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- Microsoft releases Silverlight 1.0
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools
We've blogged about Silverlight on TUAW before, and now Silverlight 1.0 is available. Silverlight is Microsoft's answer to Adobe's juggernaut, Flash. This cross platform browser plugin (it works with Firefox and Safari on the Mac) was built from the ground up with RIA's (that's Rich Internet Applications, or fancy webpages in non-geek speak) in mind. Silverlight can also stream high resolution video (up to 720p), and promises to offer the same experience on both Macs and PCs.
Keep in mind that this is a Microsoft product, so in order to create Silverlight apps you have to code in .Net, but I'm more interested in using Silverlight apps (Netflix, I'm looking at you).
Silverlight is free, and works with OS X 10.4.8 and above.
Silverlight is set to auto-update, so if you want to turn that off keep reading.Continue reading Microsoft releases Silverlight 1.0
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/05/microsoft-releases-silverlight-1-0/#comments - The Beatles: whatever
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iTS, Odds and ends
The mood in TUAW's secret underground bunker is electric as thoughts of tomorrow's media event float in our heads. New iPods? Probably. Something unexpected? Perhaps. The Beatles in iTunes? Who cares?
Yeah, I said it. We have been covering the Beatles in the iTunes Store saga for over 3 years here at TUAW (3 years this month, actually. Clearly it is a sign from the Universe!), and I must admit I have never understood what all the fuss is about. Sure, I like the Beatles which is why I already own all their music, and I am sure most other Beatles fans do as well. Furthermore, the Beatles aren't some small, no name band. You can walk into any CD shop (new or used) or log onto any online purveyor of physical CDs and buy any number of Beatles albums which is why I find it so perplexing that every single rumor involving the iTunes Store and iPods always has something about the Beatles tacked on. It is as if the rumor sites don't think anyone will believe their wacky tales if there isn't a, 'Oh, and Steve's cousin's wife's best friend's college roommate has it on good authority that the Beatles are totally going to be on iTunes soon. Oh, and multi-touch Cinema Displays with built-in iSites are coming soon as well. Ringo loves his.'
Since when did the entire Mac community become obsessed with the Beatles?
Clearly, we all know that Steve is a fan which explains why their songs are often played at Apple events and show up in Apple screenshots, but I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't like at least one Beatles song (yes, this is where the contrarian out there comment about how they have a deep and abiding loathing for the Beatles. The comment form is right down there, fellows!).
Honestly, I have no idea why people have gotten themselves in such a froth over the possibility of the Beatles catalog becoming available on iTunes. If that is announced tomorrow it will the least exciting thing to come out of the event, unless of course this event turns out to be another iPod HiFi/Leather Case non-event.
I just hope we still won't be speculating about this when I'm 64 (you didn't expect this post could end without a lame Beatles joke, did you?).Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/04/the-beatles-whatever/#comments - Rumor: iPod networking in "The Circle"
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family, Rumors, Other Events, Apple
Of all the rumors coming out around tomorrow's big Apple event, this one is the strangest: The Circle. Engadget has it on good authority (a.k.a. a French blog called "generation mp3") that Apple, in an ironic turn, will steal an idea from the Zune and start their own "social" concept, called The Circle.
What exactly that entails, no one seems to know. Wifi sharing? Web radio? iPod-to-iPod connections? Steve will choose a new Lion King? Anything (and nothing) is on the table.
While it would be nice to see a way to transfer music and video between iPods, a closed concept like "The Circle" seems un-Apple, and so of all the unsubstantiated rumors, this seems the least substantiated. I have no doubt at all that we'll see a new iPod, and it's turning out to be pretty likely that both a touchscreen and a new Nano are going to appear, as well as a CoverFlow interface in one or both. But "The Circle"? Don't hold your breath. We'll find out tomorrow morning at noon central.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/04/rumor-ipod-networking-in-the-circle/#comments - Reminder: You could be the next TUAW blogger
Filed under: TUAW Business
Just a gentle reminder that September 7th is the deadline to apply to be TUAW's next blogger (sounds like a really lame reality show, doesn't it?) and it is rapidly approaching. Send the following:
- A brief bio
- 3 samples of posts written in TUAW's style. One should be a review of something, another an opinion piece, and the third can be whatever strikes your fancy (existing blog posts cannot be used, this has to be new material)
- Your current Mac setup
- Your contact info
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/04/reminder-you-could-be-the-next-tuaw-blogger/#comments - Mass-media mess-up: NBC doesn't get the iTunes store
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Multimedia, Video, iTunes
Within the last week, news that Apple and NBC had failed to renew their agreement for TV show distribution via the iTunes Store is undoubtedly big news. An NBC Universal spokesman has been quoted by the New York Times as claiming that the iTunes Store's raison d'etre "[The iTunes Store] is designed to drive sales of Apple devices at the expense of those who create the content that make these devices worth buying." In some regards, it is a fair point: Apple needs content to offer so as to allow it to continue marketing and developing new iPods.
