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- Reminder: Welcome to Macintosh airs tonight on CNBC, more docs to follow
Filed under: Apple, Apple History
As we mentioned a few days ago, CNBC will air Welcome to Macintosh tonight at 9:30Pm Eastern/6:30 Pacific time. Welcome to Macintosh is an indie documentary that provides an intimate look at Apple's history. It's been shown at different times and places over the past year, and you can also buy it from iTunes [link], but now you can watch the documentary for free.
Then tomorrow night, Tuesday January 5 at 10PM, CNBC will be airing another Mac documentary, MacHEADS, a film that explores the fanaticism and loyalty of Apple users.
Finally, don't forget to set your DVRs for CNBC's third Mac feature, Planet of the Apps, airing on January 7th at 10PM ET/PT, the only CNBC original of the three where they take a look into the "app-economy."
Is it just me, or does January 2010 seem to be Apple's month?TUAWReminder: Welcome to Macintosh airs tonight on CNBC, more docs to follow originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Mac 101: Purchase a file in iTunes for someone else
Filed under: iTS, How-tos, iTunes, Mac 101
The iTunes Store and App Store have mastered the art of the impulse purchase. "Only two bucks? Sure, why not?" The good news is that you can send a song, album, movie or TV show to a friend just as easily.
Let's start with music. First, find the album or song you'd like to send. If you're sending a song, you'll see a drop-down arrow next to the track's "Buy" button. Click it to reveal the menu at right, then select "Gift this song."
You're brought to a new screen (in the gallery below). From there you only need to enter some information, click continue and you're done! Your recipient will receive a nice email message with a download link. The process is the same for albums, individual TV shows, audiobooks (though the "Gift this audiobook" looks different) and movies.
Note that you can't gift entire TV seasons (bummer) or iPhone/iPod touch apps. However, you can opt to share a link to an interesting app. With the app selected, click the same drop-down button to reveal the "Tell a Friend" option. The same is true of Podcasts - hit that "Tell a Friend" button to let everyone know what you're listening to. With just a few clicks, you can share your favorite content with anyone you want!
TUAWMac 101: Purchase a file in iTunes for someone else originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - WSJ: Apple tablet device to be 10 inches, "shipping in March."
Filed under: Hardware, Portables, Other Events, Apple
Things are beginning to firm up on the specs of the rumored tablet device. According to the Wall Street Journal, who interviewed people who were apparently briefed today on the subject by Apple, "Apple plans to unveil a new multimedia tablet device later this month, but doesn't plan on shipping the product until March. While the shipping time hasn't been finalized and could change, people briefed on the matter said the new tablet device will come with a 10- to 11-inch touch screen." Apple is apparently also working on two different material finishes for the device. Unknown is whether or not there will be two versions or if Apple is selecting one finish over another for the final device.
This overlaps with a few predictions on the topic naming 10" as the proposed size of the device, and adds yet another example where rumor has risen above the tech/Apple blogosphere to more general news sources.
All eyes on the January 27th event.
(Thanks to John H. for the tip.)TUAWWSJ: Apple tablet device to be 10 inches, "shipping in March." originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPhone as TV remote coming to CES
Filed under: Hardware, Odds and ends, iPhone, iPod touch
It's kind of a shame the iPhone didn't include an IR port at all. While it's not a necessity (certainly the device has sold plenty of units without one), I have quite a few devices in my house that still require an old school IR remote to control -- it's 2010, but my TV still isn't hooked up to Bluetooth or WiFi. That's why this accessory looks interesting -- it's an IR transmitter that plugs into the iPhone's port and turns the device into a touchscreen-based universal remote. It's made by a company called L5 Technology, and they'll show it off at CES later this week. Previous systems have required you to connect up your television (or other device) to expensive controllers so the iPhone can access them via WiFi, but this seems like a much more sensible solution.
They're asking $50 for it, which sounded expensive at first, but that's relatively cheap when it comes to high-end universal remotes. Assuming that the accompanying app is well-designed and full-featured enough to compare to some of the other offerings out there, it might end up being a nice solution for combining all of your various remotes into just your iPhone or iPod touch.
