Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
HTC is on Apple’s firing line, with a lawsuit filed today claiming they infringed on 20 Apple patents. Sound familiar? Of course it does, because Nokia’s being accused of the same thing. More: continued here
We ask ourselves the golden question, “Is this app a keeper?” That’s what this list is all about — those apps that eventually find a permanent place on our Macs to call Home. Everyone should have these installed, regardless of what you use your Mac for. More: continued here
The iPhone maker’s complaint against HTC underscores the widening role of the International Trade Commission in cross-border disputes over smartphone tech. More: continued here
Despite its fairly strong record over the last decade, Apple has not been without its lapses and major changes. And, in the spirit of Conan O’Brien’s “Guests We’ll Never Have Back,” let’s take a look at “Some Things We’ll Never Have Back” on the Apple front. Starting with the G4 Cube and ending with The…
People rarely talk about iPhone app piracy, but when they do, it’s sounds devastating: 90% piracy rates, $450 million in lost sales, etc. Here’s the truth: App Store piracy isn’t a big deal –and it never will be. More: continued here
Parallels has expanded support for running virtual machines on an Xserve with a bare metal hypervisor, which cuts the overhead of a host OS and boosts performance. More: continued here
Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the Chinese factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones. At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple. More: continued here
If you’re looking for a change, or you’re in the smartphone market and still weighing the pros and cons, consider these Android-only apps and how they might fit into your work, play, and mobile lifestyle. More: continued here
All these wonderful things we’re learning today, from data! First, we find out that Android is a guy thing. Now, we discover that the iPod Touch shares more demographics with glittering vampires than smartphones. More: continued here
A slew of iPhone owners Santa Clara University are fed up with AT&T’s poor reception on campus; so fed up that they have organized a “day of complaint” to push for better coverage. More: continued here
Do you have an iPhone or an Android? According to this, Android users are mostly guys, iPod touch owners are overwhelmingly young, and people who carry iPhones are way more likely to lust after an iPad. More: continued here
Apple’s next update to the blockbuster iPhone handset is expected by one prominent analyst to have a lower total cost of ownership, and to also include new gesture-based functionality. More: continued here
After all of the kerfuffle earlier this week about Apple shutting down racy apps in the App Store, it appears that the company might be creating a special place for all of that suggestive and sexy content. More: continued here
The latest iPad/iPhone SDK not only makes it easier for developers to build universal iPad/iPhone apps, but it also appears to have support for a front-facing camera, zoom, camera flash, and video conferencing. More: continued here
Speaking in San Francisco Tuesday, Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook explained why the Apple TV is still considered a “hobby,” and talked about custom-built chips in future products. More: continued here