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Opera Mini On The iPhone: First Impressions
The Case For The 3G-capable IPad
HTC Disagrees With Apple’s Actions
HTC To 'Fully Defend' Itself Against Apple Patent Suit
Apple Dumps iPhone Covers
A Possible Reason Why Apple Stores No Longer Sell Screen Protectors - They're Rubbish
New Must-have Device For Today’s Doctors: The iPhone
"Beginning Mac Programming" for iPhone/Mac OS X now in print
Opera Mini On The iPhone: First Impressions
Technologizer's Harry McCracken says:
...I finally got a little hands-on time with Opera Mini for the iPhone, which Opera started showing off last month at the Mobile World Congress Show in Barcelona. The Norwegian browser company told me that it's still putting the finishing touches on it and plans to submit it to the iPhone App Store real soon now......
In my extremely informal experiments here at SXSW, Mini didn't feel particularly zippy.... But it may not have been a real-world test of how it'll perform when Apple approves it (please!).....
Whatever its performance turns out to be like, Opera Mini has some features that might lead some folks to opt for it over Safari, at least on a part-time basis....
For the full review visit here:
http://bit.ly/9G476M
The Case For The 3G-capable IPad
Macworld's Jason Snell says:
We're roughly two weeks out from the arrival of the iPad, and the pre-orders are apparently pouring in. So far, most of the focus has been on the three Wi-Fi versions of the device, mostly because those of us who want to get our hands on an iPad now don't want to wait until later in April, when the 3G-capable models arrive.....
But for regular users--for people who aren't tech writers or software developers - I think the 3G-enabled iPad models have a whole lot going for them. And they deserve serious consideration, despite the wait.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://bit.ly/9uoNjw
HTC Disagrees With Apple’s Actions
HTC Corporation yesterday outlined its disagreement with Apple’s legal actions and reiterated its commitment to creating a portfolio of innovative smartphones that gives consumers a variety of choices. Founded in 1997 with a passion for innovation and a vision for how smartphones would change people’s lives, HTC has continually driven this vision by consistently introducing award-winning smartphones with U.S. mobile operators.
“HTC disagrees with Apple’s actions and will fully defend itself. HTC strongly advocates intellectual property protection and will continue to respect other innovators and their technologies as we have always done, but we will continue to embrace competition through our own innovation as a healthy way for consumers to get the best mobile experience possible,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. “From day one, HTC has focused on creating cutting-edge innovations that deliver unique value for people looking for a smartphone. In 1999 we started designing the XDA and T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition[ii], our first touch-screen smartphones, and they both shipped in 2002 with more than 50 additional HTC smartphone models shipping since then.”
The industry has recognized HTC’s contributions through a variety of awards including Fast Company’s 2010 Top 50 Most Innovative Companies and MIT Technology Review’s 2010 50 Most Innovative Companies. The GSMA also recently awarded the HTC Hero as the “Best Phone of 2009.” Some of HTC’s technology firsts include:
First Windows PDA (1998)
First Windows Phone (June 2002)
First 3G CDMA EVDO smartphone (October 2005)
First gesture-based smartphone (June 2007)
First Google Android smartphone (October 2008)
First 4G WIMAX smartphone (November 2008)
In 2009, HTC launched its branded user experience, HTC Sense. HTC Sense is focused on putting people at the center by making phones work in a more simple and natural way. This experience was fundamentally based on listening and observing how people live and communicate.
“HTC has always taken a partnership-oriented, collaborative approach to business. This has led to long-standing strategic partnerships with the top software, Internet and wireless technology companies in the industry as well as the top U.S., European and Asian mobile operators,” said Jason Mackenzie, vice president of HTC America. “It is through these relationships that we have been able to deliver the world’s most diverse series of smartphones to an even more diverse group of people around the world, recognizing that customers have very different needs.”
For more information on HTC’s history of innovation, visit:
http://www.htc.com/history
For more information about HTC, visit:
http://www.htc.com
HTC To 'Fully Defend' Itself Against Apple Patent Suit
AFP reports
Taiwan cellphone maker HTC, accused by Apple of infringing on iPhone patents, said Thursday it will "fully defend" itself against the charges.....
