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- If you don't have an iPhone: Apple ads posted to YouTube
The new iPhone television ads that debuted earlier this week have made it to Apple's official YouTube channel, just for your viewing pleasure. The three ads all share the "If you don't have an iPhone..." tagline, and they focus on the App Store, iPod/iTunes and iBooks respectively.
As TAB points out, the inclusion of iBooks as a selling point for the iPhone is a little bit odd -- the iOS-only bookstore doesn't match up well against Amazon's multiplatform Kindle offering, which lets you read your books on iPhone, iPad, PCs and Macs (not to mention Kindle devices). Amazon is even working towards a web-only Kindle reader, which will further expand the ebook universe. Barnes & Noble's Nook also has a more flexible device profile for reading ebooks.
The post over at The Apple Blog speculates that the increased focus on iBooks may be foreshadowing the June 30 enforcement of Apple's in-app sales rules, which may make for a less welcoming environment for the third-party reader apps. We'll have to see.
All three ads are viewable in the continuation of this post.
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If you don't have an iPhone: Apple ads posted to YouTube originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad 2 launch: not Apple's finest hour
Jason O'Grady, writing for ZDNet's The Apple Core, penned an incisive piece on the five ways that Apple screwed up the iPad 2 launch. I agree with every point. Usually Apple has been very good on getting information to the huddled masses waiting for the next new iThingy, but this time the company side-stepped the issue and let everyone fend for themselves, to the liking of no one. Here's what Apple got wrong:
Not allowing Pre-Orders: Allowing potential customers to pre-order new products helps assure they can get the new stuff in their hands on day one. This time, not so much. There are plenty of reasons pre-orders might have been infeasible, including lack of inventory or a bad component delaying shipments. Still, in a perfect world Apple should have taken the high road and allowed pre-orders, even if the number of units allocated was slim.
No Availability Tracker: Apple has been good about providing information on in-store availability of new products. In the past, the company has put up a page (it no longer exists), providing a grid of what stores had particular models. This prevented the stress of going to your store and coming up empty. If you were in a populated area, with a few Apple stores, you were given alternatives. This time, no such information was provided.
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iPad 2 launch: not Apple's finest hour originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Credit Suisse initiates AAPL coverage on up and down day
AAPL shares got slapped silly before market open this morning after a JMP Securities analyst initiated a rare downgrade on AAPL stock yesterday due to assumed problems with Apple's ability to manage the supply chain for its iOS devices in the wake of the disaster in Japan. But not soon after the AAPL sell-off, many other analysts came to Apple's defense, including Barclays Capital's Ben Reitzes.
Reitzes stated that the perceived effect of the troubles in Japan were overblown in relation to how Apple's supply chain would be affected. In a research note, Reitzes stated, "While still a fluid situation, we believe the comments made by QCOM [Qualcomm] may alleviate at least some concerns for Apple given uncertainty around the iPhone supply chain for both current and future products (QCOM chips are used in Verizon iPhone 4s and iPad 2s and we believe QCOM will be a major supplier for the iPhone 5)."
"The comments made by QCOM" is referring to a statement by the company in which it said it foresees no significant effects on its ability to deliver products because of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. That statement, along with that fact that this morning Credit Suisse initiated coverage on shares of Apple with an outperform rating and a massive $500 price target, led APPL to regain some of its earlier losses and close at $334.64 a share.
Disclaimer: The author holds a position in AAPL. TUAW does not provide investment advice; consult an expert before buying or selling equities.
Credit Suisse initiates AAPL coverage on up and down day originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Cut the Rope wins at BAFTAs
Cut the Rope is still one of my favorite games on the App Store, and apparently the folks at the British Academy of Film and Television agree -- they've honored the game as the Best Handheld Game of 2010. It's actually quite an honor for Chillingo and developer ZeptoLab, as the game beat out presumably much bigger budgeted titles for the Nintendo DS and PSP, including the very big studio title God of War: Ghost of Sparta. It's definitely a nice indicator for the mobile gaming business that iOS and its associated developers have made a huge splash in the industry lately.
