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- Rumor du jour: Apple ordering 10" tablet screens
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Apple
Another week, another day, another round of tablet rumors for the now all-but-confirmed January event. The latest news bouncing around the Interwebs is that Apple has placed an order with panel supplier Innolux for a bevy of 10" touch panels to stick in the new devices, be they called iSlate or whatever the marketing team eventually hits on the dart board. This vibes with what we'd heard earlier about the screen being either 7 or 10" in the diagonal, and it reveals a little bit more about the process: apparently Apple wanted to go with this release earlier, but they were concerned about the strength of the glass. Now they've got the stronger glass they need, so supposedly the rumors on the wind say they're ready for a January announcement, with a release coming in March or April. They've even got another supplier lined up to crank out even more of these screens if needed.
A translated WSJ article also says a Taiwanese company called Chang Uei Precision has been signed up to provide "connectors" for the device, but that sounds quite vague and they say a release isn't planned until Q3 of next year.
As always, this all remains hearsay -- Apple hasn't even officially announced an event in January yet, much less hinted that they'll be releasing a revolutionary tablet-style device. So remember what Grandma said about counting chickens before they hatch, and don't. But if any of these rumors prove to be true, it'll be an interesting 2010.
[via Engadget]TUAWRumor du jour: Apple ordering 10" tablet screens originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPhone devsugar: SwapKit
Filed under: iPod Family, Developer, iPhone, SDK
iPhone developer Emmanuele Vulcano has been working on a new iPhone OS data exchange protocol called SwapKit [Apple Dev account required for link]. Hosted on GitHub, SwapKit provides App Store-friendly application-independent ways to publish data with custom metadata for sharing between applications.
SwapKit can automatically find all other SwapKit-using applications on a device and determine which of those applications can perform specific actions on that data. For example, a developer might send a string to the first Twitter-ready client it finds and request that client to post the string as a new tweet. SwapKit basically offers a Mac-style LaunchServices for iPhone.
Open source and provided under the MIT license (basically "use however you like"), SwapKit remains in early development. The screencast shown above demonstrates basic SwapKit features, demoing both sending and receiving functionality.TUAWiPhone devsugar: SwapKit originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Study: Android and iPhone users show same usage trends, heavy app usage
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple, iPhone, App Store
A study put together by analytics firms comScore and Compete says that while Android and iPhone users probably aren't the same people, they certainly act like it. Usage patterns line up almost exactly across the board, differing by only a few percentage points in categories from social networking to mobile media to instant messaging. The only place they really differ is in email usage -- 63% of Android users reported that they used their smartphones for email, while 87% of iPhone users said the same.
The firms also asked smartphone users how they used apps overall, and it's probably not surprising to find that iPhone users are in apps over half the time they're on their phones, compared to using just the web browser. Android users report figures almost as high, with 44% saying that they use apps more than half the time. With so many developers out there working hard to streamline and improve the user interface in specific apps, it's no wonder native applications are the main reason most people pull out their iPhones. And if you want, this can just add fuel to the fire on the speculation that Apple will release a bigger version of the iPhone designed to just run apps rather than worry about that pesky "calling" feature.
[via Mashable]TUAWStudy: Android and iPhone users show same usage trends, heavy app usage originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPod touch passes iPhone in holiday app downloads
Filed under: Odds and ends, App Store, iPod touch
Well, Merry Christmas to the iPod touch! According to mobile analytics firm Flurry, iPod touch downloads from the App Store saw a nice 1000% jump on Christmas Day, presumably due to all of those new iPods being unwrapped from under the tree.
That surge sent iPod touch downloads up above iPhone downloads for the first time ever. Considering that teens and pre-teens are heavy on the app usage, Flurry speculates that a lot of those iPods went to younger users, who than ran to the App Store and started marathon downloads.
Overall, the App Store saw download increases of 51% compared to November.
There was good news for up and comer Android too: the Android market saw a healthy 20% bump in app sales, largely helped by sales of the Motorola Droid. A full 49% of Android app sales were for the Droid.
But Motorola can't celebrate quite yet; App Store downloads are still running 13 times higher than the Android market. With all the publicity over the iPhone, it's good to remember that the other device behind a lot of the momentum driving the App Store is the iPod touch. Who knows, maybe an iPhone OS based tablet will make the numbers even more impressive.
