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Weekly Download #3: Mac OS 10.7 (Lion)

ROAR! Chris Robbins gives his take on Mac OS 10.7, Lion. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:28 — 63.0MB)

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iOS + Mac OS = 10.7

Chris provides his take of the new Mac OS, 10.7 “Lion”. Continue reading

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Link: What Else Is New? →

Of course, Microsoft is chasing Apple, which has more than 320 stores, including 86 abroad. Microsoft actually was once ahead of Apple on the retail front, opening its first retail store in 1999 at the Metreon shopping center in San … Continue reading

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Link: Wireless Charging →

Arnold Kim: Apple describes a scenario where your iMac could be the source of this resonance power to provide a virtual charging area in front of your computer. Keyboards, mice and even mobile electronic devices like the iPhone or iPad … Continue reading

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Link: Jesus Diaz’s (Gizmodo) Review of 10.7 →

My main reply to this review is that Mr. Diaz doesn’t get it: Lion is designed to be the final piece of the iOS-ification puzzle of the new Apple era. Without iOS 5, the operating system’s main feature — deep … Continue reading

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Link: Notetaking In The Future? →

Yes, patent applications are just ideas that may never get implemented, but the concept is pretty cool: Meanwhile, a second filing for a “Communicating Stylus,” describes a stylus that includes a position sensing device such as an accelerometer, a tip … Continue reading

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Link: Apple’s App Store Hits 15 Billion Downloads →

Eric Silvka, MacRumors: The milestone puts the App Store essentially on par with Apple’s iTunes Music Store, which the company announced as having reached 15 billion downloads at its Worldwide Developers Conference one month ago.

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Sitting on its Laurels

Apple has a lot of cash, but they certainly have plans for it. Tarun provides some insights to what Apple may do over the next few years with their extra capital. Continue reading

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Apple Seeds OS X Lion “Golden Master”

This morning Apple has pushed out its “Golden Master” version of Mac OS X 10.7, Lion, to developers.  Lion was announced back in October of 2010 slated for release “Summer 2011.” At Apple’s Word Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) it was … Continue reading

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Link: Designing For Android →

tap tap tap: For those of you asking if we plan to port our apps to Android, read this article and you’ll likely have your answer iOS = one resolution type. Android = free for all. The support for apps … Continue reading

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Link: Samsung Seeks Ban on Apple Products Sale in U.S. →

Why don’t you reallocate your funding from legal to development, instead?

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The Answer to Facebook

“When one stands on the tallest mountain, all of the others seem small.” How can Facebook’s monumental incumbency be overthrown, and what does it take to create a successor to the social network? Continue reading

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Link: Survey: More Americans Own e-readers Than Tablets →

Pew research institute: Tablet ownership grew from 5 percent to 8 percent over the same period. Tablet ownership had been climbing “relatively quickly” through Nov. 2010, Pew said, but growth was virtually flat from January to May, growing from only … Continue reading

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Link: Cut to Free →

Making the iPhone 3Gs free seems like a logical step from $49, unless you believe the two-iPhone rumor from “analysts”. If the rumor is true, then the 3Gs may become refurb fodder for a few weeks. When I try to … Continue reading

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Link: Swiffy →

This is excellent news for iOS, and the video looks stunning on this small example. I wonder if this is just as good in converting larger, obtuse Flash files like banking websites; etc. In any case, a browser plug-in would … Continue reading

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