The BAFTAs are like the British Oscars, only our friends across the pond also honor video games and interactive entertainment. Here are all of the video game nominees and winners. Cut the Rope is the only one I recognize as an iOS-only title, though there are a few cross-platform titles on the list that made it as well. Congrats to Chillingo and ZeptoLab on the win.
Cut the Rope wins at BAFTAs originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Switzerland leads in Mac market share around the world
The official Pingdom blog did a little research into Mac market share around the world according to Statcounter (all based on browser visits to a pretty solid sample of three million websites), and it turns out that Switzerland is the most Mac country in the world. OS X has a 17.61% market share there, making it the country with the highest share on the planet. We've actually heard this before -- the Macworld Expo has been to Switzerland before, and there are a number of terrific Apple Stores in that country as well. The Swiss really love their quality computers, apparently.
Luxembourg follows next on the list, and the United States comes in at third with 15.36% Mac share. The United Kingdom, strangely, didn't make it into the top ten of the list at all, and the Mac share in Asia, where Apple is making big pushes lately, is only 1.61%. Granted, one percent of a couple billion computers is still a lot, but you'd expect that to grow over the next few years.
The least Mac-savvy region in the entire world? South America, where Mac OS X, according to these numbers, claims only a 1.08% market share. Looks like more of our friends to the south will have to look into just how enjoyable using a Mac can be.
[via 9to5Mac]
Switzerland leads in Mac market share around the world originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - A few apps on sale for St. Patrick's Day
Erin go bragh-se the App Store today, because there are a few cheap games out there for the holiday!
- Real-time strategy/action mashup Legendary Wars (as seen back at Macworld) is on sale for just 99 cents.
- Stoneship (another Daily App choice) is also on sale for just 99 cents, as is the award-winning Osmos.
- Comixology has a few Green Lantern and Green Arrow comics on sale for just a buck each -- good deal if you've got a new iPad 2 to read them on.
- EA (surprise!) has games back on sale, including Scrabble, Tetris, and its MMA title.
- Lifelike Cards HD is also on sale for just a buck.
Putting apps on sale for holidays seems to be the growing tradition on the App Store, so there are probably a few more out there (and I'll be a few developers will start up their sales this weekend after seeing these out this week). If you see something good, let us know in the comments below! And from all of us at TUAW, have a safe and happy St. Patrick's Day!
A few apps on sale for St. Patrick's Day originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - How the iPad 2 got thinner and lighter
Putting a device that is already thin and light onto a weight loss program seems like an exercise in futility, but it's something that Apple engineers love to do. The entire line of MacBooks has become lighter and thinner over the years, and many were surprised when the new iPad 2 weighed in a full 15% lighter than the original device.
How did the Apple engineers accomplish this feat? Analysts at IHS iSuppli performed a detailed teardown and component cost analysis of the iPad 2 and found several factors that make the new iPad the light and thin supermodel of tablets.
The iSuppli report mentions that Apple replaced the two batteries in the original iPad with three thinner cells that also allowed the removal of some internal plastic supports. In addition, the "fat" iPad had a stamped metal sheet that was part of the display. That metal is gone from the iPad 2, thanks to new glass technology that iSuppli speculates is from Asahi Glass of Japan.
While shaving a few millimeters of thickness and grams of weight off of a new device might seem to be nitpicking, every bit of material that can be removed from the structure means less cost (and higher margins) for Apple, and even the slightly reduced shipping weight can result in cost savings for the company when multiplied over millions of devices. Plus, even though Apple got in trouble for saying just this, when it comes to these devices, you can't be too thin. Or too powerful.
[via the New York Times]
How the iPad 2 got thinner and lighter originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad 2 3G antenna causing problems with mic clarity
Apple apparently moved the iPad 2's microphone to the top center of the device, and that's causing problems in performance across the Wi-Fi and 3G models, says iLounge. The 3G model's mic is set in a different material than the Wi-Fi version (because of the extra antenna), and that means that the Wi-Fi version sounds "markedly cleaner" than the other versions, with the CDMA model sounding the most "slightly muffled and echo-prone." The problem is reportedly exacerbated when the mic is facing away from its target, like when you're using the iPad for FaceTime.
