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The Gphone That Could Catch My Eye
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68700.html
So far, I haven't seen a compelling competitor to my iPhone -- at least, for me personally -- and this includes the new Motorola Droid. It's nice enough, but is it so much better that I'd leave the iPhone? Definitely not, and that includes some Droid widescreen envy. But what about the rumored Google phone?Chris Maxcer2009-11-20T04:00:00-08:00iPhone
So far, I haven't seen a compelling competitor to my iPhone -- at least, for me personally -- and this includes the new Motorola Droid. It's nice enough, but is it so much better that I'd leave the iPhone? Definitely not, and that includes some Droid widescreen envy. But what about the rumored Google phone -- a Gphone, manufactured by Google, leveraging everything Google does well with the Android operating system? Now that idea makes me pause. Of course, it's just an idea.
]]>2009-11-20T04:00:00-08:002009-11-20T07:22:38-08:00Familiar Desktop Features Make Up For Full Browser's Quirks
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68679.html
If you search for "browser" in the App Store, you'll get dozens of applications, each purporting to be an alternative to the iPhone and iPod touch's built-in Safari browser. In a sense, they are alternatives, since they look different and might have a few unique features. But they're really all Safari underneath.Paul Hartsock2009-11-19T04:00:00-08:00Reviews
If you search for "browser" in the App Store, you'll get dozens of applications, each purporting to be an alternative to the iPhone and iPod touch's built-in Safari browser. In a sense, they are alternatives, since they look different and might have a few unique features. But they're really all Safari underneath -- Apple will only approve browsers that are basically built with Safari guts using a reworked user interface. On the down side, this means we won't be seeing alternative browsers from the likes of Mozilla or Opera any time soon.
]]>2009-11-19T04:00:00-08:002009-11-18T16:22:29-08:00Apple's Retail Engine Keeps On Rolling
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68676.html
Apple's retail push shows no signs of slowing, and much of its momentum in the coming year will be directed to markets outside its domestic turf. The company plans to open 40 to 50 new retail stores in 2010, said Ron Johnson, its senior vice president of retail, at a recent store opening in New York. More than half of these will be outside the United States; some will be in London, Paris and Shanghai.Richard Adhikari2009-11-18T04:00:00-08:00AAPL Financial
Apple's retail push shows no signs of slowing, and much of its momentum in the coming year will be directed to markets outside its domestic turf. The company plans to open 40 to 50 new retail stores in 2010, said Ron Johnson, its senior vice president of retail, at a recent store opening in New York. More than half of these will be outside the United States; some will be in London, Paris and Shanghai. That speaks to the continuing strength of Apple in an uncertain market and the burgeoning demand for its products.
]]>2009-11-18T04:00:00-08:002009-11-18T04:39:54-08:00What's Apple's Game Plan?
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68664.html
Last year, Apple began marketing its iPod touch as the "funnest iPod ever," a nod to the significant popularity of the game applications available on the iPhone/iPod touch App Store. Games designed by third-party developers have been big sellers for the platform, and now Apple itself looks like it wants in on more of the fun -- it's advertising for an in-house game developer.Richard Adhikari2009-11-17T04:00:00-08:00Gaming
Last year, Apple began marketing its iPod touch as the "funnest iPod ever," a nod to the significant popularity of the game applications available on the iPhone/iPod touch App Store. Games designed by third-party developers have been big sellers for the platform, and now Apple itself looks like it wants in on more of the fun -- it's advertising for an in-house game developer. The candidate must "help design and implement interactive multimedia experiences on the iPhone and iPod touch" and be a creative thinker who can "contribute and comment on the design process."
]]>2009-11-17T04:00:00-08:002009-11-17T12:25:26-08:00Verizon Weaves AT&T-Bashing Witticisms Into Legal Doc
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68672.html
Verizon has filed a response to the lawsuit AT&T brought against its snarky "We've Got a Map for That" advertising campaign. Unlike typical legal briefs, the carrier's filing is replete with witty rejoinders and sarcasm, echoing the ridiculing tone of the ads at the center of the dispute.Erika Morphy2009-11-17T12:17:27-08:00Law
Verizon has filed a response to the lawsuit AT&T brought against its snarky "We've Got a Map for That" advertising campaign. Unlike typical legal briefs, the carrier's filing is replete with witty rejoinders and sarcasm, echoing the ridiculing tone of the ads at the center of the dispute. "Between Verizon's lawyers and its PR people, I would say the company is working this issue pretty well," said Scott Testa, business professor at Cabrini College.
