TMO: In the context of declining to use DRM, what is O’Reilly’s philosophy and strategy regarding the publishing of online books?Andrew Savikas: Tim O’Reilly likes to say that books are “user interfaces on information.” In other words, books are a technology, just like any other. They’re devices for sharing ideas. And like any other technology,…
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iPhone 4 Glif Stand: Concept to Product in Five Months
The GlifThe concept for the Glif came to Tom and Dan in July 2010. To receive funding for their concept, they approached Kickstarter, the the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world.Pledges for funding started in October of 2010, and the initial goal of $10,000 was reached by November 2010. During this time,…
Google Places for iPhone Offers Better Finding
The app offers searches for restaurants, coffee shops, bars, ATMs, gas stations, hotels, and more. According to Google, Hotpot’s results are significantly tweaked by data based on other restaurants and locations that you have rated. The more you rate, the more accurate your results should be when searching for a location near you. If you…
Director Goes Silver Screen with iPhone 4
Park Chan-wook’s “Paranmanjang”“We went through all the same film-making processes except that the camera was small,” Mr. Park said. The iPhone 4 captures 720p video at 30 frames per second, which offered enough quality to please Mr. Park even though most pro cameras capture video at 1080p or higher.Apple’s iPhone service partner in South Korea,…
Apple Not Ruling Out iPhone Hotspot Through AT&T
“We did the hotspot feature [for Verizon’s iPhone] because it’s something Verizon offers, they have a system and specs for it in place,” Mr. Schiller told Ars Technica at the Verizon media event announcing the deal. “We can’t say if it will come to AT&T.” Apple doesn’t speak for AT&T in most regards, of course,…
Phil Schiller: No Side-Loading of Verizon Apps on iPhone
“We want the experience to be the same for every iPhone user. So there are no special Verizon Apps preinstalled,” Mr. Schiller said. “AT&T offers customers some apps via the App Store. I’ll let Verizon comment if they are working on anything for that.”Verizon’s iPhone won’t look like thisVerizon is all but notorious for installing…
Apple, Verizon, AT&T Stocks Down Following Verizon iPhone
AAPL and VZ had both experienced a run-up leading up to Tuesday’s announcement, meaning that today’s news that Verizon would sell a CMDA iPhone was baked into the price. For instance, Apple’s stock rose from a closing price of $331.29 per share on Wednesday January 5th to a new closing high of $342.46 on Friday…
ZeroChroma Teatro iPhone 4 Case is Best-in-Class
I recently wrote a Dr. Mac column for the Houston Chronicle that was about clever product designs. Among the products I singled out for cleverness beyond the call of duty were new iPhone and iPad cases from ZeroChroma. To quote myself, “I’ve tested hundreds of cases, folks, and I thought I’d seen it all until…
iPad Tops Mossberg’s Best of 2010 List
“For a 1.0 product, the iPad was amazing,” Mr. Mossberg said. “With the new iOS 4.2 operating system and its huge selection of apps, the iPad continues to stay ahead of the competition.”The iPad and iPhone 4 both made Mossberg’s best of listApple’s multimedia tablet has been popular ever since it was launched in April…
Word Lens for iPhone Translates Text on the Fly
Word Lens uses the video camera feature in the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and the fourth generation iPod touch and supports translating printed text. Translated text appears in place of the original text in captured images.Translate text with Word LensSo far, English to Spanish and Spanish to English translation packs are available, but the company…
Stream Your Music from Cloud to iPhone with mSpot [Update]
mSpot is a free service, and today’s app release is a free download from the App Store. It’s officially an iPhone and iPod touch app, but it will work on the iPad (iPad users can also use a browser). The company told The Mac Observer that it is working on an iPad-specific version of the…
Analyst Calls Verizon iPhone a Sure Thing
“Our Take On The Timing Of iPhone At Verizon. Our model assumes Verizon launches the iPhone in early- or mid-calendar year 2011,” Mr. Munster said. “While we do not know the timing of the launch we have modeled it to occur midway through the March ‘11 quarter.”Verizon iPhone? Munster’s Magic 8 Ball says “Yes.”Rumors have…
Woz Freaks Out Media with White iPhone 4
Woz told CNN he was able to get ahold of a kit that replaces the black glass front and back for the iPhone 4 with white components the seller claimed came from the same factory Apple uses to build its phones. “I saw a post and got in quick and ordered my set of parts,…
iPhone Game Boss Leaves Apple
“My job there was basically to make gaming on the iOS devices fantastic,” he said. “Basically that meant looking at the technologies involved and making sure the software played well with the hardware, to look at upcoming hardware/API and say ‘Yup, that is a good thing’.”
