HP is rumoured to have cancelled the Slate tablet computer, according to TechCrunch.
The Slate was supposed to be a tablet computer running Windows 7 and competing with the iPad; in fact, it was announced at about the same time as the iPad. Steve Ballmer announced the tablet at CES 2010. Although a reason wasn’t stated, the cancellation could be because of poor battery life or bad user experience.
With the recent Palm aquisition, HP could be planning a webOS tablet, something that would be better than a full blown Windows 7 tablet. But only time will tell.
HP is rumoured to have cancelled the Slate tablet computer, according to TechCrunch.
The Slate was supposed to be a tablet computer running Windows 7 and competing with the iPad; in fact, it was announced at about the same time as the iPad. Steve Ballmer announced the tablet at CES 2010. Although a reason wasn't stated, the cancellation could be because of poor battery life or bad user experience.
With the recent Palm aquisition, HP could be planning a webOS tablet, something that would be better than a full blown Windows 7 tablet. But only time will tell.
Steve Jobs has published a letter detailing Apple versus Adobe, and why Flash on the iPhone and iPad would not be a good idea.
Jobs explains that Apple does not have any problem with Adobe, and how he met the founders of Adobe. He then talks about Flash on the iPhone OS. Jobs explains that Flash on the iPhone would do more harm than good, and how Flash applications might not even work on the iPhone. In the end, he explains why HTML5 and modern Web technologies are best for the platform. You can read the letter after the break.
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Steve Jobs has published a letter detailing Apple versus Adobe, and why Flash on the iPhone and iPad would not be a good idea.
Jobs explains that Apple does not have any problem with Adobe, and how he met the founders of Adobe. He then talks about Flash on the iPhone OS. Jobs explains that Flash on the iPhone would do more harm than good, and how Flash applications might not even work on the iPhone. In the end, he explains why HTML5 and modern Web technologies are best for the platform. You can read the letter after the break.
Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial garage. Apple was their first big customer, adopting their Postscript language for our new Laserwriter printer. Apple invested in Adobe and owned around 20% of the company for many years. The two companies worked closely together to pioneer desktop publishing and there were many good times. Since that golden era, the companies have grown apart. Apple went through its
Woah. According to Engadget, Palm was just bought by…HP? Really?
Yep, HP paid quite a big sum of money for Palm: $1.2 billion, to be exact. The deal is supposed to close on July 31st, Palm’s third quarter. Also, John Rubinstein is “expected to remain with the company,” although it may not be as CEO. We’ll post more as we get it.
UPDATE: Engadget has a nice liveblog post here.
Woah. According to Engadget, Palm was just bought by...HP? Really?
Yep, HP paid quite a big sum of money for Palm: $1.2 billion, to be exact. The deal is supposed to close on July 31st, Palm's third quarter. Also, John Rubinstein is "expected to remain with the company," although it may not be as CEO. We'll post more as we get it.
UPDATE: Engadget has a nice liveblog post here.
Apple has just announced the Worldwide Developer Conference, which will take place in San Francisco from June 7th to 11th.
Traditionally held during the summer, WWDC brings together all iPhone and Mac developers.
The conference focuses on five key points:
- Application Frameworks: Implementing Local and Push Notifications; Future Proofing Your App; Understanding Foundation; What’s New in Foundation for iPhone OS 4; Advanced Cocoa® Text Tips and Tricks; API Design for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch®; Advanced Gesture Recognition; Integrating Ads with iAd; Building a Server-driven Personalized User Experience; Using Core Location in iPhone OS 4; and Calendar Integration with Event Kit.
- Internet & Web: Delivering Audio and Video Using Web Standards; Getting the Most Out of Safari® Integrated Developer Tools; Using HTML5 Local Data Storage; Adding Touch and Gesture Detection to Webpages on iPhone OS; and Creating Info Graphics with Standard Web Technologies.
