Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
There are two prevailing issues in the fight between Apple and Adobe. The first is whether or not Flash should be available in the Safari browser running on Apple’s mobile iPod, iPhone, iPad platforms. The second is whether or not Flash (or any middleware platform) should be used to create apps for Apple’s App Store….
The machine’s CPU was upgraded to a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, increased from 2.26GHz in the previous generation, and graphics were given a shot in the arm with a NVIDIA GeForce 320M GPU. These updates will be the first for the MacBook since October 2009, when the notebook got a longer battery life…
The prices for the various iPad models vary from country to country, although it looks like Apple isn’t loading up the margins quite as much as usual, international customers will still pay a premium. More: continued here
Bluetooth watches that sync up to phones aren’t anything new, but this iWatch concept does what all the rest fail dismally at – look beautiful. It figures then that it’s just a concept, cooked up by an Italian design firm. More: continued here
Interestingly, the iPad seems to have affected the sales of these other devices: Notebooks, the iPod Touch, eReaders, desktop computers and even handheld systems such as the DS and PSP. One of the biggest blows, however, comes to the netbook market. More: continued here
Marvel already has their Marvel Comics app optimized for the iPad. When users launch the app, they will be taken to the Marvel Comics Store where they can purchase and download comics for approximately $1.99 per issue. More: continued here
Zumobi, a leading mobile media company, and Marvel Entertainment recently announced the launch of Iron Man Central, the official Iron Man application for the iPhone and iPod touch. In anticipation of the biggest movie release of the year, IRON MAN 2, the Iron Man Central app provides fans new and old with an into the…
There’s a new entrant in the ring to the Great Flash Debate of 2010, which heretofore had Apple’s Steve Jobs and Adobe sending nasty-grams back and forth over the latter company’s interactive web technology. Now there’s a new player in town, with browser maker Opera stepping into the ring to weigh in on the fight….
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With a few lines of code, it seems, at least one of the specs of the next iPhone is settled. According to video capture presets tucked away in the iPhone SDK, 720p recording is in the cards. More: continued here
Reports state that the US Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice will be starting antitrust proceedings against Apple for anti-competitive practices. Hoping to slow down its competitors, Apple’s recently filed a bevy of lawsuits against HTC, the largest manufacturer of Android phones. More: continued here
Apple is attempting to avoid an antitrust probe into its trade practices by revising some of the terms of its developer agreement. It’s not clear which parts would be revised, but government regulators are interested in provisions in Apple’s iAd advertising program, and Apple’s decision to reject apps built with cross-platform applications. More: continued here
The news anchors for a Georgia television station are all getting iPads instead of paper scripts; the station expects the move to save $24,000 a year in printing costs, which they will undoubtedly blow in the Apps store. More: continued here
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
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…
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