on 3 February 2010
I watched the launch of the iPad (or iSlatelet, as I’d taken to calling it in the hope that someone would have explained to Steve why iPad was an even less sensible name for a consumer electronics product than Wii) with considerable scepticism, but on reflection, so many aspects of this thing are near enough right. continue
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on 19 August 2009
Can Apple justify charging Mac owners £59 a month for an email address and some syncing shenanigans? Read the full article on MobileMe in MacFormat issue 212, on sale now.
The Guardian blogs Firebox’s Power Plant Growing Machine, noting its ‘obligatory iPod-style casing’. What the heck is iPod-like about this? continue
on 14 July 2009
Morgan Stanley, the global financial services people, have released a report on ‘How Teenagers Consume Media’. Cue fusty attempt by middle-aged guys in suits to get wit da yout, but no: this one’s written by a genuine teenager. continue
on 15 April 2009
‘Intel Calls A Bottom For Battered PC Market’, reports the Wall Street Journal. Having issued projections in January along the lines of ‘eek!’, the chip maker didn’t do so badly in Q1 after all continue
on 9 April 2009
Victoria Beckham, as you may have heard on the terraces, likes nothing better than a bit of apology. The latest act of contrition was performed by OK! magazine, which admitted that its cover shot of La Becks arm-in-arm with Cheryl Cole wasn’t quite what it seemed. continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk
Apple has finally removed the DRM from its entire iTunes Store music catalogue. Copy protection has been the one serious bugbear with iTunes: it’s easy to buy and organise music, but whenever you swap it between Macs or to a different iPod, you risk a snippy alert saying some tracks aren’t authorised to play on that device. Well, no more. continue
on 13 February 2009
To Cannes for the Midem 2009 music business conference. Oh all right, we didn’t actually go. continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk
on 5 December 2008
So Apple’s new head of engineering for the iPhone and iPod – or iBoss, as he’ll presumably be known – has been sent on gardening leave after his previous employer, IBM, invoked a ‘no compete’ clause in his contract. continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk
on 23 May 2008
Remember, you read it here first. Apple is working on something. It’s very, very secret. And it’s going to be very, very big. How do I know this? Read on. continue
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on 30 July 2009