[via Cult of Mac]TUAWiPhone as TV remote coming to CES originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPhone devsugar: Working with tablet resolutions
Filed under: iPod Family, Developer, iPhone, App Store, SDK
Rumors are hitting the ground hard and strong about exactly what to expect in the upcoming (yeah, yeah, possibly mythical) Apple tablet device. And the most important of those rumors, the fact most consistently cited, is the introduction of extra pixels. You might roll your eyes and say, "of course a tablet means more pixels," but what exactly does that extra resolution mean to you as a developer? After all, we don't know what the pixel count will be or whether the (possibly mythical) tablet will offer widget-mode applications using the current iPhone resolution size or full-screen options. So let's look at some of the challenges having extra screen space might offer up developers.
For example, the (possibly mythical) tablet might run what essentially amounts to iPhone Rosetta -- little virtual iPhone apps running in their own little simulator windows, 20-pixel-high status bar and all (we aren't sure the tablet will run on ARM or not). And those 20 pixels matter. Many iPhone devs have designed their apps for 320-by-460 or 480-by-300 screen geometries, the geometries that have been native to the iPhone and iPod touch throughout the first three generations of devices. (Strictly speaking, the iPhone is in its 2nd generation with the 3GS and the iPod touch is in its 3rd with the latest model unit.)
Take away the status bar, however, and you're dealing with just the first break in the geometry story. Apple doesn't offer specific UIKit-based calls for querying standard items like 44-pixel navigation bar presentations. When moving between an iPhone and a tablet, that's the kind of information that an application should be able to find out for itself.
With an expected (and currently hypothetical) 960-by-1440 minimum resolution, tablet software doesn't just have to change aspect ratios but also deal with magnification. Art that looks terrific at 320x480 may not look so hot at 960x1440. Although Apple has always encouraged developers to design for resolution independence, the fact remains that most iPhone artists have delivered photoshop-quality art at device-level resolution. In my experience, sadly little development has centered on vector-graphic-based art. Consider the image at the top of this post, showing a screen shot from my App Store Draw application at the original resolution (top-left insert) and zoomed in to 960x1440. Simply scaling up art is not an Apple-worthy option. (Do note, however, that vector art can have anti-aliasing issues of its own.)
Apple's current SDK offers little in the way of resolution control or querying. You can ask a shared UIScreen object to report its dimensions and provide an "application frame" to fit your application into, but little more. The calls just aren't there yet -- although hopefully a 4.0 SDK would provide hooks to allow exactly that.
In response to this kind of uncertainty, iPhone developer (and talented High School student) Jacob Bandes-Storch has been developing the open source ResKit project at github. ResKit offers "a library for testing resolution-independent iPhone OS applications". You can establish it to run with a simulated screen size of 800x600 for example, to see how your application works at that given size. The screen shot to the right shows ResKit in action, displaying its virtual screen.
And while pixels are important, they won't provide the only developer challenge for migrating iPhone OS applications. Because when the touch screen dimensions change, so does the way a user's hand can interact with that screen. A larger screen means more hand lifting and movement. Imagine a standard landscape game running in a standard 480-by-300 window floating in the middle of a 7- or 10-inch tablet.
Now imagine trying to thumb-control any touch-based buttons at the bottom-left and -right of that floating window. Not going to happen, at least with a window in the middle of the screen for normal-sized hands. It's time to start designing for a one-hand-to-hold-and-one-hand-to-manipulate reality. Because any applications that are not full-screen will have to deal with a floating ocean of space when presenting their GUIs.
And even if you scale up, and move your game into a full-screen total resolution mode, consider the simple physical weight of a tablet device. If your users are going to hold it in such a way that their thumbs can manipulate buttons at the bottom of the screen, think about what the simple weight of the device will do to their interactivity. To get a sense of this, pick up any standard DVD movie case. Hold it in landscape position and manipulate it as if you were manipulating a thumb-based tablet game. The tipping backwards you'll experience from just a lightweight plastic case gives only a hint of what a more solid device will do when grasped in a similar fashion.
