April 2010
111 posts
First iPad reviews hit the web. →
The usual set of characters got early review units. MacWorld collects all these early reviews. Stephen Fry got one before me? God damn it.
March 2010
94 posts
Apple's iPhone 4.0 to support multitasking via... →
Marco.org: It must have been a slow news day at... →
Marco tears apart another example of shitty tech journalism.
Engadget on the latest 4th revision iPhone... →
“The future of our industry now looks totally different than the past. It looks...”
– Hello, iPad. Hello, Cloud 2.
Self-publishing for the iPad →
mrgan:
Before we knew what to call the iPad, I expressed hope that Apple’s reinvention of the book (which may end up being a big part of the iPad story) would include a sort of iLife for writers: a simple, fun, and elegant way to self-publish books. Apple didn’t do this, but it looks like smaller services like Smashwords will do their best. Whether they’ll do an Apple-level job of it remains to...
Apple iPad Guided Tours →
“Scott Rosenberg compares the media’s reaction to the iPad to its obsession with...”
– rc3.org - Needed perspective on iPad hype
Some advice on 8-bit iPhone Game Development from... →
Kobo eReader is Kobo's $149 E Ink play for... →
It’s launching in Canada (through Indigo) soon. $150 is a pretty good price for an eBook reader, and this thing looks nice and small. It’s totally bare-bones, but that might be good enough for people who just want to read paperbacks on the train.
Instapaper Blog: Preview: Instapaper on iPad →
I’m probably supposed to keep this secret and build everyone’s anticipation to hype this up. Oh well. Maybe I’ll do that for the Instapaper edition for Apple’s next revolutionary computing platform. First: Instapaper is definitely coming to iPad. Second: Instapaper is coming to iPad very soon. Possibly even on day one — yes, I’m going for it — but that’s optimistic.
Instapaper is one of my...
Perseus Signs an EBooks Deal for the iPad →
Perseus distributes works from 330 smaller publishers.
RIP Palm: it's over, and here's why →
It’s probably not a good thing if all the press writes about your company is how it’s on the way out.
Opera Mini for iPhone Makes Browsing on (the) EDGE... →
It will be interesting to see if Apple allows Opera to sell their browser on the AppStore or not. This will be the first browser that doesn’t use WebKit running on the iPhone.
Who will buy Palm? →
Jean-Louis Gassée is the man behind Be, the operating system that was super awesome but didn’t end up going anywhere. This is a pretty interesting take on the future of Palm. Gassée contends no one will buy Palm, and they are unlikely to overcome their current financial woes.
AT&T to soon offer Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus |... →
I’m surprised Palm is doing so poorly. Web OS seems like a real competitor to the iPhone OS, but it seems to have gained little traction. Apparently the Pre phone is a bit so-so,
Why books on the iPad just might work →
mlarson:
“If you’re playing along at home, with the exception of the first, none of these criticisms are really iPad-specific.”
Windows Phone 7 mirrors iPhone missing features →
As more details emerge regarding the upcoming Windows Phone 7 series, it seems to be defined more by the features and functions it lacks than the ones it delivers. Microsoft did throw out the playbook and start over with Windows Phone 7—but the new playbook may have been stolen from Apple’s locker room.
Microsoft coping Apple? Where have I read that story before?
A Peek at an Interactive Magazine for the Apple... →
Paul Thurrott on Windows Phone 7 Series →
Windows 7, due out at the end of the year, is playing catchup to iPhone OS 1.0, while Apple is set to release iPhone OS 4.0 in a couple months. It’s funny reading all the bitching from 3 years back about the iPhone’s lack of features, while those same people try and figure out ways to compliment Windows Phone 7 Series.
“Google has declared itself as the champion of the “open web” while maintaining a...”
– Microsoft passes the “choice” bludgeon against Apple to Google
Andro-what-now? →
On top of what sounds like a dreadfully executed Android device, the aggressive ad campaign from Motorola and AT&T seems to treat it as The Device With an OS That Shall Not Be Named. I haven’t seen Android mentioned at all. If this becomes a trend, it will be detrimental to Android’s future.
