December 2010

Maybe people just don’t like magazines.

December 30, 2010

Despite the number of initial downloads, it appears that magazine “subscriptions” on the iPad aren’t drawing nearly the number of people that publishers thought they would. But a lot of this has to do with how magazines on the iPad are implemented, which only a handful of publishers are doing well. First, a lot of [...]

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Weekly tweets for 2010-12-26.

December 26, 2010

Neanderthals may have been cannibals: http://bit.ly/eFRFDh # Camera+ 2 is out for iPhone. @taptaptap is giving out custom TSA #GropeFree Edition iPads each day for 12 days to celebrate. http://campl.us # Why hasn't anyone hacked together a web-based index of all titles in the iBookstore? # Viewing random Twitter trends posts is like finding a [...]

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The impending Mac AppStore.

December 21, 2010

Just over a year ago we addressed the suggestion of a Mac AppStore, effectively saying, “it won’t happen.” But now that the release of the OS X AppStore is imminent, let’s address some of our earlier points. …why would developers let Apple take a cut in software sales, when they’ve been selling their products fine [...]

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Why Apple pulled the WikiLeaks app.

December 21, 2010

God forbid Apple enforce its app store rules and pull the controversial WikiLeaks application. It’s not like the site isn’t available on the web. But let’s address the app store rules for a moment, and dismiss the silly notion that Apple is necessarily taking sides in this silly WikiLeaks debate. The app store rules state [...]

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Weekly tweets for 2010-12-19.

December 19, 2010

'A Demon Doggy X-Mas' http://hpstm.tc/2dfd #hipstamatic # Babies born by c-section 80% more likely to develop celiac disease, study says. http://bit.ly/e0jJ2U # Flipboard support for Google Reader may let it replace our regular iPad RSS reader. Does it mark posts as "read" after flipping past them? # Will Apple eventually begin announcing/releasing the iPad and [...]

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iPad, the second generation.

December 17, 2010

Plenty of rumours about iPad 2.0 are hitting the blogosphere, complete with photos of “leaks” from case manufacturers. Maxator summarizes his expectations about the iPad 2, which should see release around March or April, and we’re keen on responding. Front Facing Camera – FaceTime is becoming a staple for Apple products and this was the [...]

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