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Froguts Illuminates More Than a Frog's Insides
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78279.html
Dissecting frogs in high school biology classes used to be a rite of passage. It was a physical, visceral method for teaching kids that living organisms have common pieces and parts: organs, muscle, nerves and connective tissue. Kids learned that even frogs have hearts, lungs and brains. With a real dead frog, though, the lesson seems to be larger than just the anatomy.Chris Maxcer2013-06-17T05:00:00-07:00Reviews
Dissecting frogs in high school biology classes used to be a rite of passage. It was a physical, visceral method for teaching kids that living organisms have common pieces and parts: organs, muscle, nerves and connective tissue. Kids learned that even frogs have hearts, lungs and brains. With a real dead frog, though, the lesson seems to be larger than just the anatomy. By dissecting a formerly living thing, there's the knowledge that it used to hop around, eat, swim.
]]>2013-06-17T05:00:00-07:002013-06-17T01:25:28-07:00Apple Exec Points Finger at Publishers in E-Book Trial
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78282.html
Apple SVP Eddy Cue gave testimony Thursday in the e-book price-fixing trial under way in the New York U.S. District Court. Cue, who was Apple's primary negotiator with most of the publishers during the run-up to the launch of iBookstore in 2010, told the court that it was not surprising that publishers began increasing pricing for e-books after Apple entered the market.Erika Morphy2013-06-15T05:00:00-07:00Legal
Apple's Eddy Cue, SVP for Internet software and services, gave testimony on Thursday in the e-book price-fixing trial under way in the New York U.S. District Court. Cue, who was Apple's primary negotiator with most of the publishers during the run-up to the launch of iBookstore in 2010, told the court that it was not surprising that publishers began increasing pricing for e-books, especially new and best-selling titles, after Apple entered the market -- but Apple did not aggressively or deliberately push for industry prices to rise.
]]>2013-06-15T05:00:00-07:002013-06-15T13:28:52-07:00Apple Phablet, Plastic iPhone May Be in the Works
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78272.html
Rumors of an iPhone with a 5-inch screen and a downscale handset targeted at emerging markets popped up once again Thursday. Specifically, Apple may introduce two big-screen phones, or "phablets," and an all-plastic model that would be offered in several colors and sell at a price that would be appealing to handset shoppers in emerging markets like China, according to a report.John P. Mello Jr.2013-06-14T08:56:57-07:00Products
Rumors of an iPhone with a 5-inch screen and a downscale handset targeted at emerging markets popped up once again Thursday. Specifically, Apple may introduce two big-screen phones, or "phablets," and an all-plastic model that would be offered in several colors and sell at a price that would be appealing to handset shoppers in emerging markets like China, according to a report citing four sources with knowledge of Apple's plans. Apparently in the works for next year are models with 4.7- and 5.7-inch screens.
]]>2013-06-14T08:56:57-07:002013-06-14T08:56:46-07:00Behind the WWDC Glitter
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78271.html
Going into WWDC I think Apple enthusiasts were so pent up for some Apple awesomeness -- myself included -- that we let the soft and low-voiced cooing of design knight Jony Ive lull us into a receptive state more akin to the wooing of a potential partner than a critical study of design principles. It's not like we had beer goggles on going into the iOS 7 portion of the WWDC keynote, but. . .Chris Maxcer2013-06-14T05:00:00-07:00Products
Going into WWDC I think Apple enthusiasts were so pent up for some Apple awesomeness -- myself included -- that we let the soft and low-voiced cooing of design knight Jony Ive lull us into a receptive state more akin to the wooing of a potential partner than a critical study of design principles. It's not like we had beer goggles on going into the iOS 7 portion of the WWDC keynote, but I have to say. . . on the next day, iOS 7 isn't something I'm going to want to touch every night before I fall asleep.
]]>2013-06-14T05:00:00-07:002013-06-14T05:38:08-07:00Who Will Buy Apple's Shiny New Mac Pro?
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78245.html
In an attempt to revive its flagging reputation for introducing innovative products, Apple unveiled a new Mac Pro at its World Wide Developers Conference, being held in San Francisco this week. "Can't innovate any more, my ass," said SVP of Product Marketing Phil Schiller as the Mac Pro made its debut. The futuristic-looking black cylindrical device stands less than 10 inches tall.Richard Adhikari2013-06-13T05:00:00-07:00Macs
In an attempt to revive its flagging reputation for introducing innovative products, Apple unveiled a new Mac Pro at its World Wide Developers Conference, being held in San Francisco this week. "Can't innovate any more, my ass," said SVP of Product Marketing Phil Schiller as the Mac Pro made its debut. The futuristic-looking black cylindrical device stands less than 10 inches tall and offers 7 TFlops of computing power using state-of-the-art technology.
Still, it can't be said that the Mac Pro was a showstopper.
