Archive for April 2011
Apple kills App Store number growth, focuses on fairness and app quality
Apple has expanded its efforts to curtail the unchecked expansion of shovelware and scamware in the iOS App Store, focusing on keeping the store’s library attractive rather than simply aiming to maintain the biggest store in terms of raw numbers.
The upcoming release of VMware’s vSphere 5 virtualization platform is reported to include guest OS support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, indicating new options for enterprise use of Apple’s server platform without the now discontinued Xserve.
Apple as early as next week will deliver a much-needed refresh to its iMac line of all-in-one desktops, adopting Intel’s newest family of Core processors and the latest in personal computing I/O technology, AppleInsider has learned.
Rumor: Evidence for a Castle in the ‘iCloud’ for Lion
French blog Consomac sent us a heads-up that they’ve done a bit of digging in the current developer preview, searching for further evidence of the suggested Find My Mac feature in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and the fabled iCloud domain name. What they found was fascinating.
In searching through Lion’s strings for references to Find My Mac, iCloud or MobileMe, they came up with the localized strings seen in the image: “Complete your Castle upgrade,” and “Click OK to open System Preferences and complete your upgrade from MobileMe to Castle.”
Now, as much as we’d love to see Apple’s email, calendar and cloud storage offering converted into an ABC romcedural starring the delightfully geeky Nathan Fillion, that might not go over so well with everyone. As Consomac’s post suggests, the likeliest explanation for this string set is that ‘Castle’ is a code name for the next-generation online service offering from Apple. Said online service, naturally, is what we suspect the iCloud domain will be used for in the next OS version — and chances are we’ll see it in action at WWDC.
Thanks to Sylvain for the tip.
Rumor: Evidence for a Castle in the ‘iCloud’ for Lion originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Related Posts:ITC judge rules Apple did not violate Elan multitouch patent
Reuters reports that an International Trade Commission judge sided with Apple in a patent fight brought on by Elan Microelectronics Corp. Elan alleged that that Apple had infringed on one of its multitouch patents and used technology from the patent in the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Yesterday the ITC judge ruled in Apple’s favor, stating there was no violation of Elan’s patent. When the case began Elan had asked the judge to bar all iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches from being sold in the United States. Though this is a win for Apple, the judge’s decision will not be final until the full International Trade Commission decides to uphold or reject the decision in August.
ITC judge rules Apple did not violate Elan multitouch patent originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Related Posts:Apple looking to historic WWII Brisbane building for next Australian retail store
Apple is planning to open a retail store in the historic MacArthur Chambers building in Brisbane, Australia, according to a new report.
International Trade Commission judge Paul Luckern has ruled that Apple did not violate a patent held by Taiwanese touchscreen maker Elan Microelectronics.
The third developer preview release of Mac OS X Lion reverts an experimental change in how tabbed panes are drawn and animated, dropping a iOS-like slider animation to present the active tab as simply a depressed button.
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Related Posts:Apple Store thieves descend from roof in San Francisco
ifoAppleStore.com is reporting that thieves broke into the Chestnut Street Apple Store in San Francisco last night, apparently entering the store through the roof straight into the inventory area in back of the store, and making off with an undisclosed amount of Apple devices. Unfortunately, I can’t find any other reports of the crime online, but since it’s apparently a recent happening, we’ll have to take the blog’s word for it.
They also say that the building in San Francisco is surrounded by other buildings of the same height, so it wouldn’t have been too hard for thieves to climb over and drop in on the Apple establishment. The police of course have access to a number of video cameras in the area, so hopefully they’ll catch these thieves before long.
Unfortunately, Apple Stores, full of expensive merchandise, have seen their share of crime lately. Earlier this month in San Diego, an attempted smash-and-grab robbery turned into a shooting, and we’ve heard about lots of other robberies at Apple retail stores as well. Fortunately, security is about as good as any other retail establishment, but you’ll always have thieves trying to test the limits.
Apple Store thieves descend from roof in San Francisco originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Related Posts:Sources: Apple utilizing ‘iCloud’ internally, service to be more than music
Apple has begun adopting the “iCloud” name within several products currently under development, suggesting the appropriately labeled moniker is indeed the frontrunner for the company’s soon-to-debut Internet cloud service, which will span beyond streaming music, AppleInsider has learned.
As Research in Motion’s struggles continue, delays in new BlackBerry product introductions are expected to chiefly benefit Apple and the growing market share of the iPhone.
Apple is said to have indeed bought the iCloud.com domain for its forthcoming cloud-based iTunes music streaming service, though the rumored $ 4.5 million purchase price remains unconfirmed.
