gdp's Comments

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Paper: New iPad app that draws on simplicity

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:54:39 +0000

it's a great video and the tools look amazing! there's a big difference between this and a sketchbook...i've filled pages and pages of sketchbooks with half drawn (or less images), while this lets me wipe backwards all the way to the start if i want. if you don't sketch then i'm sure it doesn't make sense to you. there's a great youtube video of picasso painting and covering his work as he goes, ending up with a totally different painting than you thought he was constructing created in the very last five seconds of the piece. it would be interesting to see if he had used an iPad (time travel required, unfortunately).

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Remember Microsoft's Courier idea? J Allard funded 'Tapose' iPad app goes live today

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:09:10 +0000

But so what? The app is about split screen, not how fast you can write with your finger. It's a clean up item, not really related to the app's purpose. The feature is very useful for me. Screenwriting using my software on the left side of the screen, research notes, maps, pics and more on the right, without squeezing screen size, swiping to another screen, makes it an extremely useful tool, at least for my needs.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Apple adds $124.99 and $174.99 price tiers for apps

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:22:02 +0000

huh?

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Developers 'scrambling' because Apple changed the UDID access it said it would in August

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:32:52 +0000

For the folks who enjoy staring at a plumbers ass crack for hours on 'end' (Plumbers Crack app by the developer scrambling) this might curtail your pleasure for a while, at least until these geniuses, through their 'proactive' ( seven months after Apple announced it) actions make it work under the 'new' guidelines. Meanwhile you just have to find somebody else's crack to stare at. Whatever floats your boat.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Harrods announces that its Apple Store makes its grand opening tomorrow at 10 AM to sell new iPads

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:24:46 +0000

here it is www.ifoapplestore.com/db/

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Reuters refutes Bloomberg/iSuppli's claim, says LG is providing Retina displays for new iPad

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:55:50 +0000

Of course, I'm wasting time (waiting for a ride) to refute your comment, per Apple's online dictionary: refute |riˈfyo͞ot| verb [ with obj. ] prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove: these claims have not been convincingly refuted. • prove that (someone) is wrong. • deny or contradict (a statement or accusation): a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Apple SVP Industrial Design Jony Ive talks Apple design and competition

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:39:22 +0000

If you have an already formed opinion, which it appears you do ("... "everyone is copying us!" line that Apple's marketing and die-hard zealouts constantly dance around... ") then it's easy to see how you could read what he said to belittle people who think the competition is copying Apple. What he says is "doing something different" "wanting to be new" are the wrong starting point. His own quote: "'Different' and 'new' are relatively easy. Doing something genuinely better is very hard." -- Jony Ive

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Apple's first TV ad for the new iPad

Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:57:58 +0000

Again, I think Apple marketing has done it well. The tone of the ad is very soft and I would think it would have a lot of appeal to moms and some dads who don't have to have a corporate masculine voice to reach them and what they really care about, when it gets down to it...their kids. From the opening image of a pretty flower, to a kid storybook, to the great balloon scene from Up, to the cute princess smiling, to art strokes on an image from the kids book, the whole thing speaks to a particular audience, in my opinion, and does it well. Just like the "I've got to start a band" was designed for the teen demographic. IMHO Apple marketing knows what they are doing and has for the better part of their existence.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Verizon will offer iPad 4G hotspot, AT&T won't...yet (Updated)

Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:39:30 +0000

Totally spot on. The mind set of the poster you responded to, who said, in part: "...If you want to be a part of the game, you have to play by the rules. Being the biggest and best doesn't change that..." is EXACTLY the mind set of non game-changers. It's only a mind set like S. Jobs had that truly revolutionized the way we look at and incorporate certain technologies in our lives. Daily. Hourly. Minute(ly)???? ok..ok... When you say: "3Mbps can still costs $30 a month in some places when much of the rest of the developed world has 100Mbps for that price, or even free..."..again..true. I spent time in Europe on a film shoot and when I describe to my friends our fee structures, offers our telecoms make, even being charged to receive a call, they roll their eyes. It's sick, and not in the good 'sick' way. Not at all.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : It's obvious now? The next iPhone is called...“the new iPhone"

Thu, 8 Mar 2012 04:21:43 +0000

I call it brilliant (as usual) marketing. Apple has a huge and loyal following for the iPad and those people are mostly aware that a new Pad is coming out and it's not the same as the one they have, and sites like this go so much deeper than most buyers where people have terribly specific needs, stats they want and features they need. The market Apple is wooing is the one that has people that don't have an iPad and probably don't know the iterations and what they stand for and can simply walk into an Apple store and say I want the iPad, you know, the new one. Sure makes it simple for them, and could easily work far into the future, so no matter what the latest iPad is, that's the one they want. If not, then they will ask about 'older' options...maybe.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Apple acknowledges use of Corning Gorilla Glass on iPhone, means Gorilla Glass 2 likely for iPhone 5