]]>2009-11-17T12:17:27-08:002009-11-17T16:27:56-08:00Ruling Snuffs Psystar's Mac Dreams
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68658.html
Apple has won a summary judgment in its copyright infringement case against Psystar. The Miami-based startup turned heads last year with its offer of a $400 Mac clone -- that is, non-Apple hardware running the Mac OS X Leopard operating system. Several claims in the case remain to be briefed and tried if it doesn't settle first, but it likely will.Erika Morphy2009-11-16T12:02:15-08:00Legal
Apple has won a summary judgment in its copyright infringement case against Psystar. The Miami-based startup turned heads last year with its offer of a $400 Mac clone -- that is, non-Apple hardware running the Mac OS X Leopard operating system. Several claims in the case remain to be briefed and tried if it doesn't settle first, which it likely will, as this motion has all but cut the legs out from Psystar's legal strategy. There is also the matter of damages, which the judge will rule upon at a damages hearing scheduled for December 14th.
]]>2009-11-16T12:02:15-08:002009-11-17T14:38:41-08:00VMware Fuses Performance With Convenience
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68645.html
There's more than 50 new features in the latest version of VMware Fusion -- an application that allows Windows and OS X to run together in a virtual environment on a Mac -- but the one that has users raving is the big boost in performance. "I installed VMWare Fusion 3.0 just a few days ago," Leon Kotovich, president and CEO of AgileSequent told MacNewsWorld.John P. Mello Jr.2009-11-16T06:00:00-08:00Virtualization
There's more than 50 new features in the latest version of VMware Fusion -- an application that allows Windows and OS X to run together in a virtual environment on a Mac -- but the one that has users raving is the big boost in performance. "I installed VMWare Fusion 3.0 just a few days ago," Leon Kotovich, president and CEO of AgileSequent told MacNewsWorld. "The upgrade from VMware 2.0.5 was flawless. Performance of Win XP Pro SP3 virtual machine is noticeably faster."
]]>2009-11-16T06:00:00-08:002009-11-16T12:04:32-08:00Safe Mac Computing on an Unsafe Web
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68653.html
We first saw the Apple Macintosh at the 1984 Super Bowl. At the time, IBM and Microsoft gave us only text-based computing. The Mac appeared looking like nothing we had ever seen. Its screen was all graphics, all the time. It had a mouse, the first one seen by most people. It was smaller than a PC, lighter and more portable.David M. Perry2009-11-14T04:00:00-08:00Hacks & Malware
We first saw the Apple Macintosh at the 1984 Super Bowl. At the time, IBM and Microsoft gave us only text-based computing. The Mac appeared looking like nothing we had ever seen. Its screen was all graphics, all the time. It had a mouse, the first one seen by most people. It was smaller than a PC, lighter and more portable. The Super Bowl ad was dramatic, reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984. Right from the start it was appealing to a different kind of computer user. The early Macs were very limited.
]]>2009-11-14T04:00:00-08:002009-11-16T12:04:32-08:00Apple's House Rules Won't Be the Death of App Development
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68637.html
So Facebook developer Joe Hewitt tweets that he's ditching the super-popular Facebook iPhone app, and TechCrunch, clearly sensing there's more to the story here, reaches out to learn why. "My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple's policies," Hewitt told TechCrunch.Chris Maxcer2009-11-13T04:00:00-08:00Mobile Apps
So Facebook developer Joe Hewitt tweets that he's ditching the super-popular Facebook iPhone app, and TechCrunch, clearly sensing there's more to the story here, reaches out to learn why. "My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple's policies," Hewitt told TechCrunch. "I respect their right to manage their platform however they want; however, I am philosophically opposed to the existence of their review process." He's very concerned, he said, about Apple setting a bad precedent.
]]>2009-11-13T04:00:00-08:002009-11-16T12:04:32-08:00RedLaser for iPhone: There's a Bargain for That
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68619.html
It's easy to see why the retail industry has been in love with the bar code for the past several decades. It makes checkout faster, and it probably makes inventory a lot easier when you've got a computer system to keep track of everything that passes over the counter. But some retailers abuse the technology by using it as an excuse to not put an actual price tag anywhere on or near the products on their shelves.Paul Hartsock2009-11-12T04:00:00-08:00Reviews
It's easy to see why the retail industry has been in love with the bar code for the past several decades. It makes checkout faster, and it probably makes inventory a lot easier when you've got a computer system to keep track of everything that passes over the counter. But some retailers abuse the technology by using it as an excuse to not put an actual price tag -- written in good ol' Arabic numerals -- anywhere on or near the products on their shelves. The customer is expected to make a small economic leap of faith and presume the item is reasonably priced.
]]>2009-11-12T04:00:00-08:002009-11-12T08:51:32-08:00The Netbook OS Enigma
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/68630.html
On Monday, Apple rolled out the 10.6.2 update to its Snow Leopard operating system, which concentrated mostly on general bug fixes and stability issues as well as some issues in Mail, MobileMe and Safari. In all, there are more than 100 improvements, and more than 40 security-related fixes. However, the big talk today is that this update officially terminates support for Intel's Atom processor family.Tim Conneally2009-11-12T08:46:19-08:00OS X
On Monday, Apple rolled out the 10.6.2 update to its Snow Leopard operating system, which concentrated mostly on general bug fixes and stability issues as well as some issues in Mail, MobileMe and Safari. In all, there are more than 100 improvements, and more than 40 security-related fixes. However, the big talk today is that this update officially terminates support for Intel's Atom processor family. These low-cost, low-power processors have become the standard in many nettops, netbooks, MIDs, and ultraportables.