Apple accused HTC of infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the "user interface, underlying architecture and hardware" of the iPhone, the popular touchscreen device introduced in 2007 by the company behind the iPod and the Macintosh computer.....
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/dsnDs6
Apple Dumps iPhone Covers
The Register's Bill Ray reports:
Apple has stopped selling screen protectors, arguing that the iPhone and iPad should be tough enough without them.
Companies making such products have apparently been in talks with Apple for a while, unsurprising given that screen protectors are the number-one iPhone accessory. But Apple has decided that all screen-adhering films will be delisted even if the stated function is glare reduction or mirroring rather than protection - Apple brooks no suggestion that its screens aren't perfect.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/18/apple_pulls_the_plastic/
A Possible Reason Why Apple Stores No Longer Sell Screen Protectors - They're Rubbish
ZNet blogger Adrian Kingsley-Hughes says:
Word is on “teh internetz” that Apple Stores will no longer offer for sale screen protectors or items containing screen protectors at either the online Apple Store or Apple retail stores. I have an idea why Apple might have done this - because.... they are all overpriced rubbish.....
Screen protectors are also increasingly unnecessary as most modern devices have tough glass-fronted screens as opposed to the plastic or acrylic screens found on older devices......
For the full commentary visit here:
http://bit.ly/9Fa8Rb
New Must-have Device For Today’s Doctors: The iPhone
Maclean’s Katie Engelhart reports:
....The smartphone - and in particular, the iPhone - has left the realm of electronic plaything, and become an almost required medical tool. According to Manhattan Research, a health care consulting firm, the percentage of U.S. physicians using smartphones stands around 64 per cent and is projected to hit 81 per cent by 2012. In Canada, the trend is the same.....
Today, doctors.... can download applications at the iTunes store that can transform their iPhones into drug-dose calculators, fetal monitors, or remote receivers for patient records......
For the full report visit here:
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/18/killer-apps-that-save-lives/
"Beginning Mac Programming" for iPhone/Mac OS X now in print
[Press Release]
In January, Steve Jobs announced that Apple had more than 140,000 applications in its App Store. That's a lot of apps, and the number grows every day. Everyone to create their own software programs, to join in the action. But developing on the Mac, iPhone and iPad isn't easy for beginners - they need a guide to show the way.
In his new book, "Beginning Mac Programming: Develop with Objective-C and Cocoa" (Pragmatic Bookshelf, $34.95), author Tim Isted shows that the path from user to software developer is within reach. Step by gentle step, Isted shows non-programmers how to move from idea to application. They'll learn how to:
(*) Code in Objective-C, the programming language behind Apple applications
(*) Program within the Cocoa framework Apple provides for developers
(*) Find and use free tools for developers, including Xcode and Interface Builder
(*) Connect with Apple's thriving developer community and expanding base of users
By the second chapter of the book, readers start coding their first program.
"We'll be jumping headfirst into creating applications on the Mac that look and behave like the other Mac applications you're used to," Isted tells readers. "We'll certainly be learning general programming principles, but we will be putting them into practice in real-world situations, right from the start. Over the course of the book, you'll learn enough that you can fend for yourself, with enough knowledge of how the Mac programming world works that you know where to go to fill gaps in your knowledge with information from the right sources."
He adds: "This book is designed for those of us who don't have a degree in computer science. It's intended to be read by people who've spent time working with the Mac, perhaps as power users of their applications, or at least people with the confidence that they know enough to explain the difference between, say, a menu and a window. Most importantly, the book is intended for people who have little or no previous programming knowledge."
It's easy to learn by doing - with guidance from a gifted author. By making it easy for the rest of us, Isted has produced what may be the book that gives birth to a thousand apps! Mac users can finally go from insight to application - without a computer science degree.
Tim Isted has been writing software for Macintosh computers since 1995. He blogs on Core Data and is currently co-organizing NSConference, for Mac developers.
Beginning Mac Programming paperback+eBook:
http://pragprog.com/titles/tibmac
Introduction (pdf):
http://media.pragprog.com/titles/tibmac/introduction.pdf
Cover Image:
http://www.pragprog.com/images/covers/original/tibmac.jpg
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