of use and elegant out of the box experience.
by Dave Caolo, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Check out some images of this recent campaign, created by Net#Work BBDO in South Africa to announce the functionality of video iPods.
by John Naughton, The Observer
Apple ought to encrypt the consumer data, and implement a system for checking that the data have not been tampered with.
As far as I understand, nobody has determined whether Apple do have encrypted customer data inside the so-called DRM-free tracks.
by Bob Keefe, David Ho, Cox News Service
Beneath Apple's marketing savvy is a device that could shake up the cell phone industry.
by Rick Schaut, Buggin' My Life Away
So, he gets the Mac, he gets Microsoft and he understands that running a successful business is measured in terms of the value of the product to users and customers. Best of all, he gets my twisted sense of humor.
by ~stevenf
As desirable as the iPhone seems to be, very few people have actually used one. It does demo amazingly well, but then so does Spotlight.
by John Siracusa, Ars Technica
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
by David Morgenstern, eWeek
Maybe some. Apple's deveoper get-together is upcoming and wild, strategic theories are being floated online. But as history proves,with Steve Jobs and Apple, anything is possible.
by Charles Jade, Ars Technica
by Ryan Holland, Battle Creek Enquirer
As St. Philip Catholic Central High School freshmen begrudgingly handed in their iBooks this week, administrators, teachers and students described the first year of the laptop-per-student program as a success in progress.
by Mac Rumors
by Dana Ford, Reuters
With free wireless internet, a hot dog stand and a few friends, Daniel Eran Dilger calculates he could survive for days outside a store in a dogged attempt to grab the latest must-have consumer gadget.
by Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times
Adobe didn't just accomplish a nearly impossible software feat — coordinating even a couple of programs to work together and ship at the same time is considered rather hard — but it also managed to smooth out rough edges and improve how each program works with every other program.
by Linda Knapp, Seattle Times
by Michael Calore, Wired
As far as Parallels and VMWare are concerned, those dirty words are "Virtualization in Boot Camp." If they are uttered during the Stevenote, the companies' young products are as good as dead.
by Marc Orchant, ZDNet
It's all very seamless.
by Reuters
Apple has not yet sold a single iPhone, but investors are driving up the company's shares to record highs as they bank that the combined telephone and media player will be a major hit.
by Rachel Rosmarin, Forbes
As iPhone anticipation reaches fever pitch, more than 4,000 of Apple's faithful techies are making their way to San Francisco. Where they won't get a chance to play with the must-have gadget, which won't be formally unveiled until the end of month.
"Oh, one more thing. There's an iPhone under every seat...." "Just kidding." :-)
by James Galbraith, Macworld
15-inch configurations show performance gains, but games test is puzzling.
by Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer
Roz Ho, well known for her role in leading Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit, is leaving the group after seven years to work in the company's entertainment and devices division. Craig Eisler will be taking over the reigns as Mac BU general manager.
Hello From The New General Manager Of The Macintosh Busienss Unit - Craig Eisler, by Mac Mojo.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
The Effie Awards honor the most significant achievements in the business of marketing communications, and Apple's "Get a Mac" ad campaign won the Grand Effie, the biggest award.
by Seth Weintraub, Computerworld
by Scot Finnie, Computerworld
Everybody knows PCs are cheaper than Macs, right? Wrong! (At least sometimes.)
by Tom Krazit, CNET News.com
Apple is preparing for one of the most pivotal summers in its history.
by Scott Gilbertson and Leander Kahney, Wired
When Steve Jobs takes the stage Monday at Apple's programmers conference, he's likely to give the world a glimpse of an upgraded Mac operating system that could herald the biggest changes to the machine's interface in 30 years.
Well, the OS 9 to OS X transition was a rather big change in UI terms too...
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
by Notebook Review
I'm new to Mac computers, new to OS X, but I am one happy switcher.
by Tom Yager, InfoWorld
With developers unable to grab iPhones and Leopard still under wraps, what of note will come out of WWDC?
by Randy Picker, University Of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog
Apple may have a legitimate strategy for disclosing identity in the clear. It will be interesting to see what Apple says next.
by The Economist
What is in the next must-have.
by The Economist
Steve Jobs has twice taken Apple to new heights. With the launch of the iPhone this month he is hoping to do so for a third time.
by The Economist
What other companies can learn from California's master of innovation.
by David Pogue, New York Times
I'm a bi-platform kinda guy. Not just becase I need to be conversant in both Mac OS X and Windows for my job, but also because my life revolves around certain Mac programs and certain Windows programs.