- Graphics & Media: OpenGL ES Tuning & Optimization; OpenGL ES Shading & Advanced Rendering; OpenGL ES Overview for iPhone OS; OpenGL for Mac OS X; Game Design and Development for iPhone OS; Introduction to Game Center; Setting Up Games on Game Center; Game Center Techniques; Core Animation in Practice; Discovering AV Foundation; Editing Media with AV Foundation; and Advances in HTTP Live Streaming.
- Developer Tools: Developer Tools Overview; Designing Apps with Interface Builder; Working Effectively with Objective-C® on iPhone OS; Mastering Core Data; Advanced Objective-C and Garbage Collection Techniques; Advanced Performance Analysis with Instruments; Mastering Xcode for iPhone Development; and Adopting Multitasking on iPhone OS.
- Core OS: Network Apps for iPhone OS; Core OS Networking; Creating Secure Apps; Developing Apps that Work with iPhone OS Accessories; I/O Kit Device Drivers for Mac OS X; and Simplifying Networking Using Bonjour®.
On June 7th, Steve Jobs is expected to announce the new iPhone, dubbed “iPhone 4G”. Apple historically announces the new version of Mac OS X during WWDC, although it’s unclear if 10.7 will make an appearance at this year’s conference. See you there!
[via Neowin]
Apple has just announced the Worldwide Developer Conference, which will take place in San Francisco from June 7th to 11th.
Traditionally held during the summer, WWDC brings together all iPhone and Mac developers.
The conference focuses on five key points:
Application Frameworks: Implementing Local and Push Notifications; Future Proofing Your App; Understanding Foundation; What’s New in Foundation for iPhone OS 4; Advanced Cocoa® Text Tips and Tricks; API Design for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch®; Advanced Gesture Recognition; Integrating Ads with iAd; Building a Server-driven Personalized User Experience; Using Core Location in iPhone OS 4; and Calendar Integration with Event Kit.
Internet & Web: Delivering Audio and Video Using Web Standards; Getting the Most Out of Safari® Integrated Developer Tools; Using HTML5 Local Data Storage; Adding Touch and Gesture Detection to Webpages on iPhone OS; and Creating Info Graphics with Standard Web Technologies.
Graphics & Media: OpenGL ES T
Neowin has just released some screenshots of a beta of Windows Live Messenger for iPhone.
The app will supposedly arrive in June, the same month that Wave 4 is set to be released. It’s obviously made by Microsoft, and the screenshots look good so far.
According to Neowin’s screenshots, there’s support for photo sharing, chat, and a “social stream”, which will undoubtedly be Twitter and Facebook integration.
Well, here’s a gallery so you can take a look for yourself!
Neowin has just released some screenshots of a beta of Windows Live Messenger for iPhone.
The app will supposedly arrive in June, the same month that Wave 4 is set to be released. It's obviously made by Microsoft, and the screenshots look good so far.
According to Neowin's screenshots, there's support for photo sharing, chat, and a "social stream", which will undoubtedly be Twitter and Facebook integration.
Well, here's a gallery so you can take a look for yourself!
Google has just updated its Nexus One website with some new and curious information.
Now, instead of a message telling Verizon users of the Verizon Nexus One being released in Spring, they are now greeted by the following message:
For Verizon’s network, you can buy the Droid Incredible by HTC, a powerful Android phone and similarly feature-packed cousin of the Nexus One.
This leaves a big question behind: Does that mean that the Verizon Nexus One is no more? We will have to wait and see. For now, Verizon users will have to stick to the Droid Incredible, as the message states.
[via Neowin]
Google has just updated its Nexus One website with some new and curious information.
Now, instead of a message telling Verizon users of the Verizon Nexus One being released in Spring, they are now greeted by the following message:
For Verizon's network, you can buy the Droid Incredible by HTC, a powerful Android phone and similarly feature-packed cousin of the Nexus One.
This leaves a big question behind: Does that mean that the Verizon Nexus One is no more? We will have to wait and see. For now, Verizon users will have to stick to the Droid Incredible, as the message states.
