ThisLife ThisLife (free) is the latest new service to take its shot at Flickr, the aging king of the hill of online photo storage and sharing, and it does some pretty interesting things.Manage your online photos with ThisLife For starters, ThisLife lets you collect all your photos and videos from your cameras, iPhoto, and even social…
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What Google’s New Tablet Tells Us, on The Surface
_________________________ When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, it was clearly the byproduct of an inspiration that there have come to be two distinct activities associated with personal computing equipment. There is what we call the consumption activities (browsing, shopping, music, movies and games, for example) and the creation part (writing, graphics, web design, coding,…
Preparing for MobileMe’s June 30 Shutdown
MobileMe: It’s time to move The transition from MobileMe to iCloud officially started on October 12, 2011, and both services will run concurrently through June 30. After that deadline, however, any content stored in MobileMe accounts will be lost forever. After migrating to iCloud, you’ll still have several of the same services you’re already used…
Microsoft’s Surface Result of Lost Faith in Partners, Report
You Gotta Have Faith… Apple’s whole widget business model, wherein it owns the hardware and the software, was, for a long time, a disadvantage in the PC market. In the 1990s, Apple lost market share quarter after quarter, and year after year, in part because Microsoft’s open licensing ecosystem allowed PC licensees to clobber Apple…
iOS-ification is Coming. Why It’ll be Good For Us
__________________ Once upon a time, companies built computers because there was money to be made by putting computational power into the hands of skilled individuals. In the Apple II days, people who bought them likely were already working with computers at work, and they revelled in the idea of having some computational fun at home.…
iLuv’s MacBook Sleeve Case: Peanuts but no Pumpkins
iLuv Creative Technology now has a line of products featuring the Peanuts cartoon characters. This review looks at the MacBook 15-inch, Snoopy Sleeve. It’s a soft case with a deep pocket for your accessories. It’ll also hold an iPad nicely, even with many of the more slender iPad cases already attached. But not a pumpkin.…
WWDC: Max Seelemann - If I’d Stayed in School, I’d Die
___________________ Dave Hamilton: So, you’re with a company called “The Soulmen,” and you’ve been developing … interesting apps. Text editors, a kid’s music player, and that sort of thing. Tell me a little bit about where that started and how it all happened. Max Seelemann: You know, we started ten years ago. Actually I got…
WWDC: Working for Apple Wasn’t Enough: Mike Bombich
___________________Dave Hamilton: I’m here with Mike Bombich of Bombich Software, Inc. You have an interesting story. You have been developing essentially one app in your app developer role for many, many years, and that’s Carbon Copy Cloner. But you’ve had an interesting history with Apple that goes back further than that. Mike Bombich: Yes, I’ve…
Apple Shows Off Mountain Lion’s iCloud, Dictation, More
Apple reiterated that iCloud support will be built-in at the system level and added that apps such as Pages, Numbers and Keynote all auto-sync documents through iCloud. Messages, which is currently available as a public beta, also relies on iCloud, as does Reminders syncing.Mountain Lion: Coming next monthMountain Lion will include a Reminders app just…
Cell Drive’s Cellink I: Powers, Charges, Syncs & Reads
The Cellink I from Cell Drive, which works iPhones and iPods, can function as a portable backup battery, a USB charger, a data sync cable and media transfer unit. Plus, it will support a micro SD/SDCH memory storage card. Cellink IThe Cellink I is designed specifically for iPhone/iPod devices. With a rechargeable battery capacity of 600…
Cook on Siri: There’s More to Come
“There is more that it can do,” Mr. Cook told Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher during the interview. “I think you’ll be really pleased with some things you will see over the coming months.”Tim Cook talks about Siri at AllThingsD D10 ConferenceEven though Siri is still in beta it has drawn criticism for failing to…
Analyst: Apple to Offer iPhone 3GS as Pre-Paid Option
TMO Artist’s Rendition of Pre-Paid iPhone 3GS The iPhone 3GS was first released in June 2009 and was Apple’s flagship device until the iPhone 4’s launch the following year. Apple then kept an 8GB version of the 3GS for sale as a lower cost alternative to the iPhone 4. With the iPhone 4S launch in…
