Headlines: 26 Apr 10
Filed under: 3G, 3GS, 4G Network, China, Legal, iPad, iPod Touch, iTunes
Reuters: Pirates Rewrite Script for Apple’s China iPad Launch
“Just three weeks after the global launch, bootleg versions of Apple Inc’s hot-selling iPad tablet PCs have begun showing up on the shelves of online and real-world shops in piracy-prone China.”
TechCrunch: iPhone Leak Investigation Pauses As DA Ponders Gizmodo Shield Law Defense
“Earlier today news broke that police had raided Gizmodo editor Jason Chen’s home in connection with the iPhone leak last week. Authorities obtained a search warrant and removed four computers, two servers, and more. However, in light of claims by Gizmodo’s attorneys that Chen should be protected by California’s Shield Laws, we have just been told that the authorities are not yet looking through this evidence.”
Headlines: 23 Apr 10
Filed under: 3GS, AT&T, App Store, OS 3.x, OS 4.x, Smartphone Market, Steve Jobs, iPad, iPod Touch, iTunes
Bloomberg: Apple Captured 72% of Japan Smartphone Market in 2009
“Apple Inc. shipped 1.69 million iPhones in Japan in the fiscal year ended March 31, capturing the top share of the country’s smartphone market, MM Research Institute Ltd. said.
The iPhone, offered by Japan’s third-largest wireless carrier Softbank Corp., accounted for 72 percent of smartphones shipped in the country in the period, the Tokyo-based researcher said in a report yesterday. Taiwan’s HTC Corp. was second with 11 percent, followed by Toshiba Corp. with 6.8 percent, it said.”
Headlines: 21 Apr 10
Filed under: 3GS, 4G Network, 4th Generation iPhone, AT&T, App Store, Apple Corporate, OS 3.x, OS 4.x, Smartphone Market, Steve Jobs, iPad, iPod Touch
Daily Finance: “Why Apple Should Sue Gawker Over ‘Lost’ iPhone Story
“How hard must the finder of lost property try to return it to its owner before deciding it’s his to keep or sell? The answer to that question could determine whether Monday’s iPhone scoop results in millions of dollars in legal damages, or even criminal charges, for its purveyors.
Gawker Media has admitted — boasted, really — that it paid $5,000 to get its hands on a prototype of a fourth-generation iPhone for its gadget blog, Gizmodo. The seller of the device told the editors of Gizmodo and other technology blogs that he found it unattended in a bar called Gourmet Haus Staudt in Redwood City, California.
But shortly after Gizmodo published its blockbuster story about the phone, critics began accusing the site of breaking the law by, in effect, purchasing stolen goods.”
ZDNet: AT&T Earnings Propelled By iPhone Activations
“AT&T said Wednesday that it added 1.9 million wireless subscribers in the first quarter as the company continued to benefit from smartphone adoption and a bevy of connected devices such as e-readers, alarms and global positioning systems. In addition, AT&T activated 2.7 million iPhones.”
MacRumors: Apple to Make an Offer to Acquire ARM?
“The London Evening Standard reports that there have been rumors in London’s financial district that Apple may be interested in acquiring ARM Holdings. ARM’s shares shot up today based on the strong financial results from Apple yesterday. ARM provides the CPU designs for Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. ARM, however, also provides the chips for a broad range of mobile phones including Android and Palm devices.”
Headlines: 16 Apr 10
Filed under: 3G, 3GS, 4th Generation iPhone, Steve Jobs, iPad, iPod Touch, iTunes
PatentlyApple: Apple Introduces us to a New iTunes “Concert Ticket +” System
“There’s no missing the point that Apple wants to enter the electronic concert and event ticket business via a new application and system simply called “Concert Ticket +.” The system that is laid out in this extraordinarily detailed patent, points to a new iTunes based web service for tickets that will naturally enhance the iTunes music empire. Apple definitely envisions a way to revolutionize the entire current concert ticket process so as to eliminate paper while enhancing the concert or event experience. Today’s patent reviews the basics of this new system as well as review the benefits of such a system which could include the concert goer receiving such things as a live recording of the concert they just attended or access to exclusive artist interviews or refreshments. Surprisingly, the patent goes far beyond concerts as well – so as to cover sporting events, amusement park admissions and rides (think Disney), a wedding invitation system and a lot more. In fact, one of the events that the report covers includes Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference 2010.”
