Apple Bloog

Microsoft shows first production Win Phone 7 device

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:30:02 +0000

Microsoft tonight showed off the first production device running Windows Phone 7. Revealed during a taping of the Engadget Show, the early prototype is an LG-made QWERTY slider that bears a strong resemblance to the eXpo. Not much is known about the device itself besides its 5-megapixel camera, but it will have to meet Microsoft’s chassis guidelines, which includes the three-button interface, a fast processor and an 800×480 or larger touchscreen….

Apple taken to task for reporting partners’ child labor violations

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:15:03 +0000

Apple’s new supplier responsibility report, issued last week in advance of its shareholder meeting, is now being used to attack the company for auditing its foreign suppliers’ labor practices and acting to stop worker exploitation.

Mac OS X market share up 29%, Leopard still most common

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:00:02 +0000

New statistics released this week show that the market share of Mac OS X in Web use has grown by 29.4 percent in the last year, while Windows has decreased 3.8 percent.

Amazon frantically phoned publishers as Steve Jobs unveiled iPad

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs was still standing on stage addressing an auditorium full of media reps last month when higher-ups at Amazon began phoning publishers in an effort to extract details on the deals they were given to supply content on the new iPad device he was touting.

Inside Apple’s iPad: iPhone OS vs Mac OS X

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Apple’s new iPad is facing criticism for using the streamlined iPhone OS rather than the full Mac OS X, but Apple has a number of reasons for aligning the iPad with the iPhone rather than its desktop Mac platform.

AP plans to sell news on Apple’s iPad via subscription service

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:40:00 +0000

The Associated Press is building an iPad app that provides subscription access to news reports, countering the primarily ad-only model for news on the Web.

Valve’s Steam Heading to the Mac?

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:00:01 +0000

A forum thread has been generating some buzz around the Mac web by suggesting that Valve will be porting their Steam platform to the Mac. Steam is a digital distribution system for PC games — essentially an PC game App Store. A Mac versio…

Review: EarPollution Luxe Micro Bud with Mic

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:02 +0000

MacNN has reviewed ifrogz’ new EarPollution Luxe Microbud earphones featuring an in-line microphone. With a retail price of $25, the Luxe sits amongst a wide variety of affordable alternatives produced by competing companies. Despite the low price, the earphones were found to provide well-balanced sound with adequate noise isolation….

Associated Press Announces Plans for iPad Application

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:15:02 +0000

The Associated Press today announced plans to create a new business unit known as AP Gateway that will focus on mobile platforms, with an application for Apple’s iPad tablet device set to serve as the launch product from the division. AP G…

Windows Phone Starter to tackle developing world phones

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:10:00 +0000

The continuation of Windows Mobile 6, Windows Phone Classic, will have an extra low-end version kept alive for the developing world, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed today. Labeled Windows Phone Starter Edition, it will mimic the role of Windows 7 Home Basic and Starter by giving certain countries a less advanced, less demanding but cheaper OS. It should support most common cell network types, including China’s TD-SCDMA, and will have the option of coming with or without Office….