There's the accelerometer to consider as well. Because accelerometer readings simply may not make sense for any application that is not centered on the screen. Think about it: what does tipping a device to the left mean to an off-centered floating widget application, let alone one that doesn't have the current focus (assuming a multi-application environment as the tablet would likely support).
These are just a few big issues: resolution, geometry, widget-based windows, touch/grasp limitations, device manipulation differences, and physical device limitations Between these, a lot of App Store offerings may need to re-think, re-design, and re-engineer their offerings.
A January SDK refresh would go a long way towards allowing developers a head start for addressing these issues. If Apple follows previous years, however, the SDK launch may lag months behind the product announcement. So developers are warned to really think through each of the issues I've mentioned and start planning now how they can keep their applications current and device-appropriate.
Expect Apple as well to repeat the 3.0 migration experience. Remember how apps were tested for 3.0? I wouldn't be surprised to see "Tested for Tablet" certifications to start appearing in App Store, especially if there is a processor shift away from ARM. Certifying apps would give a better idea to consumers as to which items will run smoothly on their new systems. As, iPhone developer John Fricker points out, " I think we can safely assume that Feb will be known as 'Refactor Hell Month' if the tablet runs iPhone OS."
Thanks Landon Fuller, Scott Lawrence, Avi, John Fricker, tehbaut
(p.s. As a side note, a front-mounted camera might make the cameraViewTransform property of the UIImagePickerController class finally make sense.)TUAWiPhone devsugar: Working with tablet resolutions originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Nokia brings more legal complaints against Apple
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Odds and ends
Well, you can't say the company isn't persistent. Nokia has already sued Apple over GSM patents, and last week Nokia filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission, which asked the commission to ban the import of Apple mobile products including the MacBook, iPhone and iPods.
Now, our sister site, Engadget reports Nokia has filed another federal complaint against Apple, alleging that Curpertino is violating 7 more Nokia Patents. Nokia says these violations are all implementation patents, or features that differentiate Nokia products from the rest of the market.
Nokia claims that the infringing technologies are present in the iPhone 3G, 3GS, iPod touch, iPod Nano and Classic, as well as the Mac Pro, the Mac Mini, the MacBook and the MacBook Air.
Whew! Nokia wants a jury trial, and an injunction against Apple for allegedly violating the patents.
Not to be outdone, Apple is already counter-suing Nokia from its earlier suits, claiming essentially that Nokia missed the boat on updating mobile phone technology and wants access to Apple patents, while slowing Apple growth.
The big winners in all this will likely be the lawyers. Keep watching this space. We're following all the bloody details.
[Via Engadget]TUAWNokia brings more legal complaints against Apple originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Estimates emerge of Apple's Q1 iPhone, Mac sales
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail, Apple Financial, MacBook
Apple typically reports their 1st quarter financial results in late January, so we'll have to wait a few more weeks for the official word. However, the analysts have begun to share their estimates and the numbers are very impressive.
Brian Marshall at Broadpoint.AmTech has estimated that Apple sold 3.3 million Macs during the last quarter, according to MacNN. Here's a little perspective: Apple's all-time sales record for Macs, set during the previous quarter, is 3.05 million. That record was a 17 percent jump from the 2.6 million it sold in the same quarter a year ago. Marshall also suggests that laptop sales could be up as much as 19 percent year-over-year at 865,000 units.
Meanwhile, Philip Elmer-DeWitt has begun gathering estimates of iPhone sales and posting them at Brainstorm Tech. They range from 11.30 units sold (Brian Marshall at Broadpoint AmTech) to 8.17 units (Mark Moskowitz, J.P. Morgan). The interesting thing is that the low estimate, 8.17 million iPhones sold, would represent a 10.8% increase from the last September's record of 7.37 million if true.
Despite would could have been a rocky year for Apple -- Steve Jobs was out for serious health reasons and a lousy US economy -- they did very well. Are you optimistic for 2010 or waiting for the other shoe to drop?TUAWEstimates emerge of Apple's Q1 iPhone, Mac sales originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Contract-free refurb 8GB 3G $430 with free shipping
TUAW reader Conrad N. tipped us off to a nice 3G iPhone deal this morning. Buy.com is offering an 8GB 3G for just $430 with free shipping. While I wouldn't classify this as a red hot deal (a 3GS would have qualified) it's not bad for anyone who wants to pick up an inexpensive contract-free unit, for generous interpretations of the word "inexpensive".
