Skype available from the App Store
March 31, 2009
As of today, it is possible to download the Skype app for the iPhone from the Apple App Store, and although it is obviously a new offering, it’s a good start.
Archive for March, 2009
Apple, Philips rise in Greenpeace’s ranking
March 31, 2009
Green group’s latest report states that Philips Electronics rose 11 places, from the bottom 10 into the Top 10, simply by saying they have changed their policy on recycling. Of course, there’s no evidence any additional equipment has been taken back or that fewer toxins are being released into the environment as result. Pretty much the same can be said of Apple, too.
How to: Autofill your iPod, iPhone with iTunes 8.1
March 31, 2009
Previously only iPod shuffle owners had access to this nifty feature. Now, with the advent of the latest version of Apple’s all-in-one jukebox, media management, and media + software store application, all iPod and iPhone owners can now use autofill, by song order or randomly, to fill up their Apple branded mobile media players.
Macworld Expo moves to February
March 30, 2009
Why has the now Appleless tradeshow abandoned its traditional time slot? Are they trying to escape the shadow of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which has an Apple-focused pavilion, or did they get a really good rate on the hall?
Will the economy hurt Apple?
March 30, 2009
Many industry wags, including Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, are wondering aloud whether the horrible economy will result in revenue problems for Apple Computer.
The MacBook mini: A pretty sweet fake…
March 30, 2009
From the pantheon of perhaps real and more likely photo-shopped fantasies that appeared on the web over the years, this weekend’s rendering of a new, unreleased Apple ultra light portable has garnered a lot of attention and set tongue wagging, not to mention fan boys drooling.
Max out the 17″ MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM, pay less
March 29, 2009
The Apple Store, both online and brick n’ mortar, is infamous for the outrageous prices it charges for retail memory upgrades. That said, if you are planning to max out the RAM in your Early 2009 17-inch MacBook Pro, you will probably want to get those DIMMs somewhere else. Here are a couple pointers.
Developer targets Snow Leopard dependent update
March 28, 2009
There has been a great deal of speculation about when Apple would release the next big update of its OS X franchise. Although we won’t know for sure until product actually ships, a clue has been laid out for us that points to a release happening in the days after the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC).
Microsoft’s latest ‘I’m a PC’ ad has a few flaws…
March 27, 2009
A closer look at the ad itself and the notebook the TV spot’s subject purportedly purchased says a lot about Windows and none of it good. From her non-existent “Mac store” visit to the garbage quality of the hardware she got for $699, Redmond really needs to pay better attention to the message they put out.
Rumors fly as WWDC dates announced
March 27, 2009
Apple has finally announced the date of this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), much later than usual. Now the rumors are flying about what will happen there.