Headlines: 9 Apr 10
Filed under: 3GS, 4th Generation iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
Daring Fireball: Reading Between the iPhone OS 4.0 Lines
“A few months ago, I heard suggestions that Apple had tentative plans to release a developer beta of Mac OS X 10.7 at WWDC this June. That is no longer the case. Mac OS X 10.7 development continues, but with a reduced team and an unknown schedule. It’s my educated guess that there will be no 10.7 news at WWDC this year, and probably none until WWDC 2011.
Apple’s company-wide focus has since been focused intensely on one thing: iPhone OS 4.1 The number one priority at Apple is to grow mobile market share faster than Android. Anything that is not directly competitive with Android is on the back burner.”
Apple’s Prohibition of Flash-Built Apps in iPhone 4.0 Related to Multitasking
“Apple’s new iPhone 4.0 SDK license now blocks cross-compiled third party apps, such as those built from Flash CS5. Rather than being just a competitive blow directed at Adobe however, it appears the real motivation is to support sophisticated new multitasking features in the new operating system.”
Daring Fireball: Why Apple Changed Section 3.3.1
“We’re still in the early days of the transition from the PC era to the mobile era. Right now, Apple is winning. There are other winners right now too — RIM is still growing, and Android has grown a ton in the past year.
The App Store platform could turn into a long-term de facto standard platform. That’s how Microsoft became Microsoft. At a certain point developers wrote apps for Windows because so many users were on Windows and users bought Windows PCs because all the software was being written for Windows. That’s the sort of situation that creates a license to print money.”
Headlines: 8 Apr 10
Filed under: 3G, 3GS, 4th Generation iPhone, App Store, Apps, Steve Jobs, iPad, iPod Touch, iTunes
“Back in December, here’s how I concluded my piece on what I expected from Apple’s then-still-unannounced tablet:
If you’re thinking The Tablet is just a big iPhone, or just Apple’s take on the e-reader, or just a media player, or just anything, I say you’re thinking too small — the equivalent of thinking that the iPhone was going to be just a click wheel iPod that made phone calls. I think The Tablet is nothing short of Apple’s reconception of personal computing.
After the iPad was announced, I got two types of emails from readers. The first group saying they were disappointed, because they had been hoping I was right that The Tablet would be Apple’s reconception of personal computing.
The second group wrote to tell me how excited they were because I was right that The Tablet would be Apple’s reconception of personal computing.
Count me in with the second group. Apple hasn’t thought of everything with iPad, but what they’ve thought about, they’ve thought about very deeply. I got mine Saturday morning, and I’ve been using it since — or at least as often as I could get it away from my son. Here are my thoughts.”
DigiTimes: Apple Reportedly Planning a Smaller-size iPad for 1Q11, says Digitimes Research
“Apple is reportedly scheduling a smaller 5- to 7-inch version of the iPad that is expected to launch as soon as the first quarter of 2011, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst Mingchi Kuo.”
Apple: Get a Sneak Peek Into the Future of iPhone OS
“On April 8, Apple unveiled plans for the biggest and most exciting iPhone software update yet. iPhone OS 4 will include over 100 new user features for iPhone and iPod touch owners to enjoy. And for developers, a new software development kit (SDK) offers over 1500 new APIs to create apps that are even more powerful, innovative, and amazing.
iPhone OS 4 will ship this summer for iPhone and iPod touch, and for iPad in the fall. A developer beta is available now.”
Headlines: 7 Apr 10
Filed under: 3G, 3GS, 4th Generation iPhone, App Store, Apps, iPad, iPod Touch, iTunes
BusinessWeek: Apple iPad Components Cost At Least $259
“Apple’s (AAPL) iPad tablet computer costs as little as $259.60 to build, according to analysis by the research firm iSuppli.”
Gizmodo: How to Turn an iPhone Into a Wireless iPad Camera
“The iPad doesn’t have a built-in camera, but you can give it something better. By putting an app onto each an iPad and an iPhone, you can connect the two via bluetooth and have a wireless camera for your iPad.
All you need to do is download the Camera A and Camera B apps onto your iPad and iPhone respectively—note that Camera A will set you back a buck while Camera B is free. Once you’ve got the apps on your devices, make sure bluetooth is switched on, and open the apps. Ta da! You’ll see everything your iPhone’s lens sees on your iPad.”