[Via MobileCrunch]TUAWiPod touch passes iPhone in holiday app downloads originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Road Tested: the socially-developed Quirky PowerCurl
Filed under: Accessories, Odds and ends, Macbook Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air, Road Tested
You've heard me rant about Quirky before on TUAW: it's a company that uses social development (i.e., group-think) to create innovative new products. Everyone who participates deeply in the creation of a product can benefit monetarily from the sales of it, and the result has been a string of fascinating products.
A while back we heard about the PowerCurl, a product that was originally dreamed up by Jeff Scholen of Atlanta, GA. I was so taken by the design and utility of the product that I ended up buying one, and it's extremely useful.
Scholen's original idea was a plastic bracket that surrounds the Apple MagSafe Power Adapter and allows both the long extension cord and the small power cable to be neatly wrapped up. The result is a US$14.99, bright orange device that really has two primary goals -- keeping your cables neat and making sure that there is airflow around the adapter to keep it cool. Quirky offers three different models; one each for the 45W, 60W and 85W MagSafe Power Adapters.
How does it work in practice? Beautifully. In the past, I tried to organize my MacBook Air cables in my computer case, but more often than not they were tangled around each other when I extracted them. Since slipping my MacBook Air power adapter into the comfy confines of the PowerCurl, the cables are nicely tamed. As advertised, the power adapter is cooler now that it isn't lying directly on the insulative surface of the floor.
The PowerCurl is simple, functional, and (if you like bright orange rubberized plastic) attractive. I'd recommend this product to anyone who has a MacBook.TUAWRoad Tested: the socially-developed Quirky PowerCurl originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iTunes Connect is still down, was due back today
Filed under: App Store
It looks like the iTunes Connect team is still on "holiday break"; it was scheduled to end today.
iTunes Connect is used by developers to manage their apps on the iTunes Store and to check sales of their apps. Developers have been without iTunes Connect since last Wednesday. Those who were hoping to submit new versions or pricing changes will have a lot to catch up on once iTC goes live again, and the App Store reviewers will have a big backlog to go through.
Update: iTunes Connect is back up! Developers on Twitter are noting the holiday surge in purchases...TUAWiTunes Connect is still down, was due back today originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Dozen Daily Deals for December 28, 2009
Filed under: Deals
'Tis the season to shop until your brains melt (or skip it all entirely, depending on your interpretation of the term holiday). In that spirit, for the next few weeks we'll be rounding up a dozen daily deals courtesy our friends at DealNews.com. Each afternoon tune in to TUAW for this handy summary. Keep in mind that while our posts will live on, the deals won't. Each is lovingly generated by the deal-bot every day, so get 'em while they're hot. Enjoy!
- OfficeMax: [Bluetooth Headsets] Up to 92% off headsets at OfficeMax: Jabra JX-10 Wireless Bluetooth for $20 + $8 s&h
- Skype: Skype.com: Unlimited calling from $3 per month
- Buy.com: [Keyboards] Kensington Ci70 Wireless Desktop Keyboard and Mouse Set for $21 + free shipping
- eBay: [Networking Cables] Cables To Go Retractable USB 2.0 Cable Kit for $7 + free shipping
- Staples: [Office Furniture] Up to $100 off Computer Desks at Staples: Z-Line Aura for $70 + free shipping, more
- Meritline: 5-Foot Flat HDMI Cable 2-Pack for $6 + free shipping
- ExperCom: [iMac] Apple iMac Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz 24" Desktop with AppleCare for $1,399 + $17 s&h
- Shop4Tech: [USB Hubs] 7-Port USB 2.0 "Squid" Hub with built-in cables for $8 + free shipping
- Buy.com: [USB Hard Drives] LaCie Petit 320GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $61 + free shipping
- Meritline: [CD/DVD Cases] White Paper CD / DVD Sleeve 100-Pack for $2 + free shipping
- eBay: [Keyboards] Foldable USB Keyboard for $8 + free shipping
- Dell Small Business: [Networkable Hard Drive (NAS)] Netgear ReadyNAS Duo 1TB Gigabit NAS for $250 after rebate + free shipping
TUAWDozen Daily Deals for December 28, 2009 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - How early iPhone predictions fared in the face of reality
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Blogging
Harry McCracken over at The Technologizer published a fascinating piece this morning. In the face of the daily deluge of breathless speculation about what features the iTablet / iSlate / iWhatever will have, Harry went through a bunch of posts from the early to mid-2000's, and then pulled an assortment of good and "not even close" predictions about what the iPhone would be like. All of the predictions McCracken discusses in "The Speculative Prehistory of the iPhone," of course, were made before Macworld Expo 2007 when the phone was actually introduced.