I doubt this is a dealbreaker for most users, but it is probably something we'll see fixed in the next version of the iPad -- it's interesting that this either never came up during Apple's testing, or it did and they simply decided that it was good enough to let slip by.
Meanwhile, if you need a nice clear microphone for your 3G iPad to use, there are other third-party solutions to check out as well.
iPad 2 3G antenna causing problems with mic clarity originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Android vs. iPhone in 'flawed' mobile browser performance test
Post edited to clarify that the browser testing is not representative of Safari performance, and included Blaze response to CNET. -Ed.
Blaze Software, a Canadian software company, today released the results of what it calls a "definitive" research effort to discover "which [mobile] browser is really faster from a user's point of view." The study concluded that Android's browser is 52% faster than the iPhone's.
Before you trade in your iPhone for a device powered by Android, The Loop suggests Blaze's study is "flawed." According to its report, Blaze's testing methodology relied on "custom apps, which use the platform's embedded browser. This means WebView (based on Chrome) for Android, and UIWebView (based on Safari) for iPhone."
As we've been hearing from developers of iPhone web apps over the past few weeks, Apple's improvements to the Mobile Safari JavaScript engine and other rendering speedups have not been extended to the internal browser tool used by apps, nor to standalone web apps that are pinned as icons to the home screen. It's not yet completely clear if or when the Safari performance boost will make it to the embedded browser view; John Gruber cites some security-related concerns that may be involved.
The tests don't reflect performance of the official web browsers included with each platform. UIWebView did not include this performance boost; it may be "disingenuous" to conclude Android beat Safari, according to The Loop. Using an embedded browser is not the same as using the official browser where customers spend the most time interacting with websites.
"Obviously someone is looking to make a mountain out of a molehill," Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg told The Loop. "It's not an apples to apples test." Apple's Natalie Kerris was equally dismissive, speaking to CNET: "Their testing is flawed. They didn't actually test the Safari browser on the iPhone. Instead they only tested their own proprietary app, which uses an embedded Web viewer that doesn't actually take advantage of Safari's Web performance optimizations." Kerris also noted that even without the true Safari matchup, the testing only showed about a second of difference browsing pages.
Blaze's CTO Guy Podjarny admitted to CNET that the testing methodology made an invalid assumption that the embedded browsers would work as fast as Safari: "This test leveraged the embedded browser which is the only available option for iPhone applications. Blaze was under the assumption that Apple would apply the same updates to their embedded browser as they would their regular browser. If this is not the case and according to Apple's response, it's certainly possible the embedded browser might produce different results. If Apple decides to apply their optimizations across their embedded browser as well, then we would be more than willing to create a new report with the new performance results."
Even so, the results of Blaze's research should still disappoint Apple's fans. Apple touted significant web technology performance gains in its latest iOS release. It seems reasonable to expect these gains to appear simultaneously in both the Safari browser and the underlying UIWebView framework used in nearly any app that relies on web technologies like JavaScript.
Blaze's researchers built custom apps to compare the iPhone 4 and Google Nexus S using websites from Fortune 1000 companies. Each site included in the test was loaded multiple times over several days using a WiFi connection. The final results reflect a median benchmark from over 45,000 page loads.
"Android 2.3 was 52% faster than iPhone 4.3, with a median load time of 2.144 seconds vs. iPhone's median load time of 3.254 seconds," Blaze reports on its blog, adding, "Android was faster than iPhone in 84% of the tested websites, and iPhone beat Android in 16% of the races. Android...provided a faster browsing experience 4 times out of 5."
Android vs. iPhone in 'flawed' mobile browser performance test originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Pittsburgh Apple store burgled again
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Walnut Street Apple Store in the Shadyside neighborhood is closed this morning due to a smash-and-grab theft.
A cinder block was used to shatter the glass doors of the store sometime around 5:30 this morning, and a phone call to the store confirms that they were indeed closed this morning. According to the Post-Gazette, the thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of MacBooks and iPods.
