Showing posts with label apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apple. Show all posts
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Groupon Malaysia Deal: MiPow MACA-Air and MACA External Battery Cases
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Enterprise Business Applications for the ipad
http://www.cio.com/article/686362/iPad_Apps_Is_Apple_Courting_the_Enterprise_
Apple CEO Steve Jobs also sees the iPad becoming much more than a consumer-friendly media device—perhaps replacing laptops in the near future. In order to do this, development, distribution and management of enterprise iOS apps must be part of the equation.
Apple's volume purchase program is a good first step toward this goal: No company cares to process thousands of expense reports that have a few dollars worth of iPad apps.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
1979 Apple Graphics Tablet vs. 2010 Apple iPad
http://www.cio.com/article/603427/Face_off_1979_Apple_Graphics_Tablet_vs._2010_Apple_iPad
30-year-old technology struts its stuff beside today's state-of-the-art tablet computer.
Meet the tablets
The Apple Graphics Tablet (left) was released in 1979 and cost $650. It connects to any Apple II and can be used to draw images at a resolution of 280 by 192 pixels. The tablet draws power directly from the Apple II and cannot be used when disconnected.
The Apple II was originally designed to be used with televisions rather than computer monitors, but the Apple Graphics Tablet produced interference that could disrupt reception of television signals. A later model was identical to its predecessor except for one notable new feature: FCC compliance.
The Apple iPad (right) was released in 2010 in six models ranging from $499 to $829. Equipped with a 1-GHz A4 system-on-a-chip and a 16GB, 32GB or 64GB flash drive, it syncs with any Macintosh or Windows machine capable of running iTunes and can run thousands of iOS applications. Its resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels on a 9.7-in. LED-backlit glossy widescreen display.
The iPad's capacitive touch screen neither requires nor supports peripherals, but it responds to multiple points of contact through the use of multifinger gestures.
Menus and icons
The overlay for the Apple Graphics Tablet provides a top row of function buttons that you can press with the stylus to issue software commands while drawing. Switching from straight lines to empty frames to solid boxes, changing colors and saving your work can be done with a simple tap.
30-year-old technology struts its stuff beside today's state-of-the-art tablet computer.
Meet the tablets
The Apple Graphics Tablet (left) was released in 1979 and cost $650. It connects to any Apple II and can be used to draw images at a resolution of 280 by 192 pixels. The tablet draws power directly from the Apple II and cannot be used when disconnected.
The Apple II was originally designed to be used with televisions rather than computer monitors, but the Apple Graphics Tablet produced interference that could disrupt reception of television signals. A later model was identical to its predecessor except for one notable new feature: FCC compliance.
The Apple iPad (right) was released in 2010 in six models ranging from $499 to $829. Equipped with a 1-GHz A4 system-on-a-chip and a 16GB, 32GB or 64GB flash drive, it syncs with any Macintosh or Windows machine capable of running iTunes and can run thousands of iOS applications. Its resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels on a 9.7-in. LED-backlit glossy widescreen display.
Controlling the tablets
KansasFest attendee Loren Damewooddemonstrates each device's touch interface. The graphics tablet uses a stylus tethered to the interface card. A plastic overlay segments the tablet, much like graph paper does, to assist in drawing and to label specific functions. (There are more details about the interface card and overlay on subsequent pages.)The iPad's capacitive touch screen neither requires nor supports peripherals, but it responds to multiple points of contact through the use of multifinger gestures.
Menus and icons
The overlay for the Apple Graphics Tablet provides a top row of function buttons that you can press with the stylus to issue software commands while drawing. Switching from straight lines to empty frames to solid boxes, changing colors and saving your work can be done with a simple tap.
On the iPad's home screen, a user-configurable row of application icons stays in the Dock at the bottom of the screen, offering a similar consistency for commands. Once a specific app is launched, these icons disappear, reappearing only when the hardware Home key is pressed.
Connecting the devices
The Apple Graphics Tablet requires the included expansion card to be installed in the Apple II. The tablet and the stylus then each connect to the card.
The iPad uses a standard USB cable to connect to a Mac or Windows machine and then syncs with iTunes 9.1 or later. For Internet access, some iPad models can use AT&T's 3G cellular service; all models are equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Connecting the devices
The Apple Graphics Tablet requires the included expansion card to be installed in the Apple II. The tablet and the stylus then each connect to the card.
The iPad uses a standard USB cable to connect to a Mac or Windows machine and then syncs with iTunes 9.1 or later. For Internet access, some iPad models can use AT&T's 3G cellular service; all models are equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Deep Twitter Integration Will Use in iOS 5 (Rumor)
TechCrunch has reported that Apple was looking to integrate Twitter in their next generation operating system iOS 5. It is quite interesting to see if Apple will bring twitter integration on iOS 5 or not.
