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So this is most likely a fake. As TUAW point out, if genuine, Apple would have been onto this like a fat kid on cake but the document is still available to view courtesy of PhoneArena.com.
The two page document is supposedly a set of “internal Apple documents” that list the specifications of the much hyped Apple iSlate – which is still what everyone believes it will be called.
The document reveals the iSlate will run “Mac OS X Clouded Leopard” on a 7.1-inch multitouch display with fingerprint-resistant coating, 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 120GB hard drive, and, yes, a built-in projector. The device will supposedly also browse and download apps direct from the app store.
Real or not, hope you feel it was worth sharing.
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A week after getting a Nokia N900, I still don’t miss my iPhone. Not one bit.
I’ve always been an iPhone fan. And before all of you Apple-lovers raise an eyebrow and wage your comments war, I want you to take a deep breath and try to put yourself in one of these two categories: The tech enthusiast who loves to be in control or the music enthusiast who can’t live without iTunes.
If you’re the latter, your iPhone killer is the next iPhone, and the one after that till death does you part with iTunes. Geeks, read on!
Let’s get on with it. What does it take to ‘kill the iPhone’?
1. Web browser
iPhone’s Safari supports multiple pages and desktop web shortcuts. And don’t tell me that browsing at 480×320 pixels is enough. If it were, we wouldn’t have mobile versions of websites.
The N900 sports a fast Flash Player 9 plugin, multiple pages, desktop web shortcuts, RSS feeds, importing bookmarks and opening local HTML pages. Browsing at 800×480 pixels is astounding. (more…)
2010 is finally here. The Year of the tablet, or the iSlate, or the iPad or the… HTC/Google Tablet, at least if the rumors are to be believed. Even more, if those rumors are true, then we won’t have to wait too long before we see this GoogleTablet, which should be showcased within a week at CES 2010!
So, HTC and Google are apparently working on a product to counter a product that hasn’t even been released yet, but such is the power of Apple.
Here’s the thing, while I have some faith in Google’s ability to release well designed products, my experience with HTC hasn’t been that good. I started using HTC products soon after I got sick of the Palm (Vx), and I was disappointed. I blamed it on the Microsoft OS, but the truth is they just didn’t design good products! (more…)
Shockwaves from the launch of Napster in 1999 are still being felt by the music industry right up to Apple’s acquisition of Lala in 2009 and beyond.
The difficulties faced by an industry trying to rely upon a previously buoyant CD market in the face of all things digital is described by Mark Mulligan as part of Forrester’s Mobile Trends Review.
Mulligan identifies four clear stages in the the industry’s digital strategy during the ‘noughties’:
Stage 1 : Denial
Labels fail to recognise what Napster represents and steadfastly refuse to licence content to similar providers such as MP3.com on the assumption that the digital irritant will disappear and normal service will be resumed.
Stage 2 : Confusion
Digital advocates within the majors encouraged the licensing of content to services such as Rhapsody, but in the face of rising MP3 downloads, the official services were severely limited by the assertion that digital purchases must be ‘tethered’ to specific PCs. (more…)
With enough evidence of an upcoming Apple Tablet, named the iSlate, to convince even the most skeptical reader it is time to ask yourself the question: Am I buying one?
I agree, that is a tough question because you and I have no idea what exactly the iSlate is. But some of you buy anything coming from Apple as long as it is packaged well, and it always is.
I will say now that if Apple comes out with something called the iSlate in January which will be even remotely cool I will be ordering it from the Apple Store even before the keynote is over.
So, time for a poll. Are you saving money for the iSlate or will you skip it for the second version? Leave your comments here and don’t feel shy to add your own answers:
What with all the Apple Tablet news today, and confirmed reports of a event in January, the NY Times have joined in on the action and discovered a couple of “just exciting enough to mention” bits of news.
Firstly, an Apple Senior Executive has confirmed that the Tablet is coming and Steve Jobs is very happy with the product. His exact words “I can’t really say anything, but, let’s just say Steve is extremely happy with the new tablet,”
Then another Apple employee comes out with “You will be very surprised how you interact with the new tablet.” Could he/she be (more…)
Rumors galore today and all of them seem to be focused on the notion that Apple will be hosting an event in January, demoing a 7″ or 10″ tablet running iPhone apps. The event is confirmed, whether we’ll see the Tablet, is a different story.
In typical Apple fashion, the story is Apple will be demoing the device in January as a teaser, getting developers psyched about developing more apps for it and then releasing it in March. If the iTablet can in fact run iPhone applications, it’ll be an interesting spin on, whether as a positive or negative we’ll have to see.
According to TUAW, a few developers have reportedly been asked to ready their apps for a “full screen” resolution, which would seem to suggest that even if the new device is larger than an iPhone, it’ll still run apps off the App Store.
Of course, take all of this with a pinch of salt. As ever, we know nothing, and this is all rumor and speculation often regurgitated and dramatised across the blogosphere. The reality is we won’t know anything for definite until the words are uttered from Jobs or any other Apple employee’s lips. Nevertheless, this is all part of the fun isn’t it?
It looks like Apple has plans to get you moving as you use its computers.
In a patent application uncovered by MacRumors, Apple discusses its idea for a display that would allow users to view on-screen 3D objects from different perspectives simply by moving their body.
This new system would detect a user’s location in relation to the screen using a video camera, infrared beams or electromagnetic fields. As the user moves around the room the on-screen 3D object would change depending on where and how they moved.
The system could be also used to control the view of any on-screen objects, as such this wouldn’t necessarily just be for gaming and other 3D-intensive applications – it could be used for anything. (more…)
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Apple has enabled owners of its older 2G and 3G handsets to record video by admitting the new iVideoCamera app to the iTunes store. [as well as the UStream Broadcaster app for 3G handsets - update at foot of post]
Users can now legitimately record, share and save videos without having to ‘jailbreak‘ their handsets.
As reported on the Apple Blog, the app comes in at only 99 cents in the US store, and has similar entry-level pricing in other iTunes stores around the world.
Adding this third party application to an iPhone 2G or 3G handset means that there is even less incentive to move up to the 3GS model and may prompt those coming up to the end of their contracts to wait and see what iPhone news Apple has to announce in the spring before committing to an upgrade path. (more…)
First Nokia sued Apple, now Apple’s sending a lawsuit in the other direction.
In an announcement today, Apple’s Steve Dowling shows that the Cupertino giant isn’t taking Nokia’s claims of ten counts of patent infringement lying down. Apple is claiming Nokia has infringed 13 of its patents.
The brief quote in the announcement sounds like fighting talk to us:
“Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours,” said Bruce Sewell, Apple’s General Counsel and senior vice president.
All Things Digital has dug up Apple’s actual court filing. It accuses Nokia of outright copying the iPhone with choice quotes like: (more…)
