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Why the Newton failed, and the iPad is poised for success
Note the 2 photos above. While familiar in appearance, and arguably similar in function, the two products couldn’t be further apart in terms of their mainstream success. On the left is Apple’s Newton,...
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The 21 year old who sold the iPhone 4G to Gizmodo – Revealed!
The grizzled face, the devious smile – what you’re looking at, folks, is evil incarnate. Well not really, but given the firestorm of controversy surrounding the ongoing iPhone 4G/Gizmodo story, you...
View ArticleAdobe CEO Shantanu Narayen responds to Jobs’ critique
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, who actually began his career at Apple, speaks with Alan Murray of the Wall Street Journal to discuss many of the issues raised in Steve Jobs’ letter about Flash. If you...
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From Alan Kay’s Dynabook to the Apple iPad
What you’re looking at above might seem like an early to mid-90’s predecessor to the iPad, but you might be surprised to learn that the device, called the Dynabook, was conceptualized in 1968 by famed...
View ArticleApple now largest US maker of phones
Apple recently surpassed Motorola to become the largest US maker of phones. Motorola yesterday released its earnings for the 1Q of 2010 and reported a total of 8.5 million in phone sales. Apple...
View ArticleOn Gizmodo and journalism
Some choice words from Johnny Titanium regarding Gizmodo’s behavior during the entire stolen iPhone ordeal: … Journalism is reporting on a story, not making yourself into a story. This would’ve been a...
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Apple granted patent for new multitouch gestures
Patently Apple reports on a newly granted patent issued to Apple which covers an assortment of new multitouch gestures. According to the description, these new multitouch gestures take into account...
View ArticleMicrosoft licenses patent portfolio to HTC, angling for royalty payments on...
Less than two months ago, Apple made a power move when it announced its plans to sue HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents. Concurrently, Apple filed a complaint with the International Trade...
View ArticleFormer Adobe engineers say Adobe executives ignored the growing influence of...
Steve Jobs’ letter on Flash elicited a strong response from Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, who in a video interview with the WSJ yesterday, attempted to rebuke many of the complaints, both technical and...
View ArticleMicrosoft says HTML 5 Video is the future of the web, IE 9 to support H.264...
Man, it sure is a tough week to be a Flash advocate. Hot on the heels of Steve Jobs’ position paper highlighting all of Flash’s shortcomings, Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft’s General Manager of Internet...
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