“Yeah, it’s something that we’re looking at,” said Microsoft’s Mike Tedesco, who is the Senior Product Manager for WindowsBU. “Obviously the announcement (of the iPad) is really fresh and there’s nothing to announce or nothing that I can talk to you about today. We’ve had tablet technology forever and both Windows 7 and Windows Vista automatically detect that and you can be running your Office on there.”
According to the gadget website T3, Microsoft Senior Product Manager Mike Tedesco recently let it be known that the Seattle based company is currently toying with the possibility of creating a version of their Office suite for Apple’s iPad.
The Uniea U-Pouch is a great accessory for the iPhone 3G or the iPod Touch 2G/3G. It is made of nice suede material which gives it a nice soft feeling/texture. The stitching is nicely done all around the sides of the pouch. It protects all parts of the device, except for the top. The pouch features a stylish zebra design which makes it stand out. Basically, the Uniea U-Pouch is a great product that you should check out if you like style to your iPhone or iPod Touch and/or if you want a good amount of protection. For the price of $19.95 you just can’t go wrong.
Apple has released to developers the iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 2 for iPad. The 3.2 SDK was first released in January so developers could begin adapting their iPhone applications for the iPad.
The SDK supports the 1024×768 screen size of the iPad amongst other new interface features. Early word on the new SDK shows few major differences between the first and second betas though additional details may leak out over the next few days.
Opera Software today announced that it will preview an iPhone version of its Opera Mini mobile browser at next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
“We have not submitted it yet to the Apple App Store. However, we hope that Apple will not deny their users a choice in Web browsing experience,” said Jon von Tetzchner, co-founder of Opera.
Opera’s compression technology is also claimed to allow six times faster downloads and ten times smaller data traffic than Apple’s Safari for iPhone.
iResQ has posted some pictures of what they believe to be the glass for the 4th generation iPhone. There are two notable differences from the current iPhone glass. First, it’s taller (1/4 inch) and it has an extra hole. Gee whiz, I wonder what we think that’s for…
The rumor that just won’t die. This extra hole in the glass certainly could be for an extra, front facing camera for video chatting. I won’t deny it; I want one, that’s for sure. But at the same time, I find it too good to be true. Parts like this aren’t that difficult to fabricate, so I’m not totally sold.
iResQ claims this part is from a very reliable source, and that I don’t doubt. I’m just having a hard time thinking Apple would want to change the size of the iPhone. While I’d like to have a larger screen, an increase of just a quarter of an inch seems unnecessary, especially after we all have accessories that depend on the current form factor. At least it appears to be the same width. But then again, forcing you to buy all new accessories isn’t something that Apple, or pretty much any other company, would feel bad about.
Personally I dont think we will get a front facing camera. We have had rumors of this since the iPhone 3G’s days.
Earlier this morning Apple’s site went down to update their store. Looks like they released a shiny new version of Aperture for us!
Projects, Faces and Places – Now, Aperture has more tools for organizing your photos. Projects are similar to Events in iPhoto. Faces uses face detection and recognition just like iPhoto to identify specific people across your photo library. And with Places, Aperture now supports GPS data just like iPhoto. The Press Release cites support for “GPS enabled cameras, tracking devices or your iPhone photos.” It will be interesting to see the support available for tracking devices.
Brushes – Aperture 3 comes with 15 Quick Brushes to apply effects efficiently to your photos. It can even detect edges to increase your precision when painting effects onto your image.
Exporting – Aperture can now easily export your photos to Facebook or Flicker. It can also export slideshows as HD videos with many options. These can even be exported directly to iTunes so you can share your work with others on an iPhone, iPod touch or soon an iPad.
Other features – Aperture 3 now runs in 64 bit for machines running Snow Leopard with a Core 2 Duo processor. There are also a ton more features that make importing, editing, exporting, backing up and pretty much everything better and/or easier.
I’ve only listed a few new features here, but there are over 200 new features present in Aperture 3. It’s available today for $199 or as an upgrade from a previous version of Aperture for $99. A 30 day trial is available on Apple’s site.
Hey guys, here’s my review of the proporta soft feel silicone case. This is a really good case for your cash, but proporta do need to work on it. I found it to be excellently shaped, very well molded, and it provides good scratch and bump protection. However, the cut outs were average (but not too bad), but the case had somekind of tearing around them.
Yes, that’s correct. Unofficially married, because the U.K. (and probably every other country on the planet) refuses to recognize the legality of human / computer marriages. Hermione, who just happens to be the bloggess behind Techfluff.tv, would love to change all that. Her video blog entry shows both Hermione and Alex, a fascinating treatise on human / computer relations, and even has her Mum saying that she “…just wants Hermione to be happy.” There’s even talk of children in the future; the flesh and blood type, not little iPads running around.
Verizon is once more firing back at AT&T’s 3G ads by releasing three more TV spots titled “Big Red”, “Sail” and “Shadows”. You will see that two of the three ads are actually spoofs of classic commercial campaigns. “Big Red” spoofs those Big Red gum commercials while “Shadows” spoofs DaBeers Diamonds are forever commercials.
Verizon just loves to try to push what seems to be it’s only advantage over AT&T, more 3G coverage. Once AT&T proceeds with their plans to enhance their network and coverage what will happen to these commercials? What then will Verizon have over AT&T? Sound off in the comments below!
A “75 percent probability” exists that AT&T will hold onto the American iPhone during 2010, claims Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin. There is a high chance that AT&T will bid and win a one-year contract extension. Rumors of a Verizon iPhone have accelerated in recent weeks, but have mostly been tied to a January 27th event which turned out to be the iPad debut, and didn’t shed any light on the iPhone.
Only AT&T would gain anything from continued exclusivity, says Chaplin. The iPhone already accounts for 66 percent of AT&T smartphones, meaning there is little room for expansion.
A Verizon iPhone is nevertheless expected in 2011. Other analysts have commented that both AT&T and Verizon phones could gain LTE (4G) support at the same time.
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