Internet Explorer 9 To Be HTML5 Compatible - Microsoft Joining The Anti-Flash Movement?
(thenextweb.com) - Rumors are flying that the forthcoming version of Internet Explorer, the ninth incarnation, will include strong support of HTML5.
MeeGo: A New Linux OS to Fight iPhone, iPad and More
(readwriteweb.com) - Nokia and Intel have just announced the creation of MeeGo, a new Linux-based operating system designed for portable devices including netbooks and smartphones as well as other non-desktop platforms like connected TVs and vehicles. The new OS is a combination of Nokia's Maemo and Intel's Moblin, both Linux-based computing environments. More...
How 12 Hours, 2 Guys, 6 Cups of Coffee = 1 iPhone App
(gizmodo.com) - David Quinlan is a normal guy with day job and just a bit of coding experience. But he and a friend lived the dream and cranked out a simple iPhone app in a weekend. Here's how they did it:
Apple Buys Their Very Own Maps Company (See Ya, Google Maps) - placebase
(gizmodo.com) - The Apple/Google divorce continues to come into focus: Apple quietly bought Placebase, a mapping service company, back in July. Apple doesn't buy companies it's not going to use. Meaning, Apple's getting into making their own maps. Peace out, Google.
Researcher cracks Mac in 10 seconds at PWN2OWN, wins $5k
(computerworld.com) - Charlie Miller, a security researcher who hacked a Macintosh in two minutes last year at CanSecWest's PWN2OWN contest, improved his time today by breaking into another Macintosh in under 10 seconds.
FCC Takes On Apple And AT&T Over Google Voice Rejection
(techcrunch.com) - My, how the tables have turned. Earlier this week, we learned that Apple had suddenly begun to pull third party iPhone applications for Google Voice, citing the unconvincing rationale that they “duplicated” some of the iPhone’s functionality. We then broke the news that Apple had also rejected Google’s own More...
Palm webOS 1.1 now available, fixes iTunes 8.2.1 syncing
(engadget.com) - Time to update your Pre, Palm's just released webOS 1.1.0. Quite a bit of changes here, but most importantly, the patch notes say that it "resolves an issue preventing media sync from working with latest version of iTunes (8.2.1)" -- that issue, of course, being a blockade put in place More...
Apple's 9.7-inch 'netbook' to debut in October for $800?
(engadget.com) - It's back. The Quanta assembled Apple netbook rumor that kicked off in March with a Commercial Times report calling for a Wintek-supplied touchscreen has returned... with a fever. China Times has now stepped in with a claim of a 9.7-inch touchscreen netbook to debut in October. CT claims that Wintek, More...
Apple to buy Twitter?
(techradar.com) - Apple and Twitter are reportedly in serious negotiations over a possible $700 million sale of the social networking site, with the deal set to be announced in June if successful.
Trent Reznor rips Apple, rates smartphone OSes
(engadget.com) - In an engadget interview, Trent Reznor (love him or hate him) says what needs to be said.
Apple dumps 'Baby Shaker' app after complaints
(sfgate.com) - Apple has apparently rethought its decision to allow an iPhone application that allows you to shake a baby to death to quiet its crying.
iPhone to get Skype
(pcworld.com) - Skype is set to launch its iPhone application Tuesday, bringing its much-anticipated Net-based phone service to Apple's mobile platform. With the Skype iPhone app, users will be able to make free calls using Wi-Fi to other Skype users as well as use their Skype accounts to make reduced price calls More...
Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in seconds
(blogs.zdnet.com) - Charlie Miller has done it again. For the second consecutive year, the security researcher hacked into a fully patched MacBook computer by exploiting a security vulnerability in Apple’s Safari browser.
“It took a couple of seconds. They clicked on the link and I took control of the machine,” Miller said moments after his accomplishment.
2G iPod touch to have Bluetooth capability unlocked by iPhone OS 3.0
(engadget.com) - Looks like that Bluetooth chip in the iPod touch 2G we've always thought was for Nike+ suddenly got a lot more useful: Apple's Greg Joswiak said that Bluetooth can be "unlocked" on the device during the iPhone OS 3.0 Q&A session. That's two years of rumors put to rest, right More...
Apple iPhone 3.0 event tomorrow might reveal a tablet
(blogs.computerworld.com) - So, that "growing number of embedded devices" I think will be a ten inch tablet. The ten inches figure I get from the three different reports out of China that Apple is developing a touch screen in the 9.5-10 inch area for release in Q3 (summer).
