You’re not alone if you’ve ever wondered when the convenience of the App Store would be unleashed on your Mac. Apple’s “Back to the Mac” event this morning revealed that the wait will soon be over. Developers could have the most to cheer about, though. Read More »
Archive for October 2010
Yes, the name for Mac OS X 10.7 is Lion. Steve Jobs introduced the OS today by going into the philosophy behind it. Lion takes what Apple learned from iOS and applies it to OS X. As Jobs puts it, “Mac OS X meets the iPad.” Read More »
After so much Big Data lately, it’s good to have a day where cloud computing takes center stage. We have NYC making a huge investment in Microsoft, a question about the role of PaaS, Gartner praising the cloud and AWS expanding on its Hadoop product. Read More »
Considering a mobile program? Mobile marketing is capable of developing strong customer relationships leading to a sustainable competitive advantage for any business. This paper reviews key elements of success in defining and creating mobile programs. Through a review of the top text messaging programs in the… Read More »
Beginning his presentation by waxing philosophical on the impact of iOS devices on Apple industrial design, Jobs rhetorically asked what would happen if an iPad and a MacBook Air “hooked up?” The result is the new MacBook Air, which comes in two distinct sizes. Read More »
Earlier today, Steve Jobs addressed the Mac faithful at an event focused on Apple computers and software. The announcements weren’t all that surprising, but it’s all good news for consumers and developers alike. New Macbook Airs and a preview of OS X 10.7 stole the show. Read More »
It’s one of the things we predicted last week, and something everybody has been clamoring for: FaceTime for Mac. It was just announced at today’s event, and luckily we won’t even have to wait for 10.7 to arrive next summer to get it. Read More »
Netflix now considers itself a “streaming company which also offers DVDs by mail,” according to CEO Reed Hastings in its management commentary. Netflix now spends more money on streaming content than on DVDs, and consumers now stream more videos than they watch on DVD. Read More »
Following in the footsteps of the popular MacHeist bundle, a time-limited offer on a collection of Mac apps, three Swiss web app start-ups have clubbed together to create the “eKnife bundle;” one-year subscriptions to all three services for the price of two. Read More »
New versions of iMovie ’11 and GarageBand ’11 were demoed today: the only other two programs from iLife ’11 that got screen time aside from iPhoto ’11. There were some very interesting additions to the software, including trailers for iMovie and better lessons in GarageBand. Read More »
Mobile device users want unlimited access to data, but most are unwilling to pay a premium according to a survey of professionals and students. The full survey results are expected tomorrow, when Devicescape, a provider of Wi-Fi software solutions, publishes its quarterly Wi-Fi report. Read More »
Apple SVP of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller was on hand at today’s event to demonstrate the new features of iPhoto ’11. Full-screen interfaces, improved printed books and slideshows, and brand new ways to share photos online and via new Letterpress cards were among the highlights Read More »
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