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TMO: Let’s start off with what your company does. Mr. Teece: Well, we’ve got a couple of companies. We-Envision.com is a partnership between my Project A and Open Door Networks. We develop software for the iPhone, the iPod touch and the iPad now. We-envision.com has over a hundred apps in the App Store, mostly for…

Mac Rumors noted that Dropbox for the iPhone and iPod touch now supports iOS 4’s fast app switching feature that Apple touts as a multitasking option. iOS 4’s other multitasking features include background audio, Voice over IP, background location, local notifications, task finishing, and push notifications.The multitasking features in iOS 4 require an iPhone 3GS,…

TMO: I’m here with Paul Kafasis from Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC. So… you’ve been a Mac developer for how long? Mr. Kafasis: Rogue Amoeba is almost eight years old now. TMO: I want to talk a little bit about the apps that you do. You guys are … audio maniacs. [Pause.] In a good way!…

For those not familiar with TextExpander, it allows one to assign shortcut keystrokes, snippets, to a longer string. After typing the snippet, text, a logo or even a photo will be inserted automagically into the text, saving a lot of typing and potential errors. Many apps on the Mac and iPhone (using TextExpander touch) support…

The new version of Hotmail cashes in on Microsoft’s decades of experience with e-mail. In almost Jobsian fashion, Microsoft lists the three biggest customer frustrations with e-mail and then offers technical solutions. Too much spam Can’t send large attachments Junk mail cluttering up my inbox In order to solve the problem of spam, Microsoft makes…

O2 will charge subscribers £20 for each month left on their current iPhone contract when they upgrade to an iPhone 4, and they’ll waive the usual 14-day window where they can back out of the deal.The new contracts O2 will offer customers do away with unlimited data plans in favor of capped plans ranging from…

Apparently the list of accounts includes some 114,000 names and was stolen with the help of a script that took advantage of a security vulnerability in AT&T’s servers. The hackers made off with account names, email addresses, and SIM card identifier numbers.A group calling itself “Goatse Security” claims to be behind the data security breach…

TMO: I thought that was a solid keynote. Have you been to a WWDC keynote before? Mr. Cheng: No, we’ve aways watched it afterwards, streamed. This is the first time we’ve been to one in person. It’s a lot of fun.Albert Cheng TMO: Tell us about the ABC app for the iPad. Mr. Cheng: First,…

New Potato Technologies’ FLPR (Fast Learning Programmable Remote) for the iPhone and iPod touch running OS 3.0 or higher is a hardware/app combination for controlling electronic devices via infrared remote. In a nutshell, it worked better for me than the POWER A Universal Remote Case I reviewed recently (click here to read), but had a…

“So what did [Steve Jobs] talk about? He talked about iPads, and the App Store, and iBooks, and videogames. He talked about the new iPhone 4, with new video-chat software called FaceTime and a gyroscope that lets you shoot missiles into outer space and take pictures of Saturn or something,” Mr. Lyons said in his…

Mr. Dellinger also helped develop the webOS application framework, served as the visual and interaction designer for webOS, and was a webOS engineer. He also created the Mojo application framework’s CSS structure and defined the HTML layout and structure.Now that Mr. Dellinger is working for Apple’s interface design team, he’ll most likely be involved with…

Lightroom 3 includes updated noise reduction tools that help keep images sharp without washing out colors, along with a new sharpness filter produces a more natural look thanks to updated algorithms. The previous sharpness filter is still available for users that want to stick with the look the older version offers, or for images that…

The new iPhone is over 20 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS, includes an A4 processor and substantially higher resolution display, 5 megapixel camera along with a front-facing camera, built-in Flash, quad-band support, 802.11n Wi-Fi networking, and more. It will be available on June 24 in several countries and Apple will begin accepting pre-orders on…

WWDC is a once-a-year event where developers have an opportunity to learn more about developing for the Mac and iPhone, and can also meet Apple’s own developers face to face.The event falls at the early end of Apple’s typical window for introducing new iPhone models, which has led to speculation that the company will use…

Verbatim’s TUFF-‘N’-TINY 16GB USB Drive is very small.  TUFF-‘N’-TINY™16 GB USB Drive This sturdy little 16GB drive measures 1.9” x 0.5” x 0.6”. It comes with a little key ring lanyard to help you keep up with it. According to Verbatim it is resistant to dust, water and static discharges. It’s also very fast.I loaded…

Steve Ballmer This week, at the All Things Digital D8 Conference, Steve Ballmer took the opportunity to dispel the idea that the Apple iPad is fundamentally different than a PC. Q: Is the iPad a PC? Ballmer: Of course it is. What do you do on it? Answer email. A guy tried to take notes…

The addition of “Full Member” has added fuel to the rumor that Apple is planning on dropping the US$99 annual fee for MobileMe and making the service free. What seems more likely, however, is that a tiered plan is in the works where current MobileMe subscribers will have access to more features than new subscribers…

In the left column are 11 quotes from Steve Jobs’ email replies. In most instances, they are the entire reply. In one case, he gave the same reply twice (I differentiate them by the month the reply was written). In a few cases, the quotes are an excerpt of a slightly longer message.In the right…

Mr. Jobs made the comments at the D8 Conference, where he said, “I think we need editorial oversight now more than ever. Anything we can do to help newspapers find new ways of expression that will help them get paid, I am all for.” He believes that (contrary to popular belief) people are willing to…

“When this whole thing with Gizmodo happened,” Mr. Jobs said, “I got a lot of advice from people that said. ‘You’ve gotta just let it slide. You shouldn’t go after a journalist because they bought stolen property and they tried to extort you.’” Mr. Jobs said that he thought “deeply” about the situation and the…

One question that has often been asked since competition between the two began heating up in recent years is Google’s current role on the iPhone. Google was the first company allowed on to the iPhone with a third party app, Google Maps, and Kara Swisher asked Mr. Jobs if the company’s apps might be removed…

2. In an era of instant communication and blog-mania, they complain about it bitterly. Businessmen and women never want restrictions of any kind. It’s in their blood. 3. News sites, always on the lookout for something to write about that has the potential for both agitation and getting under Apple’s skin, pick it up and…

AT&T today announced its new data plans for iPhones and iPads (as well as for all their other smartphones). A Mac Observer article summarizes the changes, with full details listed on an AT&T Web page. The new rules are good news overall — as they will save money for most iPhone and iPad users. But…