by Erica Sadun, O'Reilly Mac DeveCenter Blog
I may have discovered where all those names from the iPhone commercials are coming from: the class lists of a small Australian High School.
by AppleInsider
Apple has released an update to its Boot Camp dual-boot software that adds new graphics drivers among other improvements.
by MacNN
The latest release introduces a new Call Log application and Palm conduit for Mac OS X that provide access to the Tero's log of phone call information on the Mac.
by MacMinute
by Christopher Breen, Playlist
by David Chartier, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Offering significant new features such as 3D acceleration and SmartSelect for specifying file types to open in apps across virtualized OSes, this could easily be called the most significant release of Parallels since the advent of Coherence Mode.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
NewerTech on Thursday announced the Intelligent Battery Charging Station, a $149.95 device that charges and conditions batteries designed to work in Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops.
by Dan Moren, MacUser
Geez, Apple has been all over editing those iPhone ads.
by Steve Rubel, Micro Persuation
The power of scarcity applies to companies, products, people, social networks and more. The formula is simple.
by AppleInsider
So far, there are no surprises - the focus appears to be strictly Leopard.
by Charles Starrett, iLounge
by Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
The new must-have smartphone may be a $10 billion business — and could send Apple shares even higher.
by Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times
This might not make for great TV, but it's truly how the technology business works.
by Charles Arthur, The Guardian
WHat do you mean, "again"? They've never been enemies; in fact, they've been friends for decades. There has never been any real animosity between them.
by Ryan Block, Engadget
by Jon Holato
The iPhone has many features which places it ahead of the pack of Windows Mobile Smartphones and RIM Blackberry devices and make the $600 price tag a steal of a deal.
by Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal
Many people don't realize that every time they install iTunes on a Windows PC, they also are installing Apple networking software called Bonjour.
by MacMinute
by Paul Korzeniowski, Investor's Business Daily
The iPod presents a taxing challenge for hackers, which some say could motivate such folks.
by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.com
With a little over two weeks until the iPhone hits store shelves, Apple and AT&T retail sales representatives say they are preparing for a quick sellout and huge crowds on the June 29 launch date.
by Philip Michaels, Macworld
by Jessie Scanlon and Helen Walters, BusinessWeek
It's no surprise Cooper-Hewitt honored the doyen of computer design, but some 2007 National Design Awards did go to lesser-known talents.
by Gizmodo
by Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen, MacUser
by James Galbraith, Macworld
Eight-core desktop thrives with multi-core apps, not general tasks.
by AppleInsider
It may have been a premeditated outburst or a sudden slip-of-the-lip, but either way Sun Microsystems chief executive Jonathan Schwartz is claiming that Apple next week will announce a plan to replace the default Mac OS X file system with the Sun-developed ZFS.
by John Siracusa, Ars Technica
A stylus is like a mouse, right? The iPhone says no to all that, and in the process leaves behind everything famliar to application developers.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Big Mug Software has announced the release of Monitor Magic for Mac OS X, a utility designed for video professionals who need to monitor multiple DV, DVCPro, DVCProHD and HDV cameras.
by MacNN
by Jim Louderback, PC Magazine
There's a lot of pent-up demand for the overpriced phone, particularly among the urban congnoscenti and techno-elites. Once the initial fever wears off, however, the bloom will really be off the rose, and sales wil be disappointing (at least here in the U.S.).
by Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine
The iPhone will struggle initially because consumers will be unwilling to break their cellular-service contract simply to have a new phone.
by Lore Sjoberg, Wired
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
Fresh teardown analysis of the device by the researchers at iSuppli indicate that Apple is selling the product with very little profit attached.
by MacMinute
BeLight Software today released Live Interior 3D 1.1, an update to its new software for Mac OS X that lets users design house, office, apartment, and other interiors with realistic 3D walk-throughs.
by Gizmodo
by Steve Mollman, CNN
With gadgets ever more capable and online offerings ever more compelling, "there is simply no question that we are in the middle of a major paradigm shift," says Jeffrey Catrett, dean of the Les Roches School of Hospitality Management at Kendall College in Chicago.
by Jeffrey L. Wilson, Laptop Magazine
Although Vista is pushing the envelope with some of its features, it's still unproven in several key areas and could use snappier performance. Until that happens, we'll stick with OS X Tiger.
by Philip Michaels, Macworld
by Gadzooki
by Steve Gillmor, GestureLab
In a world post-iPhone where everything changes, battery life becomes the arbiter of usage.
by Associated Press
Shares of Apple Inc. set an all-time high Tuesday after an analyst said the company's iPhone will be a hit because of its superior technology.
by Paul Roberts, InfoWorld
Behind the speculation about AT&T's network upgrade is some real anxiety that the iPhone, when it's released, will be a Maserati stuck on the traffic jammed highway that is the U.S. mobile broadband market.
by Thomson Financial
The European Commission says it has extended the deadline for Apple to respond to its antitrust concerns until June 20.