]]>2013-06-13T05:00:00-07:002013-06-13T06:06:10-07:00WWDC 2013: All About Managing Expectations
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78253.html
There was no shortage of news coming out of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week, including a glimpse at the next generation of iOS. On the hardware front, meanwhile, the company revealed it will launch a new desktop computer and a refreshed MacBook Air line. Then, of course, there was its new streaming radio application.Rachelle Dragani2013-06-12T13:48:09-07:00Company
There was no shortage of news coming out of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week, including a glimpse at the next generation of iOS. On the hardware front, meanwhile, the company revealed it will launch a new desktop computer and a refreshed MacBook Air line. Then, of course, there was its new streaming radio application. WWDC isn't usually the place where Apple reveals its groundbreaking products, but investors still seemed to want more out of Apple this week.
]]>2013-06-12T13:48:09-07:002013-06-13T10:00:12-07:00Opera Tantalizes With Its Next Browser
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78237.html
In the browser wars, Opera is hardly noticed. In can barely be seen on a battlefield dominated by the likes of Microsoft, Google, Mozilla and Apple. Yet the little browser that could keeps chugging on. It recently released a beta version of what will be the next version of the browser. A distinctive feature about this version of Opera is something you can't see because it's under the hood.John P. Mello Jr.2013-06-12T05:00:00-07:00Reviews
In the browser wars, Opera is hardly noticed. In can barely be seen on a battlefield dominated by the likes of Microsoft, Google, Mozilla and Apple. Yet the little browser that could keeps chugging on. It recently released a beta version of what will be the next version of the browser. A distinctive feature about this version of Opera is something you can't see because it's under the hood. The browser's developers yanked out the software's old rendering engine, Presto, and replaced it with the Chromium engine used in Google's Chrome browser.
]]>2013-06-12T05:00:00-07:002013-06-12T08:17:52-07:00Apple Brings Back Sexy at WWDC
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78236.html
While Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference focuses on developers who create applications and services around Apple's products, the company always reveals something new for everyday consumers, too. At this year's keynote address, Apple delivered a little love for everyone, including a new flat but astoundingly layered iOS 7 and the next version of Mac OS X, aka "Mavericks."Chris Maxcer2013-06-11T05:00:00-07:00Products
While Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference focuses on developers who create applications and services around Apple's products, the company always reveals something new for everyday consumers, too. At this year's keynote address, Apple delivered a little love for everyone: a new flat but astoundingly layered iOS 7; the next version of Mac OS X, aka "Mavericks"; new MacBook Airs with faster processors and improved battery life; a super sexy Mac Pro; iTunes Radio; and iWork in the cloud.
]]>2013-06-11T05:00:00-07:002013-06-12T04:35:27-07:00Radar Cast Pro Puts a Meteorologist in Your Pocket
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78223.html
I'm not a weather junkie, but when it's time to get up and go -- a wintertime road trip or a fishing or hiking expedition -- I usually take a peek into the mountains with a weather app that I've now replaced with an even better version. The new app? Radar Cast Pro - NOAA Hi-Def FutureCast, Push Notifications, Lightning Strikes & Weather by WeatherSphere.Chris Maxcer2013-06-10T05:00:00-07:00Reviews
I'm not a weather junkie, but when it's time to get up and go -- a wintertime road trip or a fishing or hiking expedition -- I usually take a peek into the mountains with a weather app that I've now replaced with an even better version. The new app? Radar Cast Pro - NOAA Hi-Def FutureCast, Push Notifications, Lightning Strikes & Weather by WeatherSphere. The search engine friendly title is a mess for real life use, so I'm going to just call it "Radar Cast Pro."
]]>2013-06-10T05:00:00-07:002013-06-09T21:16:43-07:00Apple Adds Sony to iRadio Playlist
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78226.html
Sony Music has jumped on board Apple's forthcoming streaming music service, according to reports on Friday, meaning that Apple has now secured support for its anticipated offering from each of the big three music labels. Warner Bros. and Universal reportedly reached agreements with Apple earlier in the week. An announcement is expected at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference next week.Peter Suciu2013-06-07T16:24:48-07:00Products
Sony Music has jumped on board Apple's forthcoming streaming music service, according to numerous reports on Friday, meaning that Apple has now secured essential support for its anticipated new offering from each of the big three music labels. Warner Bros. and Universal reportedly each reached agreements with Apple earlier in the week. An official announcement is expected to be made next week at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
]]>2013-06-07T16:24:48-07:002013-06-07T16:25:21-07:00Amazon Polishes Apple's case at E-Book Trial
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/78219.html
The antitrust trial pitting the DoJ against Apple over fixing e-book prices began this week, and it didn't take long for the company's lawyers to poke a hole in the government's case. On Wednesday, they showed through questioning that a key element of the DoJ's case had less to do with Apple colluding with publishers to hike e-book prices than with standard business practices.John P. Mello Jr.2013-06-07T05:10:00-07:00Legal
The antitrust trial pitting the U.S. Department of Justice against Apple over fixing e-book prices began this week, and it didn't take long for the company's lawyers to poke a hole in the government's case. On Wednesday, they showed through questioning that a key element of the DoJ's case had less to do with Apple colluding with publishers to hike e-book prices than with standard business practices. Apple cooked up a scheme with major publishers to increase the price of e-books, the DoJ maintains.
