What’s up with the Apple blogging community?
The last couple of days there have been story after story about Gizmodo and their scoop of the new iPhone 4G. They have hundreds of pictures and tens of videos showing off this device that looks kind of like an iPhone. They started with blurry pictures and now have someone holding the thing and spinning [...]
Mistakes and Chains of Events
Mike Ash from Rogue Amoeba has written an incredibly insightful article about the problems with Apple’s App Store and what Apple should be doing to make things right. The analogy using the KLM 747 plane crash and what was done to determine why that crash happened and what needed to be done to attempt to [...]
Two iPads per Person per Lifetime?
Techland.com has an interesting post about someone overhearing a sales person in an Apple store: On a random whim, I went to the Apple store in NYC’s Meatpacking district to check out the latest MacBook refreshes. While waiting for the next available register, I overheard one of the sales associates telling a woman who wanted [...]
35+ Rockstar Mac Software Developers and Their Apps
AppStorm.com has a great article listing 35 Macintosh software developers and their apps. This is a great list of applications and Macintosh developers. If your new to the platform and are looking for some quality software, look no further than this list!
Notes on Being a Nice Person Online Who Sells Software
Brent Simmons has posted Notes on Being a Nice Person Online Who Sells Software. It’s a good article, applicable to everyone, and you should go read it.
Possible images of new iPhone aluminum case
MacRumors.com has 3 pictures of what appears to be a “uni-body” iPhone case that looks a bit like an iPad nano. Image via MacRumors.com Normally, I take pictures like this with a grain of salt, a huge grain. However, with the iPad out now and Apple tending to make their products look similar to each [...]
Google Developing Tablet to Take on iPad
Man, what more can Google do to get on Apple’s bad side… Google Developing Tablet to Take on iPad: Google CEO Eric Schmidt has confirmed that his company is developing a tablet device based on the Android operating system, according to friends that spoke to the executive at a recent event in Los Angeles. The [...]
Opera Browser Approved for the iPhone and iPad
According to Apple Insider, Apple has approved the Opera Browser. It should begin appearing in the App Store soon. Go forth and enjoy the craptastic experience. NB: I was an early Opera adopter and used it for years before abandoning it in disgust. Also: I have not tried it on the iPhone. My opinion is [...]
Apple’s Wager
John Siracusa’s Apple’s Wager is an awesome read, full of excellent links, regarding Apple’s recent iPhone SDK license agreement. Read it, follow the links, then read it again. It’s just that good. All of these problems are policy-related, and a policy is easy to change, right? Unfortunately, developers’ hearts and minds don’t change so easily. [...]
