21 May 2009
Perennial Apple guestimator, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, is back in the headlines (see above) with his prognostications about an Apple iTablet, which he sees hitting market in 2010 at a price point between $500 and $700 (i.e. between the top level iPod touch and bottom level MacBook). Apple Insider sums up the specs, which are [...]
21 May 2009
The basic premise of the early Sonic games was simple: have fun running around and jumping in large, open environments, collecting rings until you reach the exit on the far right side of each large map. Rather than funneling you into a single straight path, Sonic’s stages were often both long and tall, with multiple [...]
21 May 2009
Tapulous has teamed with Dave Matthews Band for the release of Dave Matthews Band Revenge, the company’s latest artist-specific rhythm game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Dave Matthews Band Revenge features ten songs, including two singles from the band’s upcoming album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, themes, graphics, and effects inspired by the [...]
21 May 2009
MacRumors has come across an Apple job listing for someone with: excellent understanding and knowledge of processor architecture, specifically ARM and its vector unit NEON. Additional Intel SSE or PowerPC AltiVec is also very helpful. Being able to use processor micro-architecture to write and deliver fast routines is an essential attribute. Neon, they remind us, is the [...]
15 May 2009
Silicon Alley Insider has heard some rumors that seem to corroborate MacRumors’ report from February that Apple is working on allowing limited background processes in a future version of the iPhone’s operating system. Our sources had told us they w… From MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors. Please read the complete article and [...]
15 May 2009
Business Insider rumormongers that Apple might be considering some limited form of multi-tasking, perhaps as early as iPhone 3.0, which would allow 3rd party apps to run as background tasks. They point to two possible models: Apple might allow users to select two apps that can run in the background. Apple might selectively allow some apps to [...]
15 May 2009
Venture Partners guestimated, based on a survey from O’Reilly, that Apple has made “only” $20-$45 million from their 30% cut of App Store revenue since the service launched in July 2008. To quickly recap, App Store developers can charge whatever they’d like for apps — including free as in $0 — and Apple will take 30% [...]
15 May 2009
We’d heard rumors about the iPod touch getting a camera already — makes sense and would tie it even more closely to the iPhone OS. HardMac (via MacRumors) is now saying the iPod nano will as well. Sounds plausible as it provides an easy way for Apple to both strengthen ties within their ecosystem and [...]
15 May 2009
HardMac claims that they have heard some interesting tidbits about future iPhones and iPods from their sources. - The future iPhone models will have exactly the same shape and size than the current iPhone 3G, despite fakes and rumors … From MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors. Please read the complete article and let us know [...]
14 May 2009
Nearly a month after Sling’s iPhone app to stream shows and control your home SlingBox DVR was supposedly banned by AT&T for network-clogging concerns, SlingPlayer Mobile actually shows up—for $30, and it works over Wi-Fi only. It might make for a nice addition to Sling’s streaming web site, but it suggests the idea of ever-present [...]