Linux, Microsoft and Sun to discuss the future of operating systems, but where's Apple?
(tgdaily.com) - At the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco on April 8-10, 2009, a meeting of the great OS minds will take place. There, sponsored by Intel, will be assembled together the Linux Foundation, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft representatives. For the first time ever, the three-way group will sit down at a More...
The Apple Product Cycle
(misterbg.org) - Smiling Asian BusinessmenAn obscure component manufacturer somewhere in the Pacific Rim announces a major order for some bleeding-edge piece of technology that could conceivably become part of an expensive, digital-lifestyle-enhancing nerd toy.
Get $200 iTunes Store Vouchers for $2.60
(i.gizmodo.com) - Stop being an ass and don't pirate songs and movies. Pirate money and get legal material! Chinese hackers have cracked the algorithm that generates the iTunes Store gift cards: You can get $200 for $2.60.
New iPod Shuffle Released
(apple.com) - The new iPod shuffle is jaw-droppingly small. It’s half the size of the previous generation. Yet there’s room for so much more. With 4GB of storage, it now holds up to 1,000 songs,1 and lets you enjoy multiple playlists, too.
Introducing VoiceOver, the feature that gives iPod shuffle a voice. With More...
Apple Might Have Some 'Splainin' to Do
(cnbc.com) - This morning, wireless analyst Pablo Perez-Fernandez of Global Crown Capital is out with the most detailed note yet as to just how difficult — and financially dangerous — Apple's battle could be, if it decides to go after Palm.
Dell's rumored smartphone: Look out RIM
(news.cnet.com) - OK, so Dell and Apple have been locked in a marketing war for years. Dell has long been considered the default PC for enterprise, while Apple has positioned itself as the most influential consumer computer brand in the world. But Apple has branched out from computing with the iPod and, of course, the iPhone.
Adobe, Apple working together on Flash for iPhone
(appleinsider.com) - Once thought to be building Flash for the iPhone mostly on its own, Adobe has mentioned at the World Economic Forum that it's not only continuing work on the animation plug-in but has teamed up with Apple to make it a reality.
Palm Pre shown off by VP of Design
(mobiledivide.com) - It’s easy to see just how proud Peter is of what he and his team have been able to achieve thus far with the palm prē and webOS. He seems confident in Palm’s future and he should. webOS and the palm prē are two HUGE steps in the More...
Boobs And Booty Banned From The App Store
(techcrunch.com) - Breasts and the iPhone have had a tumultuous relationship. Last month, an application that allowed users to shake a pair of 3D breasts was banned from the App Store for being apparently too risque for its audience.
Apple vs. Palm: the in-depth analysis
(engadget.com) - Apple and Palm kicked a lot of dirt at each other last week -- acting Apple CEO Tim Cook flatly told analysts that "We will not stand for people ripping off our IP" when asked specifically about competition like the Palm Pre, and Palm responded with a similarly-explicit "We have More...
Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence from Apple due to health reasons
(apple.com) - In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.
Blogger mistakes Onion parody for actual Apple product
(i42.tinypic.com) - I don't know what is worse. The fact that the guy genuinely mistook the article as real, or the fact that he somehow thought that the Apple loyalists would consider buying the product.
Linux Commercials Coming to TV?
(gizmodo.com) - That means you, the Linux user at home, will get to submit a video that rivals what Apple and Microsoft's multi-million dollar ad agencies have had years to hone and perfect with focus groups and trained, funny actors. But that's the beauty of the penguin, right? Grassroots development, supported by More...
iPhone 3G unlocked by Dev-Team
(blog.iphone-dev.org) - We have been working hard on a few other things. The main one being the 3G unlock codenamed “yellowsn0w”. This is now completed and is currently being packaged into a user-friendly application with the simplicity that you see in QuickPwn or BootNeuter.
Apple Announces Its Last Year at Macworld, Steve Jobs won't deliver keynote
(apple.com) - Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever before, so like many companies, trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers. The increasing popularity of Apple's Retail Stores, which more than 3.5 million people visit every week, and the Apple.com website enable More...
Psystar drops antitrust gripes in fresh counterclaim against Apple
(appleinsider.com) - Florida's now well-known unofficial Mac clone maker has modified its counterclaim against Apple to drop some of the riskier assertions of anti-competitive behavior, but has similarly added new sections that refute allegations of violating the DMCA.
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