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Lawyer: Antitrust move against Apple would ’sink’
Antitrust charges against Apple over its decision to ban rivals' development tools from the iPhone would likely fail because the company doesn't have a stranglehold on the mobile market, an antitrust lawyer tells Computerworld.Google Set to Roll Out eBook Sales as Early as Next Month
The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is planning to begin selling eBooks in late June or July of this year, creating yet another area where it will compete head-to-head with Apple, which rolled out...MacRumors Blood Drive
MacRumors is pleased to announce the MacRumors Blood Drive during the months of May and June 2010. We encourage our readers to donate blood at any collection center, then let us know so we can offer well...Review: Angry Birds HD
Angry Birds HD by Chillingo brings all the greatness of the original version with the added bonus of a larger canvas on which to slingshot your bird horde at the clever defenses of the little green pigs.Apple Facing New Patent Lawsuit Over iPhone
The Loop reports that Apple is facing a new patent lawsuit from NetAirus Technologies over the iPhone. While Apple is routinely the target of such actions, this particular lawsuit is interesting if only ...AT&T international data plans for iPad come at a hefty price
Yesterday AT&T released roaming data plans for the iPad 3G and they do not come cheap. Pricing starts at $25 per month for 20 megabytes and goes as high as $200 for 200 megabytes. Unlike the normal data plans, these international plans do not auto-renew on a month to month basis. Here’s the full breakdown:
- $24.99/month: 20 MB data
- $59.99/month: 50 MB data
- $119.99/month: 100 MB data
- $199.99/month: 200 MB data
These plans work in over 90 countries and can be accessed directly from your iPad 3G’s cellular data settings. You do have the option to select a start date and AT&T encourages travelers to set this up prior to leaving the country.
What are your thoughts on the above prices? Too much to be paying for data in this day and age? And with the iPad 3G being unlocked and GSM, could pay-as-you-go MicroSIM plans picked up when you visit be a far cheaper alternative (if they become available). Sound off in the comments!
[AT&T, thanks everyone who sent this in!]
AT&T international data plans for iPad come at a hefty price is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
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Another developer returns to iPhone post-iPad
Frasier Speirs, one of several well-publicized developers to leave the iPhone over objections to Apple’s App Store policies and controversy surrounding app rejections, has decided to return, post iPad, and his reasons are intriguing:
I suspect that the days of everyone buying a MacBook to get online are soon to be over. I’ve already written about how I see our three-Mac family turning into a one-Mac, three-iPad family over the next hardware cycle and I imagine that scenario repeated industry-wide over time. Already the ratio of iPhone OS devices to Macs is 5:2.
He believes Apple can and will reject apps, and that the frontier days of computing are giving way to the mainstream, appliance future.
iPhone OS is the first mass-market operating system where consumers are no longer afraid to install software on their computers (I’m not counting read-only media software platforms like games consoles here). In a conversation recently, a friend recounted a scene that he passed by in an airport. Four fifty-something women were sitting at a cafe table discussing the latest apps they had downloaded on their iPod touches. New software can’t break your iPhone OS device and, if you don’t like it, total removal is only a couple of taps away.
Speirs also thinks iPads are cheap enough you can buy each year’s new model and still save money compared to traditional computers. And he wants into that ecosystem.
[Frasier Speirs via Daring Fireball]
Another developer returns to iPhone post-iPad is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
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Apple gets patents for iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS design, applies for iPhone/iPad icon trademarks
Big week for Apple patent pr0n, as in addition to getting a patent for the original 2007 iPhone 2G design, Steve Jobs, Jonathan Ive, et al are not being granted a patent for the 2008/2009 iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS design as well. And not content with hardware alone, Apple has filed for patents on almost all their Home Screen and App Store icons (we couldn’t find Calendar, which means its either too generic or we just couldn’t find it).
So fair warning to all the iClone manufacturers without prior art or $40 billion in the bank — start visual differentiation plans now.
