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Wednesday
Sep012010

Apple Sept 1 Event - Live Coverage

Tuesday
Aug312010

Apple Bingo & Streaming for Sept 1 Event

It's that time again, and you can get your very own Bingo Card (compliments of CarrieActually.com to play along during the keynote.  If you don't like her predictions, print out this Blank Card and fill in your own. 

And even cooler, Apple is STREAMING this event. I think the reason is probably two fold. One to show off that they can stream a huge event and are setup for delivering huge amounts of content, and two, they don't want any MiFis and live bloggers hogging up the bandwidth and spectrum creating problems akin to the last keynote. Apple is using HTTP open standards, but from what I hear, it's not available on Windows. So, you need an iOS device (iPhone or iPod Touch) or a Mac with OS X 10.6; I'm sure TWIT.TV will be simulcasting it. With all of the problems Apple has had this year, I REALLY have my fingers crossed that this goes off well. 

Just for good measure, I'll also be watching the GDGT Liveblog. They always do an excellent job. 

Prediction wise, for me, I'm prepared to be underwhelmed. I think there will be an new Apple TV-ish device, but I don't think it will be everything that people expect. Will it run some apps? Probably, such as Netflix, etc. . However, I don't expect to be gaming on it. Be prepared to be underwhelmed. I promise you will be. 

I do expect to see iOS 4 for the iPad, and I bet it will have some custom features not available on the iPhone. That's been a long time coming, and is sure to make users happy. 

New iPod Touches for sure. Definitely Front and rear cameras, but I'm not sure about the retina display. It would be killer if they added that. 

I REALLY hope for a new iLife suite, but I doubt they would announce it at an event. Well, then again, they may announce it, but not spend any demo time. Hey at least that's ONE affordable Apple product I'm going to buy sight unseen. 

We'll know tomorrow @ 10am PST / 1PM EST

Tuesday
Apr202010

iPad 3G in US on April 30th

Good news for those in the USA that have been waiting on the iPad 3G. All of the early pre-orders that were placed for the iPad 3G should be arriving April 30, 2010. If you are going to purchase at an Apple store, they will begin selling them at 5PM Local time.

If you pick up a 3G, you will definitely want to try out the contract free AT&T 3G service with them. You can get 250MB of 3G for $15/mo. or $30 for unlimited service. AT&T says this really IS Unlimited, not like their 'unlimited' 5GB services on their air cards.

iPad 3G Price schedule:

iPad 16GB - $629

iPad 32GB - $729

iPad 64GB - $829

Thursday
Apr082010

iPhone OS 4.0 Live Event Summary

iPhone OS 4 is coming. It's hard to believe it's been almost three years since the iPhone was introduced. In that time we have seen several versions of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and now the iPad. All of them can run the 150,000 + apps in the iTunes App store. Even with that, it's been a bit annoying that we can't do things like run background tasks, like Pandora or Google Latitude.  
iPhone OS 4 is set to be launched this summer, and we can't wait to get our hands on it. You will love it if you have a 3rd Gen iPod Touch or an iPhone 3GS.  Looks like that's the demarcation point of multitasking compatibility.  iPad users will get the new OS in the Fall.
 
Here are the 7 key updates:
 
Update #1
Multi-Tasking. Steve said it's easy to implement a version that drains your battery and makes your phone sluggish.  Apple's version implements 'services' that apps can access to run in the background. For example, if you want to run Pandora and listen to the music in the background, there is a service Pandora can access to continue to provide that streaming audio. 
Apple is providing developers 7 different APIs to enable multi-tasking.  
  • Background Audo - audio can continue to play in the background. 
  • VOIP (yes, Skype!) 
  • Background location (like GPS & social networking apps such as Google Latitude) 
  • Click to read more ...

Wednesday
Apr072010

1Password Pro for iPad Released

Agile Web Solutions hasn't missed a beat, and has released an updated version of 1Password Pro for your iPad. If you haven't used 1Password, it's frequently heralded as a must-have password manager app for your Mac, and you can now get a taste of it on your new iPad.  If you have been using 1Password Pro for your iPhone/iPod, you can simply update it and get the new iPad features.  If you are using the standard version of 1Password for the iPod/iPhone, you will need to purchase 1Password for iPad or simply upgrade to 1Password Pro, which includes versions for all of the Apple touch devices.

Agile is celebrating the release of the iPad with a 20% off 1Password for the Mac. If you haven't picked up this app, now is a good time to do it. 

Very happy to see this made available so soon, as I keep all of my details in my 1Password file. Not just passwords, but I keep credit card info, software licenses, and a whole lot more. Definitely worth the price.