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iPad and Kindle Meet on a NY Subway
New York City is a melting pot, where all paths cross, especially on the subway. On the train this afternoon I saw my first iPad in the “wild”, a sight that will become all the more common over the next few months. Interestingly enough there was another passenger a few feet away reading an e-book [...] -
Steve Jobs Revolutionizes the Office; Launches iTrash and iTrash Shuffle
Workplace waste disposal is about to get a whole lot cooler. Gawker.tv – SNL Mocks Steve Jobs, Others in Undercover Boss Spoof -
Steve Jobs and His Personal Crusade to Kill Flash
Someone at Adobe must have done something to really piss Steve Jobs off. It’s no secret that Steve Jobs has been one of Flash’s greatest detractors. Jobs has a long history of attacking Flash, lashing out against the various Mac system stability, resource, and security issues that he attributes to Flash. Jobs again made news [...] -
Adobe Announces AIR for Mobile Devices, Flash Readied for Launch
Adobe made a major announcement at the MWC today, unveiling AIR on Mobile Devices. The AIR mobile platform would provide a consistent platform across a number fo mobile operating systems including Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, webOS, and Symbian. Additionally, Adobe announced that they will be releasing the much talked about mobile version of Flash 10.1 [...] -
Could Hulu Coexist with iTunes on the iPad?
Hulu recently announced that they are actively working on a version of their site that would be compatible with the iPad. In order to do this, Hulu would have to make its vast video collection compatible with HTML5, since the current version requires Flash (which will absolutely never be allowed on the iPad). Interestingly enough, [...] -
E-Book Pricing War – Why Everyone Loses (Except for Apple)
Macmillan, Hachette, and News Corp (owners of Harper Collins) have made waves over the past week, pressuring Amazon.com to move away from its $9.99 E-Book pricing model to an “agency model” (supported by Apple) that allows them to set the price of their E-Books, with most priced between $12.99 and $14.99. Under this model the [...] -
How to Preview the iPad’s NY Times Reader
The iPad’s launch is still a few month’s away, but you could preview the NY Times Reader iPad app now, well sort of. In May 2009 the NY Times released the Times Reader 2.0, an Adobe AIR application that many insiders report is very similar to the upcoming iPad app. The iPad app is rumored [...] -
iPad – Apple’s Next “Hobby”?
So, the Apple iPad has finally arrived. Will the iPad be Apple’s next game changing product, following in the footsteps of the iPod and the iPhone or will it end up being Apple’s next “hobby” product, as Steve Jobs famously labeled the Apple TV? While we are sure that Apple will sell millions of these [...] -
Apple Unveils the iPad
Earlier today, Steve Jobs took the stage at Apple’s “Creation” event to launch its latest product, the iPad. Starting at $499, the base model features a 9.7 inch fingerprint resistant Multi-Touch display, Wi-Fi, a 1GHz Apple A4 custom designed processor, a 10 hour battery, Bluetooth, a 16GB flash drive, and the iPhone OS 3.2. Higher priced [...] -
Apple Tablet News and Rumors – The Night Before Edition
Fresh on the eve of Apple’s big tablet announcement is a new batch of news and rumors. First, we have confirmation from McGraw-Hill’s CEO that Apple will officially announce their tablet tomorrow. While this comes as a surprise to no one, it’s an interesting story because you rarely see one of Apple’s partners confirming one [...]