But at what price? Setting a price at resale, or retail for that matter, and then raising it is not only unreasonable, but generally not accepted by us, the paying customer. In an age where we routinely put up with the demands of the networks and labels, and their interesting ideas on DRM, in order to legitimately obtain content online the prices that Apple touted as NBC's preference are simply unacceptable. Sure, variable pricing sounds fair, in theory, but cynics of NBC's supposed "variable pricing" (I include myself in this group) argue that giving the network carte blanche with pricing would not, in fact, lead to any cheaper content - such is the distrust held against the media companies.Continue reading Mass-media mess-up: NBC doesn't get the iTunes store
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/04/mass-media-mess-up-nbc-doesnt-get-the-itunes-store/#comments - TUAW Talkcast #5: In with the new, farewell to the old
Filed under: Podcasts
Last week's TUAW Talkcast, recorded live, featured the debut of TUAW's new team members Jason Clarke, Lisa Hoover and Nik Fletcher, and the swan song of our departing colleague David Chartier. It clocks in at 40 minutes and 28 MB. You can pick it up from our RSS & iTunes feeds, via direct download here, or via download and streaming over at Talkshoe.
Since we've got a little Apple event tomorrow, we're going to be doing another Wednesday night talkcast on 9/5; since we want extra time to discuss the new goodies, we're moving it up one half-hour to 9 pm ET. Follow the link to Talkshoe for the schedule.
For the weeks to come, we are thinking about alternate times and dates for the talkcast, either to allow participants from far-flung timezones or to permit everyone to use free nights and weekends on their cellphones when they call in. You can answer the polls below, or comment here to provide your input.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/04/tuaw-talkcast-5-in-with-the-new-farewell-to-the-old/#comments - Picnic file synchronizer released
Filed under: Software
We last mentioned Picnic when the beta was released in June; now Objectpark software is shipping version 1. Picnic is a utility designed to allow you to synchronize folders you specify between two Macs on the same local network. By using Bonjour it requires little or no setup.
Unfortunately, I see two major downsides to Picnic. First, it seems rather expensive. Each machine/user requires a license which are $29.95 each (though there are discounts when ordering multiple licenses, e.g. $55 for two). Compare this to the similar Martian Slingshot at $29.99 for use on all your personal computers. Second, it only works over a local network and not the Internet (though I suspect you could hack it together with Hamachi or another VPN solution).
A demo of Picnic is available for download.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/04/picnic-file-synchronizer-released/#comments - iPhone Coding: Using the Slider
In terms of application development, the iPhone's UISlider is pretty standard. It works like nearly every other slider you've ever programmed. It offers a drag-able thumb control that moves between a minimum and maximum value. As its dragged, the slider produces events that you can redirect to your main application.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/04/iphone-coding-using-the-slider/#comments - Googlephone OS with Webkit based browser?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, iPhone
There have been rumors circulating the 'net about a supposed Googlephone OS. Now well-known blogger Om Malik claims to have found have discovered five facts about the mythical beast. One of the most interesting is the possibility that the Googlephone's web browser will be based on WebKit, the renderer at the heart of Safari on both the desktop and the iPhone. In the end, though, it seems unlikely that the iPhone itself will be much threatened by the Googlephone even if it does appear, since the latter looks to have a much more conventional UI and qwerty thumb-board based interface.
Nonetheless, given how closely Apple and Google seem to be working these days, it would be interesting if Google were enter into direct competition with Apple in the smartphone space. In the end, though, this more about Google and Microsoft, where a possible Googlephone OS would butt heads with Windows Mobile 6, and perhaps presage the long-rumored Google desktop OS.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/04/googlephone-os-with-webkit-based-browser/#comments - Louisville, KY Apple Store opens this weekend
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail
Kentucky's very first Apple Store will open on Thursday, September 6th - Not Saturday the 8th, as previously reported. Kind of makes you even more eager for Wednesday's announcement, doesn't it?
The store is located at 7900 Shelbyville Road in Louisville, on the lower level near Macy's. You can get full travel directions here.
As usual, the first 1,000 visitors will receive commemorative T-shirts and a special opening day giveaway will feature very nice prizes. If you visit the store on opening weekend, please send us your stories and photos.
Thanks, pseudoSAMpson!
Update: While the Oxmoor store's map page lists Sept. 8th as the opening date, the main page lists Sept. 6th. If anyone working at the Shelbyville Rd. mall can confirm the proper date for us, we'd appreciate it.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
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