As to the icons, at almost 1000×1000 pixels and with detail to match, it shows just how obsessive Apple is when it comes to their products and while other OS and devices may use the same app-launcher paradigms, they don’t seem to be slaving over every last detail — in art, consistency, multitouch panel quality, and touch detection software quality — Apple is putting in. Just amazing. (Except for those diagonal stripes).
Gallery after the break!
[Patently Apple, GoRumors via Engadget]
Apple gets patents for iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS design, applies for iPhone/iPad icon trademarks is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
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U.S. Federal Trade Commission Looking Into Apple’s iAd?
In a report covering a potential antitrust inquiry for Apple regarding its exclusion of cross-platform compilers for applications submitted to the App Store, The Wall Street Journal notes that the U.S. Fe...Apple tweaks Wi-Fi in iPhone to use China protocol
Apple has tweaked its iPhone to support a Chinese security protocol for wireless networks, suggesting an iPhone with Wi-Fi could go on sale there.ABC Player now supports 3G streaming
The latest version of ABC Player streams free television shows over 3G and feature various other improvements.Dropbox app updated for the iPad
The latest version of the iPhone app for the popular online storage and file-sharing service adds iPad compatibility.Apple granted design patent for iPhone 3G, 3GS
Apple granted design patent for iPhone 3G, 3GS originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 May 2010 07:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsQuick Review: OmniGraphSketcher for iPad
OmniGraphSketcher for iPad [$14.99- iTunes Link] is one of Omni Group’s latest editions to the iPad. Like the Mac app of the same name, it’s a quick and easy graphing or plotting tool that allows for realtime creation of charts and graphs. And on the iPad, it’s all done with multitouch.
You can plot out your own data points and format them any way you want. You can change color, axis points, size, shape, arrows… you get the idea. You can even copy and paste data from a multicolumn document such as Excel or Numbers and create a simple graph quickly.
I found this app to be useful in meetings or anywhere, really, that you need to illustrate some sort of graph (see the YouTube video at the end of this post to get an idea). If you already use iPad, then this is a great arsenal to have for any sort of data analyst, manager or sales person. Show up at a customer site with a busy spreadsheet? Does the customer look confused? You can very quickly plot out a graph to show them why their sales may be down or up.
Finally, OmniGraphSketcher allows you to read OmniSketcher files in email and allows you to export as a PDF via email or as an image to your Saved Photos album.
Overall I am impressed with OmniGraphSketcher. It eerily appears very similar to Apple’s own iWork suite for iPad and you can see where the groundwork has begun to standardize these types of apps on iPad. I vote two thumbs up for OmniGraphSketcher.
Check after the break for a video and pictures!
Quick Review: OmniGraphSketcher for iPad is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
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Review: At Bat 2010 for iPad
This iPad app from Major League Baseball is very good -- so good, in fact, that it will have you wishing that it could contain even more data about the national pastime.TUAW’s Daily App: Raging Thunder 2
Polarbit released Raging Thunder 2 a while back -- it's the sequel to their App Store launch title that's serving up solid racing on both the iPhone and the iPad. It's not the best pure racing game out there (Real Racing HD has gotten exposure, even in Apple stores, for that), but Raging Thunder has quite a bit of fun and depth added to it, allowing you to upgrade cars and even go for some Burnout and Mario Kart-style arcade action. And the latest update to the title, released about a week ago, adds online leader boards and touch controls for racing (in case you don't want to tilt your iPad or iPhone around as you play).
Raging Thunder 2 is definitely a respectable racing title, especially good if you're an arcade racing fan, and the price is just as temptingl: US$2.99 on both the iPhone and the iPad. If you're in the mood for a little action with your racing, and a deeper experience than some of the pick-up-and-play racing titles, Raging Thunder 2 is worth checking out.
Raging Thunder 2 is definitely a respectable racing title, especially good if you're an arcade racing fan, and the price is just as temptingl: US$2.99 on both the iPhone and the iPad. If you're in the mood for a little action with your racing, and a deeper experience than some of the pick-up-and-play racing titles, Raging Thunder 2 is worth checking out.
TUAW's Daily App: Raging Thunder 2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 04 May 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
TUAW's Daily App: Raging Thunder 2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 04 May 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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