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OK, so anyone with half a brain can figure out that Transmit is about to receive a major update. I’m not saying I know anything about said update, but if I did, I’d probably tell you that it not only updates one of the most beloved FTP apps for the Mac platform, but it also catapults it over the heads of the competition.
At any rate, we’ll all find out in 7 days time.
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OK, I’ll accept that this is “Apple’s next iPhone”.
However, I’d like to know if Apple had the ability to remote wipe the device, they also should have had the capability to remotely locate the device with Mobile Me’s “Find My iPhone” feature. The question is, why didn’t they?
For Apple’s sake, I hope this is the real deal. Or at least, I hope the feature set of this prototype represents the final shipping product. Otherwise, there are going to be lots of disappointed iPhone fanatics if the final product doesn’t include front facing cameras or a built in Flash.
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Look through this slide presentation (which itself uses HTML5) to see what comprises HTML5 and how it can be used.
All we need now is an authoring tool that simplifies the creation of rich HTML5 content. Somehow, I don’t see Adobe stepping up to the plate.
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Crunchgear:
Apple is flirting with AMD to make Intel and NVIDIA jealous. And when it meets with them next time, Apple will cite all the sweet nothings and sexy promises AMD made. After all, AMD does have a compelling platform and it suits Apple’s apparent new strategy quite well; even if AMD knows Apple is using them as a tool to inflame someone across the room, it’s a good chance to get a word in.
Apple would be crazy not to have meetings with AMD. I don’t think AMD offers Apple anything right now other than leverage against Intel in pricing negotiations. Let’s be honest: AMD’s current CPU offerings aren’t setting the world on fire. However, I wouldn’t be totally shocked if Apple decided to use AMD CPU’s in their low cost offerings – the Mac mini and the Macbook.
I’d still file that under “highly unlikely” at this point. Apple likes that even their entry level products are considered premium products, and using AMD CPUs would somewhat undercut that point.
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Boy Genius Report:
we’ve confirmed with multiple AT&T sources that the carrier has now put a block on employees taking vacations in June. The only time AT&T does a straight block like this is for iPhone launches.
Count me as excited. I’ve been limping along with an iPhone 3G that just seems way to pokey now under iPhone OS 3. The sooner the new phone launches, the better.
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Not surprising, considering the demand. You have to ask yourself though, why is Steve Jobs being so forthcoming lately?
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As someone who has emailed him and gotten a response, I count this as a good thing.
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Pretty self explanatory. If you are still using Subversion (or god help you – CVS), you should really check out what a distributed version control system like Git or Mercurial has to offer.
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Citing “surprinsingly strong US demand” (over 500,000 units shipped in it’s first week), Apple has delayed the launch of the iPad to international markets by one month. The new launch date is now end of May.
No word is given about the release date of the 3G version in the US.
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You know the dude is serious because he’s wearing a red scarf.
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A user of Macs since they had silly names like Performa and Centris, Theodore Lee is a techie who prides himself on his vast knowledge of all things Apple. OS X Factor was started in 2001 (originally as macosxcentric), and continues to churn out tips, tutorials, reviews and commentary on the tech sector.
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