Adobe Strikes Back
Speaking about Mr. Jobs’s assertion that Adobe is the No. 1 cause of Mac crashes, Mr. Narayan says if Adobe crashes Apple, that actually has something “to do with the Apple operating system.” More: continued here
Month: April 2010
Apple Shutting Down Lala on May 31
The whole purpose of going to Lala is to stream free music, and soon that function will be taken away. Apple purchased Lala in December 2009 and is clearly up to something—no new members are currently being accepted to the site, and existing members will only be able to use the streaming services until May…
iPhone Finder ID-ed – Regrets His ‘Mistake’
The person who found and sold an Apple iPhone prototype says he regrets not doing more to return the device to its owner, according to a statement provided to Wired.com. Brian Hogan, a college-age man, says he is willing to cooperate with police. More: continued here
Come And Get Your Free Inkstrumental iPhone Wallpapers To Celebrate Its May 7th Launch
Ustwo and the famous Jon Burgerman have teamed up to bring you the craziest musical iPhone app ever, Inkstrumental. To celebrate the fact that it has a release date, we have 31 iPhone wallpapers for you to download and use as you please. More: continued here
Apple Patents The Invisible Button
One of Apple’s famous minimalist design principles is to get rid of buttons whenever possible. With touchscreen devices like the iPhone and iPad, almost all of the buttons appear when needed on the screen. But what about Macbooks with aluminum casings? A new patent application titled More: continued here
Appisode 118: Adobe Gets Flash-Slapped By Apple, Tweetie Gives Us A Tease, And Apps To Make You Money
Steve Jobs writes an open letter detailing Apple’s stance on Flash and why it’s not used on their mobile devices. Tweetie gives us a little tease and a new update. An app to earn you some cash. Plus an awesome Speck iPad Accessory give away! We have all this and more on today’s AppAdvice Daily….
Apple may charge $1 million to display mobile ads
Apple’s new advertising platform for the iPhone and iPad — dubbed iAd — marks Apple’s first foray into a small but growing market. Apple Inc may charge about $1 million for displaying advertisements on its mobile devices; the company indicated it could charge as much as $10 million to be part of a handful of…
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Twittelator For iPad Updated And On Sale To Celebrate Impending iPad 3G Release
Big Stone Phone’s iPad-optimized version of Twittelator has received its first major update, which address many of the speed issues and bugs that plagued the initial release. Even better, the app will be on sale for the next two days to celebrate the impending release of the iPad 3G. More: continued here
Did Microsoft Just Step In To Help HTC Fight Apple?
As you may have heard, Apple filed a massive lawsuit against phone-maker HTC nearly two months ago. Apple is alleging that HTC is infringing on over 20 of its iPhone patents. While HTC makes phones for a number of partners, it’s pretty clear that this is Apple going after Google’s Android platform indirectly. More: continued…
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Appisode 117: Jailbreakers Beware, WWDC, And A New Wacky App
There’s a new iTunes update, but Jailbreakers beware! WWDC has just been announced, and will likely be the place where the next generation iPhone will be unveiled. Plus we have a new Wacky App. We have all this and more on today’s AppAdvice Daily. More: continued here
Future of Browser Based Games on the iPhone
Game examples from Akihabara show some of the possibilities of browser-based gaming on an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. One can only hope that others can build on this foundation to create something truly captivating. More: continued here
Apple Buys Siri, Gets Basic Search to Challenge Google
An FTC filing today revealed that Apple has quietly bought out Siri. The deal gives Apple the creator of an iPhone personal assistant app that can automatically handle common tasks through searches, such as hailing a cab or buying tickets for a movie at a nearby theater. More: continued here
Which is Better: Buying Apple Product or Buying Apple Stock?
Hindsight bias probably works best when it comes to money. The events that occurred in the past seem to have been more predictable than they really were, and I bet many of you felt it when reading texts explaining how to get rich easily. Well, here comes another such example. More: continued here
Steve Wozniak: Apple Security, Employee Firing, Gray Powell
During last week’s iPhone leak saga, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, reached out to us with a story: The morning of the iPad launch, an engineer showed Woz an iPad for two minutes. For this he was fired. It’s a story that paints Apple as many people already see the company: ruthlessly secretive, and even…
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Concert Pianist Plays iPad Onstage (video)
In concert in San Francisco, Lang Lang played ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ using the Magic Piano iPad app. He even let a bemused conductor, who cursorily resembled a relative of Ben Kingsley and Dr. Evil, share in the experience. More: continued here