The 3G model works right out of the box with any AT&T SIM, although AT&T encourages you to sign up for an iPhone-specific plan. If you're only interested in basic phone service without data, you can buy a $10 O2 SIM at Best Buy (it's a re-branded AT&T SIM) good for 3 months of use, at 5 cents a text message and 17 cents per minute of airtime. That's great for developers who want to add a telephony-ready unit into their testing arsenal without signing up for a full contract, who don't want to use the phone except for testing and occasional use.
If you want to use data, however, your best economy bet probably lies in jailbreaking and unlocking (with a tool like blackra1n or pwnage) and using one of T-Mobile's better-priced data plans. But be aware: because T-Mobile uses a different 3G frequency than AT&T, their data plans can only use EDGE service when accessed on the iPhone 3G. Want to use an existing AT&T data-plan enabled SIM? It should work out of the box but AT&T generally disapproves of that approach, and may (ahem) "encourage" you to upgrade to a (contract-enforced) official iPhone plan.
So is the 3G a good iPhone to buy for four-hundred-plus dollars? Recall that the 3G is just a 1st generation system (model 1,2 -- i.e. 1st gen, 2nd iteration) with a few extra bells, whistles, and case design beyond the original model. The 3GS (model 2,1) is a far better system in terms of processor power and features, and we're half a year out from what will likely be the next (model 3,1) iPhone, let alone any (possibly mythical) tablet. I'd call this a "warm deal" at best.TUAWContract-free refurb 8GB 3G $430 with free shipping originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple event scheduled for Wednesday, January 27th, NOT the 26th
Filed under: Rumors, Odds and ends, Apple
Apple is toying with us.
Remember the information a few weeks ago about the big event scheduled for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on January 26th? Of course, all of the Apple bloggers and pundits jumped all over this date as being the date for the announcement of something big like the tablet.
After thousands of posts have touted that date as the day that Steve Jobs will come down from the mountain carrying the 7" tablet under one arm and the 10.1" tablet under the other, the Wall Street Journal's Digital Daily is reporting that the event is going to be held on Wednesday, January 27th.
According to Digital Daily's John Paczkowski, sources have told him that this event is planned to announce a "major new product." We're all assuming that this is going to be the most widely-hyped product since the iPhone, so wouldn't it be hilarious if it was actually something completely different?
I, for one, am beginning to think that Apple is going to pull one of the biggest pranks ever on the world at large. How 'bout you? Leave your comments below for the world to see.
[Awesome graphic from MacDailyNews.com]TUAWApple event scheduled for Wednesday, January 27th, NOT the 26th originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Found Footage: iPhone/Mouse integration
Filed under: iPod Family, Cool tools, Hacks, Found Footage, iPhone, Jailbreak/pwnage
What happens when you combine two amazing jailbreak utilities on the iPhone? You achieve remote mouse based support! iPhone developer Lance "ashikase" Fetters, author of the amazing Backgrounder jailbreak app, wrote a VNC style extension for the iPhone called MouseSupport. It provides a floating window with a virtual cursor that can be controlled with synthesized pointer events.
A second utility, developed by Matthias Ringwald, is called BTstack Mouse. It integrates with ashikase's MouseSupport and Ringwald's open source BTstack implementation to provide iPhone/mouse integration. The video shown here uses Apple's Magic Mouse to demonstrate the BTstack Mouse extension. BTstack Mouse will shortly be available on Cydia and will retail for free.
So why does this all matter? Who cares about using a mouse with an iPhone when most people have perfectly usable fingers? Where does a mouse fit into the iPhone world? This effort is part of a larger project to create a nomadic computing environment on the iPhone. To put yourself into the right mindset, try thinking of an iPhone as a portable pocket-sized Unix system instead of as a mobile cell phone.
Practical work-ready peripherals that can move as you move, without need for carrying along a laptop, act as an important part of that vision. You can be on the go with just the phone itself -- as you know, a naked iPhone offers a perfectly usable mobile solution for light computing needs -- or you can start accessorizing to upgrade your computing efficiency.