This isn't the first time we've seen the Shadyside store victimized by criminals. Back in November, it made national news with another smash-and-grab crime.Of course, any storefront retail outlet with thousands of dollars' worth of portable/fenceable inventory is likely to be a prime target for theft. Sadly, it happens way more frequently than we'd like.
Thanks to Steve A. for the tip.
Correction: Changed 'robbery' to burglary/theft to be accurate. -Ed.
Pittsburgh Apple store burgled again originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - MacBook Pro owners reporting Home Sharing issues
The new MacBook Pro models powered by Intel's Sandy Bridge CPU may sport the über-fast Thunderbolt I/O interface for incredibly fast connections to external hardware, but those same MacBook Pros are reportedly having problems with a commonly-used wireless interface.
According to a post on AppleInsider, a large and growing number of early 2011 MacBook Pro owners are finding that iTunes Home Sharing isn't working for them. Home Sharing, when working properly, allows a single iTunes library to be shared between Macs, PCs, and iOS devices over a wireless network. One Apple support forum user reported that he was initially able to stream from his new MacBook Pro to a second-generation Apple TV without difficulty. Later, the Apple TV began reporting that it was unable to connect to the computer or would display an error message stating that "there are no movies in this library."
Since the MacBook Pros appeared in February, Apple has released iOS 4.3 and two updates to iTunes that added compatibility to iOS 4.3 and Home Sharing. Those software updates do not appear to have resolved the issue, and a related thread in the Apple support forum now has over 220 posts.
Owners of other Macs are reporting similar issues with iTunes Home Sharing, but not to the extent that those using the new, speedy MacBook Pros are. Have you run into this issue or found a workaround? Let us know in the comments.
MacBook Pro owners reporting Home Sharing issues originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Steve Jobs reaches out to Apple Japan team
Photo of the Apple Store Sendai Ichibancho, Japan
In the wake of the continuing tragedy in Japan as the result of the recent earthquakes and tsunami, Apple CEO Steve Jobs sent a message to company employees who work in the disaster-wracked country. In an email that was also sent to all other Apple employees, Jobs said:
To Our Team in Japan,
We have all been following the unfolding disaster in Japan. Our hearts go out to you and your families, as well as all of your countrymen who have been touched by this tragedy.
If you need time or resources to visit or care for your families, please see HR and we will help you. If you are aware of any supplies that are needed, please also tell HR and we will do what we can to arrange delivery.Again, our hearts go out to you during this unimaginable crisis.
Please stay safe.
Steve and the entire Executive Team
Apple has also set up a way for customers to donate to the Red Cross to assist disaster relief efforts through iTunes, and Digg founder Kevin Rose earlier published an email correspondence with a Japan-based Apple employee on the company's outpouring of support.
One more Japan-related note: Alan from Breaking Art (developer of Flickr HD and Beer In Japan) has emailed to let us know that he's been displaced from home by the situation in Japan, and as a result his responses to support requests for his apps will be delayed somewhat. We wish him and his family all the best.
[via MacRumors]
Steve Jobs reaches out to Apple Japan team originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - New York Times website, iPhone and iPad subscriptions start soon
We knew it was coming, and now there is a date: the Gray Lady is charging admission this month. The New York Times digital products (the website, TimesReader app, phone apps and iPad edition) will be subject to a subscription fee for US customers starting March 28, with Canadian customers active now as a test population.
Details were spelled out in a letter to readers and in a Times news story. As of 3/28, if you want to access the digital editions of The New York Times here are your options:
- At the New York Times website, NYTimes.com, you can view up to 20 articles a month at no charge. After that, you'll get a notice inviting you to subscribe.
- Links inbound from social media services like Facebook and Twitter will work independently of the 20-article limit, as will links from some search engines; Google inbound links will be capped at five articles per day, per reader.
- On smartphones like the iPhone and on tablets (iPad) the Top News section will remain free. To see any other sections, you must subscribe.