AppleInsider: Apple iPad, iPhone OS 4 Appears Set to Gain Direct Printing Support
“Apple has hinted at the prospect for direct printing from the iPad in its support documents for iWork apps, suggesting the feature may appear as part of iPhone OS 4.0.
Support pages for iPad’s Pages, Keynote, and Numbers apps each note that “printing directly from iPad is not currently available,” rather than simply stating that the apps do not print.”
Slate: The iPad is Steve Jobs’ Final Victory Over the Company’s Co-Founder Steve Wozniak.
“In 2006, professor Jonathan Zittrain of Harvard Law School predicted that over the next decade there would be a determined effort to replace the personal computer with a new generation of “information appliances.” He was, it turned out, exactly right. But the one thing he couldn’t forecast was who would be leading the charge. How, indeed, could anyone have guessed that Apple Inc., the creator of the personal computer, would lead the effort to exterminate it?”
Headlines: 5 Apr 10
Filed under: 3G, 3GS, 4th Generation iPhone, AT&T, Apps, Steve Jobs, iPad, iPod Touch, iTunes
“You can’t deny, it’s pretty metaphysically silly to be playing a board game your parents bought at a yard sale for $2 on a $500+ iPad, in conjunction with two or more $200+ iPhones. Mix in service plans, accessories, the price of the app ($10), and the bribes you’ll have to pay your friends to join in on something so embarrassing, and you’re really pushing the limits of common sense with Scrabble for the iPad. But we will say this: it is pretty cool. We just paired up a couple iPhones (running the free Tile Rack app) and joined in with the iPad over Bluetooth or WiFi (the app makes it unclear as to which particular wireless tech is doing the honors at the moment, but both work) and in moments we were swiping tiles up to the iPad with the best of them.”
TechCrunch: Trouble In Paradise: iPad Users Complain Of Wifi Issues
“Just one day after launch and there are already scores of complaints on the Apple support site over faulty wifi on the iPad. A typical complaint is that the iPad shows no wifi signal, or a very weak signal, where other devices pick it up just fine.”
Fortune: Piper Jaffray Survey of iPad buyers: 74% Owned Macs; 66% Had iPhones
“Most of the people who lined up in New York and Minneapolis to purchase the iPad on Saturday were already committed Apple (AAPL) users, according to the results of a survey of 448 iPad buyers issued early Monday by Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster.”
BGR: Apple’s iPhone 4.0 OS To Be Revealed Thursday
“Uh oh… Apple just sent out invitations for press to get a sneak peak at their next generation iPhone OS, 4.0. We can’t wait for April 8th.”
Fortune: The iPad and the Failings of the Computer Industry
“Measured by its contribution to Apple’s (AAPL) bottom line, the launch of the iPad last weekend — with its attendant media frenzy and lines of customers snaking around city blocks and suburban malls — was not a particularly big deal.”
Forbes: The iPad Flies Through Airport Security
“The iPad, as Steve Jobs told us from his comfy leather chair at Macworld, represents a new computing form factor that falls squarely between the laptop and the smartphone. Which raises a curious problem for the Transportation Security Administration: Is the iPad a “laptop” that must be taken out of a bag and put through a scanner separately? Or does it fall into some other, less bomb-like category of gadget that can slip through security hidden in your briefcase?”
Mashable: iPad Peek: See How Your Website Looks on the iPad
“The iPad is finally available, and it’s already residing in the hands of some 300,000 people who purchased it on launch day. In a couple of months, the iPad user base will become big enough for web developers to start paying attention to how their websites look on the iPad.”
Headlines: 4 Apr 10
Filed under: 3G, 4th Generation iPhone, AT&T, App Store, Apps, Steve Jobs, iPad, iPod Touch, iTunes
Macworld: The iPad’s Charging Challenge Explained
“Anyone taking possession of a shiny new iPad this weekend may have noticed an odd message when connecting their gadget to some computers or USB chargers: the words Not charging in the iPad’s menu bar. We experienced the same issue during our initial testing, leading us to wonder if there was something wrong with our test unit.”
iPadInsider: Apple iPad Dropped and Tortured
“Here’s the Story: Apparently, YouTube user THISisCaSpEr bought all three models of the WiFi iPad at a Best Buy at Pittsburgh today. And he decided that smashing the $500 iPad with a baseball bat was “fun”.
