The United States Patent and Trademark Office has made public several patents deposited by Apple.
- The first describes the sleep mode of our Macs, in particular the saving of the contents of the memory and instant re-awakening.
- The second concerns the management of energy in the computer.
- The third describes a system of anti-copy protection for software based on a Watermark and a unique key.
- The fourth describes the usage of capacitors to stabilise the voltage and reduce the noise of a power supply.
- The fifth describes a library system capable of storing different types of documents; a bit like that already done in iTunes which mixes music, videos and Podcasts.
- The sixth describes a system of using a magnet to fix the power cord, otherwise known as the MagSafe, that we believe is one of the most beautiful inventions of Apple.
Thus there is a bit of everything in these patents, but not much to serve as a base of speculation.
at&t looks to keep its iPhone exclusive
AT&T's exclusive deal to sell the iPhone in the U.S. expires next year, and AT&T CEO Stephenson is in talks with Apple for an extension until 2011.
On this Day is an iPhone app for the history buff
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review
I admit I wasn't much of a history nut when I was very young, but as I got older I found the subject more and more fascinating. Heck, I even wound up writing a book about a producer of historical epic films. I think a good perspective on history helps you understand the present, so I welcome On this Day [App Store link] for the iPhone/ iPod touch. For $0.99US it's a pretty good way to find out what happened on the current day. It includes 14,000 historical events, so instead of seeing 2 or 3 items you often get 40 or so. There are some other similar apps for the iPhone, including World Book- The Day in History and Today's History, but neither of them have as many events, and one requires an internet connection to work.
On this Day worked with no issues, but there are a few things that would make it better. Like most people, I wanted to check my birthday and see what notable events, other than my birth, took place. But the app only displays history from the current date. That's a real downer. I talked to the developer and he says he'll change that in a future version. I also found the info button with links to support and sources a bit picky about where I tap. The developer agrees, and says he'll fix it.
On this Day adds a nice feature to the iPhone, and has some real depth. I think a really nice 'blue sky' feature would be links to Wikipedia so I could learn more about these events if the mood strikes me.
Sample screens below:
TUAWOn this Day is an iPhone app for the history buff originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Updates of iMovie and Aperture
Apple offers updates for iMovie to version 8.0.2; this corrects a bug connected to the corruption of projects and a problem of passing to full screen; and for Aperture that becomes version 2.1.3 which should improve its stability and improves the compatibility of its data base with certain types of files.
Both are available as usual via the software update.
New iPhone OS 3.0 beta hits the dev center
But you knew this, right? Fire up your downloaders, another update from Apple means the digging has already begun for a) new features or updates, b) hints for a new iPhone.Thanks to everyone who sent this in! I'd like to note that we broke this via our Twitter feed several hours ago. Even if you don't "do" the Twitter dance, it's a good way to catch breaking news.
TUAWNew iPhone OS 3.0 beta hits the dev center originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
iPhone Apps Apple Doesn't Want You to Install
Here's a selection of favorite forbidden -- but useful and fun -- iPhone applications on Apple's banned list.
New Apple Store at North and Clybourne in Chicago
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail, Odds and ends, Apple
My current city of Chicago isn't really suffering for Apple Stores -- the one on Michigan Avenue kind of makes up for any other missed areas around here, as it's the nicest and biggest one I've seen (but then again, I haven't been to the ones in New York near Mr. Rose). But it's good to hear that we're going to be getting another store, this one a little bit outside the Loop, on the city's northside. State Street and the theater area, you might think, would be a little more fitting for the next big retail center, but no: apparently the burgeoning retail area between a gutted Cabrini Green and Lincoln Park is the place to be. Coincidentally, I used to work as a manager at the North Halsted Borders there -- served cafe sandwiches to John Malkovitch and found a book for Kurtwood "Clarence Boddicker" Smith, both visiting from Steppenwolf down the street.But perhaps I'm getting too personal -- just color me excited to have a new Apple Store even closer to where I live now (near Clark and Diversey). The new store is set to open on the empty lot that used to be taken up by a gas station between North and Clybourn (right across from the Red Line stop) and would have about 15,000 square feet in the "long-term location." No word from Crain's yet, though, over when the store would open or even when ground might be broken. Still, all of the development guys seem happy -- they'll probably get in there as fast as they can.
TUAWNew Apple Store at North and Clybourne in Chicago originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Google shows off Gmail mobile Web app
What Google did with Gmail in conventional browsers five years ago it is expecting to do again with a new mobile version of its Web-based e-mail service.
Apple Seeds iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 and New SDK to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta version of iPhone OS 3.0, along with a new build of the software development kit (SDK), to developers. World of Apple republishes the seed notes for the SDK, detailing a number of changes to various c...
iPhone Software 3.0 beta 3 delivers gradual improvements
Apple on Tuesday evening made available to iPhone developers a third beta of iPhone Software 3.0 showing some early signs of optimizations and carrying with it an updated version of the iPhone SDK 3.0.
