So, Steve Jobs has finally stepped down as Apple CEO, and while it may not have come as a massive surprise, the announcement has still had a profound effect on the world of technology – not least, Apple’s own share price. But, that’s in the short term; what is more interesting, perhaps, is how it will affect … read more here
Articles Tagged: Apple
FT, You’re Missing the Point With Your HTML 5 iPad Web App (an open letter to FT.com)
June 20, 2011 by
FT. Don’t get me wrong. I know what you are trying to do here with your HTML 5 web app. It’s actually pretty slick, and delivers on a lot of the promises about HTML 5 that I’ve been hearing lo these many years. You want to go around Apple’s 30% subscription cut, I get it. … read more here
iPhoto’11 on the iPad Feels Exactly Like an iPad App
May 24, 2011 by
There’s no iPhoto app, which is really bad because I want to be able to tag and organize my photos on the iPad. The good news: it may not be far way. After all, iPhoto ’11 is iPad ready today. I got iPhoto ’11 to run on the iPad using a remote desktop software called Splashtop. Splashtop … read more here
Rdio CEO, Drew Larner, Makes Cover of Entrepreneur Magazine’s May Issue
May 12, 2011 by
If the founders of online jukebox service Rdio (pronounced ar-dee-oh) are right, the concept of an individual music collection is a thing of the past. “Look at what’s happened with Netflix,” says Rdio CEO Drew Larner. “The same shift is going to happen in music–and faster.” The future of music is streaming, Larner says, thanks … read more here
Streaming digital music strikes chord at SXSW
March 27, 2011 by
The founders of Skype are betting that a musical era is ending — that chapter where people stored their music in digital files on a computer hard drive, an era that began in 2001 with Apple’s iTunes. Instead, they see a time where digital music streams to phones, televisions and cars from the “celestial jukebox” … read more here
Security apps boost Apple as BlackBerry alternative
February 15, 2011 by
A slew of small security software developers are helping Apple’s iPhone gain a foothold within corporations that were once the exclusive domain of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry. The shift reflects efforts by some companies to accommodate the preference of many employees for Apple’s iconic smartphone, a trend that has led software makers to develop programs … read more here