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
If you're determined to change your short username, ChangeShortName is the easiest way to do so. Just be sure to read the ReadMe file that comes with it.
by MacMinute
by Dan Moren, MacUser
Version 1.2 adds Growl functionality, support for the Vox blogging system, and the ability to upload images to the Picasa web service.
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
It's interface is not nearly as polished as other genealogy software on the market. And if you're looking for more than causal religious references, this program would not suffice.
by Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge
We continue to hope that pragmatism wins out here, and that Apple TV becomes what users truly want it to be, sooner rather than later or to late at all to matter.
See Also:
What Apple TV Costs To Make, by Arik Hesseldahl, Business Week. By typical Apple standards, the new set-top video box may as well be a hobby given how unprofitable it is in its current form.
by MacNN
Ergonis Software today released Typinator 2.0, the latest revision of the company's tool for automatically correcting typos and automatically typing text as well asinserting graphics across all Mac OS X applications.
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Charles Starrett, iLounge
by Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer
See Also: 5 Questions With Brent Simmons, Creator Of NetNewsWire, by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog.
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
Apple today updated its MacBook Pro line of notebooks with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, memory up to 4GB, and high-speed graphics from Nvidia, the GeForce 8600M GT.
Apple has also introduced a new mercury-free, power-efficient LED-backlit display and a 17-inch model with an optional high-resolution display in its updated iteration of its MacBook Pro range.
by Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl
by John Markoff, New York Times
In the battle between Apple and Microsoft, Bertrand Serlet and Steven Sinofsky are the field generals in charge of competing efforts to ensure that the PC's basic software stays relevant in an increasingly web-centered world.
The two men are marshaling their software engineers for the next encounter, sometime in 2009, when a new generation of Macintosh and Windows operating systems is due. Their challenge will be to avoid refighting the last war — and to prevent finding themselves outflanked by new competitors.
by Adam C. Engst, TidBITS
Join me on a long tour through our video-filled world.
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
It's a testimony to just how clever the iPhone UI is, and just how bad the UIs are on the competition.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
For software makers, the latest pronouncement by Jobs, though lacking specifics, couldn't be more welcome.
Maybe there'll be an iPhone simulator that can run on your Macintosh. It'll be great fun for those of us who cannot get an iPhone. :-)
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Where are the ads actually showing someone making a photo book with iPhoto (instead just mentioning that it is possible)?
by Gizmodo
After watching the iPhone Calamari ad, I found myself starving for seafood.
by Scott McNulty, The Unofficial Apple Weblog
by Duncan Riley
by Wes Phillips, Stereophile
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Well, I'm not feeling the excitment here in Singapore. The iPhone will not be available, according to Apple, any time this year. In fact, Apple has not even promised anything anytime. Asia — that can mean anything.
(And, to bring out my rants again — we are still waiting for iTunes Store and iPhoto photo book printing down here, letalone anything new and modern.)
Hopefully, the "true" wide-screen iPod will be hitting our shores soon. I need a target in order to save money. :-)
by Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen, MacUser
Two additional commercials, still featurning the ever-so-funny Mac and PC duo, popped up on Apple's UK Get a Mac page.
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
No other cell phone is advertised by showing off the user interface.
See Also:
Apple's "iPhone Ad Slip Up" Reveals "Mystery App", by Macenstein. Apparently some mystery app has pushed the icons down 1 slot, but we cannot see what it is.
by Gizmodo
by John Markoff, Internationa Herald Tribune
The anticipation, which is intense even by Jobsian standards, has led to some quiet behind-the-scenes anxiety at Apple.
by Crumi The Blog
The point is that the end user shouldn't see these internals at all.
by Ollie's GeekBlog
I use Windows at work and when I come home, I use my Mac to do my personal stuff. The experience, to me, is more personalized, including a great graphical user interface, and is refreshing to use after a day of Windows running business apps. I may not be a die hard fan boy, but I will probably put an Apple sticker on my car.
by Evelyn Shih, The Record
You may not be able to earn a degree, but you will be able to explore a new area of interest, freshen up your high school French or just impress someone at your next dinner party.
by Mark McGuire, Times Union
According to a consumer model developed nearly a half-century ago but still in use, roughly one out of 40 who will get an iPhone will rush out to buy one as soon as possible. Another 13.5 percent will buy one in the relatively near future.