With twitter integration on iOS 5, the iPhone user will able to share their photos directly to Twitter from their device possibly using the twimg.com as per the Siegler. Furthermore Grubber from Daring Fireball put some more twist on this rumors. He pointed the statement:
“So close to the bigger story, but yet so far. Imagine what else the system could provide if your Twitter account was a system-level service.”Now the whole thing is just nothing more than the rumors but would be great to Apple's fan if it becomes available on iOS 5.
Deep Twitter integration with iOS is something that makes sense, so much sense in fact that it’s surprising we’re only just hearing rumors about it now.
Via TechCrunch and Daring Fireball
Monday, May 23, 2011
How To Install Cydia app without wifi (Cyder)
Most of the time you are not access with wi-fi, so it will very difficult to install applications on the iPhone if the don’t have WiFi excess. Its more difficult when you don’t have an unlocked iPhone. So here is one solution for you. Cyder is a Cydia emulator for windows. It works as the original Cydia app on the jailbroken iPhone.
Features of Cyder:-
Import Sources rest of your Cydia on your device in Cyder.
Cydia Auto Setup: iPhone reboot to finish installing the debs.
Cydia Cache: Install with Mobile Temrinal / private / var / cache.
AppCake Folder: Launch application after AppCake transfer debs.
Download and store on your computer the application of Cydia with its dependencies.
Install on your iPhone or iPod Touch into USB.
Download Cyder From here.
Features of Cyder:-
Download Cyder From here.
Needs to do…
- Add source.
- Hit Play button on the top right side or refresh (right click menu)
- Navigate to download
- When download completes click file manager
- Drag the files to cydia auto install
- Reboot to install the app
Monday, April 25, 2011
iMac rumor mill suggests new models could be coming next week
This one is obviously still very much in rumor territory, but a couple of separate reports have cropped up today that suggest Apple could be set to debut some updated iMacs as soon as next week.
That includes a report from 9 to 5 Mac that iMac orders are being delayed until May 2nd, despite the fact that they're still listed as shipping within 24 hours on Apple's website, and a separate confirmation from a trusted source of the site, who says that Apple will stop shipping iMacs to retailers this week in advance of next week's supposed release. That's further backed up by a report from Mac Rumors, which cites another source who says that Apple will be changing the promotional materials in its retail stores for a launch on Tuesday, May 3rd. Details are comparatively light on the rumored new iMacs themselves, but the safe money seems to be on Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt ports.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Forget iPhone 3G S: Eight Great New iPhone Alternatives
After much hype—and a bit of hysteria—Apple finally unveiled its new iPhone this week at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco: the iPhone 3G S.
iPhone 3G S is packed with all of the existing features of the iPhone 3G, and according to Apple "everything [inside] is faster." We're not so sure about that statement, but there's one thing that is certain: There are plenty of alternative devices on the market you should see before dropping a chunk of change on the iPhone 3G S—even if you're a Mac-crazed iPhone lover.
What follows is our collection of the eight best high-end smartphones available today, from companies like Research In Motion, Palm, HTC and Nokia. You'll also find our reasons why you might want one—or all—of them over the new iPhone.
Pop on the slides for specifics.
iPhone 3G S
Description: Apple's new iPhone 3G S looks just like earlier iPhone models, but its belly is full of new innovations. Specifically, there's now a 32GB version; a new 3.0 megapixel camera with video capture and autofocus; a built-in compass feature, which integrates with Apple's native Maps app; and "better" battery life.
Pricing: $199 with new two-year AT&T service agreement, 16GB; $299 with two-year contract, 32GB.
Availability: June 19, 2009 in the U.S.
Palm Pre
Description: Palm's first webOS-based device finally arrived after months of rumors. Packed with features and a shiny new user interface, the Pre represents struggling Palm's last ditch effort to get back into the smartphone game along with Apple and RIM—and based on early first impressions, the Pre just might do the trick.
Pricing: $199.99 with new, two-year Sprint service agreement and $100 mail-in rebate.
Availability: June 6, 2009 via Sprint, though supply shortages are expected due to very strong demand.
What Pre Has That iPhone Doesn't: More compact size; physical, full QWERTY keyboard; brand new webOS handheld software.
HTC Touch Pro2
Description: HTC's follow-up to its popular Touch Pro, a.k.a. Fuze, the Touch Pro2packs a punch in the form of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional software, a mean, 3.6-inch touch screen and a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. Sleek and stunning—if a bit clunky compared to the iPhone—the Touch Pro2 represents the current cream of the Windows Mobile crop.
