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- Apple is doomed…
- Microsoft and Samsung try to patent Apple’s already patented pinch-zooming
- Legendary Atari 2600 gaming console finds new life as iPhone speaker dock
- Retooled Apple TV found to have die-shrunk A5, not A5X
- Tim Cook may be asked to testify in e-book pricing fixing suit
- Palm Top Theater gives your iPhone that 3D display you’ve always wanted (or not)
- PayPal button coming to your favorite apps
- Firefox is not coming to iOS until Apple changes its ways, company exec says
- The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week
| Posted: 10 Mar 2013 06:39 PM PDT OMG, Apple is doomed, run for the hills! Yes, the stock is taking some beating, but business fundamentals look as good as ever. Apple is doing just fine without Steve Jobs and remains the most profitable technology company out there – and by a large margin, too. That’s why I’m glad comedian Bill Maher mocked some media outlets for insisting on a negative spin to their Apple reporting. “What does it take to make people happy in this economy?”, he asks rhetorically. “This is our problem, nothing is ever good enough.” He nailed it. Arianna Huffington (rightfully) blames the stock market. Apple should give stock manipulators a finger and just follow in Dell’s and Amazon’s footsteps and go private again. At least Tim Cook & Co. would no longer have to wear the straight jacket of what these crazypants analysts are expecting. All of Wall Street runs its spreadsheets on Apple devices, by the way…(...) "Apple is doomed…" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Microsoft and Samsung try to patent Apple’s already patented pinch-zooming Posted: 10 Mar 2013 05:54 PM PDT
In a ‘how low can they go’ moment, both software giant Microsoft and the South Korean conglomerate Samsung have moved to patent the pinch-zoom concept that Apple popularized (and patented) on mobile devices with the introduction of the iPhone six years ago, as if Apple’s technology never existed. Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs reportedly hit the roof after HTC in early 2010 launched a handset with pinch-to-zoom functionality, but the two companies recently settled their patent disputes. On the strength of its iPhone patent portfolio, Apple even forced Google to agree to disabling multitouch on early Android devices sold outside the United States. Now, Apple claims a specific software implementation that’s different than that Google used in Jelly Bean, Android version 4.2. Be that as it may, it’s funny both Microsoft and Samsung patent filings now suggest pinch zooming was their invention…(...) "Microsoft and Samsung try to patent Apple’s already patented pinch-zooming" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Legendary Atari 2600 gaming console finds new life as iPhone speaker dock Posted: 10 Mar 2013 04:24 PM PDT
I’ve always been a huge fan of video games, ever since my earliest days, and the Atari 2600 was my first childhood gaming console (yup, I’m that old). After seeing the other day this 35 years old system finding a new life by becoming a retro-inspired iPhone speaker dock, it immediately brought back fond memories of gaming sessions shared with my friends after school. A fan tore a broken Atari 2600 apart, making a few clever changes to turn it into an app-enhanced stereo speaker dock. The Atari dock will recharge an iPhone or iPod touch while allowing you to listen to your music or an FM radio. The mod also features six equalizer settings, comes with a remote control of its own and has a 3.5mm jack to connect other audio sources…(...) "Legendary Atari 2600 gaming console finds new life as iPhone speaker dock" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Retooled Apple TV found to have die-shrunk A5, not A5X Posted: 10 Mar 2013 04:11 PM PDT
Earlier this year, a software update for the Apple TV (5.2) revealed a new device labeled “AppleTV3,2.” After digging through some FCC documents, and some code, it was discovered that it was just a tweaked version of the third-gen ATV with an A5X processor. Or at least it appeared that way. The retooled set-top box has just begun hitting Apple Stores, and the folks over at MacRumors were able to pick one up and crack one open this weekend. And they’ve determined that its processor is actually a die-shrunk A5 chip…(...) "Retooled Apple TV found to have die-shrunk A5, not A5X" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Tim Cook may be asked to testify in e-book pricing fixing suit Posted: 10 Mar 2013 03:45 PM PDT
Apple CEO Tim Cook may be required to testify in an antitrust lawsuit the United States Department of Justice filed against it and major e-book publishers over an alleged price fixing of e-books. Cook’s eventual testimony might be risky and could be potentially damaging to his company, now the main target of the suit after all named publishers had settled with regulators. On the other hand, the CEO could take the opportunity to make a public case for a so-called agency model that the government claims has had anti-competitive impact. The agency model regulates the relationship between Apple and digital content owners who get to pick their iBook prices freely as long as they agree not to offer lower pricing to competitors than they do to Apple. Business-wise, publishers prefer Apple’s policy over Amazon’s wholesale model where the online retailer sets prices as it sees fit, often hurting publishers’ bottom line by engaging in selling books at a loss just to draw shoppers to its online store…(...) "Tim Cook may be asked to testify in e-book pricing fixing suit" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Palm Top Theater gives your iPhone that 3D display you’ve always wanted (or not) Posted: 10 Mar 2013 02:57 PM PDT
3D was certainly the buzzword of yesteryear, with Android phone makers scrambling to make their handsets take advantage of all manner of 3D technologies with the aim of standing out from the crowd. Apple didn’t make the jump to 3D with either the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5, but that doesn’t mean some people don’t still want it or indeed that it might happen in the future. With SXSW going on in Austin, there are always some funky little gadgets on show, and the Palm Top Theater certainly falls into that category. If you’ve ever wanted things to jump out of your iPhone’s screen, then you’ll want to read on…(...) "Palm Top Theater gives your iPhone that 3D display you’ve always wanted (or not)" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| PayPal button coming to your favorite apps Posted: 10 Mar 2013 02:13 PM PDT
If you’re a heavy PayPal user, good news: the company last Friday at SXSW 2013 announced a software development kit for Apple’s registered iOS developers to integrate PayPal’s mobile payment solutions into their apps for iPhones, iPods and iPads. As a result, those developers who choose to implement the new PayPal SDK will be able to provide a PayPal button for frictionless payments. And if a user wishes to use her or his credit card, they will be able to scan it in-app to make the payment…(...) "PayPal button coming to your favorite apps" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Firefox is not coming to iOS until Apple changes its ways, company exec says Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:13 AM PDT
Fans of Mozilla’s Firefox web browser may be hoping to use their browser of choice on iOS, but according to Mozilla, that may not be possible anytime soon. Mozilla has lifted the lid on the reason that it has yet to port the popular Firefox to Apple’s mobile platform and, unsurprisingly, it’s all down to Apple’s tight control over how things are done on its devices according to Jay Sullivan, the company's Vice President. Currently, all third-party web browsers that run on the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch have to use Apple's UIWebView component which is inherently slower than the Nitro used by the company’s own Safari browser. Mozilla says that it will only bring Firefox to iOS when that limitation is removed, and Apple seems in no rush to do that…(...) "Firefox is not coming to iOS until Apple changes its ways, company exec says" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week Posted: 10 Mar 2013 04:00 AM PDT
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