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Dissecting frogs in high school biology classes used to be a rite of passage. It was a physical, visceral method for teaching kids that living organisms have common pieces and parts: organs, muscle, nerves and connective tissue. Kids learned that even frogs have hearts, lungs and brains. With a real dead frog, though, the lesson seems to be larger than just the anatomy. By dissecting a formerly living thing, there's the knowledge that it used to hop around, eat, swim.
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Apple's Eddy Cue, SVP for Internet software and services, gave testimony on Thursday in the e-book price-fixing trial under way in the New York U.S. District Court. Cue, who was Apple's primary negotiator with most of the publishers during the run-up to the launch of iBookstore in 2010, told the court that it was not surprising that publishers began increasing pricing for e-books, especially new and best-selling titles, after Apple entered the market -- but Apple did not aggressively or deliberately push for industry prices to rise.
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Rumors of an iPhone with a 5-inch screen and a downscale handset targeted at emerging markets popped up once again Thursday. Specifically, Apple may introduce two big-screen phones, or "phablets," and an all-plastic model that would be offered in several colors and sell at a price that would be appealing to handset shoppers in emerging markets like China, according to a report citing four sources with knowledge of Apple's plans. Apparently in the works for next year are models with 4.7- and 5.7-inch screens.
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Going into WWDC I think Apple enthusiasts were so pent up for some Apple awesomeness -- myself included -- that we let the soft and low-voiced cooing of design knight Jony Ive lull us into a receptive state more akin to the wooing of a potential partner than a critical study of design principles. It's not like we had beer goggles on going into the iOS 7 portion of the WWDC keynote, but I have to say. . . on the next day, iOS 7 isn't something I'm going to want to touch every night before I fall asleep.
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In an attempt to revive its flagging reputation for introducing innovative products, Apple unveiled a new Mac Pro at its World Wide Developers Conference, being held in San Francisco this week. "Can't innovate any more, my ass," said SVP of Product Marketing Phil Schiller as the Mac Pro made its debut. The futuristic-looking black cylindrical device stands less than 10 inches tall and offers 7 TFlops of computing power using state-of-the-art technology.
Still, it can't be said that the Mac Pro was a showstopper.
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There was no shortage of news coming out of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week, including a glimpse at the next generation of iOS. On the hardware front, meanwhile, the company revealed it will launch a new desktop computer and a refreshed MacBook Air line. Then, of course, there was its new streaming radio application. WWDC isn't usually the place where Apple reveals its groundbreaking products, but investors still seemed to want more out of Apple this week.
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In the browser wars, Opera is hardly noticed. In can barely be seen on a battlefield dominated by the likes of Microsoft, Google, Mozilla and Apple. Yet the little browser that could keeps chugging on. It recently released a beta version of what will be the next version of the browser. A distinctive feature about this version of Opera is something you can't see because it's under the hood. The browser's developers yanked out the software's old rendering engine, Presto, and replaced it with the Chromium engine used in Google's Chrome browser.
]]>
While Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference focuses on developers who create applications and services around Apple's products, the company always reveals something new for everyday consumers, too. At this year's keynote address, Apple delivered a little love for everyone: a new flat but astoundingly layered iOS 7; the next version of Mac OS X, aka "Mavericks"; new MacBook Airs with faster processors and improved battery life; a super sexy Mac Pro; iTunes Radio; and iWork in the cloud.
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I'm not a weather junkie, but when it's time to get up and go -- a wintertime road trip or a fishing or hiking expedition -- I usually take a peek into the mountains with a weather app that I've now replaced with an even better version. The new app? Radar Cast Pro - NOAA Hi-Def FutureCast, Push Notifications, Lightning Strikes & Weather by WeatherSphere. The search engine friendly title is a mess for real life use, so I'm going to just call it "Radar Cast Pro."
]]>
Sony Music has jumped on board Apple's forthcoming streaming music service, according to numerous reports on Friday, meaning that Apple has now secured essential support for its anticipated new offering from each of the big three music labels. Warner Bros. and Universal reportedly each reached agreements with Apple earlier in the week. An official announcement is expected to be made next week at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
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The antitrust trial pitting the U.S. Department of Justice against Apple over fixing e-book prices began this week, and it didn't take long for the company's lawyers to poke a hole in the government's case. On Wednesday, they showed through questioning that a key element of the DoJ's case had less to do with Apple colluding with publishers to hike e-book prices than with standard business practices. Apple cooked up a scheme with major publishers to increase the price of e-books, the DoJ maintains.
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