Pricing: £510 (approximately US$845)unlocked.
Availability: TouchPro2 is available unlocked through European retailers, but it's not currently for sale in the United States. Rumors suggest the device will hit U.S. carriers' shelves in late summer/early fall.
What Touch Pro2 Has That iPhone Doesn't: Large, physical QWERTY keyboard; slider design; Windows Mobile 6.1 OS software.
BlackBerry Storm
Description: The Storm 9530 is the world's first BlackBerry with a touch screen, and despite some early software "hiccups" it's now one of RIM's most popular devices—and Verizon Wireless' best selling BlackBerry. Its large display and included 8GB memory card make it a multimedia machine. The Storm's SurePre's touch screen may not quite equal the iPhone touch-experience—yet—but it didwin RIM a Mobile World Congress award.
Pricing: $199.99 with new, two-year Verizon Wireless service agreement.
Availability: Now via Verizon Wireless in the U.S.
What Storm Has That iPhone Doesn't:"Clicky" touch screen provides tactile feedback to improve typing; BlackBerry's messaging and security features; more virtual keyboard orientation options.
Nokia E71x
Description: Nokia's U.S. version of the popular, candy-bar styled Nokia E71 packs all the punch of its European counterpart, including a great—if a bit small—full QWERTY keyboard. The E71x delivers a quality digital camera and the Symbian S60 mobile OS—within an extremely thin form factor.
Pricing: $99.99 with new two-year AT&T service agreement and after $50 mail-in rebate.
Availability: Immediately via AT&T in the U.S.
What the E71x Has That iPhone Doesn't:Full QWERTY, physical keyboard; expandable memory; Symbian, S60 3.2 mobile OS; 3.2 megapixel digital camera with auto focus, flash and video capture.
HTC Magic
Description: HTC's Magic smartphone, a.k.a., the G2 (Google Phone 2) or I/O, is the second U.S. Android-powered device. It also runs the latest iteration of search-giant Google's mobile OS, Android 1.5, dubbed "Cupcake," with new features like an on-screen keyboard, integrated device-wide search and video recording.
Pricing & Availability: Vodafone U.K. currently offers the Magic for free with qualifying monthly service plans. T-Mobile will release the device under the name "myTouch 3G" during the summer of 2009.
What the Magic Has That iPhone Doesn't:Google's latest Android OS 1.5; trackball and on-screen navigation; expandable memory.
BlackBerry Bold 9000
Description: RIM's first 3G, GSM BlackBerry packs a blazing 624-MHz processor and stunning 360 x 420 display, making it one of the most powerful and functional smartphones on the market. The Bold 9000 is slightly larger than the iPhone 3G, but its impressive feature set, including one of the best keyboards to ever grace a mobile device, more than makes up for the extra bulk.
Pricing: $199.99 along with new two-year AT&T service agreement and after $100 mail-in rebate.
Availability: Immediately via AT&T in the U.S.
What the Bold Has That iPhone Doesn't:Large, functional full QWERTY physical keyboard; BlackBerry's renowned messaging and security features; faster processor.
Nokia N97
Description: Nokia's latest "multimedia computer," the N97 could really be grouped in an entirely different category than the new iPhones; however, its multimedia-centric nature and massive touch screen clearly make it an iPhone competitor—and one that could actually give Apple a run for its money in the consumer device space.
Pricing & Availability: Available in Nokia flagship stores in the U.S. for $699.00. No official U.S. carrier as of yet.
What the N97 Has That iPhone Doesn't:Large, full QWERTY physical keyboard; 32GB of built-in storage capacity along with expandable memory slot; large 3.5", 640 x 360 resistive touch screen; high-quality 5 megapixel camera.
Bundles of Unreleased 'Berrys
Description: Not one of these RIM devices has been officially announced—let alone assigned a release date—but it would be wrong of me not to mention them, since each and every one could put the new iPhones to shame in its own right. The BlackBerry Touris a CDMA, BlackBerry Bold/Curve 8900 hybrid; the Onyx is a "bolder," sleeker Bold 9000; the Magnum reportedly has both a Bold-like keyboard and a Storm-ish touch screen; and finally, the Storm 2, is, well, you guessed it, an enhanced Storm with new features like Wi-Fi.
Pricing & Availability: Nothing official but predicted $200 - $400; all expected to be released in 2009.