There is no subscription plan available for just the NYTimes website. The lowest cost option is access to NYTimes.com plus a smartphone app for $15.00 per four-week period. A subscription to the NYTimes.com site and a tablet subscription is $20.00 for four weeks. Access to the website, smartphone and tablet editions is $35.00 for the same period. You can get a full breakdown on pricing here.
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New York Times website, iPhone and iPad subscriptions start soon originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Nokia software updater for Mac beta is available
Good news for those with a Nokia handset and a Mac as Nokia has finally released its software updater for Mac. This software tool lets you update with your handset using your Mac desktop or laptop. Right now, the tool only works with the operating system, but future releases will add support for applications. The tool is a release candidate and still under development, so expect it to be rough around the edges. Thus far, no issues have been reported, so you should be clear to use the tool if you own a Nokia smartphone. You can point your browser to the Nokia Beta Labs website for additional information and to download the software updater.
[Via BGR and Phonescoop]
Nokia software updater for Mac beta is available originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad 2 online orders now landing on doorsteps
If you were one of the early birds to order an iPad 2 online, you are now being rewarded for your diligent late night ordering. According to reports on MacRumors and Engadget, folks started receiving the first batch of iPad 2 units on Wednesday. These lovely pieces of hardware were shipped directly from China and took the obligatory extended time in transit. If you received your iPad 2, let us know in the comments what you think of Apple's latest tablet device.
iPad 2 online orders now landing on doorsteps originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - The Daily set to launch in the UK, US edition only
According to The Guardian newspaper, Rupert Murdoch's The Daily will be available in the UK within the first half of this year, but first Apple must introduce its new subscription-based pricing system in the UK.
Jon Miller, the chief digital officer of Murdoch's News Corporation, said that it would be "not too long from now" until the news app arrives in western Europe. It's understood, however, that this will simply be the US edition made available outside of the US. There was some conjecture that a British-specific edition would be made available in the future, but The Guardian reports that "... the media giant [News Corp.] emphasized there were no immediate plans for a British edition of the title."
The Daily launched in the US on February 2, 2011 and was received with a mixed reaction, particularly by the TUAW team. Check out Steve Sande's, Dave Caolo's and Mel Martin's (first and second) impressions of the electronic newspaper.
The Daily has been available as a free trial since its launch, but next week it will cost 99 cents a week or US$39.99 for a year-long subscription. Although News Corp hasn't released any official figures, The Guardian estimates around 5,000 users have signed up for the the year-long subscription.
[Via TNW]
The Daily set to launch in the UK, US edition only originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW's Daily App: Dungeons & Such
Dungeons & Such is exactly what it sounds like. It's a very nostalgic homemade RPG game for iOS that will have you looking back fondly on the days of Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy on the NES. Sure, by modern standards, the graphics are a little lame -- this definitely isn't Infinity Blade we're talking about. Most of the game is in menus, and most of the art is static 2D pictures rather than brilliant 3D environments. But the game runs smoothly, the action is varied enough to stay interesting, and if you're a fan of old-school dungeon crawling, you'll probably find yourself right at home.
There's quite a bit under the surface, too -- you've got full Game Center integration, in-game guilds to join, and you can even "hire" your friends to play with them asynchronously as you dive into dungeons. The game's being updated, too, with bug fixes, new items to find and other suggestions straight from users.
Dungeons & Such is US$2.99 on the App Store right now, or there's a lite version to check out for free if you'd like to do that. It's not completely polished (as I understand it, the whole game is basically the product of one guy's hard work), but if you're interested in an old-school RPG experience, it won't let you down.
TUAW's Daily App: Dungeons & Such originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Why my next Mac won't be a notebook
Apple's products are widely hailed as better-built and more reliable than other manufacturers' devices, with greater longevity, better build quality and a lower incidence of device-killing defects. Ask most Mac owners, and they'll tell you their experiences with their machines have been almost completely problem-free.
I wish that I could say the same. My house is where portable Macs go to die.
In mid-2007, my wife bought a white MacBook. In the three years she owned it, the following things went wrong with it:
- Late 2007: Upper case cracked. Known design issue. Replaced with used case.