THen there are the laggards.
by Terry White
At first glace you'll notice how much larger the store is. You'll also notice the new shinny stainless steel look and fixtures.
by Cody Bernal, The Coloradoan
I think that student performance would improve if students could listen to their iPods.
by Leah McLaren, Globe And Mail
Even a solvenly Mac girl like me can reach her breaking point.
by Michael Brown, Maximum PC
We decided to test a random sample of our colleagues to see if they could detect any audible difference between a song ripped from a CD and encoded in Apple's lossy AAC format at 128K/s, and the same ripped and encoded in lossy AAC at 256 Kb/s.
by Andrew Fentem, Channel Register
A major usability problem that has dogged multi-touch computer interfaces for the last twenty five years is the lack of tactile feedback.
Some of Apple's recent patent applicatios appear to be addressing this issue.
by Brian Garrity, Billboard
Apple's iTunes Music Store is introducing a new original programming feature designed to promote foreign-language music in its stores around the world, Billboard has learned.
by Cyrus Farivar, Wired
An Apple spokesman suggested by e-mail that Wired News contact Michael Gartenberg, an anlyst at Jupiter Research who has been briefed about iTunes Plus. The Apple spokesman didn't respond to further requests for comment.
Gartenberg said there are many reasons why Apple would want to tag music sold through the iTunes store. The information could be used as a proof of purchase, or to facilitate upgrades. The identifier could help identify songs missing from albums, as well as to thwart piracy.
by John Gruber, Daring Fireball
Downplaying the prospects for third-party app development in the meantime is a way of under-promising and over-delivering. By setting initial expectations that there might never be third-party software for iPhone, any future support for third-party app will be treated as good news.
Steve Jobs has indicated that Apple is treating the iPhone and iPod as separate busiensses. The rules that apply for the iPod — no third-party apps without Apple's approval — may not apply to the iPhone, eventually.
by Lisa Vaas, eWeek
There haven't been mass Mac exploits to date, but interest is growing, as evidenced by the quick turnout of exploit code for a recently disclosed vulnerability.
by David Morgenstern, eWeek
PC users should forget their outrage and come to understand that life isn't fair. THe Mac platform is more secure than WIndows and will continue to be so.
by Aidan Malley, AppleInsider
The widow of Fab Four giutarist George Harrison has revealed that the music group's catalog should be available by next year.
by Dan Miller, Macworld
Simpl put, it's a file manager specifically designed for PDFs, handling those files in much the same way iPhoto manages your photos.
by DUstin Driver, Apple
by Ilene Hoffman, MacNN
by BBC News
The launch of music tracks free of digital locks on iTunes has been overshadowed by the discovery that they contain data about who bought them.
by Jeremy Caplan, Time
Apple looks smart partnering up.
by Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer
ForkLift can connect to FTP and SFTP servers, manage Amazon S3 accounts, remotely edit documents on Bluetooth devices or via FTP, and more.
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica
Parallels 3 will soon support both DirectX and OpenGL games in the virtual machine, so you can get your gaming fix without having to reboot into Windows.
by Retro Thing
There were other affordable hobbyist computer kits available before, but the Apple II was the first computer that was ready to run out of the box.
by Henry Norr, Macworld
by Derik DeLong, MacUser
Steve specifically mentions a timeline. I think that says a lot.
by Om Malik, GigaOM
Success, they say, mellows out even the fiercest of tyrants, making their dictates seem almost benevolent. Steve Jobs, the enfant terrible of yesteryears, whose unrelenting quest for perfection has driven many to Ole Tennessee or an asylum (whichever is closer) is showing signs of a kinder, gentler self, happy to share (within limits) the glory, and espousing the virtues of team work.
by EFF
We've found that there isn't a watermark in the compressed audio signal itself, but there are surprisingly huge differences in the encoded files. Much bigger differences than just different tags, or even different signed/encrypted tags.
by John Martellaro, Mac Observer
by MacMinute
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