Though pointless, the video reveals that the aluminum backing is fairly thin, which made it easier to dent and bent with a considerable amount of force. And also, as shown in the video, the downside to a bigger glass screen (Or whatever that was) is that it will be more prone to screen cracking. The iPad was dropped screen first on the concrete pavement and the result …”
MacNN: iPad Jailbroken In a Single Day
“iPhone Dev-Team member MuscleNerd revealed this afternoon that he has already managed to jailbreak the iPad after just a day of sales. The crack is a variation on the same “Spirit” jailbreak recently used to de-restrict iPhone 3.1.3 and, like the earlier technique, is believed to use a browser-based exploit as part of a trick to get root access and let unsigned apps run on the tablet. It’s not yet evident how easily this could be made into an automated process for regular users.”
iPhone Dev-Team member MuscleNerd revealed this afternoon that he has already managed to jailbreak the iPad after just a day of sales. The crack is a variation on the same “Spirit” jailbreak recently used to de-restrict iPhone 3.1.3 and, like the earlier technique, is believed to use a browser-based exploit as part of a trick to get root access and let unsigned apps run on the tablet. It’s not yet evident how easily this could be made into an automated process for regular users.
Headlines: 3 Apr 10
Filed under: 3G, 3GS, 4th Generation iPhone, AT&T, App Store, Apps, Steve Jobs, iPad, iPod Touch, iTunes
TUAW: Neflix Blog All But Promises iPhone Version of App
“OK, it’s not all that surprising that the streaming movie & DVD shipper would plan an iPhone app to go along with the now-only-hours-away iPad version… but tonight’s blog post on the Official Netflix Blog is downright cheeky.”
Gizmodo: Buying an iPad Day Zero: The Survival Guide
“Are there gonna iPads for people who didn’t preorder?
Yes. In fact, the Apple Store is very probably your best bet, because they’re overwhelmingly getting the most stock. In Manhattan, we’ve heard each Apple Store will have thousands of iPads, with the Fifth Ave. Store getting the most. Most of those are indeed for pre-orders, but for every 10 iPads slated for preorder customer, there’s at least one for a walk in. If you do the math, there are at least a couple hundred per store, at least in NYC.”
FakeSteve: An Open Letter to the People of the World
“Dear human race,
First of all, you’re welcome. In the last few days I’ve been overwhelmed by your letters and calls expressing your gratitude to Apple, and mostly to me personally, for inventing yet another life-changing, mind-altering product. All I can tell you is that with iPad, as with all of our products, all we did was create something that we want to use. We’re just so glad that you want to use it too. It’s humbling, actually. When you devote your entire life to the endless, selfless quest to improve the lives of others; when you live a monk-like existence, and focus all of your power and genius on the singular goal of creating objects that nourish souls and transform people’s lives with magic and wonder; and when people tell you that this is, indeed, what you’ve done — well, it’s gratifying. Namaste, entire population of Spaceship Earth. I honor the place where your desire to consume becomes one with my desire to create.”
BGR: References to New iPhones, New iPod Touch and New iPad Found!
“While today marks the first day the Apple iPad went on sale, it also gives us a glimpse into the upcoming stuff from Cupertino. One of our connects has been digging around the iPad filesystem and found references to the following:
- iPhone3,2
- iPhone3,3
- iPod4,1
- iProd2,1
The first two, iPhones, the second is an iPod touch, and the last? A major revision to the Apple iPad. As if things couldn’t get more exciting…”
MercuryNews: An Estimated 300,000 iPads Bought On Day One, Plus a Steve Jobs Sighting in Palo Alto
“The iPad arrived in Silicon Valley on Saturday with the usual Apple flourish: stores perfectly prepped for fired-up fans, some of whom waited in lines throughout the night to get their hands on the highly coveted tablet.
A number of Apple apostles did experience more than the thrill of holding a new shiny object: They got a serendipitous jolt of tech royalty. In San Jose, overnighters and early-risers got to hobnob with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who joined the pre-iPad vigil at 6 p.m. Friday at Valley Fair mall. In Palo Alto, Apple CEO Steve Jobs sauntered unannounced into the University Avenue store shortly before noon to drink in the scene.”