Perhaps the closest guess came from John Markoff of the New York Times -- about 4 years and 5 months before the iPhone came to light. In an August 2002 article, Markoff described a discussion with Steve Jobs about "a device that would combine elements of a cellphone and a Palm -like personal digital assistant." The name iPhone was used in the article, and Markoff notes that at that time Jobs felt the days of the PDA were numbered.
Markoff was close, but a stock analyst quoted by Chicago Tribune reporter Mike Hughlett was way off track. The analyst, Mark Stahlman of Caris, said that "a phone venture would be a 'distraction' for Apple."
Many of the conceptual drawings of the iPhone in the post are humorously off-base, with everything from an iPod-like scroll wheel (see above) to a very Nokia-like slide-apart device. If, or when, the Apple tablet finally appears, a retrospective look at the wacky ideas of the Apple pundits will be worth a good laugh.TUAWHow early iPhone predictions fared in the face of reality originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Psystar's new business: selling T-shirts
Filed under: Odds and ends
Dear Psystar: just give it up already.
After updating their website this weekend announcing that they are voluntarily suspending the sale of their Rebel EFI software, Psystar has decided to take another business route - selling T-shirts.
Yes, for the bargain price of only $14.99 you can get your very own "I sued Psystar... and all I got was a lousy injunction" T-shirt. Oh yeah, you can also donate money to them in $20, $50, or $100 increments - you know, just because they deserve it and you have nothing better to do with your hard-earned cash.
Want a T-shirt? Considering Psystar has to cease business by year's end, you better get behind the other two guys in line who are waiting to snap these gems up.TUAWPsystar's new business: selling T-shirts originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Pimp your MacBook (Pro) with custom vinyl decals
Filed under: Odds and ends, Macbook Pro, MacBook
If you're feeling like your MacBook or MacBook Pro is cool, but could be cooler, maybe it's time for a trip to Etsy to check out the selection of custom vinyl decals. For as little as US$10, you can make your MacBook a one-of-a-kind at the coffeehouse, and maybe even pick up a date for New Year's Eve (although the latter depends greatly on your personal abilities to do so).There's a pretty wide selection of decals at Etsy, but one artist in particular has caught my fancy. Ivy Boersma, a.k.a. IvyBee, has some designs destined to be classics. I'm especially fond of the William Tell and Newton images, but it's obviously subjective. There's enough variety that you can find something that really fits you, and carry it as a classy and subtle expression of your personality.
Ivy also offers custom designs upon request, so if you don't see what you want in her online shop, contact her through Etsy (just sign up for a free account) and let her know what you're looking for.
TUAWPimp your MacBook (Pro) with custom vinyl decals originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Mail.app plugin WideMail makes a comeback in Snow Leopard
Filed under: Software, Productivity
Since upgrading, Snow Leopard users with widescreen displays may have been missing WideMail, the plugin for Mail.app that gives you a 3-column display of your messages. We mentioned it some time ago, and you may recall it being one of the casualties of my Snow Leopard upgrade. Letterbox, an alternative plugin, has been mostly functional in Snow Leopard for a while now, but I've personally been waiting for WideMail. Well, it's back, and available as a public beta at developer Dane Harnett's site.
For users with widescreen displays, the standard Mail display panels -- stacked vertically -- don't really maximize the usage of the window space. WideMail takes advantage of the screen width of most modern displays, and positions the list of mails and the preview horizontally, allowing each to take up the full height of the window while still providing the necessary viewing area. It also provides a new column in the email listing called the "WideMail column," which has two rows and is configurable in the preferences to display any of the necessary information for each email in an optimized width.
As I mentioned, WideMail 2.0 is beta (prerelease 1 right now), but I've been using it for most of the day without any problems. I'm very glad to see it back, and despite trying to keep my Mail plugin list as trim as possible, this is one I consider worth running. If you try it and love it, be sure to donate a few bucks for its continued development!
TUAWMail.app plugin WideMail makes a comeback in Snow Leopard originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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