It would appear that Apple will indeed be announcing version 3.0 of its iPhone software this week. The more interesting updates could foretell the next generation hardware, likely to be released this summer. I've got my own wishlist for what the next gen OS X Mobile software offers.
12 January 2007
For this week’s Friday Software Spotlight, here are a few product announcements from the week’s Macworld. Microsoft is releasing Mac Office 2008 later in 2007. This next version of the office suite will be a universal binary and sports some major user interface changes, which you can get a taste of through an eWeek slideshow. The [...]
12 January 2007
Reports are coming in from all over the web with additional details about the iPhone, too many such reports to link them here. You’ve probably already seen them, but from my perspective, here are some of the highlights that weren’t obvious in Tuesday’s announcement. As far as we can tell, the iPhone system is closed, meaning [...]
10 January 2007
I’m still wagging my tongue over the new Apple iPhone, and hoping that fingerprints are as easy to remove as my saliva. But I’m starting to think about the possibilities for this little device that I doubt there are published answers for, or anyone who can talk about them if they have the knowledge. Bluetooth: Apple [...]
09 January 2007
EDITED WITH UPDATED INFORMATION The Apple iPhone that is what Apple is calling it, according to CNBC which said they expected a trademark license with Cisco to be completed by today. But its also the “true” video iPod, as its a full-screen device with no keyboard; instead it uses a proprietary touchscreen input called multi-touch. And [...]
09 January 2007
The iTV has a new name: Apple TV, using the Apple logo. In addition to the features announced last year, it has a 40GB hard drive and can stream or copy files from up to 5 iTunes clients (Mac or PC). The interface appears to have evolved very nicely. Shipping in February. Order today.
09 January 2007
TUAW has a quick list of features for the upcoming OmniFocus software designed specifically for Getting Things Done, including a hard-to-read photograph of the user interface. If the list is right, I’m disappointed that syncing with portable devices is handled through iCal, but otherwise, the software appears simple and intuitive, and has nice features like [...]
09 January 2007
John Gruber’s Daring Fireball is perhaps my favorite website about Apple-related stuff. John is a great writer, and his views are well considered and presented. And I love the design of his site. He’s posted a couple of juicy tidbits: His own Macworld predictions A note that the Web UI for .Mac’s iDisk (link is to the [...]
08 January 2007
BusinessWeek online has a new special report up called “The Apple Economy.” Articles cover its influence on other companies, its success in corporate markets, and its relationships with partners, among others.
08 January 2007
Now Software is announcing a successor to Now Up-to-date and Contact, codenamed Nighthawk. From the single page on their website, it looks like Now has improved its user interface significantly from prior versions. The three features that stand out to me are the hierarchical outline of tasks, the ability to sync across multiple devices and [...]
08 January 2007
So I’m one of the offenders Jason was referring to. At least I didn’t have to manually replace all my instances of “MacWorld” with “Macworld.” Instead, I downloaded this simple but effective plugin for WordPress (that’s a capital “P”, Jason) that allowed me to search and replace every instance in every post. It took a [...]