By providing hooks for these accessories, the iPhone opens itself up to better desktop-style computing in addition to its existing mobile tools. In the end, when the vision of this project is fulfilled, you'll be able to move the iPhone between desktop set-ups where it can connect itself into a "dockable" Bluetooth-enabled work system, to your pocket on the go, to a lightly-accessorized system for coffee house use.TUAWFound Footage: iPhone/Mouse integration originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple gains control of "i-phone" trademark in China
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Hardware, iPhone
Back in 2002, Apple applied to register the iPhone trademark in China, but that application was limited to computer hardware and software, not mobile phones. A year later (three years before the iPhone's introduction), Chinese manufacturer Hanwang Technology applied for the trademark "i-phone" for a device they briefly sold. I
Since then, Apple has been working to acquire the trademark "i-phone," and this week they finally succeeded. According to Macworld, the record for the trademark now shows Apple's name where it used to list Hanwang Technology. On Monday a Hanwang representative stated that Apple has indeed acquired the trademark, but refused to give any details.
The iPhone's performance in China has been interesting, as the government's communication restrictions, a bustling black market and cheaper competition in Hong Kong got things off to a slow start. Just last week, China Unicom reported that they had sold 300,000 iPhones, which tripled claims of only 100,000 units sold by the start of December.TUAWApple gains control of "i-phone" trademark in China originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - HTC and other OEMs prepared to challenge the iSlate
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Apple
The Apple tablet, whether you want to call it the iSlate, the iTablet, or "Betty," hasn't even been verified to exist at this point. However, that's not keeping other manufacturers from coming out with their own competition to the mythical device.
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, which runs from Thursday, January 7th through Sunday, January 10th, several vendors may be showing devices to compete with an Apple design that hasn't even been leaked, cheesy specs notwithstanding.
Mobile handset heavyweight HTC, the same company that will debut the new Google Nexus One Android phone on January 5th, is expected to have a tablet ready to show at CES. HTC is an OEM, so it's not likely that a tablet will appear under the HTC label. Instead, traditional PC sellers such as ASUS, HP, and Dell will probably announce devices that have been designed and built by HTC or other OEMs.
HTC isn't the only company jumping into the tablet fray; Freescale Semiconductor will be showing a "tablet reference design" at CES as well. The Freescale device (at right) has a 7" display and is designed to take up about one-third the volume of a current netbook. Freescale's tablet will be shown running both Google Android OS and some variety of Linux, and is rumored to have "all day" battery life and instant-on functionality.
While the HTC and Freescale tablets are designed for sale by other companies, an Indian startup called Notion Ink will be showing a 10.1" touchscreen device at CES that they have designed and will build. Even Microsoft could get into the CES tablet action by having CEO Steve Ballmer demonstrate the Courier device.
The announcements are sure to place some price pressure on Apple: Freescale's design is intended for retail prices in the $200 range, much less than the $600 - $1,000 expected for Apple's device. Of course, Apple is all about the design, functionality, and user experience of their devices and software, and the capabilities of the tablet will need to show perceived value to potential customers. One thing is for sure -- tablets have sparked the imagination of the public and manufacturers, and we're going to hear a lot about them in the upcoming year.
[via Smarthouse, I4U]TUAWHTC and other OEMs prepared to challenge the iSlate originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple's "renaissance" is under way
Filed under: Switchers, Cult of Mac
A few months ago, I walked into a Paradise Bakery & Café in Phoenix -- a place known for its excellent food and free Wi-Fi. Like a lot of places with free Internet access, there were plenty of laptop users. What stood out to me was that all but one of the computers was either a MacBook or MacBook Pro.
It's not just me looking through at the world with an Apple-tinged bias. The more places I go, the more I see people using Macs, or at least considering them. The Apple stores in Phoenix are still nearly elbow to elbow with people every time I visit, however the lone Microsoft store in Scottsdale was pretty empty the one time I visited.
