RoughlyDrafted Magazine
Friday October 24th, 2008
6.8
Apple gives $100,000 to fight California gay marriage ban
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 26 days ago,
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Apple has joined Google in publicly opposing California’s Proposition 8, a measure intended to ban the rights of gay Californians to legally marry, and has contributed $100,000 to defeat the measure.
Both companies have a history of remaining politically neutral, but have chosen to take sides on this issue because it relates directly to [...]
1.9
Apple’s unibody MacBook Pro: an in-depth review with video
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 26 days ago,
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Apple’s newly redesigned 15“ MacBook Pro improves upon the graphics, RAM, and CPU performance of the previous generation while adopting the strong lines and unibody construction of the MacBook Air, the keyboard of the 2006 consumer MacBook, the environmentally friendly design of last year’s iMac, and the iPhone’s headphone mic, resulting a strong [...]
2.8
Apple releases portions of iPhone SDK from NDA limits
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 26 days ago,
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Apple has published new terms for its registered iPhone developer agreement that defines new limits for “Apple Confidential Information” protected by the program’s Non Disclosure Agreement, allowing developers new freedom to collaborate with each other, conduct developer training sessions, and print guides and tutorials.
Apple releases portions of iPhone SDK from NDA limits
Thursday October 23rd, 2008
6.5
Teen reported Steve Jobs’ fake heart attack
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 27 days ago,
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Daniel Eran Dilger
The fraudulent report of Steve Jobs’ heart attack that never actually happened was originated by an 18 year old with unclear motives. The motives of those repeating the story were very clear however.
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A Bloomberg brief noted that the teen’s fraudulent report was uploaded to CNN’s iReport website and then immediately published without any [...]
Wednesday October 22nd, 2008
4.8
SF Chronicle’s Andrew S. Ross is unintentionally funny on Macs
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 28 days ago,
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Daniel Eran Dilger
The website of the San Francisco Chronicle oddly juxtaposed an image of Senator Dianne Feinstein, apparently doing an impression of Janet Reno, under the headline “Analyst sees costly Apple items out of reach” paired with a tag line saying that the Senator “wants bailout cash to be used wisely.” What could possibly be [...]
5.0
An $800 MacBook would be ‘the height of folly’ - report
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 28 days ago,
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Had Apple succumb to calls from industry watchers to release a new MacBook at or below the $800 price point, it would have amounted to “a value-destroying event of epic proportions,” according to a newly published analysis
An $800 MacBook would be ‘the height of folly’ - report
Tuesday October 21st, 2008
5.0
App Store continues to exceed iTunes song sales growth
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 29 days ago,
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Mobile software sales for the iPhone and iPod touch continue to grow faster than even iTunes’ groundbreaking song sales growth, building a critical mass to attract both new iPhone buyers and additional Cocoa Touch software development for Apple’s mobile platform.
iPhone App Store continues to exceed iTunes song sales growth
5.6
Apple iPhone 3G sales surpass RIM’s Blackberry
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 29 days ago,
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Apple announced quarterly iPhone sales that surpassed those of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion by nearly a million and a half units or 25%: nearly 6.9 million iPhones versus 5.4 million BlackBerry units in the third calendar quarter of 2008.
Apple iPhone 3G sales surpass RIM’s Blackberry
6.6
New Unibody MacBooks get new CFL, but not QuickTime X
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 29 days ago,
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Daniel Eran Dilger
The Energy Saver icon in System Preferences has changed from a light bulb to, appropriately, a CFL on the updated software that ships with new MacBooks. However, the slight update is not a significant operating system change. The system reports itself as still being Mac OS X 10.5.5, albeit build 9F2114 rather than [...]
5.4
Apple and the Mini DisplayPort
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 29 days ago,
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Daniel Eran Dilger
A variety of people have offered their viewpoints on Apple’s use of Mini DisplayPort on the new MacBooks and LED Cinema Display. Assertions range from the insistance that Mini DisplayPort is “proprietary” to the announcement that it is actually part of the DisplayPort specification. As is often the case, nearly everyone is wrong [...]
Sunday October 19th, 2008
6.2
Podcast: The New MacBooks
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 1 month ago,
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Gene Steinberg of the Tech Night Owl podcast invited me to join Peter Cohen and Evan Gross on his weekly show this week. I talked about the new MacBooks, the tech media’s infatuation with all things cheap, and whatever else fell out of my mouth. You can hear for yourself and subscribe to the Tech [...]
Saturday October 18th, 2008
8.3
Inside the new MacBooks: Audio and Video
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 1 month ago,
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Apple’s new MacBook and MacBook Pro models present a variety of changes in the way audio and video are handled, including support for iPhone-style integrated mic headphones and the new DisplayPort standard. Here’s what’s new in audio and video.
Inside the new MacBooks: Audio and Video
Friday October 17th, 2008
8.3
It’s not over yet, but we can laugh about it.
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 1 month ago,
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Daniel Eran Dilger
John McCain and Barack Obama both spoke at the Alfred Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, delivering a heavy dose of tension-relieving hilarity (really!) that exposed both men as human and honorable, despite their political differences and the vast difference in background and age. Both are well worth watching.
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5.3
Inside the new MacBooks: FireWire, USB, and the NVIDIA Controller
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 1 month ago,
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Apple’s new MacBook and MacBook Pro models contain more innovation than just their case design, graphics, and the improved accessibility of their internals. Here’s a look at other details related to FireWire, USB, and the new NVIDIA-based controller that replaces Intel’s chipset.
Inside the new MacBooks: FireWire, USB, and the NVIDIA Controller
Thursday October 16th, 2008
10
Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook’s missing FireWire
From RoughlyDrafted Magazine, 1 month ago,
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider
In one of his characteristically terse email replies, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has reportedly told one Mac user that changes in video camera technology have reduced the need for FireWire on his company’s 13-inch MacBooks.
Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook’s missing FireWire