What BlackBerry Has That iPhone Doesn't: Revered keyboards; SurePress touch technology; BlackBerry's renowned messaging and security features.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Kodak patent complaint against Apple, RIM revived
, On Friday March 25, 2011, 8:10 pm EDT
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- A federal agency said Friday that it will review Eastman Kodak Co.'s high-stakes patent-infringement claim against technology giants Apple Inc. and Research in Motion Ltd.
The U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C., agreed to examine a judge's finding in January that Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry don't violate an image-preview patent the photography pioneer obtained in 2001.
The decision revives Kodak's hopes of negotiating royalties worth $1 billion or more. The agency's six commissioners will decide by May 23 whether to alter the initial determination by its chief administrative judge, Paul Luckern, or let it stand.
Kodak spokesman Gerard Meuchner said "we are pleased with the decision and we look forward to the next step in the process."
The company has amassed more than 1,000 digital-imaging patents, and almost all digital cameras rely on that technology. Mining its rich array of inventions has become an indispensable tool in a long and painful turnaround.
That campaign was stalled by the recession, which began just after Kodak completed a three-year, $3.4 billion digital overhaul in 2007. Its payroll has plunged to 18,800 people, from 70,000 in 2002.
Kodak's shares jumped 27 cents, or 8.6 percent, to close at $3.40 Friday, then shot up 72 more cents to $4.12 in after-hours trading. They are trading in a 52-week range of $2.90 to $9.08.
Messages seeking comment from RIM were not immediately returned. An Apple spokeswoman said the company had no comment.
After failed negotiations, Kodak filed a complaint against Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple and Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM in January 2010 with the commission that oversees U.S. trade disputes. It also filed two lawsuits against Apple in federal court in Rochester, but it has not specified the damages it is seeking.
In December 2009, the commission ruled that cell phones made by Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. infringed the same Kodak patent, and Kodak received a one-time $550 million royalty payment from Samsung and a $414 million deal was reached with LG Electronics.
The 131-year-old camera maker has said it expects to continue to generate an average of between $250 million and $350 million annually through 2013 from licensing its digital technology. Over the last three years, it outpaced that figure, booking $1.9 billion in revenue.
Kodak has banked on replacing hefty profits it once made on film, with promising new lines of home inkjet printers and high-speed inkjet presses. It expects to generate its first profits from consumer printers this year and its commercial line is targeted to turn profitable in 2012.
Separately, ITC judge E. James Gildea issued an initial ruling in a dispute between Apple and Nokia Corp. on Friday, saying Apple did not infringe on five of Nokia's patents.
Nokia, the world's largest maker of cell phones, filed a complaint with the ITC in Dec. 2009, alleging Apple's iPods, iPhone and computers violate Nokia's intellectual property rights. At issue were key features found in Apple products, including aspects of user interface, cameras, antenna and power management technologies, Nokia said at the time. The company claimed that the technologies in question help cut manufacturing costs, reduce gadget size and prolong battery life.
The cell phone maker began its patent fight with Apple in October 2009, filing its first patent infringement claim against Apple in Delaware. Apple filed a countersuit, claiming Nokia was infringing on a variety of its patents.
Apple countersued Nokia in the U.S., and also filed a counter-complaint with the ITC.
Nokia has also filed patent lawsuits last year against Apple in Britain, Germany and the Netherlands.
Apple had no comment on Gildea's ruling. A spokeswoman for Nokia did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
AP Technology Writer Rachel Metz in San Francisco contributed to this report.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Full iPad2 Specs vs. Competition: Who’s Best?
With the release of the iPad in 2010, and the termendous and unexpected success of this latest Apple innovation, there was no doubt that all of Apple’s competitors would be releasing their own tablets in the near future in order to compete with the iPad.
After the first wave of releases and the initial thickening of the competition in this market, rumors began to fly, already in January, regarding the new features and specs expected to accompany the release of the iPad 2, which will ship on March 11.
In the following infographic, we’ll take a look at what innovation the iPad 2 will be bringing to the table (or should we say tablet?), as well as what Apple’s competitors will offer in an effort to stay in the face
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Apple’s Secret Sauce: The Real Ingredients
Googling “secret of Apple’s success”–in quotes–gets 29,400 hits. That number will no doubt grow now that Apple has again topped Fortune’s list of the most-admired companies. A rolling stone gathers no moss, but a company on a roll gathers investors, groupies, and explainers. Like docents in a museum, they stand before the object they admire, telling whoever will listen why it’s so great and how it does what it does.
Funny, though, how the explanations vary. To Fortune, the secret is Apple’s “blistering pace of new product releases.” Actually, Apple sets “a deliberately moderate pace” to maximize its profits, says a thoughtful analysis by Christopher Meyer, consultant and the author of a book about speed, Fast Cycle Time. The secret is “staying upmarket” per to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, noting the fact that Apple dominates the market for $1000+ computers. Only: Apple’s hottest product, the iPad, has competitors stymied because it’spriced below other tablets, says the New York Times’s David Pogue.