Research In Motion Downgraded on iPhone, Android
While Research In Motion brought the smartphone market to life, both CLSA and Gleacher & Co. believe that the market is now dominated by iPhone and Android. RIM is in a battle for third place with cellphone heavyweight Nokia and has-been model Windows Mobilephonewhatever. The Associated Press reported that Gleacher & Co. analyst Mark McKechnie…
New juice pack plus Doubles iPhone 4 Battery Life
mophie’s juice pack plus for iPhone 4The juice pack plus includes a 2,000 mAh rechargeable battery, rubber grips to help avoid accidental drops, a pass through USB port for simultaneous charging and syncing, and a standby and charging switch for controlling when the case’s battery is used. The case is also designed to redirect the…
Charge And Sync Your iPhone With PocketHub
Kensington has a winner in it’s new PocketHub. It is inexpensive at US$39.99, and it lets you charge and sync your iPhone and iPod touch without losing a USB port. It works with iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4, and first and second and third generation iPod touch. It comes with a hard plastic travel case…
Problem With Netflix on Apple TV 2? Maybe It’s DNS
A quick look at Apple discussion board revealed that the problem existed for some users early on, while others discovered the issue after updating their Apple TV with the latest iOS version (iOS 4 for Apple TV). The problem, they claim, relates to the DNS entries the Apple TV is relying on to find streaming…
Apple Recruits From RIM for iPhone Enterprise Sales
The five former RIM employees served the company in various sales capacities, including Geoff Perfect, who was Head of Strategic Sales and worked at RIM for five years before leaving the company to join Apple as Head of Enterprise Sales. Following in his footsteps, was Paul Alvarez, who served for a similar time span as…
Apple Approves Google Voice for iPhone
Apple had rejected the app for some time, an issue that cause its fair share of hoopla on the Internet. Its appearance today was not specifically anticipated, but CNN noted that Apple had begun approving third party apps that interfaced with the service in recent weeks. The app is currently available only in the U.S.,…
Urbanears’ Platten Headphones, Cool With Good Sound
The Packaging Before I even started testing these earphones I was impressed with one particular thing — the packaging. Now this good impression was probably somewhat influenced by the fact that earlier in the day I had to open one of those blister pack packages that requires a chainsaw to get to the product, but…
Apple Stores Suspend Sales of iPhone 4 Slide-In Cases
There have been a relatively few reports of such problems for some time, and Gdgt reported in October that Apple was investigating the issue, and the reality today is that while other third-party iPhone 4 cases (snap-in and bumpers, for instance) are available at Apple Stores, slide-in cases are not. Slide-in cases for earlier iPhone…
T-Mobile Disses iPhone for Being on AT&T
The spot was produced in the same vein as Apple’s “I’m a Mac” TV commercials, and presents the MyTouch 4G as a beautiful young woman. The iPhone 4G is presented as a youngish hipster-with-an-actual-but-not-too-formal-job, with AT&T as the proverbial monkey on his back in the form of a stodgy, balding, and overweight business suit. The…
Canalys & NPD: iPhone #1 Smartphone in U.S., Android #1 OS
Canalys pitched its results as Apple taking the lead in the U.S. smartphone market. According to the firm, Apple now has 26.2% of that market, ahead of #2 RIM’s 24%. On a global scale, Apple now has 17% of the worldwide market for the #2 spot, while Nokia claimed #1 with 33% and RIM came…