Sat, 3 Mar 2012 02:50:02 +0000

I usually find T. Skil...posts pretty relevant, but I'm not sure why the interest in making sure it's called "sixth generation iPhone" instead of iPhone 5? I go to about six Apple sites daily and they all refer to it as 5. In one sense if it's the sixth iteration you could possibly say, it is the sixth, I guess, but that seems more an attempt to put a label on it that Apple itself may not use. Anyway, about the 20% increase in thin/light/strength, seems a positive jump in those areas for users. Not being an engineer, I can't factually discount it, but studies we did in grad school on surfaces and surface tension, 20% was considered appreciable.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Apple prevails in Shanghai showdown with Proview, iPad sales allowed to continue

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:22:22 +0000

"... Interestingly, it has come to light that the Bank of China and Minsheng Bank have been controlling debt-laden Proview since March 2009. As a result, Proview is not allowed to make any agreements without the creditors’ approval, essentially turning the banks into silent parties with vested interests, as one trademark lawyer told Business Week..." Well, that reveals some, probably not all, of the behind the scenes forces at play. Two banks figuring out how to leverage whatever they can to get out of the Proview entity, which they control and may have lost funds in themselves. It also would seem, if they are powerful in the biz community, that power could extend to the courts. More transparency could show more of forces at play. "...Apple responded that Proview’s trademark is invalid because their I-PAD computer hasn’t been on sale for years..." Don't know if this quote is taken out of context, as Apple has previously said they had purchased the rights. This may be in addition to. Reporting on this has been pretty inconsistent, possibly due to translation or reportage. We will see.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : NYTimes accuses Apple of playing 'Access Journalism', claims their coverage of Foxconn conditions go

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:22:58 +0000

Picking on a source that will get you the most publicity... Going after the only tech titan in the world to partner with FLA... Ignoring credentials and mission of FLA as if it had no worth.... Instituting the most far reaching audit in the history of corporate entities.... Quoting unnamed sources.... And too many others to take time to list.... ALL = lack of journalistic integrity or as it is put above > not being on anybody's list of journalistic "blogs" working for true evaluation but definitely on the list of "Let's hit the big guy...that'll get us noticed..and then, let's complain we were really being full of journalistic integrity and they just got angry.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Sony Music jacks price of Whitney Houston music immediately following her death

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:57:03 +0000

"... they're trying to recoup those losses..." I'm not sure what losses Whitney Houston has ever laid on Sony. Do you have special "creative accounting" friends?

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : CEO Tim Cook breaks down $150M in charitable contributions by Apple

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:04:28 +0000

Well, that's a classy response. I'm always interested in the accomplishments of people who seem to relish writing trash. Not agreeing with someone's philanthropic philosophy (implying the writer is extremely philanthropic within his/her means) is fair game, if one is into judging others, but branding with "POS" is really more a statement about the personality and mentality of the person posting than the subject. And, being this is a public forum, anyone can write what they please, no question about that.

9to5Toys - New Gear, reviews and deals : Flexible USB Silicone Keyboard for $8 + $4 s&h

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:15:51 +0000

Appears to be Windows only.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Apple combats scalpers with new lottery system for iPhone reservations in Hong Kong

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:56:09 +0000

spoken like a true scalper!

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : CBS probes Apple's relationship with Foxconn

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:35:00 +0000

Then make sure you don't buy anything made in China. Nothing. Not just phones, tablets but clothing, household goods, any of the thousands of products made there,. Check the label before you buy, if you feel strongly about this.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Global Equities Research: iBooks Textbooks downloaded 350,000 times in three days

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:12:21 +0000

at my University the profs select the books, not the bookstore, which only handles them unless they're bought online or through some alums who have set up a cheaper source of reselling. This is a great step! Of course, looking at some sites, there is no shortage of "experts" who profess to be high qualified in marketing, education, publishing and many other fields and are explaining the faults with Apple's plan.

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence : Samsunged: TV advert slams Apple's iPhone over lack of stock turn-by-turn navigation software

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:14:14 +0000

If you don't think Sam...." spots aren't making fun of Apple users, then there's not much more to say in a dialogue about the spot. I'm signing out on this one.