Some say the secret is vertical integration-but as Saeed Khan notes, that was also the supposed reason for Apple’s failures 20 years ago. Some, like Guy Kawasaki, say Apple invents whole new businesses by anticipating where the market is heading. Others argue that Apple wins because it surfs brilliantly on waves of others’ invention, pointing out that the iPad was neither the first tablet nor the iPhone the first smart phone.
We’re seeing two things here. The first: blind men groping an elephant. Though there are dozens of Harvard Business School cases about Apple, the company hasn’t become a specimen under the management microscope the way GE and P&G have. Instead, writers have focused on the all-important question of whether Steve Jobs is Svengali, Rasputin, or the Second Coming.
More insidious, this is a demonstration of fallacies Phil Rosenzweig skewers in his book The Halo Effect. Very often, Rosenzweig shows, people “claim to have identified the drivers of company performance, but have mainly shown the way that high performers are described.” Confusing causation with correlation, attributing virtues to a company simply because it’s doing well-such errors happen all the time. People with hobby-horse theories are especially inclined to ascribe a hot company’s performance primarily to the fact that it sounds like the horse they’re riding. (Don’t ask me how I know this.)
Forget the gurus.
In fact, the secret of Apple’s success is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Apple’s Form 10K includes a remarkable paragraph under the heading “Business Strategy.” A small masterpiece of clarity and coherence, it states what Apple is trying to accomplish. Then it lists the half-dozen things Apple must do distinctively and well to succeed. Here’s the paragraph. (The italics and comments are mine.)
The Company is committed to bringing the best user experience to its customers[Strategy starts with an unambiguous view of how a company will create value. This is Apple's: Let others do what they do; customer experience is how we play. So, if that's their game, how do they win at it?]through its innovative hardware, software, peripherals, services, and Internet offerings. The Company’s business strategy leverages its unique ability to design and develop its own operating systems, hardware, application software, and services[Required capability #1: Everything that a customer touches, we must be able to do ourselves. Corollary: It's ok--necessary, even--to outsource what doesn't touch customers directly, like manufacturing and logistics]to provide its customers new products and solutions withsuperior ease-of-use, seamless integration, and innovative industrial design[Capability #2: we must deliver product attributes that improve customer experience. Note the attributes not listed, like bleeding-edge technology]The Company believes continual investment in research and development[Capability #3: Plan and manage a research portfolio coherent with the first two capabilities and encompassing both new and renewed products]is critical to the development and enhancement of innovative products and technologies. In conjunction with its strategy, the Company continues to build and host a robust platform for the discovery and delivery of third-party digital content and applications[Capability #4: To own the customer experience, we must run a digital store so great that we can compel third-party providers to come through us. No one in the industry--or any industry I can think of--has anything like this]through the iTunes Store. The iTunes Store includes the App Store and iBookstore, which allow customers to discover and download third-party applications and books through either a Mac or Windows-based computer or wirelessly through an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The Company also works to supporta community for the development of third-party software and hardware and digital content that complement the Company’s offerings[Capability #5: Others do this too, of course, with bigger and often more open communities. What people complain about in Apple's development community is a feature, not a bug; "complement the company's offerings" is the key phrase]Additionally, the Company’s strategy includes expanding its distribution to effectively reach more customers and provide them with a high-quality sales and post-sales support experience.[Capability #6: Elsewhere in the 10K, Apple says its stores "control the customer experience" and notes that they are in desirable (i.e. high-rent) locations and staffed with knowledgeable and experienced (i.e., well paid) people. As for post-sales support, every Apple owner knows that its support is the industry's best--not perfect, but the best, whether on the phone or at the Genius Bar, which is itself a stroke of genius. If customer experience is your game, customer service is not a cost to be minimized]The Company is therefore uniquely positioned to offer superior and well-integrated digital lifestyle and productivity solutions.
There you have it: The six ingredients of Apple’s secret sauce. There’s nothing special about them. Here’s what’s special:
First, they work together as a system that is at unity with itself. Each capability reinforces and amplifies the others; and to win the game they play, no other capabilities are needed.
Second, Apple actually does what it says. There’s a long list of ways in which Apple could get distracted from its strategy. (I noted a couple of them above.) What sets Apple apart is the ability to those six things very well and to the relentless exclusion of anything else.
Photo courtesy flickr user Michael Bentley
Friday, March 18, 2011
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