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9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Samsung continues with anti-Apple rant on Facebook, says iPhone is "old school"

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 01:25:18 +0000

agree on all counts plus it IS possible to request a refund for an app on Apple's App Store for a legitimate reason (even after 15 minutes) but most people don't bother.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Netflix promises revamped iPad app "in a few weeks"

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:04:09 +0000

Never say never. Here's one of the news articles that that mentions how upset users, myself included, were when we lost the option from within the iPad app: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/netflix_cont... From then on, I had to go to the website in order to manage my queue.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Netflix promises revamped iPad app "in a few weeks"

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:06:34 +0000

They had it but got rid of it in that whole concentrate on streaming thing

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Former Apple UI designer thinks touchscreens are a "hokey visual facade", calls for innovation in "t

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:04:05 +0000

There were suggestions (and links to active research) on haptic feedback, 3D touch & manipulation, dynamically-changing physical interfaces that can be used exclusively by feeling the contours of the buttons, even research about 3D hologram manipulation and simulation of physical touch. These types of forward-thinking tactile interactions were what he was saying were glossed over in these "future visions".

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : iPhone health and fitness band from Jawbone arriving November 6 for $99

Thu, 3 Nov 2011 19:08:19 +0000

Their claim that they determine sleep via algorithmic analysis of micro movement makes me think that they have thought that through and it is the major differentiator in comparison to other devices.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : iPhone health and fitness band from Jawbone arriving November 6 for $99

Thu, 3 Nov 2011 19:03:48 +0000

water _resistant_ (up to 1m)

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : iSuppli: Android makers not catching up soon to iPad and here's why

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 15:03:39 +0000

In reference to a quote from Allen Kay: "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware. "

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : New case lets you drop a bowling ball on your iPad

Fri, 8 Apr 2011 22:25:08 +0000

Sweet! This is the first time I've heard of this product. I will definitely be buying their elbow and knee pads (non-bulky, stays in place, and material gets harder on impact to protect my bones)! As for the iPad case, I don't really carry my iPad around with me; generally use at home most of the time.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : New case lets you drop a bowling ball on your iPad

Fri, 8 Apr 2011 22:20:32 +0000

It looks like they're going to carry it in black also.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Apple bucks trend and is doing well in China

Thu, 7 Apr 2011 03:55:27 +0000

It's that darn reality distortion field! ;) AAPL has always been backwards like that; especially after a keynote and financial results. I guess, despite Apple's consistently conservative forecasts, analysts over inflate their expectations.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : HP kills Palm brand, releases Veer, Pre 3 and TouchPad

Wed, 9 Feb 2011 21:28:35 +0000

Well, the vast majority of PC users are still Windows users and still hanging on to the Windows brand. I would imagine most of their audience just voted for WP7 because of their loyalty to the Windows brand and probably have never used either mobile OS. And why the hell did I get down voted for answering someone's question and providing additional info with a link? I never said that WP7 was better than iOS and I never participated in that user poll. Moving on.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : HP kills Palm brand, releases Veer, Pre 3 and TouchPad

Wed, 9 Feb 2011 19:55:10 +0000

I love my iPhone and iPad but I like the potential of webOS. WebOS still has the best multi-tasking experience and notification system. Also, I'd have to say placing/receiving calls and texts on the tablet, instead of having to switch to my phone, via wifi and tapping the phone on the tablet to transfer what is being viewed on the tablet to the phone is pretty darn innovative.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : HP kills Palm brand, releases Veer, Pre 3 and TouchPad

Wed, 9 Feb 2011 19:47:18 +0000

It was just a user poll on Laptop Mag website: http://blog.laptopmag.com/os-bowl-final-webos-vs-...

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Finnish consumer champs want cold iPhone refunds

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:08:20 +0000

Thanks for the laugh! Hilarious!

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : iOS hacker hacks Game Center scoring

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:33:18 +0000

Cydia please block this app! It makes the whole jailbreak community look bad and ruins the fun for every gamer on iOS devices!

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Microsoft to build version of Windows for ARM processors?

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:49:31 +0000

I think the author was referring to combining the FULL Mac OS on a Mac but using a future more efficient multi-core ARM chip rather than an Intel CPU.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Airplay for App Store developer concept shown

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:11:46 +0000

It's not public API yet. Erica is using the open framework (jailbroken)

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Printopia Review: AirPrint for Everyone

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:59:54 +0000

No, they held off because they're trying to push printer manufacturers to support it, which means no more printer drivers, which is huge!

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : iWork to be Mac App Store exclusive?

Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:38:42 +0000

It will probably be like iOS enterprise distribution is today. There is just one enterprise account which allows them to distribute/push their internal/purchased apps to all of their employees' phones.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Apple to ditch carriers for future iPhone purchases?

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:22:00 +0000

That was the first time it was ever better to have it shipped instead of picking up at store. Previously, they arrived early but they told the carriers not to deliver them until the day of launch so they came late that evening. I hope they allow them to deliver early for iPhone 5 because waiting in line was tiresome!