- Mid 2008: Upper case cracked again, in same spot. Replaced with new case.
- Mid 2009: Logic board failed. Known issue. Replaced.
- Late 2009: MagSafe adapter fails. Known issue. Replaced.
- Late 2009: Graphics failure. Display replaced.
- Early 2010: Logic board fails again. MacBook replaced with a brand new 2009 model.
One lemon machine is bad enough, but at least she got the most positive outcome imaginable: only months before her AppleCare expired, Apple gave her a brand new replacement machine with another three years of AppleCare coverage.
As I write this, I'm using my wife's MacBook because my MacBook Pro is in the shop (again) with a failure related to the logic board (again). For the first couple of years, I had no issues at all with my Early 2008 MacBook Pro, but it started to fall apart at the seams in October of last year. First the battery experienced a fault, losing over 10 percent of its capacity in a week, and getting AppleCare to replace it was an irritating jousting match. A month later, the infamously defective NVIDIA 8600M GT GPU failed, and I got the logic board replaced. Given the history of defects in our equipment, I half-jokingly told my wife that my MacBook Pro was likely to fail again within a couple months of my AppleCare expiring.
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Why my next Mac won't be a notebook originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - VMware management iPad client awaiting approval
VMware users who've been waiting for the promised iPad server management client may soon be able to stop holding their breath. The company has revealed that it's currently in the queue for the App Store and awaiting approval from Apple after originally promising that it would be available by the end of last year. It was promised twice, in fact, including in this YouTube video in which a beta version of the app is demonstrated.
Fredrik Sjöstedt, VMware's director of product and solutions marketing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will only say that the vCenter client was handed to Apple "fairly recently," and because of the mysterious ways in which Apple's approval process works, he can't say when it will be made available to users.
The app has been designed from the ground-up to include the features most likely to be useful to IT staff when out and about, but it won't have all the features of the desktop version. It will show the status of a virtual machine and any alerts, and it will have the ability to suspend, stop or restart a virtual machine and show its memory and CPU use.
The new app will follow last week's launch of the View Client for iPad, through which iPad users can access virtual Windows desktops (and, frighteningly, make it look like your iPad is running Windows).
VMware management iPad client awaiting approval originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Tablet computing is about work as well as play
If you're using your iPad to watch live TV, do a little motor racing and tune your Chakra in this post-PC era, it turns out you may be in the minority. A report from the NPD group, "Evolving Technology Trends: PC Activities on Non-PC Devices," looked into exactly how people use their tablet computers.
As explained by NPD's Ross Rubin (frequent TUAW Talkcast/man-on-the-street guest), the report shows that while more than half of all tablet computer owners used them for "personal productivity" tasks, like editing music and sending email, even more are using them to do office productivity tasks, like word processing and spreadsheets. Only a quarter of smartphone users are into office productivity and just 17 percent personal productivity tasks.
The report also shows that 42 percent of tablet owners are capturing, editing or sharing video on their device and even more are doing the same with photos, figures which can only increase with the addition of the two cameras to the iPad 2. So if you've got your Chakra sorted, knuckle down and get back to work.
[via CNET]
Tablet computing is about work as well as play originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Enterprise virtual worlds vendor ProtonMedia promises Mac client
ProtonMedia says that increasing use of Macs in businesses means it's now developing a Mac version of its respected virtual worlds software ProtoSphere, a virtual collaboration environment.
Although the Windows version of its software is built on Microsoft technology, the company says its architecture means it can fairly easily port it over to the Mac. "When we looked into it, we found ProtoSphere was architected in such a way that it was entirely possible to produce a Mac version. This is not unlike how Microsoft has a version of Office for Windows, but also has a version of Office for the Mac. If you build your apps right from the get-go, portability is possible."
ProtonMedia has received many requests from users for a Mac version of ProtoSphere, and the company says it's been seeing more Macs in the enterprise sector.