A handful of Apple patents made public
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has made public several patents deposited by Apple.
- The first describes the sleep mode of our Macs, in particular the saving of the contents of the memory and instant re-awakening.
- The second concerns the management of energy in the computer.
- The third describes a system of anti-copy protection for software based on a Watermark and a unique key.
- The fourth describes the usage of capacitors to stabilise the voltage and reduce the noise of a power supply.
- The fifth describes a library system capable of storing different types of documents; a bit like that already done in iTunes which mixes music, videos and Podcasts.
- The sixth describes a system of using a magnet to fix the power cord, otherwise known as the MagSafe, that we believe is one of the most beautiful inventions of Apple.
Thus there is a bit of everything in these patents, but not much to serve as a base of speculation.
at&t looks to keep its iPhone exclusive
AT&T's exclusive deal to sell the iPhone in the U.S. expires next year, and AT&T CEO Stephenson is in talks with Apple for an extension until 2011.
On this Day is an iPhone app for the history buff
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review
I admit I wasn't much of a history nut when I was very young, but as I got older I found the subject more and more fascinating. Heck, I even wound up writing a book about a producer of historical epic films. I think a good perspective on history helps you understand the present, so I welcome On this Day [App Store link] for the iPhone/ iPod touch. For $0.99US it's a pretty good way to find out what happened on the current day. It includes 14,000 historical events, so instead of seeing 2 or 3 items you often get 40 or so. There are some other similar apps for the iPhone, including World Book- The Day in History and Today's History, but neither of them have as many events, and one requires an internet connection to work.
On this Day worked with no issues, but there are a few things that would make it better. Like most people, I wanted to check my birthday and see what notable events, other than my birth, took place. But the app only displays history from the current date. That's a real downer. I talked to the developer and he says he'll change that in a future version. I also found the info button with links to support and sources a bit picky about where I tap. The developer agrees, and says he'll fix it.
On this Day adds a nice feature to the iPhone, and has some real depth. I think a really nice 'blue sky' feature would be links to Wikipedia so I could learn more about these events if the mood strikes me.
Sample screens below:
TUAWOn this Day is an iPhone app for the history buff originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Updates of iMovie and Aperture
Apple offers updates for iMovie to version 8.0.2; this corrects a bug connected to the corruption of projects and a problem of passing to full screen; and for Aperture that becomes version 2.1.3 which should improve its stability and improves the compatibility of its data base with certain types of files.
Both are available as usual via the software update.
New iPhone OS 3.0 beta hits the dev center
But you knew this, right? Fire up your downloaders, another update from Apple means the digging has already begun for a) new features or updates, b) hints for a new iPhone.Thanks to everyone who sent this in! I'd like to note that we broke this via our Twitter feed several hours ago. Even if you don't "do" the Twitter dance, it's a good way to catch breaking news.
TUAWNew iPhone OS 3.0 beta hits the dev center originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
iPhone Apps Apple Doesn't Want You to Install
Here's a selection of favorite forbidden -- but useful and fun -- iPhone applications on Apple's banned list.
New Apple Store at North and Clybourne in Chicago
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail, Odds and ends, Apple
My current city of Chicago isn't really suffering for Apple Stores -- the one on Michigan Avenue kind of makes up for any other missed areas around here, as it's the nicest and biggest one I've seen (but then again, I haven't been to the ones in New York near Mr. Rose). But it's good to hear that we're going to be getting another store, this one a little bit outside the Loop, on the city's northside. State Street and the theater area, you might think, would be a little more fitting for the next big retail center, but no: apparently the burgeoning retail area between a gutted Cabrini Green and Lincoln Park is the place to be. Coincidentally, I used to work as a manager at the North Halsted Borders there -- served cafe sandwiches to John Malkovitch and found a book for Kurtwood "Clarence Boddicker" Smith, both visiting from Steppenwolf down the street.But perhaps I'm getting too personal -- just color me excited to have a new Apple Store even closer to where I live now (near Clark and Diversey). The new store is set to open on the empty lot that used to be taken up by a gas station between North and Clybourn (right across from the Red Line stop) and would have about 15,000 square feet in the "long-term location." No word from Crain's yet, though, over when the store would open or even when ground might be broken. Still, all of the development guys seem happy -- they'll probably get in there as fast as they can.
TUAWNew Apple Store at North and Clybourne in Chicago originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Google shows off Gmail mobile Web app
What Google did with Gmail in conventional browsers five years ago it is expecting to do again with a new mobile version of its Web-based e-mail service.
Apple Seeds iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 and New SDK to Developers
Apple today seeded the third beta version of iPhone OS 3.0, along with a new build of the software development kit (SDK), to developers. World of Apple republishes the seed notes for the SDK, detailing a number of changes to various c...
iPhone Software 3.0 beta 3 delivers gradual improvements
Apple on Tuesday evening made available to iPhone developers a third beta of iPhone Software 3.0 showing some early signs of optimizations and carrying with it an updated version of the iPhone SDK 3.0.
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