Shitty Tech Journalism and Multitasking
chartier:
Gizmodo thinks WP7’s lack of multitasking, copy-and-paste means that Microsoft is screwing up The fact that previous generations of Windows Mobile had features like multitasking and copy-and-paste doesn’t have much bearing on Windows Phone 7 Series. As I understand it, WP7 is an entirely new platform written with entirely new code. That Microsoft axed some features for the...
“The ads on the iPad are not going to be annoying interruptions, like they are...”
– Magazines on the iPad
Felix Salmon discusses the future of magazines on the iPad, with a focus on Wired’s recent announcements about their iPad application. I haven’t subscribed to Wired in a long time, but their iPad application certainly looks tempting. I wonder if they will earn a...
The Nexus One is now available in Canada. →
There is now a 3G model that works on networks like AT&T and Rogers.
Articles - The Wikipedia App →
Damn this lady knows how to make an iPhone app. I’m grabbing it now. Expect a review in the near future.
Usability Nightmare: The My.SXSW iPhone App →
Even if you don’t care about UI design AT ALL you need to read this, because this is hilarious.
1FPS: Questions about an iPad future →
But how will we get our photos onto the iPad in the first place? How will we create our iPod playlists? How will we print a Pages document? How will we create a backup of all our important photos, media, and documents? How will we wipe our iPad and start with a clean (*snicker*) slate?
This was written several weeks ago, and it’s surprising that basically none of these questions have been...
“Now, JavaScript is no Cocoa, and CSS is no Core Animation. I’m not saying web...”
– Neven Mrgan’s — Can you write “open” apps for the iPhone?
Oh Snap?! A follow up to the Tim Bray article I linked to earlier.
“The truth is that people don’t buy consumer electronics for the quantity of...”
– Opinion: ‘Less is more,’ the iPad paradox
I think this quote perfectly articulates the divide between differing opinions of the iPad.
One thing to keep in mind: it’s not like the iPad isn’t going to evolve over the new few years. The copy and paste functionality on the...
Bant is a Diabetes Monitoring App for the iPhone... →
Toronto’s University Health Network FTW! It looks to be really well done.
New Phones Still Sold With Old Versions of Android →
“The iPhone vision of the mobile Internet’s future omits controversy, sex, and...”
– Tim Bray is now working at Google on Android.
“The equation is simple. Adobe wants to make money selling tools, so it needs our...”
– John Nack — Adobe isn’t in the Flash business
Well said. I wonder if the rest of the company is as clued in as he is, though?
Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal →
It’s strange how much things have changed between the two companies in just 3 years.
Andy Ihnatko's Morning Purchases →
Some advice on which iPad to get, assuming you want to get one.I was planning on grabbing the the 32gig Wi-Fi model. I think the 3G could be handy, but the premium you pay seems high, and I already have an iPhone with an (expensive) data plan.
On needing approval for what we create, and losing... →
Ben Fry, the man behind Processing, writes about his disappointment in Apple’s new locked down approach to personal computing. There are lots of obvious and valid critiques of Apple, very well articulated.
The iPad and Mac Development →
This is long, but well worth the read. The developer behind Scriviner articulates some of the disappointment he feels with the release of the iPad. There is too much good stuff to quote, so you should just read it.
Screen Rotation
The way the iPhone rotates the screen as you change its orientation is pretty neat. The phone doesn’t actually know how you are oriented, only how it is oriented with respect to the ground. Most of the time this doesn’t matter since we are usually sitting or standing when using the device. The whole experience is pretty seamless. However, when you’re lying in bed on your side...
Apple dishes new iPad details on 3G, iBooks, more. →
MacWorld has a good round up of a lot of the new information to come out today about the iPad. What I’m really excited about is the screen rotation lock.