[via Neowin]
A new link on YouTube has been discovered by PC World. It takes you to a page where you can rent full-length movies from YouTube. YouTube has not officially announced this service yet. Prices range from $1.99 for older releases and $3.99 for new releases, and movies are available for 24hrs after purchase. It seems like a good idea, but how will it fair against services like Netflix, Blockbuster, iTunes, and other movie streaming services?
A new link on YouTube has been discovered by PC World. It takes you to a page where you can rent full-length movies from YouTube. YouTube has not officially announced this service yet. Prices range from $1.99 for older releases and $3.99 for new releases, and movies are available for 24hrs after purchase. It seems like a good idea, but how will it fair against services like Netflix, Blockbuster, iTunes, and other movie streaming services?
Source: tgdaily
According to TechRadar, the new Project Natal motion control system is set to be included with a slimmer and rebranded version of the Xbox 360.
According to the blog of “Surfer Girl”, a well-known rumour source, a slim Natal bundle is set to be revealed by Microsoft in E3 of this year. “Surfer Girl” also says that Microsoft is making the console black because they “feel that the new system needs to be black because a white Natal wouldn’t sit well next to the typical gloss black tv”.
Although all just rumours right now, this could very well be true, so stay tuned!
According to TechRadar, the new Project Natal motion control system is set to be included with a slimmer and rebranded version of the Xbox 360.
According to the blog of "Surfer Girl", a well-known rumour source, a slim Natal bundle is set to be revealed by Microsoft in E3 of this year. "Surfer Girl" also says that Microsoft is making the console black because they "feel that the new system needs to be black because a white Natal wouldn't sit well next to the typical gloss black tv".
Although all just rumours right now, this could very well be true, so stay tuned!
By now, I’m sure most of you know all the talk that has been going around about the next update to Microsoft’s Web Service platform, Windows Live, but the little information we have heard doesn’t include anything really related to the Mac platform.
According to LiveSide however, there is a little bit of information trickling down about the future of Windows Live on the Mac and what we are to expect. In the post, they mentioned a post from “My Microsoft Life” that referenced to some information about the changes going on within the Essentials Suite, and the fact that it would be available for Windows (nothing new there), Mac and also on the phone (assuming we’re talking Windows Phone).
In a tweet, made by a reader from LiveSide, Lituus states:
WLE for Mac to bring Messenger & Sync, along with Skydrive plug-ins for iMovie & iPhoto? Writer remains exclusive to PCs
Interesting, I suppose we’ll have to see what happens.
[LiveSide] via [My Microsoft Life]
By now, I’m sure most of you know all the talk that has been going around about the next update to Microsoft’s Web Service platform, Windows Live, but the little information we have heard doesn’t include anything really related to the Mac platform. According to LiveSide however, there is a little bit of information trickling down about the future of Windows Live on the Mac and what we are to expect. In the post, they mentioned a post from “My Microsoft Life” that referenced to some information about the changes going on within the Essentials Suite, and the fact that it would be available for Windows (nothing new there), Mac and also on the phone (assuming we’re talking Windows Phone). In a tweet, made by a reader from LiveSide, Lituus states: WLE for Mac to bring Messenger & Sync, along with Skydrive plug-ins for iMovie & iPhoto? Writer remains exclusive to PCs Interesting, I suppose we’ll have to see what happens. [LiveSide] via [My Microsoft Life]
Well, Office for Windows Phone 7 is starting to look more awesome. Some videos were posted on YouTube by MobilityDigest showing off new features of Office for WP7.
Two videos were posted. The first showed Office’s email and calendar features, and this video is interesting because it shows some pretty neat email features. The second shows some actual Office stuff, including the Word client itself. It’s nice and organised, just like the rest of Office. Video after the break.
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Well, Office for Windows Phone 7 is starting to look more awesome. Some videos were posted on YouTube by MobilityDigest showing off new features of Office for WP7.
Two videos were posted. The first showed Office's email and calendar features, and this video is interesting because it shows some pretty neat email features. The second shows some actual Office stuff, including the Word client itself. It's nice and organised, just like the rest of Office. Video after the break.
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