Now, if this isn’t dedication to a brand, we don’t know what is. There’s this dude out in New York City who’s apparently so stoked for the Apple iPad launch that he’s already staked out his place in line! According to the video interview posted this morning, he’s been in line since March 31st. Where…
Wolfram Alpha wakes up, lowers iPhone app cost 96%
I dig Wolfram Alpha. It’s a good tool for showing me how screwed Palm is or telling me when the robots will rise up, but these guys were out of their minds charging $50 for an iPhone and iPod Touch app. Now, they’ve come to their senses and lowered the price to $1.99. To be…
Apple thumbs nose at Flash, gives list of iPad-ready sites
Apple has published a list of iPad-ready websites and it includes some heavy hitters that could help Apple win its war against Flash. The list includes CNN, Reuters, the White House, Vimeo, Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine and others. A funny thing is that the New York Times’ website is under Apple’s list, as it is…
ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ shills for the iPad
You know what’s not cool? A 30-minute sitcom that turns into an ad for the iPad. That’s exactly what ABC’s “Modern Family” turned out to be last night. I’ve actually liked the show – anything giving Al Bundy more love is a good thing – but find this to be kind of gross. I’m sure…
Early iPad reviews show up – it’s a hit
If you can’t wait for your iPad to arrive Saturday, you’ll be happy to know that the early reviews have been quite positive. Walt Mossberg, David Pogue and Ed Baig are always the first to review Apple products – and some may say this is why they’re never hyper critical – and the consensus is…
Hulu, CBS, Netflix should be coming to iPad
If you thought the lack of Flash and Silverlight would hamper the iPad as a media device, you were wrong because it appears as if ABC, CBS, Hulu and Netflix will be coming to Apple’s tablet. CBS and Apple are preparing to offer free television content for the iPad and both may hit by the…
Goober jumps on iPhone VoIP bandwagon
Goober Networks is jumping in the iPhone VoIP market, and it has released an app that enables cheap calls over the Internet to landlines and cell phones. Like Skype, Goober users will be able to make VoIP calls over WiFi networks but Goober’s app will also make calls over 3G. There’s no real technical reason…
Streaming cloud-based music on the Apple iPad? Don’t bet on it.
There are a good number of people out there that are hoping to see Apple’s LaLa acquisition and this week’s iPad launch converging into a perfect storm of cloud-based services that would have Apple debuting a new streaming music service alongside its tablet. Unfortunately, it turns out that Apple may be delaying the launch of…
Developer interest strong for Android, iPad
Developers are getting very excited about creating for Android app but they’re taking a wait-and-see approach with the looming iPad, according to a survey from Appcelerator. The company surveyed 1,000 developers and found iPad interest is still pretty high but it’s not as frenzied as it was prior to the device’s proper introduction. The report…
iPhone 4.0 to use Expose-like interface for multitasking
Apple’s iPhone may soon be plugging one of the biggest holes in its platform by making the 4.0 software have the ability to do third-party multitasking with an Expose-like interface, according to reports from AppleInsider. Those familiar with the design of iPhone 4.0 said that the user interface will resemble Apple’s desktop Expose feature, in…