May 12 2009

Poster on Chinese forum leaks next-gen iPhone specs

A poster on an Chinese Apple site claims to have played with Apple’s next-gen iPhone, and he spills the beans on the specs – More RAM, faster processor, 3.2 Megapixel camera with autofocus and more


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May 12 2009

Apple, HP, Dell laptop owners sue Nvidia

Five owners of Apple, Dell and Hewlett-Packard laptops have combined their lawsuits against Nvidia in an attempt to make the company replace allegedly flawed processors, according to court documents. The five plaintiffs filed an amended complaint last week in San Francisco federal court that accused Nvidia of violating the consumer-protection laws.


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May 12 2009

Make Bread With an Apple (PIC)

Learn how to make dough and save bread at the same time.


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May 12 2009

Apple Freezes Snow Leopard APIs

DJRumpy writes in to alert us that Apple’s new OS, Snow Leopard, is apparently nearing completion. “Apple this past weekend distributed a new beta of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that altered the programming methods used to optimize code for multi-core Macs, telling developers they were the last programming-oriented changes planned ahead of the software’s release. …`Apple is said to have informed recipients of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard build 10A354 that it has simplified the`… APIs for working with Grand Central, a new architecture that makes it easier for developers to take advantage of Macs with multiple processing cores. This technology works by breaking complex tasks into smaller blocks, which are then`… dispatched efficiently to a Mac’s available cores for faster processing.”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.


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May 11 2009

Rupert Murdoch in a snit over iPhone loophole

The WSJ simply had to release an app for the iPhone if it was going to remain relevant. Unfortunately for the Journal, Apple hasn’t yet figured out a safe or easy way to charge iPhone users for the things they do within apps. So anything from the Journal that you can read on an iPhone (or an iPod Touch) is not charged.


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May 11 2009

Apple freezes Snow Leopard APIs as software nears release

Apple this past weekend distributed a new beta of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that altered the programming methods used to optimize code for multi-core Macs, telling developers they were the last programming-oriented changes planned ahead of the software’s release.


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May 11 2009

Apple’s Woz Boosts Tech for Schools

The Apple co-founder has joined the board of TechForEducators.com, which aims to get technology to all students regardless of income.


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May 11 2009

Apple Rejects BitTorrent Control App

This time the company’s rejected Maza’s Drivetrain, an app that allows users to remotely control the Transmission Bittorrent app, because “this category of applications is often used for the purpose of infringing third party rights.” Right…


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May 11 2009

Apple Refusing Any BitTorrent Related Apps?

jamie pointed out what appears to be an unfortunate policy for Apple’s app store that is refusing anything to do with BitTorrent. The example is a remote control app that allows a user to interface with their Transmission BitTorrent client. This certainly isn’t the first complaint over app store policy. Issues from the return policy to the “objectionable content” of Nine Inch Nails have some developers concerned over what Apple is doing to the market. Of course, many are quick to remind that it is Apple’s store and they are free to do whatever they want with it.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.


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May 11 2009

The iPhone’s secret silicon: A need to know?

The precise specifications for many iPhone chips are murky. Should Apple be more open about its secret ingredients?


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