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So far, I haven't seen a compelling competitor to my iPhone -- at least, for me personally -- and this includes the new Motorola Droid. It's nice enough, but is it so much better that I'd leave the iPhone? Definitely not, and that includes some Droid widescreen envy. But what about the rumored Google phone -- a Gphone, manufactured by Google, leveraging everything Google does well with the Android operating system? Now that idea makes me pause. Of course, it's just an idea.
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If you search for "browser" in the App Store, you'll get dozens of applications, each purporting to be an alternative to the iPhone and iPod touch's built-in Safari browser. In a sense, they are alternatives, since they look different and might have a few unique features. But they're really all Safari underneath -- Apple will only approve browsers that are basically built with Safari guts using a reworked user interface. On the down side, this means we won't be seeing alternative browsers from the likes of Mozilla or Opera any time soon.
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Apple's retail push shows no signs of slowing, and much of its momentum in the coming year will be directed to markets outside its domestic turf. The company plans to open 40 to 50 new retail stores in 2010, said Ron Johnson, its senior vice president of retail, at a recent store opening in New York. More than half of these will be outside the United States; some will be in London, Paris and Shanghai. That speaks to the continuing strength of Apple in an uncertain market and the burgeoning demand for its products.
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Last year, Apple began marketing its iPod touch as the "funnest iPod ever," a nod to the significant popularity of the game applications available on the iPhone/iPod touch App Store. Games designed by third-party developers have been big sellers for the platform, and now Apple itself looks like it wants in on more of the fun -- it's advertising for an in-house game developer. The candidate must "help design and implement interactive multimedia experiences on the iPhone and iPod touch" and be a creative thinker who can "contribute and comment on the design process."
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Verizon has filed a response to the lawsuit AT&T brought against its snarky "We've Got a Map for That" advertising campaign. Unlike typical legal briefs, the carrier's filing is replete with witty rejoinders and sarcasm, echoing the ridiculing tone of the ads at the center of the dispute. "Between Verizon's lawyers and its PR people, I would say the company is working this issue pretty well," said Scott Testa, business professor at Cabrini College.
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Apple has won a summary judgment in its copyright infringement case against Psystar. The Miami-based startup turned heads last year with its offer of a $400 Mac clone -- that is, non-Apple hardware running the Mac OS X Leopard operating system. Several claims in the case remain to be briefed and tried if it doesn't settle first, which it likely will, as this motion has all but cut the legs out from Psystar's legal strategy. There is also the matter of damages, which the judge will rule upon at a damages hearing scheduled for December 14th.
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There's more than 50 new features in the latest version of VMware Fusion -- an application that allows Windows and OS X to run together in a virtual environment on a Mac -- but the one that has users raving is the big boost in performance. "I installed VMWare Fusion 3.0 just a few days ago," Leon Kotovich, president and CEO of AgileSequent told MacNewsWorld. "The upgrade from VMware 2.0.5 was flawless. Performance of Win XP Pro SP3 virtual machine is noticeably faster."
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We first saw the Apple Macintosh at the 1984 Super Bowl. At the time, IBM and Microsoft gave us only text-based computing. The Mac appeared looking like nothing we had ever seen. Its screen was all graphics, all the time. It had a mouse, the first one seen by most people. It was smaller than a PC, lighter and more portable. The Super Bowl ad was dramatic, reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984. Right from the start it was appealing to a different kind of computer user. The early Macs were very limited.
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So Facebook developer Joe Hewitt tweets that he's ditching the super-popular Facebook iPhone app, and TechCrunch, clearly sensing there's more to the story here, reaches out to learn why. "My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple's policies," Hewitt told TechCrunch. "I respect their right to manage their platform however they want; however, I am philosophically opposed to the existence of their review process." He's very concerned, he said, about Apple setting a bad precedent.
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It's easy to see why the retail industry has been in love with the bar code for the past several decades. It makes checkout faster, and it probably makes inventory a lot easier when you've got a computer system to keep track of everything that passes over the counter. But some retailers abuse the technology by using it as an excuse to not put an actual price tag -- written in good ol' Arabic numerals -- anywhere on or near the products on their shelves. The customer is expected to make a small economic leap of faith and presume the item is reasonably priced.
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On Monday, Apple rolled out the 10.6.2 update to its Snow Leopard operating system, which concentrated mostly on general bug fixes and stability issues as well as some issues in Mail, MobileMe and Safari. In all, there are more than 100 improvements, and more than 40 security-related fixes. However, the big talk today is that this update officially terminates support for Intel's Atom processor family. These low-cost, low-power processors have become the standard in many nettops, netbooks, MIDs, and ultraportables.
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