Enterprise virtual worlds vendor ProtonMedia promises Mac client originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Foxconn owner reports revenue up thanks to iPad 2, other devices
Hon Hai Precision, the parent company of Foxconn, recorded an impressive revenue increase in its latest earnings report thanks to the iPad 2, the original iPad and the Kinect. According to the Taiwan Economic News, the manufacturing company reported revenue of NT$152.878 billion (about US$5.2 billion) in February 2011, up 25.81 percent year over year. This increase in revenue may offset some concerns over the slowed growth of the company.
The iPad 2 has been immensely successful since its debut last week. Long lines characterized the launch, and Apple sold an estimated half million devices in the first weekend of sales. The iPad 2 is difficult to find in retail stores here in the US, and its online ship date is pushed out 4-5 weeks.
[Via Boy Genius Report]
Foxconn owner reports revenue up thanks to iPad 2, other devices originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Music video shot with only an iPad 2
Take a musician, a film company and four iPad 2s to a rocking dance party, and you have all the ingredients for an impressive indie music video. Filmed by Remedy Films, this 5-minute music video for the song "Need" by Eddy shows what is possible with the iPad 2 and some talent.
According to Chase Andrews of Remedy Films, the music video required about 25 hours of work. The group waited in line 8 hours to purchase the iPads, spent 5 hours filming and almost 12 hours editing. The crew treated the iPads as professional cameras by attaching one to a steadicam rig, one to a Cineslider and one to a handheld rig. The fourth and final iPad was held by the singer herself and makes its cameo appearance in a few parts of the video.
The music video self-admittedly should have been shot under better lighting conditions, but the night-time party theme matched the song, and the end product still turned out very good, despite the limitations of the iPad's camera. Check out the music video for yourself after the break, and let us know what you think in the comments.
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Music video shot with only an iPad 2 originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Play Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard (kind of) with this interactive trailer
This is a new one -- in order to promote its new iOS title, Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard (coming to the App Store tomorrow), Gameloft has put together this interactive trailer over on YouTube. Not only does the trailer show off some gameplay of the upcoming title, but it also allows you to actually make decisions as you watch about how exactly to play the game.
I can't say it's entirely successful (though the game looks pretty good -- Gameloft is doing well at aping most gameplay styles for the iPhone, and in this case, they're doing it officially), but it's a really interesting way to market a title, and when it comes to the App Store, that's often one of the biggest priorities. You can see the trailer in action after the break.
[via 9to5Mac]
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Play Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard (kind of) with this interactive trailer originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - "Notable" slowdown at Foxconn manufacturing concerns Apple (Updated)
A slowdown in Foxconn's manufacturing may have a negative impact on the future supply of Apple products. According to Alex Guana of JMP Securities, "Hon Hai's (Foxconn) growth decelerated from 84% (year over year) in the month of December to 37% in January and then again to 26% in February."
The reasons for this deceleration are not known, but the slowdown is concerning enough that JMP has downgraded its outlook on Apple from "Market Outperform" to "Market Perform." This unfavorable assessment is not based on the quality of Apple's products, but on Foxconn's ability to deliver an increasing number of Apple products in a timely manner.
For the past year, Apple has struggled to meet demand for its popular smartphone and tablet. Both the original iPad and the iPhone 4 were plagued by shortages that forced the Cupertino company to delay the international launch of the iPad and rollout the iPhone 4 slowly to new carriers worldwide.
Apple's recent earnings conference call confirmed iPhone 4 supplies are still constrained, and a slowdown by Foxconn may exacerbate this problem. It is worthy to note that this report does also consider the negative impact of the Japanese earthquake on the global supply of NAND flash and other electronics components. Until production levels in Japan can be restored, the next few months may be rough for Apple and its fans.
Update: Another analyst cited by AppleInsider refutes this negative conclusion put forth by Gauna. Analyst Yair Reiner of Oppenheimer & Co. points out that Apple accounts for only 20% of Hon Hai's total sales. The link between the two companies is so small that any slowdown in Foxconn's growth will have no effect on Apple. Reiner writes, "The correlation between Apple and Hon Hai's revenue therefore appears to be a product of coincidence more than causality."
"Notable" slowdown at Foxconn manufacturing concerns Apple (Updated) originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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