There's now data to back up these observations. Macsimum News reports that iMacs were the top-selling desktop for the month of October 2009 according to the NPD Group. After the proverbial jaw-dropping moment, there was quickly speculation as to why Macs finally outpaced PCs when it came to desktops. According to The Daily Gleaner, the NPD Group stated that PC sales were down as a result of the impending launch of Windows 7.
Or, it could also be indicative that Windows users are finally getting fed up.
"If Microsoft Windows is seen as a buggier, less-secure product that is slower, harder to use and ultimately raises costs for everybody, that opens up the market for Apple to gain that high-end segment. . . ," Harvard Business School's David Yoffie said in The Daily Gleaner. "If Windows 7 is not seen as more of an improvement (over Vista) then I think you'll see more erosion at the high end."TUAWApple's "renaissance" is under way originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - MarketWatch: Keep your eye on Apple in 2010
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Apple Financial, Steve Jobs
In an article on MarketWatch, Frank Cioffi explains why he believes Apple will deserve the investor's attention in 2010. First off is continued strong iPod sales, and we've got to agree. After sustaining a rate at or above 10 million units sold per quarter, you've got to wonder, "Doesn't everyone have one already?"
But seriously, the annual updates are compelling enough to prompt people to upgrade (iPod touch, nano with video) or cheap enough to warrant a second unit (iPod shuffle). Apple knows how to sell iPods and the trend should continue in the new year.
Also notable is Apple's seemingly renewed commitment to the Apple TV. Once described as a "hobby," Apple released version 3.0 of its software late last year. Also, there are rumors about that Apple is pursuing a subscription model with the major television networks. Expect to hear more from the Apple TV team in 2010.
Additionally, Cioffi focused on Steve Jobs himself.
"...Jobs' determination is as extraordinary as his ability to create compelling products."
After missing half of the year to recover from a liver transplant, Steve returned to work in June as promised and, from an outsider's perspective at least, is back to business as usual. As Cioffi pointed out, what happened in Steve's absence is even more important for Apple's future: The stock continued to climb despite rumors of his rapidly-declining health and Apple demonstrated a strong bullpen of talent beyond Jobs.
Cioffi goes on to list strong Mac sales, the App Store's performance and the ever-present tablet rumors as additional points of note, so go and read the rest of the article. Here's to a prosperous 2010!
[Via AppleInsider]TUAWMarketWatch: Keep your eye on Apple in 2010 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple tops "Best of" 2009 lists
Filed under: Steve Jobs, Apple
The end of the year brings the inevitable "best/worst of" lists, and 2009 was no different. We reported earlier that Apple nabbed four of Engadget's "10 Gadgets of the Decade" list, but what may be surprising is just how many other "best of" lists Apple was part of. Philip Elmer-DeWitt over at Apple 2.0 has compiled a list (surprise!) of all the "best of" lists Apple made in 2009. The lists that he found Apple or Steve Jobs on included:
- Steve Jobs: CEO of the Decade. Fortune magazine.
- Steve Jobs: Best Performing CEO in the World. Harvard Business Review.
- Steve Jobs: Person of the Decade. Wall Street Journal.
- Apple: Brand of the Decade. Adweek's Best of the 2000s.
- Steve Jobs: Marketer of the Decade. Adweek's Best of the 2000s.
- "Get a Mac": Campaign of the Decade. Adweek's Best of the 2000s.
- Apple Releases iPhone: Top 10 Tech Stories of the Decade. CNN.com.
- Apple: Company of the Decade. Om Malik.
TUAWApple tops "Best of" 2009 lists originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iSlate specs "revealed." We also have a bridge to sell you.
Filed under: Rumors
We are publishing this purely for the sake of community interest. PhoneArena.com has published photos of "internal Apple documents" that claim to list the specifications of the impending Apple iSlate. The two-page document "reveals" that 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... a built-in projector.
PhoneArena admits they don't know if the document is real or not, but I'll tell you the top two reasons why it's a fake:- The document is still up. If it were real, Apple legal would be on them like a bear on honey.
- After just refining OS X 10.5 "Leopard" with 10.6 "Snow Leopard", Apple is not going to confuse customers with another OS X called "Clouded Leopard"
TUAWiSlate specs "revealed." We also have a bridge to sell you. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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