Apple Wins Control of iPhone5.com Domain
Corporation Service Company most likely served as an intermediary for Apple in the complaint process and is only temporarily holding the iphone5.com name.Apple’s WIPO complaint won it the iPhone 5.com domainWhen news of Apple’s complaint surfaced it raised speculation that the company would continue with its current iPhone naming convention by calling the iPhone 4S…
Tim Cook’s Style is Working, Bloggers Are Not
Let’s face it, Steve Jobs could often be hard to work with. The facts are that he could be abrasive and arrogant, and that sometimes made it hard for Apple to work with other executives. Mr. Cook’s style is very different, and while he’s demanding and tough, he’s also able to negotiate with other human…
iPad 2’s New 32nm SoC Improves Battery Life Over 2 Hours
Apple’s current iPad lineup, including the “new” iPad 2 with a 32nm A5 SoC (source: AnandTech) The Samsung-sourced chip grants benefits to both Apple and consumers. From Apple’s perspective, the new SoC gives Apple the ability test out the 32nm process, likely to make its way into the next iPhone, on an existing architecture with…
RIM Outlines BlackBerry’s Future, Previews BlackBerry 10
Research in Motion made the case for the continued relevance of its BlackBerry platform during its Blackberry World keynote Tuesday morning. Three months after taking the helm at the struggling company, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins took the floor to argue for the “unique value” that BlackBerry delivers to its customers. Distinguishing BlackBerry customers from those…
Should Your iPhone Be Your Only Camera?
In brief: Yes. But not without a few important caveats. The first caveat is that “majority of users” does not equal “all users.” Clearly, there are professional photographers and dedicated amateurs for whom nothing but a digital SLR, or something close to it, will do. These users may be content with a smartphone camera on…
Just Mobile’s Highway Car Charger Is First-Rate
I really love getting something new to review from Just Mobile because I know it’s going to be interesting, beautiful and well made. The Highway car charger lives up to my expectations. It charges iPhones, iPods, and iPads. The MSRP is US$34.99. I found it on Amazon for about the same price, but shipping will be better from…
Sterne Agee Sees Strong Q2 iPhone & iPad Sales, Macs Light
“Based on our supply chain checks, we anticipate a sizeable EPS beat based on iPhone and iPad strength despite Macs likely coming in a little light,” the analyst wrote in a research note obtained by The Mac Observer. “We believe concerns over slowing iPhone and iPad momentum are overdone and are buyers on recent share…
Rumor: iPhone 5 to Launch at WWDC with Liquidmetal Back
The next iPhone may have a back case made from a lightweight metal alloy that replaces the current glass back, according to a report from Korean news site ETNews. The new back would be based on metal technologies acquired by Apple in its purchase of Liquidmetal Technologies in 2010. The site also claims that this new iPhone will be…
How to Unlock Your Off-Contract AT&T iPhone
Image via Shutterstock.The Next Web confirmed the process with Apple on Sunday. To unlock your off-contract AT&T iPhone, simply follow the steps below. Locate your iPhone’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. This can be found by going to Settings > General > About. Copy this number for later.Log into your myAT&T account.Head over to…
“Test & Keep iPhone 5” SMS Texting Scam Continues
The scam message many of us have received: Sample SMS Text Scam Message We are showing the URL so that our readers can be warned simply to stay away from the site. We, on the other hand, were foolish and looked at the site for you: Oh look! We’re just in time! Only five minutes…
The New iPad’s (Too?) Yellow Display
My pre-ordered iPad arrived on launch day, March 16. After setting it up, I was immediately struck by how yellow the display appeared. It was especially noticeable with white backgrounds, which had a faded yellow parchment-like look. Even photographs seemed to be lacking the eye-popping saturation I had expected. I next compared the new iPad…
Research In Motion Hiring an iPhone App Developer [Update]
According to AllThingsD, which found the ad, RIM is working on bringing BlackBerry Mobile Fusion to Apple’s mobile platform. Such a move would mark a departure for RIM, which built its empire with a proprietary model similar to that employed by Apple for iPhones and iPads. It should be noted that a departure is precisely…